Ron Edwards, along with his work on GNS theory, at one point defined the term ‘fantasy heartbreaker’. In many ways the term was so obvious that I needed no definition to have a pretty good idea of exactly what he[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
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[Previous chapter: Act 2 – Hermit] Had another Saturday night session after missing two weeks. I came down sick the next week, and was somewhat recovered on Sat, but Smudge had come down with it by then, and was still[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mark came over yesterday for our monthly FtF and we tried out his Republic of Rome set. It’s a 3-6 player game, but there’s a variation for 1-2, and we tried that to get a feel for the game before[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
In 1990, GURPS was four years old; Third Edition was two years old. There had already been a number of great supplements. I was a committed fan. A fan without a lot of money. I was surprised, and very happy when[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
[Previous chapter: Act 1] Well, we don’t have a standard time yet, though late Saturday evenings are looking likely. A couple weeks back, I was not feeling to well at that point, and last week, Smudge was buried in exploring[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The first two versions of GURPS came in a box with four booklets. These were “Characters”, “Adventuring”, a pair of adventures (one solo, and one GM), and the “Charts and Tables” booklet. It had been in development for several years,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Had the gang over yesterday for a six-player game of Russian Civil War. We’ve played it twice before, but today was the first six-player day, and I think we were all agreed that it should do well with the extra[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
I’ve been kind of meaning to get back into RPGs for many years. Even when I wasn’t paying attention to much else, a few important books stayed out of storage, and I bought most of the GURPS Traveller line. When[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Got the gang over for gaming yesterday. Had a full house—6 people! Went for the group’s fifth game of Advanced Civilization, which is always appreciated. I had considered taking Babylon, as I haven’t played that position yet and Patch has[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Mark came over Saturday for gaming. It was his turn to pick the game du jour, and he for a game he’d gotten some years ago, and never got a chance to play: East Front Tank Leader. By John Hill,[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
