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Re: GURPS Mars Attacks Supplements
It was a classic example of trying to convert the mechanics rather than go for the feel I believe from discussions at the time and just reading it that there was too much meddling by WoTC. Also Third Edition had advantage and skill bloat, wheras Fourth tries for more consistency and using common building blocks over arbitrary calls.
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04-27-2018, 03:08 PM | #22 |
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White Wolf, not WoTC. And IMO the problem wasn't that they converted the mechanics, it's that they /didn't/ convert the mechanics, but rather tried to shoe-horn the original mechanics into something resembling the GURPS system. The worst example of this was the Blood Magic system, which they basically declared just used a shortened list of spells from GURPS Magic instead of trying to create a Blood Magic system that was anything like the one from the source game. Most of the Vampiric Disciplines ("Powers") were woefully underpriced in the GURPS conversion compared to the original.
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I remember discussions on usenet in the early to mid 1990s regarding the relationship of Magic Power, Magery, Mana, Blessed, Magic Resistance and the two flavors of Ritual Magic. Then in 1994 GURPS Religion came out adding Power Investiture and Sanctuary to the already messy mix. Super versions of abilities were far over priced compared to the combo insanely high magery and fatigue. Except for Strength which was under priced. So there being point problems in GVtM doesn't surprise me. |
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Blood Types, along with Spirits, Shapeshifters, and Dragons, is something that is almost unique to GURPS (and maybe the odder fringes of D&D); a “creature category” book, examining one type of nonhuman creature from every possible angle for all sorts of game.
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Back on topic, I think the only thing Mars Attacks is missing is a ready-to-play adventure that's generic enough to put into various campaigns, but still complicated enough to make the players think. Most of the vagueness in the book is due to the fact that the GM can change vast parts of the setting to fit their own vision and in-depth WWII-style write-ups for every group and technology would ruin the fun and changeability of the material.
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Sure it is a funny popcorn movie that really doesn't make much sense but IMHO not one deserving of 96 pages. |
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