Vitae of a GURPS player - Page 11

Ed the Coastie · 11-08-2007, 07:45 PM

I'm getting a kick out of the "kids" who were born after I started gaming...

Bruno · 11-09-2007, 06:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed the Coastie

I'm getting a kick out of the "kids" who were born after I started gaming...

What I'm finding funny is all the people 5-10 years older than me that started gaming around the same time I did, and found GURPS around the same time I did.

That, and I own DICE that are older than one or two folks on the list here (as well as one or two folks in our gaming group).

Blood Legend · 11-09-2007, 06:27 AM

Year of birth: 1987

Year you started to roleplay: 2000

Year you started to play GURPS: 2000

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 1

I got lucky, started on the best system in the market. ;)

whswhs · 11-09-2007, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Blood Legend

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 1

I got lucky, started on the best system in the market.

The first of these statements raises the question of how you could know that the second was true. After all, if someone made the same statements about D&D, and refused to play anything else, I would dismiss them as a bigoted idiot; if you would refuse to play anything but GURPS, I would have to do the same with you, I think.

Personally, I think the single most perfectly designed RPG on the market is Toon. But there are lots of things I wouldn't use it to run. I don't really believe there is a unique "best system" in actual use, any more than I think there is one best tool in my toolkit; if I want to turn a screw I don't pick up a hammer. My personal organon includes three different generic systems: BESM 2/e, FUDGE, and GURPS 4/e. And I'm willing to use other systems for specific purposes; the published rules for Buffy the Vampire Slayer are such an admirable fit to the source material that I see no merit in using a generic engine for a Buffyverse campaign, for example.

Bill Stoddard

selenite · 11-09-2007, 01:54 PM

Year of birth: 1967
Year you started to roleplay: 1978
Year you started to play GURPS: 1992
Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 9
Chivalry & Sorcery, Tunnels & Trolls, Dungeons & Dragons (blue book to 3.5), Runequest, The Fantasy Trip, Starships & Spacemen, Star Trek (FASA), Call of Cthulhu (multiple versions). Plus nearly that many that didn't get to five sessions.

ArmoredSaint · 11-09-2007, 03:20 PM

Year of birth: 1977

Year you started to roleplay: 1989

Year you started to play GURPS: 1993

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 8

ravenfish · 11-09-2007, 03:47 PM

Year of Birth- 1990 (Yeah, I'm a bit young)
Year Started to Game- 2004 (Introduced to That Other Game by a friend)
Year You Started to Play GURPS- 2006 (I grew dissatisfied with That Other Game, played around a bit with modifying it, then, by chance, previewed GURPS Lite. I've never played That Other Game since.)
Number of Systems played- 2

Qoltar · 11-09-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by ravenfish

Year of Birth- 1990 (Yeah, I'm a bit young)
Year Started to Game- 2004 (Introduced to That Other Game by a friend)
Year You Started to Play GURPS- 2006 (I grew dissatisfied with That Other Game, played around a bit with modifying it, then, by chance, previewed GURPS Lite. I've never played That Other Game since.)
Number of Systems played- 2

...Its okay to name that "other game". Many people here have tried it or used to play it. Its not like anyone is going drag you to a Dungeon because you mentioned it.

- Ed Charlton

Omniplex · 11-09-2007, 08:35 PM

YoB: 1987
Started RPGing: 2003
Started Gurps: 2004
RPG's Played: 3 (including Gurps) Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Ed, Gurps 3rd and 4th editions, and Star Wars D6

Sumner Kai · 11-09-2007, 09:13 PM

Year of birth: 1975

Year you started to roleplay: 1988

Year you started to play GURPS: 2005

Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 5
AD&D 2nd edition, BattleTech, Star Wars (d6), Car Wars, and GURPS

Note: I am not counting several home-brew systems as they were usually variations or combinations of the systems listed above.

11-08-2007, 07:45 PM	#101
Ed the Coastie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player I'm getting a kick out of the "kids" who were born after I started gaming... __________________ "It's never to early to start beefing up your obituary." -- The Most Interesting Man in the World

11-09-2007, 06:27 AM	#103
Blood Legend Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Fine Line Between Black and White	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player Year of birth: 1987 Year you started to roleplay: 2000 Year you started to play GURPS: 2000 Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 1 I got lucky, started on the best system in the market. ;) __________________ . ( )( ) -This is The Overlord Bunny o(O.o)o -Master of Bunnies O('')('') -And Destroyer of the Hasenpfeffer "This is the sort of relatively small error that destroys planetary probes." ~Bruno

11-09-2007, 01:54 PM	#105
selenite Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Minnesota	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player Year of birth: 1967 Year you started to roleplay: 1978 Year you started to play GURPS: 1992 Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 9 Chivalry & Sorcery, Tunnels & Trolls, Dungeons & Dragons (blue book to 3.5), Runequest, The Fantasy Trip, Starships & Spacemen, Star Trek (FASA), Call of Cthulhu (multiple versions). Plus nearly that many that didn't get to five sessions.

11-09-2007, 03:20 PM	#106
ArmoredSaint Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Manhattan, Kansas	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player Year of birth: 1977 Year you started to roleplay: 1989 Year you started to play GURPS: 1993 Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 8 __________________ Non Concedo.

11-09-2007, 03:47 PM	#107
ravenfish Join Date: May 2007	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player Year of Birth- 1990 (Yeah, I'm a bit young) Year Started to Game- 2004 (Introduced to That Other Game by a friend) Year You Started to Play GURPS- 2006 (I grew dissatisfied with That Other Game, played around a bit with modifying it, then, by chance, previewed GURPS Lite. I've never played That Other Game since.) Number of Systems played- 2

11-09-2007, 08:35 PM	#109
Omniplex Join Date: Apr 2007	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player YoB: 1987 Started RPGing: 2003 Started Gurps: 2004 RPG's Played: 3 (including Gurps) Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 Ed, Gurps 3rd and 4th editions, and Star Wars D6

11-09-2007, 09:13 PM	#110
Sumner Kai Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Kansas City	Re: Vitae of a GURPS player Year of birth: 1975 Year you started to roleplay: 1988 Year you started to play GURPS: 2005 Number of systems you play(ed) (at least 5 sessions, including GURPS): 5 AD&D 2nd edition, BattleTech, Star Wars (d6), Car Wars, and GURPS Note: I am not counting several home-brew systems as they were usually variations or combinations of the systems listed above. __________________ Wash: "Don't worry, I'm a leaf on the wind..." Mal: "WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???"