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Minuteman37 · 02-11-2018, 10:53 PM

GURPS has good rules for high resolution, realistic combat. The primary limiting factor is that the system runs on "people" and is limited by our capacity to do the math easy enough to bother and fast enough we don't lose momentum. A computer game solves that issue nicely.

That's why I think combat heavy historical fiction would suit gurps best. My two suggestions would be A Roman Gladiator game, all about rising to the top of the pit, there could be a good deal of social interaction inbetween fights while you go about the city markets or or your Ludus and interact with NPCs.

The Other idea I had was a Tactical Shooting, squad based WWII game. You create your team, designate your voice character, and possibly assign personalities to your other teammates to establish an intersquad dynamic. Different combinations of characters would interact differently and that could add to the replayability. Maybe Scout is a SPY!

02-11-2018, 10:53 PM	#11
Minuteman37 Join Date: Aug 2015 Location: Kenai, Alaska	Re: What sort of computer game suits GURPS best? GURPS has good rules for high resolution, realistic combat. The primary limiting factor is that the system runs on "people" and is limited by our capacity to do the math easy enough to bother and fast enough we don't lose momentum. A computer game solves that issue nicely. That's why I think combat heavy historical fiction would suit gurps best. My two suggestions would be A Roman Gladiator game, all about rising to the top of the pit, there could be a good deal of social interaction inbetween fights while you go about the city markets or or your Ludus and interact with NPCs. The Other idea I had was a Tactical Shooting, squad based WWII game. You create your team, designate your voice character, and possibly assign personalities to your other teammates to establish an intersquad dynamic. Different combinations of characters would interact differently and that could add to the replayability. Maybe Scout is a SPY!