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Originally Posted by warellis
But wouldn't using the novels be more appropriate?
It's like trying to do a GURPS WW2 game and then basing everything off of Medal of Honor or Call of Duty if you're going for the tabletop approach.
It just strikes me as a weird thing to do, not using the fluff or "actual effects" for a game.
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The game considerably pre-dates the novels. The novels were mostly written by people who had never played the game: authors who expressed interest when the word was put out were sent a mass of published game material and made what they could of it.
Either is possible to use as a source, but you can't expect the novels to be particularly consistent with each other, or the game. The game puts numbers on things where the novels don't, and gives you a clear way of comparing weapons with armour.