GURPS as a convention game - Page 6

lachimba · 10-03-2016, 04:22 AM

Ok I put in my proposal for a Discworld RPG game. I went with Undiplomatic Incident from Phil Masters.

I'll consider a THS or modern horror investigation scenario, but to make something for those kinds of settings I need to create something that comments on the here and now as well as being speculative. So more work for me.

Quite possibly going to put in for Feng Shui 2, NBA or Hillfolk for at least one of the other two sessions.

Lets hope Discworld arrives by December 9.

lachimba · 10-06-2016, 03:56 AM

Officially more work to get on an RPG conference agenda than to apply for a job (successfully) in Sydney.

I've applied for next year's October conference too. Four session minimum repeat for tabletop RPGS. I don't plan my holidays a year in advance!

I put down DFRPG and Hillfolk. Let's see if I'm lucky.

dom1 · 10-06-2016, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by lachimba

Officially more work to get on an RPG conference agenda than to apply for a job (successfully) in Sydney.

LOL :)

BTW, where is the DW scenario "Undiplomatic Incident" from? I can't find it in GURPS DW, Discworld Also or any of the Pyramid Discworld articles I've got.

Phil Masters · 10-06-2016, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by dom1

BTW, where is the DW scenario "Undiplomatic Incident" from? I can't find it in GURPS DW, Discworld Also or any of the Pyramid Discworld articles I've got.

It's one of my back catalogue of personal convention demo scenarios. I sent lachimba a copy to encourage promotion of the book.

dom1 · 10-06-2016, 12:43 PM

Ah, that makes sense, thanks Phil :)

lachimba · 10-10-2016, 04:21 AM

And there's a public library role-playing day, but with only two 2.5 hour sessions.

ArchonShiva · 10-10-2016, 08:28 AM

I first discovered GURPS in a Martial Arts, classic kidnapped girlfriend scenario.

Reign of Steel also worked really well, as did a "let's get Saddam Hussein" (yeah, I know, it was a while ago) military ops game.

The common strength here is that each game fits a style that is clearly defined by cinema, and players have clear expectations of what should work and should be possible, and GURPS can definitely make it happen.

Also, each pushes towards proactive behaviour with a straightforward goal, as opposed to a series of scripted scenes.

I'd also recommend making the fights on the easy side, encouraging players to try stuff other than "I attack him again", and letting them succeed on a lot of stuff. Grab two guys and bump their heads together, spray the robot's sensor with paint, bounce your grenade into the bathroom, have fun!

As opposed to running Heroic Fantasy, where players expect to act as in D&D and get results similar to D&D, which GURPS, by design, isn't good at.

Phil Masters · 10-10-2016, 03:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lachimba

Officially more work to get on an RPG conference agenda than to apply for a job (successfully) in Sydney.

I've applied for next year's October conference too. Four session minimum repeat for tabletop RPGS. I don't plan my holidays a year in advance!

I put down DFRPG and Hillfolk. Let's see if I'm lucky.

By the way, if you want to fill a slot with promotion of another recent GURPS publication, I think that my notes for my Steampunk/Screampunk/Action convention scenario are coherent enough to run from...

lachimba · 10-10-2016, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Phil Masters

By the way, if you want to fill a slot with promotion of another recent GURPS publication, I think that my notes for my Steampunk/Screampunk/Action convention scenario are coherent enough to run from...

My thoughts were that with Discworld and DFRPG I can hold up a nice shiny product that can be purchased. People certainly can be impressed with online PDFs, but the Basic set primitive accumulation model is a lot to ask for.

I'm ofcourse looking for new players(or GMs) for my games too. So I need to attract them to something I'm going to run/play. Then the convention needs to accept my games (looks more difficult than you might think).

As it is I suggested NBA, FS2 and Discworld RPG for December.

And I'm going to suggest DFRPG and Hillfolk for next October.

That leaves the unlikely scenario that I go to the convention over Easter and the November games day.

I'll probably go with Discworld for November too.

Other than DFRG I haven't even worked out what campaigns id be willing to play/run long-term.

Phil Masters · 10-11-2016, 01:19 AM

Fair enough. There's a lot to be said for having nice shiny visible books at these events.

10-03-2016, 04:22 AM	#51
lachimba MIB Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney	Re: GURPS as a convention game Ok I put in my proposal for a Discworld RPG game. I went with Undiplomatic Incident from Phil Masters. I'll consider a THS or modern horror investigation scenario, but to make something for those kinds of settings I need to create something that comments on the here and now as well as being speculative. So more work for me. Quite possibly going to put in for Feng Shui 2, NBA or Hillfolk for at least one of the other two sessions. Lets hope Discworld arrives by December 9.

10-06-2016, 03:56 AM	#52
lachimba MIB Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney	Re: GURPS as a convention game Officially more work to get on an RPG conference agenda than to apply for a job (successfully) in Sydney. I've applied for next year's October conference too. Four session minimum repeat for tabletop RPGS. I don't plan my holidays a year in advance! I put down DFRPG and Hillfolk. Let's see if I'm lucky.

10-06-2016, 12:43 PM	#55
dom1 Join Date: May 2016 Location: Buckingham, UK	Re: GURPS as a convention game Ah, that makes sense, thanks Phil :)

10-10-2016, 04:21 AM	#56
lachimba MIB Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sydney	Re: GURPS as a convention game And there's a public library role-playing day, but with only two 2.5 hour sessions.

10-10-2016, 08:28 AM	#57
ArchonShiva Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: GURPS as a convention game I first discovered GURPS in a Martial Arts, classic kidnapped girlfriend scenario. Reign of Steel also worked really well, as did a "let's get Saddam Hussein" (yeah, I know, it was a while ago) military ops game. The common strength here is that each game fits a style that is clearly defined by cinema, and players have clear expectations of what should work and should be possible, and GURPS can definitely make it happen. Also, each pushes towards proactive behaviour with a straightforward goal, as opposed to a series of scripted scenes. I'd also recommend making the fights on the easy side, encouraging players to try stuff other than "I attack him again", and letting them succeed on a lot of stuff. Grab two guys and bump their heads together, spray the robot's sensor with paint, bounce your grenade into the bathroom, have fun! As opposed to running Heroic Fantasy, where players expect to act as in D&D and get results similar to D&D, which GURPS, by design, isn't good at.

10-11-2016, 01:19 AM	#60
Phil Masters Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: U.K.	Re: GURPS as a convention game Fair enough. There's a lot to be said for having nice shiny visible books at these events. __________________ -- Phil Masters My Home Page. My Self-Publications: On Warehouse 23 and On DriveThruRPG.

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