Why Let The Players Create Characters?

June 20, 2020June 20, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 4 Comments

Following on from today's interview with Daniel Jones about Otherworld Immersion, I've been thinking an awful lot about what Daniel calls, "Methodology". This is the stuff of roleplaying gamers that isn't the Rules and isn't the World: it's the methods we use to actually play, to bring those Rules and that World into harmony. One … Continue reading Why Let The Players Create Characters?

Learning GURPS: Awarding Character Points

May 10, 2020May 10, 2020 ~ Che Webster ~ 1 Comment

A short musing around the awarding of Character Points in play when using the GURPS rules set. As I move away from traditional "level-based" games, such as Dungeons & Dragons, and embrace the GURPS system, I noticed this interesting quotation from Dr. Kromm in the excellent, "How To Be a GURPS GM": Earned character points … Continue reading Learning GURPS: Awarding Character Points