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While that may be too glib and doesn't provide any specific advice, I applaud the general "less is more" sentiment. The only problem I see with "winging it" is when the winger doesn't understand what makes the game fun for their players. If the game starts to feel like an endless array of random...

Minor detail: I noticed that your latest old school blue maps include a secret door on two gridded, numbered maps that shouldn't have them (bluemap063-#nsd.jpg and bluemap063-#nsd-ng.jpg). The door in question is between room 32 and 33a. Fun map! I might key it up and use it for an upcoming...

Lava, doomchildren, hellhounds, pit fiend!

Mummy defeated… or was it?

Ancient mummy decapitates the scout!

Tomb vapors: fear and confusion.

Might we see a basement/dungeon level in the coming weeks?

I have definitely done that before. Usually when we're playing lighter sessions with lots of NPCs who aren't preloaded with hefty backstories. In order for it to work best, though, I always pay close attention and am perfectly willing to promote the formerly background character to primary NPC...

Lightning lizard falls to sword-in-eye.

GURPS was my go-to RPG when my group tired of D&D back in the early nineties and it's been a gift that keeps on giving. I ran a fairly epic fantasy campaign from 1996 to 2006 and have run and played in numerous smaller games. Recently I've become enamored with the Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying...

Sounds realistic!

Cool! What type of printer did you get? I’m hoping to get one at some point this year.

Joined some friends for a painting party on Thursday. Tackled this old swamp monster I’ve had for ages.

Looks like the sale is over, right? I was hoping to jump in. Alas!

I enjoyed reading a sidebar this afternoon on Oath Stones and Water Oath Rituals. These are the sorts of rich cultural tidbits that I love to read in a good setting book: The text gives more background on the ritual and how it might affect a person in worlds with and without explicit...

Looking for a fresh campaign setting? The latest monthly GURPS publication from Steve Jackson Games provides an in-depth look at the history and culture of one of the world's great maritime empires. I was lucky enough to be a playtester for the book and spent much of last winter reading drafts...

Hmm. Character actions can certainly be memorable, but when I think back over recent campaigns, those aren't usually the elements that stand out the most. I recall a heated argument between two PCs about whether or not they should torture a prisoner. Or a scene where one of the PCs was betrayed...