08-24-2018, 03:20 PM | #11 |
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Re: Tell me why a GURPS guy should get TFT
very cool responses, ya'll, thanks!
I've got 45 minutes to decide my level of 'jump in' :)
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08-24-2018, 04:13 PM | #12 |
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08-24-2018, 04:27 PM | #13 |
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Re: Tell me why a GURPS guy should get TFT
Posted to late, hope you got it.
TFT is tactical vs. GURPS strategic is a good way to think of it. I wont be switching but I can find TFT players (Or train them) easier than GURPS players. So TFT is more portable and gameable because its so simple, less intimidating and fun. Then I will find it easier to switch them to GURPS, for campaigns.
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08-24-2018, 06:28 PM | #14 |
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Re: Tell me why a GURPS guy should get TFT
I actually decided to stick w/ my GURPS... :/
I'm almost embarrassed to admit ! But - I know it so well that I can make it simpler if I want. I can throw in six-guns every time I get the urge to cross-genre. I don't really have any player audience that I would hesitate to push DFRPG on for fantasy, or go straight historic. The main deciding factor was my house. Storage space. How much do I play what I have sitting here already, and do I want to add to a stack that hasn't been touched for a while? So, focus on what I have and love, and I wish ya'll well on what you love! I'd be sure to join a game if someone GM'd nearby lol one last bit of weirdness. I've been an SJ fan since '86 and Car Wars Dueltrack. and Then GURPS since '90ish. BEFORE 2017 I HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE FANTASY TRIP. Not sure how I missed it, but there it is: a giant gaping hole in my conscious game history. but now I know :) I am glad everyone here loves it and has fun with it. :)
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08-24-2018, 06:41 PM | #15 |
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Re: Tell me why a GURPS guy should get TFT
I like GURPS. Don't ask me how many supplements I've bought over the years. I lost count a long time ago.
But TFT was the first RPG I could play that I actually understood! D&D baffled me in my early teens. Also, "The Fantasy Trip" sounds totally bad-ass. While "GURPS" sounds like something you say just before asking everyone to excuse you in an embarrassed voice.
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08-24-2018, 07:06 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Tell me why a GURPS guy should get TFT
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So its a part of his history but not SJG, until now.
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08-24-2018, 10:43 PM | #17 |
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08-25-2018, 11:12 AM | #18 | |
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SJG got started in 1980, also publishing games in a similar size and format. I think Car Wars was only ever an SJG release, and they kept the rights to Ogre / GEV, so SJG released a version of those games as well. Metagaming closed up in 1983, I think. |
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08-25-2018, 12:49 PM | #20 |
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Re: Tell me why a GURPS guy should get TFT
My board game group will never play GURPS. They might play TFT, because I can pitch it as a board game (especially if I start with arena combat and play up the Roman Colosseum angle). From there, I might actually get them into light role playing (fingers crossed).
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