I've talked about my rules for a "fifth attribute" before, but I've been saving them for Pyramid. I kind of realized that they're not really big enough - and while I could expand them (and I might), I figured others might get some mileage out of the bare bones right now. What exactly is the "fifth a...
2015-09-03 18:05:05 +0000 UTC View Post
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http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/08/designers-notes-hunters-reliquary.html
Some Designer's Notes on my latest Pyramid offering: The Hunter's Reliquary.
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/08/sicatra-bloodied-and-banal-game-session.html
Another play report from the vault.
I've been holed up sick the last week - nearly visited the ER - but I'm okay now. I have some designer's notes for this week's Pyramid release and I'll be posting them as soon as I can. For now, Patrons get their standard dose and afterward I'm going to crawl back in bed.
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/08/gurps101-ritual-path-magic-sacrifices.html
A Price must be paid and a sacrifice made. Or some other such gibberish. After a flurry of forum...
2015-08-18 10:56:55 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/08/sicatra-bloodied-and-banal-game-session_13.htm2015-08-13 16:59:03 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/08/carpe-blogiem-when-is-dungeon-fantasy.html
I muse a bit on the design philosophy of Dungeon Fantasy and when a Dungeon Fantasy ...
2015-08-12 01:01:07 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/08/sicatra-bloodied-and-banal-game-session_4.html
My players, being my players ignore the plot, forge another, and then we carry on. Becau...
2015-08-04 04:47:37 +0000 UTC View PostToday's blog post is a bit wordy, in fact, it's all about the words. Magic words. Words of Power. The very words that were spoken at the Beginning and will be spoke at the End. Some mages can harness these awesome powers and perform amazing feats of magic.
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/triple-threat-abattoirian.html
Been a while since I threw down a monster on my blog. So I figured I'd start with this nightmarish creature my players ...
2015-07-30 17:34:59 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/gamemasters-guidepost-ritual-path-magic.html
A couple of thoughts on how to create a "powerstone" for the popular Ritual Path Magic syste...
2015-07-28 05:01:09 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/designers-notes-bottled-magic_26.html
A couple of Designer's Notes from one of my more popular articles for Ritual Path Magic.
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/gamemasters-guidepost-dungeon-fantasy.html
Some random musings on ye olde "0th level" character classes from Dungeons and Dragons and how I...
2015-07-23 04:06:33 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/carpe-blogiem-schedule-changes.html
For those following along, I've got some news for my posting schedule.
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/sicatra-hidden-library-of-markantos.html
Busy, busy, busy - but here's a session recap from a game I ran earlier this ...
2015-07-20 02:41:10 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/gurps101-dungeon-fantasy-multi.html
Today's entry takes an idea that Kromm wrote about (how to be awesome at throwing things in Dungeon Fantasy) a...
2015-07-19 02:06:30 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/designers-notes-pulp-hunters.html
If you haven't noticed I decided I'm going to try to knock out my back log of Designer's Notes before the end of t...
2015-07-14 12:36:29 +0000 UTC View PostSo we're still gaming right now - here's a Session report from the vault. Enjoy.
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/gamemasters-guidepost-apocalypse.html
After marathoning the Walking Dead with my kid sister (who'd never seen it before) I got to thinking abou...
2015-07-10 03:19:13 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/carpe-blogiem-bonecarvers-of-sicatra_7.html
The second part of my little ramble-on about an integral part of the my fantasy campaign.
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http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/carpe-blogiem-bonecarvers-of-sicatra.html
I talk a bit about a unique organization in my fantasy campaign - Sicatra. These odd fellows are a...
2015-07-06 02:12:52 +0000 UTC View PostBlargh. Sick so I 'll keep this short (vampires took too much blood yesterday at the hospital). What if Wealth was an attribute? What if cash on hand could be represented by another stat? Well...here's how I'd do it...
2015-07-05 00:35:07 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/07/the-hurt-locker-drones-and-unmanned.html
Phil Reed posted (2015-07-03 03:32:17 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/06/designers-notes-expanded-psychokinesis.html
Some more Designer's Notes - this one from my second ever Pyramid article. Plus a few "outtake...
2015-06-30 23:57:06 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/06/gurps101-it-aint-heavy-its-my-shield.html
Some random musings on why shields don't have a Minimum ST stat and how to add one should you so c...
2015-06-28 10:18:18 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/06/carpe-blogiem-sjgames-live-with-sean.html
Why aren't you watching this already?!
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/06/designers-notes-its-pure-chemistry.html
Some Designer's Notes for my first ever article. (Warning: More thoughtful than crunchy)
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/06/triple-threat-burrowing-scorpion.html
Something I didn't get to use in my game the other day...they're kind of dangerous. And they help you get ...
2015-06-21 21:37:11 +0000 UTC View Post
http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2015/06/the-hurt-locker-shroud-of-turin.html
Today's Hurt Locker post is about the Shroud of Turin, it's origins, and how it might be used in your campai...
2015-06-20 16:50:08 +0000 UTC View Post