GURPS Thaumatology: Urban Magics

[giganerds]

I like the book "Magic like Technology" flavor, allowing mages build some modern benefits to medieval cities like sewers.

Congratulations STODDARD. ;-)

[LoneWolf23k]

Oh Darnit, SJGames...

I'm trying to save on money, and you go and put out products like this!

Curse you, you magnificent bastards. *Evil grin*

[Gizensha]

Originally Posted by giganerds

I like the book "Magic like Technology" flavor, allowing mages build some modern benefits to medieval cities like sewers.

Congratulations STODDARD. ;-)

I enjoy the entire book, but the casual 'And here's how to turn this into a Contact if the PCs are rats' bit in the Rat King box is fantastic.

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by Gizensha

I enjoy the entire book, but the casual 'And here's how to turn this into a Contact if the PCs are rats' bit in the Rat King box is fantastic.

I'm glad you liked that. I tried to fill the book with easter eggs for all tastes.

Bill Stoddard

[demonsbane]

Originally Posted by Kromm

(...) Then again, you could use it for the "town" aspect of a Dungeon Fantasy campaign just fine.

I would say that's true! However I haven't read it yet.

Originally Posted by e23

Building on ideas from GURPS Fantasy . . .

It expands from 4e GURPS Fantasy and that's great. Judging from the e23 preview it seems a very inspirational and useful book. Definitely full of cool stuff. My congratulations to Bill!

[giganerds]

Originally Posted by Gizensha

I enjoy the entire book, but the casual 'And here's how to turn this into a Contact if the PCs are rats' bit in the Rat King box is fantastic.

Let me change my words, I like the entire book, mainly the part I said before ;)

[b-dog]

This is a great book and loaded with cool ideas. The style is one of the reasons I like GURPS books because it goes with an idea of a magical city an explores it fully. Integrating magic into a world is often tricky but this book helps you to easily add it into the city without losing its magical quality. Nice job!

I would like to add that I would love in some DF books were written like this. For instance, take elves, instead of silly comments about them, have a concept of what they represent in a gameworld and then give some ideas for customizing them. Or for dungeons where there could be all sort of ideas for how monsters stay alive for so long or how they live inside the dungeon etc. These kinds of things are interesting to read about to me.

[Captain-Captain]

Originally Posted by Mailanka

But... today's not thursday!

My world is turned upside down!

*flees to buy*

This Week, there is a National holiday. it falls on thrusdays. ALWAYS.

So a day earlier beats a day later.

[panton41]

I've already bought it, but I don't have the time right now to give it an overview (work, school, family, demanding house pets) how well would this work for a game closer in style to a Charles de Lint "subtle hidden magic" type urban fantasy?

[whswhs]

Originally Posted by ciaran_skye

I've already bought it, but I don't have the time right now to give it an overview (work, school, family, demanding house pets) how well would this work for a game closer in style to a Charles de Lint "subtle hidden magic" type urban fantasy?

That's not its primary focus. There are things in it that you could adapt to that kind of campaign, though, as hidden wonders. Good luck finding inspiration!

Bill Stoddard