The Notebooks of Lazarus Long
Posted in humor, science fiction on August 12th, 2005(from Time Enough For Love, � 1973 Robert A. Heinlein)
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Warring States - Heroic Slaughter
Posted in RPG - Role Playing Games, RPG - Warring States, RPG - variants on August 12th, 2005GURPS Rules for Cinematic Samurai Slaughter
A staple of samurai fiction, be it cinematic or in ancient chronicles, is the lone samurai hero slaughtering hordes of onrushing rabble, be they peasants, ashigaru, or yakuza mobs. In such a case, the GURPS rules are far too detailed to game out the ensuing melee in a reasonable amount of time. Instead, the following rules should be used to model such fast and furious action. This should only be used for a few extremely skilled combatants (with the cinematic advantages “Weapon Master”) versus a massed rabble of disposable, faceless Scrubs. If there are too many combatants overall, it might be better to use the standard GURPS Mass Combat Resolution rules. In the case of two “Heroes” squaring off, utilize regular combat to properly display the martial prowess of both fighters, and make a more exciting scene.
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Warring States - Armor Tables
Posted in RPG - Role Playing Games, RPG - Warring States on August 12th, 2005Armor Tables - Excel spreadsheet with the various types of armor in the game, converted to GURPS statistics.
Warring States: Yamaguchi in 1550
Posted in RPG - Role Playing Games, RPG - Warring States on August 12th, 2005Yamaguchi is the capital city of the Ouchi domain, which encompasses several provinces on both Honshu and Kyushu. Read more…
Warring States PC’s
Posted in RPG - Role Playing Games, RPG - Warring States, RPG - characters on August 12th, 2005