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Skarg · 04-09-2019, 08:13 PM

For us, after quite a few years of TFT, we knew the rules and tactics so well that we wanted more detailed rules, and GURPS (1e through 3e, anyway) was perfect for that. It takes some doing to memorize the GURPS rules (even just the core rules for melee combat), but once the GM has them down, it can be run almost as quickly as TFT, even with players who don't know the rules.

But TFT is simpler, the players can learn most/all of the rules quite quickly, and so on.

I love them both, and use elements of both when I play either.

04-09-2019, 08:13 PM	#22
Skarg Join Date: May 2015	Re: Best Tool for the Job – When would you use TFT/DFRPG/GDF? For us, after quite a few years of TFT, we knew the rules and tactics so well that we wanted more detailed rules, and GURPS (1e through 3e, anyway) was perfect for that. It takes some doing to memorize the GURPS rules (even just the core rules for melee combat), but once the GM has them down, it can be run almost as quickly as TFT, even with players who don't know the rules. But TFT is simpler, the players can learn most/all of the rules quite quickly, and so on. I love them both, and use elements of both when I play either.