Feedback
My name is Patrick Mullen. You can provide feedback or questions:
On X (formerly Twitter): @TheNavaronegun
On Bluesky: @navaronegun.bsky.social
Via Email: [email protected]
You can also just like and then comment on any post. I’ll answer and interact.
GURPStalk
My friend and TTRPG partner in crime, Che and I do a podcast on GURPS together call GURPStalk. He does all the hard work, like editing. I blather. You can find it here: https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/gurpstalk
Roleplay Rescue
Speaking of which Che has a podcast called Roleplay Rescue (linked in the header above). Subscribe. Listen. If you like this stuff you’ll like it.
He also has a blog at: https://roleplayrescue.com/
He also has a Patreon. For $1 a month you’ll help his school club in Nottinghamshire (he, as a teacher, runs a RPG club, spreading word about the hobby to the “youngs.”). They play GURPS. The money buys them books. And the $1 gets YOU access to his discord where you can ask us questions and personally taunt me for being WRONG about GURPS and TTRPGS! Join here: patreon.com/rpgrescue
Game Publisher Sites
A TTRPG Titan. From Wikipedia: “Founded in 1980, six years after the creation of Dungeons & Dragons, SJ Games created several role-playing and strategy games with science fiction themes. SJ Games’ early titles were microgames initially sold in 4×7 inch ziploc bags, and later in the similarly sized Pocket Box. Games such as Ogre, Car Wars, and G.E.V (an Ogre spin-off) were popular during SJ Games’ early years. Game designers such as Loren Wiseman and Jonathan Leistiko have worked for Steve Jackson Games.”
Buy their stuff.
Buy GURPS Books by clicking here.
Speaking of which, here is a disclaimer that lets you guys know that anything I do here with GURPS is unofficial:
The material presented here is my original creation, intended for use with the GURPS system from Steve Jackson Games. This material is not official and is not endorsed by Steve Jackson Games.
And here is a Notice to tell all you readers that Steve Jackson Games owns the trademarks, copyrights, etc., having to do with GURPS:
GURPS is a registered trademark of Steve Jackson Games, and any art used from it the art here is copyrighted by Steve Jackson Games. All rights are reserved by SJ Games. This material is used here in accordance with the SJ Games online policy: www.sjgames.com/general/online_policy.htm
Aka Marc Miller. Aka “Mr. Traveller” Aka TTRPG Titan. Co-Founder of Game Designer’s Workshop (GDW) in 1973 with of Frank Chadwick, Rich Banner, and Loren Wiseman. All former TTRPG properties of GDW are owned by Far Future Enterprises (FFE). These include Traveller (as well as many of its licensed support materials), 2300 AD, Twilight: 2000, and Dark Conspiracy. I am sure I am missing something. I’d like to also take this opportunity to personally thank Frank Chadwick, Dave Nilson, Loren Wiseman, Lester Smith, William Keith, Jr., and others for starting something wonderful in Twilight: 2000. Many aren’t with us anymore. Buy his stuff. Buy his licensed products and give him money via licensed sales with other publishers (Mongoose, Free League, Compass Games, and DriveThruRPG) who publish their own versions of his products under license from FFE.
AKA Doug. Gaming Ballistic has done so much for the GURPS system and universe of players I can’t even talk about it. Doug is also a great sounding board for me (When he has the time. He’s a Workaholic and that is a -5 Point Disad…). Buy his stuff! See what he says about his company and efforts here:
As a company, I support the 5e-derived Dragon Heresy system, D&D5e through the Open Gaming License (OGL), and OSR products, usually with a focus on Swords & Wizardry, especially since I’m getting to know the guys and gals at Frog God better over time. Zach Glazar, for example, is basically the guy who spent an hour or two of his own time to help me get my bearings in InDesign.
I am also a huge fan of the GURPS-related variants by Steve Jackson Games, and through the product Hall of Judgment – and over a dozen subsequent publications – am one of their few license-holders, and the only one for the Dungeon Fantasy RPG. Which is different from GURPS Dungeon Fantasy, itself a sub-line of the overarching GURPS portfolio. I am also the only current third-party licensed publisher for The Fantasy Trip Legacy Edition.
GURPS-related Creators, Blogs and Channels
Mailanka’s Musing
The Home of the GURPS Psi-Wars Blog. As Mailanka puts it, Psi-Wars ultimately attempts to serve two roles. First, it seeks to create a ready-to-play setting with character templates, gear catalogs, simplified rules and setting material so you can simply jump in with both feet. It also seeks to show you how to build such a setting on your own. Psi-Wars contains a design diary in the form of a blog, showing how the author came to the conclusions he did, variations he set aside (that you might take up), and how you can do something similar with other settings. Mailanka is a friend of this site and a consigliere for me; on GURPS implementation and many things. He’s also a great human being.
Also runs the YouTube Channel Dungeons and GURPS. The purpose of his blog is, in his words, Sometimes I get an urge to make some GURPS content, be it something original, or something converted from another system/media. Maybe if I post it here, it will be useful not only to me. Keep in mind that I’m not a native English speaker and please forgive any mistakes. Dr. Eggplant is another good friend and all-around consigliere.
Chris Normand
This man runs the best damn GURPS tutorial YouTube Channel. He covers GURPS, GURPS Character Sheet, GURPS Game Aid (the Unofficial Foundry Module for GURPS). Click on the links and support this man!
Rich Wilkes
Mr. GURPS Character Sheet (GCS). I light a candle and make a sacrifice to him every night.
GCS Site: https://gurpscharactersheet.com/
Sponsoring GCS development: https://github.com/sponsors/richardwilkes; Making a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/GURPSCharacterSheet; The Two main GCS-related github Repositories: https://github.com/richardwilkes/gcs https://github.com/richardwilkes/gcs_master_library
Give Rich Money!!!!
Twilight: 2000 Blog Sites
Wayne owns a pretty awesome game and book store in Arizona where they sell Classic Sci-Fi / Fantasy, RPGs And Boardgames, but you can also shop there online (above). Wayne also has a pretty awesome Twilight: 2000 blog for a campaign he ran. He is also a great person and was a great consigliere for me when I was getting this campaign started.
Friends
Runeslinger
Aka Anthony of the Casting Shadows Blog, the Casting Shadows Podcast and his YouTube Channel) does so much content, its hard to describe it all. Excellently produced live plays, discussion panels, deep ruminations about the hobby, systems, settings, styles of play… The list goes on and on. You are doing yourself a disservice if you don’t dip into his wares.
Orkusdorkus
Scott aka Orkusdorkus is one of my players in the Cry Havoc campaign (he’s SSG Beck). He also has a YouTube Channel dedicated to TTRPGs here: https://www.youtube.com/@OrcusDorkus
And he co-hosts a good TTRPG podcast here (Keith his co-host is almost always wrong about everything but he’s a nice guy. Enjoy them both!): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/titterpigs-the-ttrpg-podcast/id1585863093
He’s on Twitter @HailOrcusdorkus and Bluesky @orcusdorkus.bsky.social
Ardwulf’s Lair
Ardwulf aka Gary is a close friend, consigliere and all around good dude. He is a sounding board for me on many things. He has been a player in every one of my campaigns that hasn’t reached “Escape Velocity” in the last 6 years, but none of the ones that have (Coincidence?….). He also has a YouTube Channel dedicated to Wargames and TTRPGs here: https://www.youtube.com/@ardwulfslair
He also is the Director for the Charles S. Roberts Awards for Excellence in Conflict Simulation Games, found here: https://charlessrobertsawards.com/
He’s on Twitter @Ardwulf and Bluesky @ardwulf.bsky.social