GURPS 4e Entry Point

Anth · 01-30-2006, 02:17 PM

When I meet people that would like to try roleplaying the first question I ask them is what sort of setting would they play.
- Fantasy? Go for DnD.
- Cyberpunk? Go for Shadowrun.
- SF? Go for Star Wars.
- Anne Rice? Go for Vampire.
Where does GURPS fit in the above equation?

Yes, GURPS can actually run ALL of the above settings, but the problem is that the beginner does not want a generic game - the beginner want a game that can handle the specific setting that he want to play.
After a while the beginner will grow frustrated over the limited system he has bought, but at that time he has already spent a couple of hundred dollars on that system.

Has anyone seen the WEG d6-system?
There are actually more than one book:
- d6 Adventure
- d6 Fantasy
- d6 Space
etc.

Why not call the current GURPS lite for "GURPS Lite Adventure", and then do some more GURPS Lites called: "GURPS Lite Fantasy", "GURPS Lite Space" etc.
In this way the beginner will find the specific setting he want, and later find out that the underlying system is generic.

01-30-2006, 02:17 PM	#27
Anth Join Date: Jan 2006	Re: GURPS 4e Entry Point When I meet people that would like to try roleplaying the first question I ask them is what sort of setting would they play. - Fantasy? Go for DnD. - Cyberpunk? Go for Shadowrun. - SF? Go for Star Wars. - Anne Rice? Go for Vampire. Where does GURPS fit in the above equation? Yes, GURPS can actually run ALL of the above settings, but the problem is that the beginner does not want a generic game - the beginner want a game that can handle the specific setting that he want to play. After a while the beginner will grow frustrated over the limited system he has bought, but at that time he has already spent a couple of hundred dollars on that system. Has anyone seen the WEG d6-system? There are actually more than one book: - d6 Adventure - d6 Fantasy - d6 Space etc. Why not call the current GURPS lite for "GURPS Lite Adventure", and then do some more GURPS Lites called: "GURPS Lite Fantasy", "GURPS Lite Space" etc. In this way the beginner will find the specific setting he want, and later find out that the underlying system is generic.