How to: Sorcerous Communions

How to: Sorcerous Communions

Have you ever missed casting spells ceremonially with GURPS Magic? Have you ever looked at the three-digit sorcery spell and thought that such a spell would be impossible to cast in an actual game? Have you even played Dominions 5 and wondered how to make communions in GURPS? Apparently, there is a way to accomplish that.

Monster: Li Lung (Earth Dragon)

Monster: Li Lung (Earth Dragon)

Li lungs probably are the weirdest looking dragons ever, looking more like a cross between a lammasu and a peacock.

Arena: Troll Hunter vs. Gnoll Band

Arena: Troll Hunter vs. Gnoll Band

In this installment of the arena, we decided to try a "one versus many" scenario - a troll hunter versus a band of two gnoll warriors and two gnoll slave-takers (marked with purple dots on the map). 

Monsters/Racial Templates: Apes and Monkeys

Monsters/Racial Templates: Apes and Monkeys

I've decided to convet some monsters and races from D&D and Pathfinder unified by a common theme - they are all simian-like. I combed through the books and found a surprisingly high number of them, but probably missed some too. I omitted unique beings, such as Demogorgon, General Monkey, and Monkey (Greater Spirit).

Monster: Tatalla

Monster: Tatalla

Tatalla, whose name means "the eye", are malicious little creatures often employed as spies or assassins by larger creatures. Tatalla reside only in urban areas, where their services are often desired, and where they are never far from vermin to aid them in their tasks. Tatalla are scavengers, living off the remains of society. They steal what they need and give nothing back to society or to their environment.

How to: Negative Energy Affinity

How to: Negative Energy Affinity

D&D has two damage types that are quite special - positive energy and negative energy. Positive energy heals living beings and harms the undead, while negative energy heals the undead and harms living beings. What are some ways of doing that in GURPS?

Treasure: Epic Rings

Treasure: Epic Rings

This post concludes the conversion of magic items from the Epic Level Handbook for D&D 3.0. Finally.