Names for Swords

Stonefriend

Icebane

Stormfinder

Rainheart

Elvish Swords

Elendi

Aien

Innalatar

Aliatar

Thanks to Rusty Battle Axes' Random Blog Post table!

Spec Ops Mission 8-28-11

Most of the game took place right here, in the alleyway.
Thanks, Google Maps!

So yesterday was the kickoff of our new Special Ops campaign. The players were independent agents that were hired (under the radar) by a higher-up in the army, who knew one of the players from his history with the Green Berets.


WARNING! Cliche plot ahead!


The team was to capture a shady arms dealer who was in Madrid currently. What followed would be described as a disaster in the real world, but as awesome in a game.  Madrid's citizenry seeing gunfire and subsequently running and screaming until the police were alerted. The police then chasing the agents. The agents chasing Ian Riage (the arms dealer) and his guards. The guards trying desperately to escape, hindered by the fact that Madrid streets are small, their car was hitting 120 mph, and that Riage was gravely injured. Mayhem. But extremely fun mayhem.

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Poll Response 5

So we don't like us some Pathfinder? Why?



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Level Up Your GURPS Characters

1. Estimate how many enemies they have defeated that were more powerful.

2. Multiply by four.

3.Estimate how many were less powerful.

4. Add to total without multiplication.

5. How much treasure have they (currently)? Calculate in est. worth. Divide by number of game sessions played. 

6. Add sums together.

10-100 First Level

101-200 Second Level

201-300 Third Level

...and so on...

Let's say Bill the Fighter has defeated 25 orc warlords and 6 ogres. (31 x 4 = 124) But Bill has also defeated 12 kobolds and 6 unarmed Halflings. (18) Bill has a full set of leather armor, a shortsword, and 6 copper coins, and 29 gold coins.  (200 + 300 + 6 + 29 = 535) Bill's played in seven games. (535 divided by 7 = 76)

124 + 18 + 76 = 218

Bill the Third-Level Fighter

GM Badges

Strange Magic has a post with GM Badges that describe one's GM'ing style. So, I thought I'd give it a go, and on that note, here are my badges.

Folly's Badges

Tactics-Very Important. Charging into battle without thought and strategy gets you killed.


Story-I do my best to tell an interesting story (which the PCs usually change)


Player vs Player-One of my players is plotting to take out another player right now.


Mirror- A week ago someone said, "It'd be awesome to fight a full-on dragon". This week the PCs fought a Blue Dragon.


GM is In Charge- Uh-huh.


Improvisation-I have a map and stats for NPCs. Everything else is improv.


"Beer-and-Pretzels"- We don't have serious games. I have spent half a game session watching players knocking on villager's doors and harassing them.


Tinkering-You know what? Sometimes, there's too many rules. Sometimes, I want to swing a sword without checking for encumbrandce, speed of swing, sword strength, chance of breakage, etc., etc.

I'm Too Ambitious

I've been thinking about new games and new campaigns, and I've made a list of things I'd like to try.

GM'ing a GURPS Special Ops/Spy style game

GM'ing an Alien Invasion game.

Pathfinder-as a player
Continuing my current fantasy game

Suggestions?