Today I got word that my entry into the GUMSHOE Community Contest didn't win. I'm not entirely surprised. Part of the reason I chose time travel was because it seemed the best fit for where my mind currently is. Pelgrane Press graciously left the door open for folks to continue …

I've mentioned before about making space for new and different things on this blog. That's been a topic that has been foremost on my mind. I've been reviewing things that I thought were true and holding them up to see if they are still true. This got me thinking about …

I've been thinking about the reasons why I wanted to become a game designer. I grew up in an era when arcade machines were plentiful and ubiquitous, and the home video game experience could be had in media like cartridges, cassettes, and floppy disks. I looked forward to magazines like …

"GURPS is dying".

Type that into your favorite search engine and you'll see many posts talking about how GURPS (The Generic Universal RolePlaying System) is either dead, dying, or not-dead-yet-I-feel-fine-I-think-I'll-go-for-a-walk. If you look carefully you'll also notice that this has been a refrain of many folks for over five years …

I've been thinking a lot about GURPS (the Generic Universal Role Playing System) mostly because I've been thinking about the system and what I want out of a role playing game.

I ran into GURPS in the late 2000s, just after JoDee and I got married. For whatever reason I …