Looking back on a year in which I didn't think I posted much, I see that my output actually wasn't that bad! A review for those who missed the excitement:
New GURPS rules articles
The "Rules Nugget" series of small, simple rules saw a good handful of additions, with articles for adding "just a flesh wound" grazes, shield cover, and shield size considerations to combat. Two other articles resurrected and renewed older rules for a new ST-based damage progression and a revised Toughness stat that's perfect for action heroes.
Old GURPS articles refreshed
The old GURPS Diner provided fodder for the wizards out there: freshly-polished and 4e-friendly articles on Magic skill and magical languages. This site's old ESCARGO and FEND articles also got the 4e treatment. A very old bunch of miscellaneous house rules also came over to this site, although still in 3e-centric format.
Miscellaneous new goodies
The biggie for me in 2009 was the appearance of the GURPS Range Ruler, in collaboration with SJG, as an e23 freebie download. My thanks to the good folks at Steve Jackson Games for turning this into a real GURPS tool!
Ben Finney contributed MERC, a fresh look at what is and isn't important in dice rolling and gameplay based on modern-day game design advances. Go take a look if you haven't!
Other fun bits include an idle idea for GURPS Banestorm releases, a look at noted game The Riddle of Steel and the use of dice pool mechanics, a system for pricing skill breadth in GURPS (including Talents and Wildcard skills), a reworking of specialized throwing skills using COSH, and notes on designing dinosaurs and designing characters with tails.
See the year's whole list of articles, in alphabetical order, at the end.
What's next?
If you're a gamer-writer, I guarantee you've got a frighteningly-long list of topics and projects you want to tackle... someday. Same here: both new gaming articles, and more outtakes and updates from the old stuff (especially the old GULLIVER).
But recently I've been revisited by something that was long absent: that obsession to work on my homebrew Project T. Years in the vapor-making, it's something I've only tackled it in bits and spurts over the years. Thanks to the discovery of some great helpful resources, I'm keen to scribble and test anew – and I've learned very well that when the urge to work visits, it's best to chain it down and milk it for all it's worth. So that'll be my focus for as long as it takes to release the project.
That plan aside, your suggestions for updates, additions, and new features are always very welcome. Please visit a whole lot in 2010! Read more...
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