Sometimes I get an urge to make some GURPS content, be it something original, or something converted from another system/media. Maybe if I post it here, it will be useful not only to me. Keep in mind that I'm not a native English speaker and please forgive any mistakes.
Monday, 31 August 2020
Sunday, 30 August 2020
Monster: Ice Paraelemental
Monster: Ice Paraelemental
One thing that I disliked about the Great Wheel cosmology in D&D 3.0+ is the removal of theparaelemental and quasielemental planes. But at least WotC decided to keep the paraelementals. I decided to remove the ice paraelemental's ability to chill metal and make them slower. I think they make more sense like this.
Saturday, 29 August 2020
Friday, 28 August 2020
Alchemy: Alternative Elixir Forms
Alchemy: Alternative Elixir Forms
Metatronic Alchemy already has quite many different elixir forms that should satisfy most players and GMs. I've added some more, like paints, dehydrated potions, and alchemical capsules, but the possibilities do not end there! Let's create meta-modifiers for variant elixirs described in Complete Arcane for D&D 3.5.
Thursday, 27 August 2020
Monster: Rainbow Dragon
Monster: Rainbow Dragon
This dragon's scales shine with all the colors of a rainbow. A large ruffled frill runs down both the top and bottom of its neck, giving way to a pair of sail-like wings that it holds together above its back, almost like the sail of a dimetrodon. A bony ridge that resembles a crown rises behind its nostrils, and two smaller frills give the appearance of finlike ears.
Rainbow dragons are among the most powerful of chromatic dragons. It is rumored that Tiamat created them to act as liasions between her other children. Their resistance to the various energy types employed by chromatic dragons lends credence to this theory.
The small, iridescent scales of a wyrmling rainbow dragon range in hue across the full spectrum. As it ages, its scales grow larger and the colors more brilliant. A rainbow dragon smells like hot metal.
Rainbow dragons tend to lair in ruins and caverns in flat, brightly-lit regions, such as plains and deserts. Rainbow dragons are extremely territorial, and frequently patrol areas they've claimed to eliminate intruders. They enjoy demanding tribute from nearby humanoid settlements, sometimes offering protection against other chromatic dragons which they would have driven off anyway.
Although rainbow dragons can subsist on nearly anything, they prefer to eat vibrantly colorful things or things displaying a wide range of colors.
The description was taken from ENWorld's Creature Catalog. This dragon should not be confused with an even more powerful prismatic dragon from the Epic Level Handbook. I've actually used a rainbow dragon in one of my games, but it never directly confronted the PCs. I can already feel the pain of reformatting this post in this apalling new interface.
Tuesday, 25 August 2020
Monday, 24 August 2020
Sunday, 23 August 2020
Powers/Sorcery: Clerical and Divine Empowerments in Action
Powers/Sorcery: Clerical and Divine Empowerments in Action
One of my patrons asked me to write up an example of clerical and divine empowerments in action. That's quite understandable, as those abilities are somewhat complex and confusing. Let's try to make things more clear!
Tuesday, 11 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells X
Sorcery: Least Spells X
At last, we have conversions of Technological, Water, and Weather spells from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells. I've found converting spells from that book quite fun despite often just representing their effects as a made up perk.
Monday, 10 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells IX
Sorcery: Least Spells IX
This post describes conversions of Plant, Protection and Warning, and Sound spells from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells.
Sunday, 9 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells VIII
Sorcery: Least Spells VIII
Now, let's convert Movement and Necromantic spells from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells.
Saturday, 8 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells VII
Sorcery: Least Spells VII
Now, let's convert Meta and Mind Control spells from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells. Adjuration ended up being quite expensive. I guess it is reasonable to assume that it will only be case via hardcore improvisation.
Friday, 7 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells VI
Sorcery: Least Spells VI
This post converts Light and Darkness, Knowledge, and Making and Breaking spells from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells.
Thursday, 6 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells V
Sorcery: Least Spells V
GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells has a surprising number of Healing spells. In addition to them, I will convert Illusion and Creation spells from that book.
Wednesday, 5 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells IV
Sorcery: Least Spells IV
Food spells and Gate spells from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells!
Tuesday, 4 August 2020
Sorcery: Least Spells III
Sorcery: Least Spells III
Even more spells converted from GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells. In addition, I decided to convert Staff from GURPS Magic that I deemed impossible to convert before.