Wednesday, July 29, 2015

On the Dangers of Laziness

So, today (maybe yesterday by the time this gets out) I managed to take a hefty blow to my self-esteem and possibly damaged a project of mine and it is entirely my fault. I was lazy and approached a project as something I could just riff off. I did not equate in my mind that something which was "just a playtest packet" would need to be taken just as seriously as my novels, RPGs supplements and short stories.

Wednesday, July 1, 2015

Loss of Life Pre-Gen - Captain Kendrick MacGuinness

Age: 25 years old
Occupation: Military (Engineer)
Drive: Bad Luck
Occupational Abilities: 
  • Athletics
  • Driving
  • Explosives
  • Firearms
  • Intimidation
  • Mechanical Repair
  • Outdoorsman
  • Scuffling
  • Weapons
Occupational Abilities have no effect on game-play. They are half-cost in character creation or advancement.

Loss of Life Pre-Gen - Ming-Wen Chu

Age: 33 years old
Occupation: Clergy
Drive: Ennui
Occupational Abilities: 
  • Assess Honesty
  • History
  • Languages
  • Library Use
  • Occult
  • Psychoanalysis
  • Reassurance
  • Theology
Occupational Abilities have no effect on game-play. They are half-cost in character creation or advancement.

Loss of Life Pre-Gen - Professor Dorothy Mayven

Age: 53 years old
Occupation: Professor
Drive: Thirst for Knowledge
Occupational Abilities: 
  • Anthropology
  • Archaeology
  • Bureaucracy
  • Languages
  • Library Use
  • Interrogation
  • Occult
Occupational Abilities have no effect on game-play. They are half-cost in character creation or advancement.

Loss of Life Pre-Gen - Dr. Daniel Anton

Age: 35 years old
Occupation: Doctor
Drive: Duty
Occupational Abilities: 
  • Accounting
  • Biology
  • First Aid
  • Forensics
  • Languages
  • Medicine
  • Pharmacy
  • Assess Honesty
  • Reassurance
Occupational Abilities have no effect on game-play. They are half-cost in character creation or advancement.

Loss of Life Pre-Gen - Inspector Mason Winschel

Age: 31 years old
Occupation: Police Detective
Drive: Follower
Occupational Abilities: 
  • Athletics
  • Cop Talk
  • Driving
  • Evidence Collection
  • Firearms
  • Interrogation
  • Law
  • Assess Honesty
  • Sense Trouble
Occupational Abilities have no effect on game-play. They are half-cost in character creation or advancement.

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GUMSHOE Drives and Drivers

These are the rules for how Drives and Drivers affect the Characters in GUMSHOE. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE Stability Recovery

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GUMSHOE Stability Tests and Effects

These are the rules related to Stability Tests in GUMSHOE especially with regard to this scenario. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE Health Recovery

This is the basic rules for how Health is recovered in GUMSHOE. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE Health Tests

These are the rules related to Health Tests in GUMSHOE especially with regard to this scenario. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE Recovering Ability Pool Points

These are the basic rules of recovering General Ability Points in the GUMSHOE system. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE General Ability Tests

These are the basic rules dealing with General Ability tests in GUMSHOE. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE Investigative Spend Example Benefits

These are some sample benefits you can get from spending Investigative Pool Points. Find the GUMSHOE SRD here.

GUMSHOE Investigative Spends

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Divine Blood Quicky Power Facts

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GUMSHOE Terms

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M-Com Operation Name Tables

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