In Praise of Kromm
Gygax. When I first fell in love with Dungeons & Dragons as a teen, that name was magical to me. It conjured images of a powerful wizard, gifting arcane knowledge to gamers everywhere with a constant flow of new dungeons, […]
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Scattershot – July 2017
Hail, hello, and happy GURPSDay, all! It’s been a few months since the last Scattershot post, and today I have a bunch of little tidbits to share that might not otherwise warrant their own blog post. GURPS and Fantasy Grounds/Roll20 First […]
GURPS Roll20 Encounter, Part 2
Welcome to another GURPSDay, GURPS aficionados! I hope you enjoy the weekly mountain of gaming goodness. Last week, I posted about a short GURPS encounter I’d be running online at Roll20 but I neglected to write the usual GURPSDay announcements letting […]
GURPS Roll20 Encounter – Fury Road
Happy GURPSDay, folks! So, it looks like this weekend I’ll finally be dipping my virtual toe into some online GURPSin’ using Roll20. I’ve had an account for many years, fiddled around here and there with friends and tinkering alone, but […]
High-Point Characters
Happy GURPSDay, GURPS aficionados far and wide. Time for the weekly infusion of glorious gaming goodness! There’s been a lot of discussion over the past few days about GMing and creating GURPS PCs with very high point totals, sparked by […]
“Rescue or Bug Hunt?” Post-Con Wrap Up
Happy GURPSDay, everybody! Revel in all the GURPS goodness from around the web! This past weekend I was fortunate enough to run my “Rescue or Bug Hunt?” adventure at Gamex 2017, pitting a small squad of Colonial Marines against a […]
Rescue or Bug Hunt? A Colonial Marines One-Shot, Part 2
Happy GURPSDay, Colonial Marines! Ya gotta love it when “doing research for a game” means watching “Aliens,” and then watching it again for the audio commentary. The preparations for Gamex 2017 seem to be chugging along on-track, and I should […]
Rescue or Bug Hunt? A Colonial Marines One-Shot, Part 1
Happy GURPSDay, folks! Just a quick post today, but “short” felt a lot better than “none.” I once again find myself up against a looming deadline for game registration. Somehow, the span between “Plenty of time, the registration deadline isn’t […]
Scattershot – April 2017
Happy GURPSDay, folks! Today I’m mainly posting my thoughts on the current state of the GURPS line, prompted by the recent “Report to the Stakeholders” by Steve Jackson Games (SJG) looking back at 2016 (though scroll down for some info […]
Creating a GURPS Character – Modern, Part 2
A happy and rollicking GURPSDay, folks! Today I’ll finish off Frederick Price, the Face Man for our PCs’ low-level criminal crew. In part one, I chose Attributes, Advantages, and Disadvantages. All that’s left now is the real meat of any GURPS character– […]
Creating a GURPS Character – Modern, Part 1
Greetings, GURPS-ophiles, both far and wide! Thanks for including Game Geekery in your reading this fine GURPSDay. Before I even get to today’s post, I want to let you know that the Shane Plays radio show and podcast posted a video […]
Location, Location, Location!
And a joyful GURPSDay to all the GURPies, GURPSers, and GURPSaholics! Enjoy the day of plenty. In GURPS combat, where you damage an opponent can have as big an impact as how much damage you inflict, so today I thought I’d look at how […]
Phoenix Sheet for GURPS Character Assistant
Happy GURPSDay, folks — hard to believe we’re already in March. Before I hunker down in a comfy chair with a tablet and a drink to catch up on today’s bumper crop of GURPS blog posts, I wanted to make sure […]
“Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow,” Post-Con Wrap Up
A wondrous GURPSDay to all! Thanks for stopping by to see what Game Geekery is up to this week. It’s bunnies. Specifically, a look at how my convention adventure, “Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow,” played out at the tables with three disparate groups […]
Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow (for Orccon 2017)
Happy GURPSDay, all! The glorious weekly floodgates are again wide open — slake your GURPS thirst. Short post today as I have a lot of little things to finish up before Orccon 2017 this weekend. Hope to see you there! Say […]
