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Old 05-06-2021, 05:06 PM   #41
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Default Re: Name your top 3 Gurps books of all time and why?

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Originally Posted by ericbsmith View Post
That was part of it, but there were multiple decisions that made Space 4e fall flat. The removal of the sample aliens, which would have been a nice finisher for the Alien Creation chapter. The removal of Spaceships and Equipment (which lost my favorite joke in the book, the inclusion of a Towel in the Equipment chapter). The book just seemed to be expanded to be longer while saying less.
The towel is in High-Tech instead. And yes, that does dilute the joke somewhat.
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