u/Rhogar-Dragonspine

I've been trying to find the right system for my specific game idea for a while now and I keep gravitating back to this system even though reading the ruleset has felt like trying to teach myself calculus (I've since discovered the tutorial videos on youtube).

My idea for a game is a low-power, almost tactical urban fantasy game where everyone plays mages of a sort, either gaining magic from a patron they have to actually roleplay bargaining with and serving, or gathering their own magic from the land. I want their to many layers to consider, from what material and type your spell focus is to who you owe favors to, to what your familiar is or if you even choose to have one. I don't want spell components to be handwaived away but something that needs to either be bought or collected. I want my players to have to understand how to construct rituals if they want to perform greater magic. And most importantly, I want the players to actually have to learn magic. I want them to start basically normal and choose what disciplines to pursue. I want character progress to be dynamic, players actually having to seek out sources of power and knowledge to improve. I want them to get mired in a political landscape and eventually own estates and private domains they can customize.

With all my wants in mind, does GURPS seem like a good system to build this environment in? I understand I will have to spend a lot of work building magic powers from Skills or Advantages, but I'm willing to put in the work if it's a good fit. I've been tinkering with M&M 3e for years just because I find it fun to make new builds but it struggles with lower power. Thank you for reading and your opinions.

Edit: Thank you, I've got as many artists to consider as I can handle, if you happen upon this later this job is well filled. Apologies that I will not be responding to further DMs for this project.

Hello, I am looking for an artist to design one or more travel patches for places in the style of Monsterologist's series: https://monsterologist.com/collections/paranormal-places-travel-patches

I would like patches like this but for places that they don't have as part of their series, hence I want to make some custom patches. To be clear this job is only to make the patch design that I can have printed and have someone I know irl make the patch. I am not hiring to make any physical object. I don't know how much labor making a design like this takes, for the purposes of this post I'll say minimum $40 as a budget but I'm willing to negotiate or hear your rates. I don't mean for that to be offensively low I just don't want to commit right off the bat to something higher. Thank you in advance for any offers.

Hello, 2nd script of the day. As with all of them, okay to monetize and do whatever with as long as I can access it in some way. Let me know if you fill it! Thanks

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Hi! I haven't posted a public script in quite a while, but because my last two commissions for a client weren't paid for I get to turn them into public scripts and post them! This is 1 of 2 I'll be posting today. Okay to monetize, post privately, etc. as long as I can access it in some way.

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I'm sorry if this has been discussed before, I don't engage with the fandom much. But seriously, what was Tongueless' deal? He had so much aura and mystery and it really felt like he was going to be a part of something. And then he's just killed. Am I overthinking it? It keeps me up at night.

Unless I'm missing something I can't even see how many people have clicked on my most recent chapter now without paying for premium? That was such a small thing, sucks if that was taken away.

Wanted to get out of my temporary dwelling while I'm here in the state for a bit so I decided to just start walking in a direction. Happened upon a nearby neighborhood that was mixed public park with a lake/suburban housing. It was so... nice. It's a sunny day and there were people out fishing at the lake, families playing. I made easy conversation with some folks. Everyone was so friendly. What really struck me is that there were barely any fences throughout the whole neighborhood. Back yards just flowed into the park and into each other. All the private space seemed shared with neighbors without any complaints, kids were running around freely through backyards and the quiet street, neighbors were chatting with each other while grilling on their nearby decks. There were hardly even any property markers or signs of dispute. Nobody's lawn was nicer than anyone else's. Things were just left out as if there wasn't a care in the world about theft. No weeds, no bare patches, no trash and rusting vehicles. And yet the neighborhood wasn't cookie-cutter. You could just tell no one was being forced to keep things nice by an overbearing HOA.

I literally just stood there mid-walk and marveled at two yards completely seamless and matching with complimenting decorations, the grass trimmed to uniform length, and seating and garden decor that just seemed shared by the two neighboring houses. I can't ever recall seeing anything like this where I'm from in the US. Every nice property would have a big fence and keep to themselves. A grassy lake park like this would be littered with garbage, with a huge parking lot and a bunch of people crowding the space. It was just so idyllic. A perfect blend of homes with their own character, happy families and social harmony. I didn't know this kind of America was around in 2026.