[Nymdok]

As you study GURPS, pay attention to the charachter creation process.

Test drive the combat system with a friend/guinea pig.

START SIMPLE!

A quick adventure could easily be 'You walk into a bar and kick the green out of some goblins'. That gives everyone a chance to get their feet wet with combat. It also lets them kick the tires on their new charachters.

RULE MORE THAN REFERENCE!
GURPS has a high density of rules. Dont kid yourself about knowing them all. Make decisions in your first few games based on the events that are happening, rather and looking up everything they do. It will help the game move along.

NOBODY DIES ON DAY 1!
This was actually a friend of mines idea and I adopted it quickly. The first game session it is IMPOSSIBLE to die. Nothing mre dissapointing than spending hours min/maxing your charachter just to be decapitated by a Crit Roll in the first round of combat.

Good Luck and Have FUN!

Nymdok