Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

I just noticed the new Pathfinder Beginner Box which seems to be very popular...
Something like that with GURPS would be awesome and I'm quite sure it would be especially attractive for people new to the system.


Content could be like that (of course not everything would be a 'must have' but all that leaves out no wishes :p)

- A customized version of GURPS Lite, for instance only rules needed for Fantasy and fitting to that Orcslayer Adventure. With some more detailed examples to make things really easy to learn.
- Orcslayer for 4e and another following pre-made adventure or even a small campaign for that setting. Ideally a small solo-adventure, too ;)
- 5 or 6 ready-to-play sample Fantasy Characters.
- 5 or 6 blank Char Sheets.
- A nice color map which fits to the given adventures.
- A set of nice cardboard heroes with images of the sample PCs and the NPCs/Creatures for the given adventures.
- Three appealing d6's.


That would be so great and I think it makes a REALLY great gift for any gamer!! :)

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

Heh, well, not quite what I'd do.

Two copies of GURPS Lite with cardboard covers.
One copy of GURPS Fantasy Lite with magic, races, and monsters.
One copy of GURPS Banestorm.
Two double-sided battle map posters.
18 1/32 scale plastic figures. Yeah I've got a problem, need help, blah blah blah whatever :D

So two sprues of orcs and one of reptile men and one of adventurers with separate weapon hands.

I figure a male knight, a female knight, a dwarf, an elf, a female thief, and a male wizard. The orcs would have separate heads and weapons.

Sure you could go 1/56 but GURPS maps are clearly 1/36 and 1/32 is a well supported scale. Also, soft plastic may be cheaper to moulds for. I'm not quite sure these days, it used to be but the technology has really changed the last few years.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

If there were a new Orcslayer, I would be interested on it but only if the Yrth/Banestorm setting were completely discarded from the product.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

It's also the type of product that sells in Target/Walmart, which have a large potential customer base.

I'm a veteran GURPS'er who has little need for such a product, but I would still buy it.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

Boxes are pricey for the manufacturer. If it were a soft-cover with detachable character sheets, however, that might work.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

I'll go you one more and suggest that a sheet of Cardboard Heroes be included. Once you have a "gameboard" and "cut-out playing pieces" you may be able to sell the game as a standalone to some of the retail stores.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

While nice, I think it would raise the price tag too high for an entry level game.

Banestorm is such a fantastic setting, but not an requirement to run Orcslayer as there is enough setting info in the adventure to inform the players.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

And I was just about to post again to suggest that little oversight.

As a side note, has SJG ever considered selling Cardboard Heroes PDFs tied to its products? Say, Mirror of the Fire Demon. For something like $3.99, there's a PDF of cardboard figures of all the creatures in the adventure on e23. Dungeon Fantasy and Monster Hunters work well for this kind of thing, as does Creatures of the Night.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

If the box is too pricey then I imagine the books could still be plastic wrapped with the cardboard heroes, plastic bases, sheets, maps and dice. The box just looks like a more inviting product, and ideally you want to factor box price into the final price anyway.

Re: GURPS Orcslayer - Entry level GURPS
 

You don't need plastic bases for cardboard heroes, and dice ... one of the appeals of GURPS is that it uses three six siders, something you can find around the house.

Plastic wrap isn't bad, but it keeps you from looking at the book in the bookstore. That's one of the big draws of the bookstore.