DnDNext, Modular Games, and Setting
When a new edition of the world's most popular role playing game is announced, people react. Boy, do they react...I'm uninterested in stoking the fires of the edition wars with this post. If you're looking for flaming of[...]Read on >>
Subsystems As Gamer Toys
Way back in the distant mists of 1983-1985, I was young teen who was totally hooked on role-playing games. Alas, at the time, I had yet to discover my first real gaming group. With a friend of mine in 6th grade, I stumbl[...]Read on >>
If you don’t want to suck in older edition D&D then…
Start at 5th level.Why fifth level? Because from long years playing both older D&D and GURPS a 5th level character feels roughly as capable as a 150 pt GURPS Character (100 pts in 3rd edition GURPS). And starting GUR[...]Read on >>
The Fantasy Trip / GURPS Compatibility
Anyone savvy with both The Fantasy Trip and GURPS?I have a question, and it's probably better for a web forum but I'll ask it here first anyway. I like The Fantasy Trip quite a bit, and its Advanced Melee + Advanced Wiza[...]Read on >>
RPG science: Dinosaurs heavier than thought?
"Dinosaurs may be lighter than we thought!" That's the news item I welcomed in RPG science: Designing dinosaurs just got easier? a couple of years ago. I liked the sound of that discovery, as the crushing weight of[...]Read on >>
Chairman Meow Is Dead, Long Live The Queen!
With the assistance of her faithful companions and a newly repaired jet-powered skyship, Queen Genevieve successfully deposed Chairman Meow and finally regained the throne of the Autumn Court of Faerie. Th[...]Read on >>
Welcome to the Tavern
Along with the Hommlet write up I did some battlemaps for GURPS. The one that survived was the floorplan of the Inn of the Welcome Wench. It prints out on 17" by 11". There is not much in the way details as I used [...]Read on >>
Convention Game Ideas
While perusing through my brain for idea for the upcoming Orccon 2012, I came up with a couple of interesting ideas for one-shot games. Ghostbusters: Terror at the Tournament of Roses! Synopsis: This is the second insta[...]Read on >>
Playing the Adversary
"Some days I hate NPCs. But I also love NPCs."So says Lowell Francis in this recent post on the always-outstanding Age of Ravens blog (and if you're not reading that blog, why the hell not?); I couldn't agree more w[...]Read on >>
Searching For The Best RPG
November 24, 2011 from Stargazer's World
Filed under: advice, Castles & Crusades, dungeons & dragons, GURPS, RPG, RPG Hub
I have been on an epic quest these last few months tirelessly searching for what could be considered the very best table top pen and paper role playing game out there. My fingers surfed the keyboard of my MacBook Pro all[...] Filed under: advice, Castles & Crusades, dungeons & dragons, GURPS, RPG, RPG Hub
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