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    What Part Does the Role Play in the Role-Playing Game?

    This has always been the heart of playing TTRPGs for me, too. I mean, I can have fun just playing the "game" part of it, especially if the game itself includes engaging choices (e.g., I sometimes enjoy GURPS tactical combat without any RP), but this isn't why I play the games. I like creating...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Swashbuckler crippled; desperately fights left-handed!
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    Running adventures in systems that they were not designed for.

    I have run a lot of D&D adventures from every edition using GURPS (both 3e, 4e, and Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game). Off the top of my head, these include, The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh, Desert of Desolation, White Plume Mountain, Sunken Citadel, Phandelver, the GDQ series, Isle of Dread...
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    Non-evocative Names

    Fantastic! That did the trick. Now I'm getting names like Flóin, Farkûn, and Kílin in the mix. (Because we all know that a fantasy name without an accent is hardly a name at all.)
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    Non-evocative Names

    I've been playing around with this for a bit. Super cool. Using just male names from the 1880 census gave me some cool ones: Lewton, Wallyn, Tram, Warlie, Morsont, Lawford, Arcusta, Culien, Gustin, Stavis, Ando, Ansonisco, Orreas, Mathams, Iden, Matrando, Theriah, Balmandon. Then I found a...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Flight 13: Landed safely; where is everybody? Edit: Finally running an adventure I've had on my shelf since 1989.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Sanctimonious templars defeated; hostages rescued.
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    Kickstarter Saethor's Bane on Backerkit, solo adventure for GURPS

    Featured on today's Daily Illuminator, Saethor's Bane is nearly complete. The final window for late pledges closes on Saturday, April 20. It's full color and a lot of fun (I've played through an early draft a bunch of times, both running solo and with a GM).
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    How to Better Cultivate My Crop of Inexperienced Players.

    I wholeheartedly support this advice. It's hard for some people to do "homework" related to the game. But when you provide them with more authorship opportunities at the table, it can create a lot of great material. Encourage synergy between characters, too. It's great when someone makes...
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    D&D General Tell Me About Your Favorite Use of a Dragon In D&D

    I've used dragons sparingly over the years, usually playing up their intelligence and ability to survive. One of my favorites involved the PCs exploring a ruined underground temple complex that they thought had a secret entrance into a dragon's lair. What they didn't know, was that the dragon...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Swashbuckler tackles wizard into firepit.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Assassination attempt thwarted; PCs ennobled.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Petards placed successfully; bridge destroyed!
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Halberdier's superior reach proves decisive.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: PC spies uncover grave threat.
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Desperately held bridge versus lizard-folk.
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    Aphantasia and Role Playing Games

    This past October, at 52 years old, I discovered that I have aphantasia. It explains all sorts of weird things from my life, but no one has ever accused me of having a lack of imagination. My RPG scenarios—I started gaming with the 1977 Basic boxed set—are packed with vivid visual details. I...
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    Now Available On Demand: GURPS Basic Set: Characters and GURPS Basic Set: Campaigns

    This is great news! Hmm. Though I'm a bit nervous for my GURPS summer camps where I've been getting massively discounted copies of the core books thanks to SJ's generosity. I suspect that if they are moving all of their printing to Amazon, there won't be much margin available for charity...
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    Describe your last rpg session in 5 words

    GURPS Dungeon Fantasy: Death postponed by arboreal immurement.
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    D&D General Turgenev's Friday Freebie Maps

    Tim, I think you linked the wrong map on this one. Should be map A5 rather than B5. The key appears to match A5 on the master map.
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