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Aeon D-Team S01E03 - Winds of Change

An Aeon D-Team session report from the Vault.

Carpe Blogiem: Why GURPS?

Today is GURPS Day and I talk about *gasp* GURPS. Specifically, why you should choose GURPS.

Gamemaster's Guidepost: Shut up and Roll!

Time for some heretical gaming advice: just shut up and roll. Seriously, you're the GM, you're in charge. The player is trying to help - and that's cool but it can bog down a game badly if you let it. So read on what I have to say... 

Designer's Notes: Impulse Control

Today's (late) post for GURPSDay is all about being impulsive and trying to control it...well, it's about my new Pyramid article: Impulse Control. Enjoy.

Gamemaster's Guidepost: What's Love Got To Do With It?

Seriously, what does love got to do with it? Is it just a secondhand emotion?Who needs a heart? When a heart can be broken? Education may be the great equalizer, but love is the great motivator. Today I talk about love and how it might affect gaming or characters in your game.

Designer's Notes: Necro-Psi

I've got a game today with my face to face group, so here are some Designer's Notes for you.

Carpe Blogeim: A Patron Reviews Patreon

One of my patrons sent me a delightful review of the February material list. I figured I'd share it for those who may be sitting on the fence.  

February 2017 Patreon Special #2 - Boil and Bubble - Mahotsukai Ritual Path Magic

Ever wanted to use Ritual Path Magic in a feudal Japan game? Now you can, I've done all the work for you and adapted rules to give RPM an entirely new flavor.

(Note: This link will expire on 3/4/17)

February 2017 Patreon Special #1 - GURPS101: More Telepathy Powers for Psionic Powers II

Ever wanted more telepathy powers? Maybe you just want to use your telepathic might to dominate your foes. With the new "Mind Chains" psionic power you can do just that.

(Note: This link will expire on 3/4/17)

February 2017 Patreon Surprise - Carpe Blogiem - SURPRISE!

 For all $5 Patrons or higher a special treat this month: a look into the world of Aeon and how they classify powers and the threats those powers present. This 17-page document is an in-game magazine offering "in world" articles and exposition of how the campaign world works.

I want to note that from now on I'll be doing a "surprise" in the form of new bonus material, "bundles" of material from past specials or blog entries (e.g., "All Psychic Vampirism Powers" or "Fey Creatures for DF"),...

Designer's Notes: The Monstrous Monstroum

Busy today. Lots of stuff all popping up at once that needs attention in the writing world. Here. Have some Designer's Notes.

Carpe Blogiem: Aeon Handouts I

My Aeon supers campaign has been going strong for over a year now. Within a few weeks I'll finally get to roll out the actual plot (I am VERY excited by this). To celebrate I thought I'd share a sample of the player handout for the campaign. Enjoy.

Gamemaster's Guidepost: Dealing With Player Turnover

Today is GURPSDay and today the Brotherhood of Bloggers Who Blog Too Much have organized a most excellent topic: New Beginnings. Well, as a 90s band once said "Every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." When we lose a player from our gaming group it can be hard to replace them. You've probably got things just the way you like them and the players are used to each other. introducing an unknown element can disturb that balance. So how do you make it work and find a new player? Tod...

Carpe Blogiem: Aeon Team Rosters - Part V

Here's another one of those successive posts. Today's entry is about the Aeon V-Teams aka the Valiants.

Carpe Blogiem: Aeon Team Rosters - Part IV

Here's one of those successive posts. Today's entry is about the Aeon C- and D-Teams.

Carpe Blogiem: Aeon Team Rosters - Part III

So how is the Aeon campaign and its teams doing? Good. I talk about the main campaign and the B-Team in this post. More teams to follow in successive posts.

Gamemaster's Guidepost Fairy Rings

A guest post by Anders about Fairy Rings. Gotta watch out for those fairies. They are tricksy.

Carpe Blogiem: 2016 - A Year In Review

I look back on 2016 and see where I succeeded, where I fell short, where I could have done better, and where I'm waiting to see how it turns out. Warning. Contains lots of me.

January 2017 Patreon Special #2 - Boil and Bubble: Rituale Romanum Path/Book Magic

Today's second special injects a bit of theurgy into your thaumaturgy and uses the Roman Catholic Roman Rites book as a source of inspiration.

 This was available to patrons who pledged +$2 for the month of January 2017 and is currently no longer available. 

January 2017 Patreon Special #1 - The Hurt Locker: The Iugum Mark-7 Crossbow

Today's first special presents a new relic for champions in monster hunter games.

This was available to patrons who pledged +$1 for the month of January 2017 and is currently no longer available.

Get Your Backlog Now

Guys,

At the start of the new year I'm going to be pulling all Patron specials from Patreon and using a new method of distribution.  Essentially, as of 2017 you'll only have access to the file if you were a patron for that month. Anyone who is signed up right now (12/28/2016) can request all past files as a bundle from me if need be. Thanks so much for your continued support. You guys really make everything worthwhile. :-)

Christopher

Edit: Tim...

Triple Threat: Collected Posts I

Exactly what the title says: This is a collection of Triple Threat posts in a single handy PDF. (Note, this is the "any campaign" stats. The DF and MH stats have been omitted from this document.)

Aeon D-Team S01E02 - Meet the Fausts

This may be the last update for me for the year. I was going to do a general "year in review" post, but I think I'll save that for the new year. Don't know. Today's post is all about the Aeon D-Team. This session was especially fun and Eddie (as played by Rich) had some powerful character development. Not even to mention Faust (as played by Wavefunction). It was a really fantastic session and I look forward to getting back to this game in the new year. (The session after was just amazing. Alexan...

Aeon A-Team S03E02 - Subway System Shock

The last Aeon A-Team campaign report for a while. (The players are switching to a new cast of characters. More on that later.)

Pyramid/Blog Bundle Poll 2017 #1

Guys,

Here's the first Pyramid poll to determine what you guys want me to write per the goals. So go to the Wishlist and pick a theme along with what you want to see me cover. 

Also, pick something you want bundled content-wise. Majority wins.

Most interesting idea wins. :-)

Christopher

Aeon A-Team S03E01 - Dead to Rights

Another Aeon A-Team campaign report from the Vault.

Aeon A-Team S02E04 - Courage in the Crescent City

 Another Aeon A-Team campaign report from the Vault. 

Aeon A-Team S02E03 - Mirror, Mirror

 Another Aeon A-Team campaign report from the Vault. 

Aeon A-Team S02E02 - Eyes To The Future

Another campaign report from the Vault. This one for the A-Team.

December Patreon Special #2 - GURPS101: More Ways to Learn

Today is Patreon Day - the day I say "Thank you!" to all my Patreon patrons. You guys keep me going and I appreciate it.

Today's entry are a few outtakes from a book that I proposed but didn't get in