05-24-2023, 10:26 AM | #11 |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
A feature of GURPS that it took me a really long time to fully appreciate is how easy it is to make your own monsters. You can just sit down with Characters (and maybe one or two other crunch-heavy books like Powers) and every time you see a trait that's a good fit for your conception of the monster, add that to its stat block. That's something you can't really do with D&D, because so many of the statistics a monster has in D&D—like how many hit dice it has—are entirely abstract, they don't really mean anything "in universe". It took me a long time to accept that if I wanted a Unicorn, I could just take the stats for a pony in Campaigns, change IQ to 10, give them Magery 0 and Striker (Impaling), and call it a day.
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05-24-2023, 05:00 PM | #12 |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
I really just like reading the old fantasy beistry and the space beastry I would like to see more books in that vein I also like to see it put back on the digital wish list
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05-25-2023, 12:52 AM | #13 | |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
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05-25-2023, 01:10 AM | #14 | |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
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I don't suppose anyone actually has a copy of Time Travel Adventures they want to part with for a price? It doesn't seem to be available in digital and appears long out of print, but I'd really like a copy.
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05-25-2023, 03:49 AM | #15 |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
Yes I do have them all
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06-09-2023, 02:10 PM | #16 |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
Jumping in late, but better that than never.
To clarify, do you also have all the Gaming Ballistic Nordlond Bestiary books? Because they are, without a doubt, some of the BEST "beast book" material I've ever seen. It goes well beyond just the monster entries, and that's something I suspect a lot of folks don't know: you've got sections on toxins, venoms, poisons, and disease; you've got monster building notes; you've got the whole "horse trading" section which is AMAZING; you've got discussions of how size matters...it goes on and on. Put simply if you run ANY fantasy game and don't want to create literally every single monster on your own, you should do yourself a favor and buy all of these books. (This message most certainly NOT sponsored by Doug...it is a direct result of really spending time last weekend with these books while preparing for a game!)
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06-09-2023, 02:28 PM | #17 |
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Re: New monster books for gurps
I support that, I have been happy with every GB product I have purchased.
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Being able to easily stat up dinosaurs and giant apes and housecats that magically turn into panthers is definitely an advantage, I agree. But it doesn't prevent me from being willing to buy (creative!) monster books. Quote:
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