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Category: Articles

Combat Tweaks

September 28, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Consolidated fiddly bits for S&W combat

Articles, Game Mechanicscombat17 Comments

Traveller Interlude 1

September 24, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Remember Galactic 2.4?

Articles, Softwaregalactic, traveller8 Comments

Critical Damage

September 21, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Let’s try this once more

Articles, Game Mechanicscombat, critical hits, hit points4 Comments

Again With the Hit Points

September 14, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Another stab at hit points

Articles, Game Mechanicscombat, hit points9 Comments

Swords & Wizardry To-hit Revision

September 7, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Revised S&W to-hit bonuses by character class

Articles, Game Mechanicscombat, swords and wizardryLeave a comment

Instant Campaign

April 7, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

In which I follow my own suggestions

Articles, Settingscampaign design9 Comments

Less is More

March 24, 2011November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

In which I contrive a rationale for my own sloth

Articles, Settingscampaign design, rules-lite13 Comments

Cannon Fodder

December 9, 2010November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

Chewing on the cud of minions

Articles, Encountersarmies, henchmen, minions3 Comments

Genre Tweaking (Part 2)

November 24, 2010November 8, 2019 Erin D. Smale

What the hell’s a Triad?

Articles, Settingscampaign design17 Comments

Genre Tweaking (Part 1)

November 17, 2010September 22, 2025 Erin D. Smale

Scope creep and the art of genre integrity

Articles, Settingscampaign design11 Comments

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