01-25-2017, 06:40 PM | #81 | |
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Re: GURPS Discworld - Reviews
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One of the things i like about GURPS is you have one set of rules that are consistent. Even if thy are modular and you only use some for a particular setting they all fit together in ways that work well. For anyone who wants to play multiple settings paying for multiple copies of the rules would be off putting. For newcomers the setting would have to be attractive enough to shell out the cash. A compromise that could work for the former is two editions of a setting, one with the core rules needed such as GURPS DiscWorld and the setting and another with just the setting and any special rules. But that would drive up editing and layout costs. The DFRPG seems to be an all in one but as a kickstarter it had reduced risks due to previous commitments. However i bet it did not make as much money as if it would have been done the more traditional way. All those freebies for instance. If it succeeds though we are likely to see others. TSH is a good setting but its no longer new or orignal so how attractive would it be? Unfortunately it suffered the mid edition change blues and Changing Times was poorly named and did not jump at you as a conversion book unless you read the details. It needs a book that presents the setting and adapts it and is titled clearly, not something that requires a bunch of Third Edition books to use. InNominae would be another one I would like to see.
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01-25-2017, 06:47 PM | #82 |
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Re: GURPS Discworld - Reviews
I didn't want to comment on that. It is great that someone who has IMHO an unfounded opinion of GURPS still thinks the book is worth buying. Proof of concept its not just for GURPS players.
Anyway he is 33% of the reviews out at the moment. Which means he has done more to promote Discworld RPG than (almost) all the GURPS fans here. So everyone write a review already! (I'm still waiting for a copy) |
01-26-2017, 01:15 AM | #83 | |
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25%, actually. Look back through this thread. (But wasn't somebody going to be submitting a review to RPG.net?)
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01-26-2017, 07:32 AM | #84 | |
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