GURPS News Observations

[Proteus]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

This is PK we're talking about. A project large and chaotic enough to stymie him?

I’m still hoping it might be the long-back-burnered GURPS Girl Genius, which would be large, sprawling, intricate, high-profile, and involved with existing art resources, much as was Mars Attacks....

[Refplace]

I'm guessing it is the unknown 4th edition conversion item in the speculation thread.

[tbone]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

AFAIK, a 5e is nearly as mythical as GURPS Cabaret Chicks on Ice . . .

I have a passing familiarity with a few old forum in-jokes, but while I've heard this Cabaret . . . thing mentioned many times, I have no idea what the joke was.

For any newbies (and some non-newbies): Is this just a funny name that people laughed about? Or is there some story worth telling here?

(Probably should be in its own thread: "GURPS Forum in-jokes explained" : )

[Flyndaran]

I vaguely remember it being the tongue in cheek term for what became Low Tech.

[ericbsmith]

Originally Posted by Flyndaran

I vaguely remember it being the tongue in cheek term for what became Low Tech.

Aye, but for the life of me I don't remember how it got that name. At a guess when the project was delayed (again) somebody flippantly called it that and a musical was born, but I really don't remember.

EDIT: My google-fu is a little rusty, but it looks like it was Dr. Kromm, the old goat.

[philreed]

NOTE: Please do not pry into the personal lives of creators, staff, or anyone. If this note is ignored, this thread will be closed.

[DreadDomain]

Originally Posted by Kromm

PK remains assigned to – indeed, locked into – a large project for SJ Games.

Originally Posted by Kromm

PK's project is a whole other issue. It is something I'm aware of and must occasionally weigh in on, but it isn't my project. I'm plugging away at lots of small projects to keep the GURPS line alive, while he has one big project. Nobody here has guessed it correctly, and I'm not leaving clues in my words here . . . it's important, yes, but it isn't a huge development like a new edition or a major film or literary license. He's writing a book, just one that calls for a lot of energy, much as GURPS Mars Attacks did.

I am a bit out of the loop with what is happening at SJGames nowadays but is it safe to say that PK' big project was indeed Girl Genius or is/was it another big project brewing?

Like I was saying elsewhere, Girl Genius is the type of books I'd like to see in the future. I would love to see a Powered by GURPS Monster Hunters. Or Madness Dossier. Or IST. Or something else.

I look at Monster Hunters as an example and with the material currently available, the line can cover a surprisingly broad range of games, from Weird West to lower power Call of Cthulhu style campaign to Pulp Adventure to modern urban fantasy to Madness Dossier thriller to sci-fi Alien or Predator type campaign.

The thing is, if you are not a GURPS specialist, it is close to imˆpossible to know it can do that. When I look at Modiphius 2d20 or Fria Ligan Year Zero Engine and cannot help to think that GURPS could do the same (ie, take the system an adapt it to a specific, complete game).

EDIT: Apologies for bringing back an old thread. I was actually looking for what PK was up to and found this one and thought it was relevant before realizing it was 2 years old.