Happy Birthday, GURPS 4e!

[Phil Masters]

Originally Posted by SID

I didn't know there was a 4e deluxe edition, is SJ still producing these?

It's not in Warehouse 23, so you can assume not. I think it was a limited-run special thing when the new edition was launched.

Originally Posted by DreadDomain

I was a big fan of GURPS 3E at the time (still am) and I bought GURPS 4E as soon as I could. I must have been very busy at the time because before I could get to it, it was already the second printing. Or maybe it simply took a while to get to my home town in Canada?

There was also an unfortunate issue with binding quality on early copies - presumably the first printing. (Pages quickly fell out.) So many first printing copies may even have been recalled before they reached non-US distribution.

[DreadDomain]

Originally Posted by Phil Masters

There was also an unfortunate issue with binding quality on early copies - presumably the first printing. (Pages quickly fell out.) So many first printing copies may even have been recalled before they reached non-US distribution.

Now that you mention it, it rings a bell. It's quite possible I might have waited for the second printing on purpose.

Actually, the more I think about it the more I believe what happened is either a) I've learned about the binding issue and waited for the second printing or b) perhaps more probable, I bought the first printing (knowing of the issue or not) but gave it away to a friend and acquired the second printing became available

[sjard]

<Moderator>
Removed off topic discussion of drinking ages. This is a topic that is better had Elsewhere.

Thank you.
</Moderator>

[corwyn]

Originally Posted by Phil Masters

It's not in Warehouse 23, so you can assume not. I think it was a limited-run special thing when the new edition was launched.


There was also an unfortunate issue with binding quality on early copies - presumably the first printing. (Pages quickly fell out.) So many first printing copies may even have been recalled before they reached non-US distribution.

I hear that. I had my Characters book replaced and shipped for free (thanks SJG) and my second one has a bunch of pages loose from that time as well. Campaigns did as well but for some reason I didn't want to bother with the process again and just had both spiral bound.

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by corwyn

I hear that. I had my Characters book replaced and shipped for free (thanks SJG) and my second one has a bunch of pages loose from that time as well. Campaigns did as well but for some reason I didn't want to bother with the process again and just had both spiral bound.

I put Characters in a binder in plastic page protectors. It has proven handy when doing a session zero, as I can pull out whole sections and let one player look through the disadvantages while another is looking at skills.