Converting material from other systems

Psychotime · 12-31-2010, 12:52 AM

How I understand them, DnD and GURPS are on opposite sides. DnD is mostly mechanic based than anything else, and GURPS is narrative based.

Maybe it's just me, but mechanic based elements are hard to make into narrative, while the opposite is pretty easy.

So how I'm seeing it, GURPS is more adept at adapting books, movies, ect than it is at mechanical games like DnD or Final Fantasy. They're based too much on their own internal logic as opposed to a storytelling one.

Then again, I am typing this a 2 in the morning.

12-31-2010, 12:52 AM	#24
Psychotime Join Date: Jun 2009	Re: Converting material from other systems How I understand them, DnD and GURPS are on opposite sides. DnD is mostly mechanic based than anything else, and GURPS is narrative based. Maybe it's just me, but mechanic based elements are hard to make into narrative, while the opposite is pretty easy. So how I'm seeing it, GURPS is more adept at adapting books, movies, ect than it is at mechanical games like DnD or Final Fantasy. They're based too much on their own internal logic as opposed to a storytelling one. Then again, I am typing this a 2 in the morning. __________________ Who is this kid? [link]