Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

It's a bit of a mouthful, and I think anyone who makes the appropriate association between "anthropomorphics" and "human-like animal characters" is probably going to make the association between "furries" and the same at least as readily. Honestly, the only misconception I can see happening with the current title is someone thinking it's a book about Furry Fans, and I don't think it's much of a stretch to assume most people who would a) make this mistake and b) would have an interest in the actual book will quickly realize that making an entire rulebook about such folks doesn't make any sense (as already noted).

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

Kromm has already explained that the title went through a lot of internal discussion and Furries was considered the best title to describe the content in a way understandable to the most people. If that title is a deal breaker for anyone, I'd suggest not applying for the playtest, because the title is exceedingly unlikely to change at this very late date. Regardless, though, we can consider it a dead issue here.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

When I went to college, I met a young woman who claimed she was half sky elf from her father's side. I never did find out what she claimed a sky elf was. But then again, my nickname then was "Spock," I wore a stocking cap everywhere, and had people convinced I had pointed ears....

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

Just adding my voice to the chorus. But when I saw GURPS Furries, I knew immediately what the book would be about. While it could be argued whether GURPS Anthros or GURPS Anthropomorphics are or are not technically more accurate, my first reaction would likely have been "what on Earth is that?"

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

I must say that I would resist calling it GURPS Anthros; seeing the Greek root mutilated like that is painful.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

Just because I can't resist looking things up and then spreading it around, here's a reference to "furry" going back to 1994:

'(Jefferson) Swycaffer’s (1994) article is itself in two parts. He first defines ‘Furry Fandom’ as “the organised appreciation and dissemination of art and prose regarding ‘Furries,’ or fictional mammalian anthropomorphic characters.”'

http://www.anthrozine.com/site/lbry/yarf.reviews.b.html

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

I saw this post and immediately thought of the game Albedo from the 80's and thought "Except it's Gurps so it'll be more than sci-fi..."
I personally would love to run a game based on Rock & Rule but I'm a nostalgic nerd.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

As someone who never has heard the term "furry" used for anything other than people who wear animal costumes, I had no problem figuring out what this book was going to be about.

But perhaps that was because Steven said "Familiarity with the GURPS Basic Set and with GURPS Template Toolkit 2: Races is vital for this process. Knowledge of anthropomorphic material in graphic novels, animation, art, and other media, and of its historical sources and inspirations, is also important. Templates will prioritize fidelity to this material over scientific accuracy, and general discussion also needs to be checked against it."

Or perhaps because I've allowed and created anthropomorphic races for my games for some time now.

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

Interesting to see you mention him! He and I have known each other for decades now; when I lived in San Diego he played in many of my campaigns, and had many arguments about politics—one year he and I agreed to meet for a pillow-fight after a particularly heated argument. Both of us were paying attention to furry material a decade before the article you refer to. . . .

Re: Call for Playtesters: GURPS Furries
 

Is this synchronicity, or do I have Hidden Lore? (Actually, I had no idea of the connection).

I do think, though, that some political debates might be improved with a little pillow fighting....