GURPS Space Fourth Edition

tpennie · 11-05-2017, 03:49 PM

I've been reading through GURPS Space Fourth Edition and have come across a few references that are confusing me. In the section on Worldbuilding on page 93 under World Unity, for instance, there's a reference to p. B509. I thought B referred to the GURPS Basic Set, which is split into two books. What is confusing me is that neither book has that many pages. So what book IS being referenced?

acrosome · 11-05-2017, 03:55 PM

The two Basic Set books have their pages numbered consecutively, so the first page in the second book is page 338. Page 509 is a page about "Society and Government Types." Does that sound right?

tpennie · 11-05-2017, 04:05 PM

Ah, okay. That makes sense. You'd think that would've been explained in the book that uses the reference. Thanks!

Ulzgoroth · 11-05-2017, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by tpennie

Ah, okay. That makes sense. You'd think that would've been explained in the book that uses the reference. Thanks!

I wouldn't think every GURPS book (because seriously very few are going to have no references to Basic) having to explain how the Basic Set pages are numbered is a reasonable expectation, when the Basic Set itself contains that explanation.

tpennie · 11-05-2017, 04:52 PM

That's true unless you don't HAVE the Basic set yet, like me. :)

tpennie · 11-05-2017, 05:29 PM

I noticed this edition of GURPS Space doesn't explain tech level very well. Is there another book that better explains TLs?

11-05-2017, 03:49 PM	#1
tpennie Join Date: Oct 2017	GURPS Space Fourth Edition I've been reading through GURPS Space Fourth Edition and have come across a few references that are confusing me. In the section on Worldbuilding on page 93 under World Unity, for instance, there's a reference to p. B509. I thought B referred to the GURPS Basic Set, which is split into two books. What is confusing me is that neither book has that many pages. So what book IS being referenced?

11-05-2017, 03:55 PM	#2
acrosome Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: The Land of Enchantment	Re: GURPS Space Fourth Edition The two Basic Set books have their pages numbered consecutively, so the first page in the second book is page 338. Page 509 is a page about "Society and Government Types." Does that sound right? __________________ I'd need to get a grant and go shoot a thousand goats to figure it out.

11-05-2017, 04:05 PM	#3
tpennie Join Date: Oct 2017	Re: GURPS Space Fourth Edition Ah, okay. That makes sense. You'd think that would've been explained in the book that uses the reference. Thanks!

11-05-2017, 04:52 PM	#5
tpennie Join Date: Oct 2017	Re: GURPS Space Fourth Edition That's true unless you don't HAVE the Basic set yet, like me. :)

11-05-2017, 05:29 PM	#6
tpennie Join Date: Oct 2017	Re: GURPS Space Fourth Edition I noticed this edition of GURPS Space doesn't explain tech level very well. Is there another book that better explains TLs?