Category: GAMING
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On Wealth and Horses
Medieval horse Types and Traits is an awesome contribution by Icelander. Especially since Horses would be more central realistic/gritty games.…
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Accounting Ratios and Characters.
In financial accounting I learned to use ratios to infer what happening in an accounting statement. Point based system characters…
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Accounting Ratios and Characters.
I learned this “trick” in accounting. Ratios are used to measure, abstractly, an entity’s performance. You can do the same…
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What you need, what you want
gaming preferences. GURPS can have a TON of detail. Here is a thread that discusses the two opposing views: Detail…
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Patrons, Demographics, and Realism
Patrons of “Ye olden times” had to provide assets for their retainers. Beginning with adequate capital of one’s own earning…
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GURPS Forum
Unlike the more visible RPG blogging Community at large, the GURPS community is relatively a quite one having most of…
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How to Bribe, a real world skill games can teach
Its really just meant for games, but in some countries corruption is a way of life. GM’s usually quickly factor…
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Where is the place of the Bow in a Realistic GURPS Game.
In realistic conditions, Bows are still very advantageous despite their reduced comparative effectiveness to fantasy ranged combat. The opportunity expense…
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They liked it. – Free thinking RPG
They liked it, they appear very excited (I can replay the videos and try to read the body language).Anyway, it…
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Another discussion between IQ in games vs the Real World
Another IQ thread in GURPS. Why can’t success be a measure of IQ? Quite simply, people want to be smarter…
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[GURPS] Hydration in Real World and Games.
We sometimes take the rules for granted when reality stares us in the face. Anyone who’s played a sport is…
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[GURPS] Sample Rogue, with basic use guide
Rogues are deviants, in party dynamics they serve as a specialized troubleshooter which takes a unconventional approach to problems. Unlike…
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A GURPS blogger
Well, its nice to know that when you check out GURPS in RPG bloggers I am one of the most…
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Basic Set Knight Template and a Short adventure
Another Basic Set compatible NPC, although you may want to get your hands on Dan Howard’s article: “Chainmail — Why…
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GURPS Quick Adventure
Another GURPS NPC template. Instant Encounter. A bad harvest has forced several freemen to leave their homes to look for…
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Basic Set Soldiers, Logistics (adventuring’s less popular expression
Soldiers and Logistics, Translate to Adventurers and Adventures. Some GMing fundamentals I keep revisiting because I always find new ways…
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Basic Set Challenge; Basic Set NPCs
The GURPS 4E basic set is a formidable book to begin with the Table-top Role-playing Hobby. It may just be…
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Basic Set Combat Load (RAW)
Here are some fairly sci-fi Load-Outs. Only the water packs are not found in the basic set, but can be…
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Traveller 20,000Dton Carrier
This 20k Carrier includes its fighter, based on the Terran fighter. This is designed mostly from ISW RAW. The only…
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GURPS, Accounting, and Traveller
I’m learning Financial Accounting right now, and I’ve come to learn interesting concepts. Particularly how to compromise the GURPS concepts…
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Gurps Traveler: Expanding GURPS BASIC SET
I think there should be more fan made BASIC SET material online. I’ve heard complaints from my fellow GM that…
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Role-Playing/Narrating a Hard Sci-fi’s Starship’s Bridge
Ever wondered how hard is the job of a Sensor Officer aboard a ship? Given the advances in computers at…
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Jin Roh, Inspired Combat Load.
Jin Roh suffers some a few problems despite being a good modern combat anime movie. Particularly the lack of “combined…
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Traveller: Entrepreneurs
Mark Gellis, points out an interesting problem with Gurps Traveller: Interstellar Wars economic game system in this GURPS thread.what else…
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Traveller ISW: Automated Turrets and Exo Skeletons
The turret programing will grant its bonus to the Gunnery Section. Basically it is the task of this section to…
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Finally a Traveller Carrier!
Mythic Class Carrier Doctrine: Carriers are primarily assault vessels, meant to overwhelm an opponent’s defenses with high missile saturation. Fighters…
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GURPS Traveller: Intersrellar Wars 5-Dton Craft
All these small craft are typically blended wing design. Light Missile CraftThe cheapest and most bang-for-buck missile and screening craft…
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Military Sci-fi Encounter
Mission: hold out long enough on the ground until Space forces can cut down enemy escape window. Enemies will have…
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Updated TL10 Soldier Outfit and Load Out.
Personals Bag: $75, 4lbs Rugged and Discrete Belt optional bag 1.5lbs $20 Rugged and Expensive Multi-tool (includes butane torch-lighter) 0.5lbs…