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December Patreon Special #1 - GURPS101: Psychic Vampirism Power: Steal Form

Today's entry is a new power for psychic vampires - the ability to steal another's form.

GURPS101: Making Friends and Conjuring People

I take a look at Allies in one of my deconstruction posts. It's probably one of the more versatile social abilities and can be used for familiars, henchthings, summoning, and more.

Aeon A-Team S02E01 - You Are Broken, But Not Forgotten

Been catching up with my session logs. Here's one from the Vault. Enjoy.

Carpe Blogiem: GURPS Discord

Keeping it short today - Thanksgiving here in the States - today I wax on a bit about Discord and it's uses for RPGs.

GURPS101: Leeches, Vampires, and Succubi (Oh, my!)

Man. It's been a tough couple of days for me (anxiety sucks!). That aside, I've been working like crazy (three Pyramid articles down in about six days plus this Pyramid-sized blog post) because as we all know idle minds are the Devil's Playground. 

I've been promising this post for a while and it's finally here: a deconstruction of the Leech advantage with notes on published modifiers, variations, etc. as well as a collection of new modifiers of my own (or others creation), variations, an...

Designer's Notes: Mask of Humanity

Happy GURPSday everyone! Today I toss out some (short) Designer's Notes for "Mask of Humanity" - my article that came out in Pyramid #3/97: Strange Powers.

Where have I been you ask? Busy. Like, insanely busy. Working on plenty of new content for the blog, Patreon, and publication. (And the occasional non-RPG writing thing.)

Hey, have you seen Doug Cole's Kickstarter for D...

Carpe Blogiem: The Dungeon Grappling Kickstarter

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/11/carpe-blogiem-dungeon-grappling.html

Today I talk about Douglas Cole's kickstarter: Dungeon Grappling.

Patreon Special November 2016 #2: GURPS101: More Psychic Vampirism Powers for Psionic Powers

Today's Patreon Special is is one of two - both have new psionic power builds - this one features psychic vampirism abilities.

Patreon Special November 2016 #1: GURPS101: More Cyberpsi Powers for Psionic Powers

Today's Patreon Special is is one of two - both have new psionic power builds - this one features cyberpsi abilities. 

Aeon A-Team S01E04 - And We Will Not Forsake You

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/11/aeon-team-s01e04-and-we-will-not.html

Finishing up Season 1 of my Aeon A-Team the PCs start hitting their stride and it's rather glorious to watch as a GM.

GURPS101: Chained and Contiguous Innate Attacks

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/11/gurps101-chained-and-contiguous-innate.html

Fiction is full of attacks that go from target to target. Making their way through the battlefield by leaping from foe to foe. But how to do this in GURPS? This post details a few new rules to do exactly that.

Warning: This is more "GURPS Master Class" than a "101."

Boil and Bubble: Incantation Magic - Skulls and Masks

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/10/boil-and-bubble-incantation-magic.html

Continuing the Blog of Treat today I offer up two new Halloween-themed spells for those using Dungeon Fantasy 19: Incantation Magic. Happy GURPSday, folks!

Triple Threat: The Raven Mocker

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/10/triple-threat-raven-mocker.html

Blog or Treat! Mysterious deals made behind even more mysterious doors have brought to you the week of Blog or Treat! The Brotherhood of Bloggers Who Blog Too Much has seen your hunger for Halloween-themed critters and creatures. We know what dark needs lurk in your heart...

Today, I bring you "The Raven Mocke...

Aeon D-Team S01E01 - Castles in the Ice

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/10/aeon-d-team-s01e01-castles-in-ice.html

A session report for Aeon from the Vault - the first one from the D-Team.

Carpe Blogiem: Open Call to Players, the Son of the Open Call

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/10/carpe-blogiem-open-call-to-players-son.html

I'm looking for a few good gamers/worldbuilders - are you one of them? If so, give me an email!

October Patreon Special #2 - The Hurt Locker: Outrigger Fantasy Airship

Continuing Patreon Day today I give a fantasy airship you can use for your Dungeon Fantasy campaign.

October Patreon Special #1 - GURPS101: More Psychic Healing Powers for Psionic Powers

Today is Patreon Day - the day where I say "Thank you!" to all my lovely patrons. It's also going to be my last post for a bit. I need time to recoup, recharge, and relax. I may not have been directly involved in the DF kickstarter, but I did my part in my area and it took a toll.

Today's post is about has new psionic abilities for psychic healing of GURPS Psionic Powers.

