The Curious Countdown: Number 5 – The Future, In More Ways Than One!
We're here, once again, with the curious countdown; we're in installment #6, which means that we're looking at number 5, and it's at this point that I'm realizing that having two number streams counting in opposite directions might have been a mistake. Oh, well! Fortune favors the foolhardy or whatever....
Time And Time Again
Back in my college days, I ran a lengthy GURPS Supers campaign for many years. The joys of the GURPS library – even then – was having a plethora of sourcebooks on hand. So every session, I kept handy the usual supplements needed for the game (Supers, GURPS Psionics, GURPS...
What Do You Do With A Printed Gift Card?
I'm pretty sure I've never gotten to do a riff on "What Do You Do With a Drunken Sailor?" in a Daily Illuminator . . . Anyway, the day is late, the hour is nigh, the stores are closed, shipping is impossible, and you need a gift – now. There's...
The Curious Countdown: Number 6 – Drive Very, Very Aggressively?
Welcome back, now with the fifth installment of our "curious countdown." We've had four previous posts, so today we're looking at number 6. (The first post of this series contains the details of what we're doing here.) As I was researching this number, I realized that we had two fantastic...
Two GURPS Playtests To Join!
As can be intimated from our 2024 Schedule Announcement from a few weeks ago, we're still hard at work on new GURPS goodness. To that end, we've got two projects coming up we're looking to playtest! • GURPS Meta-Tech – The "laws of physics" are really more . . . guidelines....
The Curious Countdown: Number 7 – It's A Sin!
Behold! The fourth installment of our "curious countdown." Today we turn our eye to number 7. (Check out the first post if you want more info.) I'm not entirely in the loop of everything that happens in the intergalactic conspiracy, so many times, cool stuff just shows up on my...
The Curious Countdown: Number 8 – Get To The Chopper!
Welcome to the third installment of our "curious countdown"! Today is devoted to number 8. (The premise is explained here.) I first got exposed to Car Wars a long time ago. I loved how much stuff there was to add to the game beyond the basics. Trucks, cycles, tanks ....
Homage To The Player's Handbook
A hot new item has just dropped from the incomparably brilliant Tim Hutchings, and it's . . . well, I'd better just show you. If you're confused, yes, this is a page-for-page ink wash drawing of the entire AD&D Player's Handbook, in a foiled hardcover with endpapers that match the original. It's the finest...