It's a MacGuffin with an eastern bent. A golden statue with a mummy inside...but why? What's the point? Will it unlock some secret inner strength or give wisdom? Does it lead to some place lost to the...
2015-04-10 00:42:08 +0000 UTC View Post
"A is for aurumvorax and that's good enough for me!" Aurumvorax (plural aurumvorai? aurumvoraxes? aurumvorae? aurumvorax?) are nasty critters that snack on metal like a junkie on smack. Isn't that fun...
2015-04-07 22:43:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Another session report from the backlog about my Dungeon Fantasy campaign. http://w...
2015-04-05 19:23:44 +0000 UTC View PostToday’s Triple Threat is something from the Nightmare File (the place where I note all the scary critters I dream about) combined with a thought I had while people-watching (a favorite pastime). “...
2015-04-04 20:47:26 +0000 UTC View Post
Today is GURPS-day and with it comes a new Melee Academy. Speed kills - we all know that - but how does that relate to more attacks? I got a few ideas. (Sorry, this is short, I am going in for some em...
2015-04-02 23:05:22 +0000 UTC View Post
I put a spell on you 'cause you're mine, You better stop the trying to take the Cursed the disad like you do I ain't lyin', no, I ain't lyin' Great. Your player wants to take the Cursed disadvantage....
2015-04-01 00:23:46 +0000 UTC View PostA GM has certain needs. Needs we don't discuss in polite company - or do we? While this may not be 50 Shades of Gamemastering, some things a GM needs to run a game at its most bare bones and other thi...
2015-03-29 20:36:09 +0000 UTC View PostAssembly Required: Outlining Step Six - Bestiary, Rogues Gallery, & Campaign Information Whew! It's taken me forever, but we finally got through another phase of Assembly Required. This one's all...
2015-03-29 20:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post
Sometimes you gotta deal with a devil in a blue dress and then who you gonna call? The Ghostbusters? Maybe. What you need is either a exorcist or a demonologist - preferable both. Today I put out a ne...
2015-03-26 22:38:58 +0000 UTC View PostGuys, Heads up, Patreon's web site keeps partially reverting to old goals. I've fixed it again, but I have no idea if it'll happen again. I've sent a note to the techs to check into it. Thanks again ...
2015-03-26 01:00:54 +0000 UTC View Post
I've been doing some digital housekeeping...read on if you're interested in exactly what that is. 2015-03-24 06:14:05 +0000 UTC View Post
So I've talked about NPC creation before and here are a few of my thoughts for creating critters. 2015-03-23 00:28:59 +0000 UTC View Post
So Mad as Bones still had some more things to shake out and after Celti so obligingly pointed them out to me (and let me cheat off his test), I've added some more options including rules for cultural/...
2015-03-21 15:25:00 +0000 UTC View Post
My latest Pyramid offering is out there and here are some designer's notes and a bonus critter for your Dungeon Fantasy games: the rust reaver. Enjoy 2015-03-19 18:23:37 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's St. Patty's Day and I thought a special Celtic triple threat might be in order. So today you can frustrate your players tracking attempts with the Cu Sidhe - the fairy hound. Or set the hounds...
2015-03-17 21:49:27 +0000 UTC View PostI'm going to be revising this page and my blog in the coming month and I wanted everyone to know that. I'm not going to be making drastic changes, but a face lift and some more realistic goals (see be...
2015-03-15 11:58:55 +0000 UTC View Post
In my attempt to write designer's notes for all of my articles to date, I add the recent "A Familiar Path" onto the fire as a burnt offering. Because most of this one was actually an outtake from anot...
2015-03-15 06:43:21 +0000 UTC View Post
A quick review of Power-Ups 8 - TL;DR it's good, go buy it. http://www.ravensnpennies.com/...
2015-03-12 04:59:43 +0000 UTC View PostI'm still recovering from con crud (it's almost gone! Nothing but sniffles now) and catching up on work, so here is another session report from the vault. 2015-03-10 06:41:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Crap! I'm late by a day for my Patreon Special! Quick, Doctor, tell me where are we going this time? Was I just in the 50's or did we party like it's 1999? All I wanted to do was blog and write, but i...
2015-03-08 16:40:31 +0000 UTC View Post
It's been a while since I put out a Assembly Required post - that's mostly because I've been busy to a ghastly degree. Also, I've been sick (stupid Con Crud!), but I'm getting better. So here is step ...
2015-03-06 12:45:53 +0000 UTC View PostBlargh. I'm sick. Another session report from the vault. Hopefully I'll feel better soon(ish). Till then, read on. 2015-03-05 10:15:16 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's post is about a few odds and ends on my "Safe as Houses" article from Pyramid #3/58: Urban Fantasy II that I wish I'd thought of when I was writing it. 2015-03-04 01:14:55 +0000 UTC View Post
I went to a Con over the weekend and ran GURPS - basically, it was awesome. But read on if you want my thoughts on the whole thing. 2015-03-02 05:56:42 +0000 UTC View Post
"Hey, kid, I got this magical deck of cards that can make all your dreams come true. Want a hit?" "Sure! How many can I draw?" "How many you want?" Oh, Glob, how I'ever whispered those words (or some...
2015-02-27 00:55:20 +0000 UTC View PostA short recap from the vault today. It's SNOWING outside and the world is in chaos down here in the good ole American South. Also, I'm cold. 2015-02-25 01:30:04 +0000 UTC View Post
Urban Legends, myths, tall tales, and stories where something I hunted in my youth as I tried to discover who I was. Like a hound on a trail, I followed the stories. There is a certainty in looking fo...
2015-02-22 07:02:43 +0000 UTC View PostToday is Patreon day, the day where I say, "thank you!" to all of my patrons who make my blog possible. Today's post features a new inhuman race for GURPS Monster Hunters and a way to create new dange...
2015-02-21 21:38:51 +0000 UTC View Post
Today's Pyramid release (go here: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/pyramid-num...
2015-02-19 20:07:27 +0000 UTC View Post
Player: "I was raised by elves. Does that mean I can do elf-y things?" GM: "Errr, ummm...which ones. You trying to munchkinize this character?" *squints eyes* It's a common fantasy trope, so how to mo...
2015-02-17 23:21:46 +0000 UTC View Post