Carpe Blogiem: The Final Hours of the Dungeon Fantasy RPG Kickstarter

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/carpe-blogiem-final-hours-of-dungeon.html

I navel-gaze a bit on GURPS, what it means to me personally, and my hope for the future of the game I love so much. Warning. Contains lots of me.

The Dungeon...

GURPS101: Dungeon Fantasy Sensory Power-Ups

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/gurps101-dungeon-fantasy-sensory-power.html

Today is GURPSDay. Tomorrow is the end of the DFRPG Kickstarter. So today I decided to do something crunchy for Dungeon Fantasy (tomorrow I've got something a bit more naval-gazy lined up). Today's post is about sensory power-ups for delvers. Enjoy.

The 2016-09-29 09:33:03 +0000 UTC View Post

Gamemaster's Guidepost: The Ecology of Giant Spiders in Dungeon Fantasy, Part I

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/gamemasters-guidepost-ecology-of-giant.html

Anders Starmark talks about the ecology of giant spiders in the first of two posts covering the subject.

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter is in its final days (3 more to go!). Go back it!

2016-09-29 00:55:25 +0000 UTC View Post

Gamemaster's Guidepost: The Ecology of Giant Spiders in Dungeon Fantasy, Part II

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/gamemasters-guidepost-ecology-of-giant_28.html

Anders Starmark finishes his thoughts about on spiders and how they can fit into your Dungeon Fantasy campaign.

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter is in its final days (2 more to go!). Go back it!

2016-09-29 00:55:24 +0000 UTC View Post

GURPS101: A Whole New World (of Dungeon Fantasy)

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/gurps101-whole-new-world-of-dungeon.html

Scott "Rocketman" Rochat talks about bringing in modern characters into a Dungeon Fantasy game.

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter is in its final days (3 more to go!). Go back it!

2016-09-27 00:11:33 +0000 UTC View Post

Carpe Blogiem: Thoughts on the Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/carpe-blogiem-thoughts-on-dungeon.html

Today Denis McCarthy, my good friend and fantastic artist, talks about Dungeon Fantasy and what he thinks of the new DF RPG.

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter is...

The Hurt Locker: Forging in the Dungeon, Part II

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/the-hurt-locker-forging-in-dungeon-part_25.html

A follow-up to the previous installment of the Hurt Locker: S. A. Fisher brings the heat in part 2 of "Forging in the Dungeon."

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter has a mere 5 days left. Yes, we've funded. Hell, it looks like we've hit all but two of the listed stretch goals. I thi...

The Hurt Locker: Forging in the Dungeon, Part I

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/the-hurt-locker-forging-in-dungeon-part.html

S. A. Fisher delivers again on the awesome. This time he gives some concrete rules on being a blacksmith. in a dungeon. With monsters. That's right. It's awesome. Go read it.

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter blah blah bah - you gotta be tired of me babbling on about this so just go hel...

Designer's Notes: Low-Tech Transportation

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/designers-notes-low-tech-transportation.html

Another notch in my belt - such a pretty, pretty belt - my article about transporting goods and people came out today. I know, you're thinking "But, Christopher...where is the magic. Where are the fabulous mind powers? Why doesn't this article involve monsters who wander or astral powers?" W...

GURPS101: Dungeon Fantasy Sharpshooter Power-Ups

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/gurps101-sharpshooter-power-ups.html

Wavefunction does a follow-up to Merlin Avery's excellent post on sharpshooter's in Dungeon Fantasy. This time it's new power-ups. This post is super-crunchy and full of win.

The 2016-09-22 02:24:00 +0000 UTC View Post

Aeon A-Team S01E03 - We Are Everywhere

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/aeon-team-s01e03-we-are-everywhere.html

Today I'm cutting the Dungeon Fantasy lovefest with some session reports from my supers campaign Aeon.

The Hurt Locker: Mana Bucklers for Dungeon Fantasy

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/the-hurt-locker-mana-bucklers-for.html

Today, Kalzazz was kind enough toss an interesting gear idea my way. The Flogging of the Blog will continue until the Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter hits all its stretch goals!

The Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter has funded...but we're not done yet. We blasted through another stretch goal over the weeke...

Gamemaster's Guidepost: Dungeon Fantasising III

http://www.ravensnpennies.com/2016/09/gamemasters-guidepost-dungeon_18.html

(E) takes a stab at what Dungeon Fantasy means to him in today's guest post. The Flogging of the Blog will continue until the Dungeon Fantasy Kickstarter hits all its stretch goals!

The 2016-09-19 00:44:21 +0000 UTC View Post