[Poll] Mechanical Complexity of Dungeon Fantasy templates

[Jürgen Hubert]

I'm currently on a job hunt. And once I do find a job, I will likely have to find a new city... which means that I will have to find or start a new gaming group. For this reason, I am currently contemplating various campaign ideas to run in a new town, and one intriguing possibility is a West Marches-style Dungeon Fantasy campaign. Basically, the campaign is a hexcrawl/sandbox campaign with a variable pool of players and player characters - each session will be run with whatever players have time.

And in this case, each player would start with one of the Dungeon Fantasy occupational templates, which saves prep time and is a great way of introducing GURPS to new players - or new players to role-playing games.

However (as we found out when creating the Occupational Templates by Genre page at the GURPS Index[/url], the number of occupational templates for GURPS Dungeon Fantasy has become rather... large. And not all templates will be equally suitable for every type of player. While a GURPS veteran won't have a problem with creating a wizard character using the Wizard template, asking this from a new player is a bit much - especially when that player also has to keep track of spell abilities during play.

Hence I would like to poll you on the "mechanical complexity" of the Dungeon Fantasy templates - how much "system mastery" they require to play effectively. Please rate any templates you are familiar with from 1 (least complex) to 5 (most complex). Feel free to leave out any templates you are not familiar with.

Here is the complete list of all 250 point templates:

* Aristocrat (Pyramid 3/64: Pirates and Swashbucklers, p. 4)
* Artificer (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 4: Sages, p. 5)
** Alchemist (Pyramid 3/82: Magical Creations, p. 6)
* Assassin (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 12 - Ninja, p. 9)
* Barbarian (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, pp. 4-5;
* Bard (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 5)
* Beastmaster (Pyramid 3/60: Dungeon Fantasy III, p. 35)
* Buccaneer (Pyramid 3/64: Pirates and Swashbucklers, p. 5)
* Cleric (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 6)
** Evil Cleric (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 3: The Next Level, p. 23)
** Saint (Pyramid 3/36: Dungeon Fantasy, p. 10)
** Artificer-Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 8)
** City Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 12)
** Earth Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 15)
** Elder Cleric (Pyramid 3/43: Thaumatology III, p. 11)
** Fire Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 16)
** Healing Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 21)
** Messenger/Rogue Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 22)
** Priest of Death (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 13)
** Priest of the Harvest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 8)
** Priest of the Hunt (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 17)
** Priest of Love (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 19)
** Priest of Night (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 24)
** Priest of Order (Pyramid 3/78: Unleash Your Soul, p. 14)
** Sea Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 26)
** Storm Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 28)
** Sun Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 29)
** War Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 30)
* Demolisher (Pyramid 3/36: Dungeon Fantasy, p. 4)
* Demonologist (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners, p. 6)
** Infernal Diabolist (Pyramid 3/50: Dungeon Fantasy II, p. 12)
* Druid (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 7)
** Earth Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 15)
** Priest of Chaos (Pyramid 3/78: Unleash Your Soul, p. 16)
** Priest of the Harvest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 8)
** Priest of the Hunt (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 17)
** Sea Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 26)
** Storm Priest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 28)
** Elemental Druid (Pyramid 3/68: Natural Magic, p. 29)
** High Druid (Pyramid 3/68: Natural Magic, p. 31)
* Duelist (Pyramid 3/64: Pirates and Swashbucklers, p. 8)
* Echoist (Green-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 38)
* Elementalist (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners, p. 9
* Fludist (Blue-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 33)
* Holy Warrior (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 7)
** Unholy Warrior (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 3: The Next Level, p. 27)
** Warrior Saint (Pyramid 3/36: Dungeon Fantasy, p. 9)
** Artificer Holy Warrior (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 10)
** Chaos Warrior (Pyramid 3/78: Unleash Your Soul, p. 17)
** Elder Warrior (Pyramid 3/43: Thaumatology III, p. 11)
** Holy Hunter (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 18)
** Holy Warrior of Death (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 14)
** Holy Warrior of Earth (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 15)
** Holy Warrior of Fire (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 16)
** Holy Warrior of the Harvest (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 8)
** Holy Warrior of Healing (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 21)
** Holy Warrior of Love and Fertility (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 20)
** Holy Warrior of Night (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 24)
** Holy Warrior of Order (Pyramid 3/78: Unleash Your Soul, p. 14)
** Holy Warrior of the Sea (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 26)
** Holy Warrior of the Storm (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 28)
** Holy Warrior of the Sun (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 29)
** Holy Warrior of War (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 31)
** Urban Holy Warrior (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 12)
* Imitator (Pyramid 3/72: Alternate Dungeons, p. 30)
* Innkeeper (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 10 - Taverns, p. 8)
* Iron Mage (Red-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 34)
* Justicar (Pyramid 3/10: Crime and Grime, p. 4)
* Knight (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 8)
* Martial Artist (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 9)
* Mentalist (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 14 - Psi, p. 15)
* Mirror-Mage (White-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 41)
* Monster Slaver (Pyramid 3/47: The Rogue's Life, p. 20)
** Magical Slaver (Pyramid 3/47: The Rogue's Life, p. 21)
* Musketeer (Pyramid 3/36: Dungeon Fantasy, p. 17)
* Mystic Knight (Pyramid 3/13: Thaumatology, p. 16)
* Necromancer (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners, p. 13)
** Gray Necromancer (Pyramid 3/50: Dungeon Fantasy II, p. 9)
* Ninja (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 12 - Ninja, p. 8)
* Pentaclist (Orange-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 40)
* Psychic Slayer (Pyramid 3/76: Dungeon Fantasy IV, p. 4)
* Rage Barbarian (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Barbarians, p. 6)
* Rogue (Pyramid 3/64: Pirates and Swashbucklers, p. 9)
* Savage Warrior (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Barbarians, p. 7)
* Scholar (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 4: Sages, p. 8)
* Scout (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 10)
** Mystic Archer (Pyramid 3/36: Dungeon Fantasy, p. 27)
** Holy Warrior of Messengers and Rogues (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics, p. 23)
* Shaman (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners, p. 16)
* Sorcerer (Pyramid 3/82: Magical Creations, p. 9)
* Survivor (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Denizens: Barbarians, p. 8)
* Swashbuckler (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 11)
** Mystic Swordsman (Pyramid 3/36: Dungeon Fantasy, p. 28)
* Thief (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 12)
* Underworld Mage (Black-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 36)
* Thaumateurgeist (Yellow-Robe) (GURPS Magic Styles: Dungeon Magic, p. 37)
* Wizard (GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p. 13)
** Life-Force Wizard (Pyramid 3/68: Natural Magic, p. 33)
* Blob (Pyramid 3/72: Alternate Dungeons, p. 22)
* Dwarf (Pyramid 3/50: Dungeon Fantasy II, p. 4)
* Dragon (Pyramid 3/72: Alternate Dungeons, p. 23)
* Elf (Pyramid 3/50: Dungeon Fantasy II, p. 6)
* Unknowable Thing (Pyramid 3/72: Alternate Dungeons, p. 25)