Category: GMing
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GURPS Modern Fantasy Session 06
+Matthew Williams and +jj123382 joins our band of “big damn heroes” in the latest session of GURPS Modern Fantasy. JJ plays Vash a…
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False Sensations
Tao of D&D’s talks about Hearing Checks. GURPS B358 has a similar table but only in ranges. Decibel reference would…
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Schelling Point again
Learning a new system, WH40K, I see the same Talents = Feats (d20) = qualities (SoIF) = advantages (GURPS) while…
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50+ requests and counting to join in Roll20 game
+Ken Kthulhu warhammer game just opened my eyes to how powerful a Gateway hobby Warhammer 40k. I thought WoW to…
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Emotional Energy in a Game
Energy is usually what I can try to offer in a game, even if I suck at prep and puzzles.…
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Very Flexible Gaming Schedules
I used to mind it if players or the gm can’t make a game… but that’s because of all the…
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Combat Roles for Sci-Fi Ship Combat; hard Sci-fi hacking
In theory one can make combat roles for every position on a ship, the same way you have it in…
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Faith is a vice to some philosophies (NWOD)
Faith is a virtue in NWOD but I have to point out that to some philosophies it is a vice,…
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GMing – example of mastering a lot of skills fast
How you use your time can be optimized, some activities use more of your brain and are made up of…
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Persuasion vs Core Beliefs
The first requirement of persuasion or diplomacy is that everyone have the same goals or motives. That what is asks…
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Power Creep and Universal systems
This can be addressed by the same approach. Approaching systems with a stronger game theory understanding allows one to understand…
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Quicker Play Ideas; Musing a different kind of podcast
So I hit a lot of major edits. Right now the LibreOffice is slowing down. I plan to revert them…
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Finished my First RPG Podcast; Trying out other History Podcasts
Finished Happy Jacks RPG Podcast se01ep01, I was honestly pessimistic, but it was a GURPS GM so I had to…
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Some Notes on Crisis Game
Crisis games are what I call games where things get really really bad but its not the end of the…
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Reflections on GMing after Simulations; Random Generating Flaws and Perks
There are a lot of ideas that come to me from converting my airsoft experience into GMing. One thing that…
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How can one prevent players being too character Invested?
Too Invested? Being too invested means getting into a rutt when a character dies. Why can’t players have the same…
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Combat Leader’s Field Guide as a GMing tool
This is how I see using this field manual as a Gaming tool. Of course it would be helpful to…
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Visualizing Mastery of a skill – GM Narrative Tool
My wife makes me watch project runway, and such competition reality shows have good examples of cognitive biases and how…
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GURPS: What Knowledge of Philosophies Do
This is an oversimplification or bottom line to what each Philosophy discipline does. Philosophy Skills Default: IQ-6. This is the…
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Experience is WORK!
Its not the killing and Not the treasure that give people experience. Someone doesn’t just transform incrementally by every creature…
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How much magic would I tolerate?
When I do allow magic, only allow the subtle communications, empathy, and mind spells (GURPS). Basically spells that do not…
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RPG Kaizen: Game Definitions and Continuous Learning
Old school Role-playing is asking a lot of questions and critical thinking. Its not really the “game systems” but the…
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Is Being a Wet Blanket a Good thing?
I can’t help being a wet blanket. I would like to think that I’ve have trained myself not to be…
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How GMing was my Management Training, Old lessons
The reason i can emphasize so well with bad management was because there was a time I was a really…
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War Campaign musing
I’ve joined Arm Chair Generals forums to work through some of my campaign problems. One of them, I’m stuck on…
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Management and Role-playing II; Problems with Pure Evil Races
Continuing The use of the Art Critical Thinking in RPGs. 1. Making High-Stakes Decisions – This is the introduction to…
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The Art of Critical Decision Making
The Art of Critical Decision Making is another gem from The Teaching Company that is really useful in gaming. I…