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They could, certainly, but I see the five-volume set as a desirable functional feature. The way the content is configured, I can, without thinking about it at all hard, conceive of cases where four of the five books are in use by different players simultaneously rather than waiting to pass a single book around. I see that as a significant point in favor of the goal of ease of use.

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The guiding star or mantra here was, "Keep it straightforward, keep it simple, and keep it standalone (which is to say, include enough so the GM can run a typical group of delvers without needing to buy other books)."

That applies to adventurer creation, system rules, magic, and more.

Since we've already leaked that Adventurers will be the longest book at 128 pages, that should make it obvious that the whole of GURPS Magic will not be included. What will be included is a distillation of that book that is straightforward, simple, and standalone.

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Combat and Game-mastering are probably together in a Campaigns type book. I bet you're right on magic and monsters. That leaves one mystery book. Since the game is "ready to play," I'm betting some sort of campaign, or series of encounters, or something like it.

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I can too, depends on the books of course but Magic would easily and often likely make the rounds during a game.
Hmm wonder if Combat cards are a stretch goal?

Your probably right. I was thinking about the utility of a combat book being passed around at the table but Combat Cards would work too.
Or a common modifier chart.
Maybe a Dungeon book for the adventure? So you have rules for building and populating a dungeon as sort of a generic adventure?

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Or, knowing the Doctor's hobbies, maybe a book on good drinks for perusal during the gaming session.

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Quick aside
Please remember some people don't live in the US when choosing kickstarter rewards etc.

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Yes, a Europe friendly fulfilment option would be greatly appreciated!

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As I've said elsewhere I'm going to want this thing no matter what it contains. It's useful merely as propaganda, if nothing else. But for my own personal uses I do have a question. It may not yet be answerable.

Will it be made clear, either externally or inside the box set itself, what the contents are "replacing" as far as the DF line is concerned? I'd like to know which PDFs I can "retire" to the "not needed" folder once I have this thing in hand.

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What This Is: A standalone roleplaying game, Powered by GURPS – a game created using GURPS as a toolkit. To create it, I had to rewrite big chunks of the GURPS Basic Set, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy (mostly the first three volumes), and – have no fear – GURPS Magic. I also had to write more original material than I realized back in January . . . Whether you're a GURPS fan, a player of other RPGs, or a total newbie to gaming, there's something in the box for you.

What This Is Not: An "update" or a "repackaging" of anything. This is not "all the GURPS Dungeon Fantasy supplements and related Pyramid issues in one place for existing GURPS fans." That would intimidate the living crud out of newbies, who we hope will buy the game! In fact, you don't have to know what a "gurps" is to use this. (Depending on how many house rules you use, you might even be better off if you don't!)

More on this in upcoming weeks . . . I'm still writing the Designer's Notes articles.

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It's related to the grue, I know that much.