4e or not 4e, that is the question

cynical13 · 10-08-2013, 04:06 PM

I've got an idea for a campaign I'd like to run with my wife and brother involving the mysteries of the Symphony of Agony and I've been dying to use GURPS for something for a long while now.

I have several years of experience running games in various systems. I even managed to run a memorable (in a good/hilarious way) session with the Lite rules in the back of Discworld for Valentine's Day several years ago. Both of my players are experienced RPers, though neither has played a lot of GURPS.

I've been studying up on the system and I've read through the books. I have a fairly sizable collection just raring to go. But there's one question niggling at me that needs answers and I was hoping for some feedback from the community at large.

I have the basic books for both 3e and 4e. I've read through them and feel like I have a pretty good feeling on how to do it. But I'm stuck on which edition to focus on. I've got a lot more books in 3e, some of which might not update well (Martial Arts, Vehicles and Supers spring to mind), and I'll admit it, I kind of dig Dan Smith's art in the 3e book.

However, I'm not married to the idea of using 3e specifically, especially if there are good reasons to use 4e (or just pillage the good bits).

Would anyone please share their wisdom and argue one over the other? Thank you in advance.

10-08-2013, 04:06 PM	#1
cynical13 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Somewhere in the midwest	4e or not 4e, that is the question I've got an idea for a campaign I'd like to run with my wife and brother involving the mysteries of the Symphony of Agony and I've been dying to use GURPS for something for a long while now. I have several years of experience running games in various systems. I even managed to run a memorable (in a good/hilarious way) session with the Lite rules in the back of Discworld for Valentine's Day several years ago. Both of my players are experienced RPers, though neither has played a lot of GURPS. I've been studying up on the system and I've read through the books. I have a fairly sizable collection just raring to go. But there's one question niggling at me that needs answers and I was hoping for some feedback from the community at large. I have the basic books for both 3e and 4e. I've read through them and feel like I have a pretty good feeling on how to do it. But I'm stuck on which edition to focus on. I've got a lot more books in 3e, some of which might not update well (Martial Arts, Vehicles and Supers spring to mind), and I'll admit it, I kind of dig Dan Smith's art in the 3e book. However, I'm not married to the idea of using 3e specifically, especially if there are good reasons to use 4e (or just pillage the good bits). Would anyone please share their wisdom and argue one over the other? Thank you in advance.