GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet

PK · 09-28-2007, 05:41 AM

My review of GURPS Martial Arts just went up. If anyone reading this is still on the fence about picking it up, or needs more information about what's inside it and what changed in the new edition, feel free to find out here:

http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13331.phtml

Peter V. Dell'Orto · 09-28-2007, 07:23 AM

Thanks for that, Rev. I just read it; your review makes me feel like Sean and I wrote a very good book indeed. Thanks for the compliment, and I'm glad to finally see a review!

giganerds · 09-28-2007, 08:32 AM

Wow! Good article. Congratulations.

pawsplay · 09-28-2007, 08:36 AM

Nice review. Based on my browing at the store, accurate, too. I will be acquiring this book.

NorthSaber · 09-28-2007, 08:39 AM

I would definitely buy the book based on that review, were I not already going to buy the book anyway! Great read!

ADAXL · 09-28-2007, 11:13 AM

@Toadkiller_Dog
You deserve this kind of review. Martial Arts is an excellent book.

demonsbane · 09-28-2007, 01:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ADAXL

Martial Arts is an excellent book.

Really. In all senses.

damon · 09-28-2007, 03:41 PM

yeah man. I haven't said it yet anywhere but I've been meaning to and this seems as good a place as any.. Martial Arts is possibly the most delightful rpg supplement i've ever browsed/read. Even if I don't want to use all the material, it's all there if I need it and really well organized, exciting and easy to understand. Actually it's probably my favourite RPG rules/info supplement (if we're including settings/core rules it gets a lot harder to narrow down)

Gavynn · 09-28-2007, 05:24 PM

I got the same feeling about Martial Arts as I did about the AD&D book Player's Option: Combat and Tactics when it came out. While it might be heresy to compare a GURPS book to an AD&D book, here I really mean it as a compliment. Back in the day with the AD&D book, we thought Combat and Tactics was the best thing since sliced bread. Well, GURPS is superior to AD&D in many ways, so when Martial Arts appeared it is like everything having finally been done right. Martial Arts may be one of the best supplements to a RPG ever produced.

demonsbane · 09-28-2007, 07:40 PM

Yes. And enlarging your comparison between Martial Arts and Combat and Tactics, in a sense GURPS -as a whole- is "that D&D book we were waiting for" for providing the right approaches/fixing our dissatisfaction and never came (and never will do, not in D&D 4 nor later).

IMHO Martial Arts rounds even more the Basic Set, and finally takes the combat system to that "utopian" level we were waiting for.

As you say, a milestone in the RPG history.

BTW: good review! Thanks Rev. Pee Kitty.

09-28-2007, 05:41 AM	#1
PK Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Dobbstown Sane Asylum	GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet My review of GURPS Martial Arts just went up. If anyone reading this is still on the fence about picking it up, or needs more information about what's inside it and what changed in the new edition, feel free to find out here: http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13331.phtml __________________ Reverend Pee Kitty of the Order Malkavian-Dobbsian (Twitter) (LJ) MyGURPS: My house rules and *GURPS* resources. #SJGamesLive: I answered questions about *GURPS After the End* and more! {Watch Video} - {Read Transcript}

09-28-2007, 07:23 AM	#2
Peter V. Dell'Orto Fightin' Round the World Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: New Jersey	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet Thanks for that, Rev. I just read it; your review makes me feel like Sean and I wrote a very good book indeed. Thanks for the compliment, and I'm glad to finally see a review! __________________ Peter V. Dell'Orto aka Toadkiller_Dog or TKD My Author Page My S&C Blog My Dungeon Fantasy Game Blog "You fall onto five death checks." - Andy Dokachev

09-28-2007, 08:32 AM	#3
giganerds Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brazil	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet Wow! Good article. Congratulations. __________________ GigaNERDs

09-28-2007, 08:36 AM	#4
pawsplay Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet Nice review. Based on my browing at the store, accurate, too. I will be acquiring this book.

09-28-2007, 08:39 AM	#5
NorthSaber Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Helsinki, Finland	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet I would definitely buy the book based on that review, were I not already going to buy the book anyway! Great read! __________________ Vampires vs. Werewolves >=)

09-28-2007, 11:13 AM	#6
ADAXL Join Date: Mar 2006	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet @Toadkiller_Dog You deserve this kind of review. Martial Arts is an excellent book.

09-28-2007, 03:41 PM	#8
damon Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: London, Ontario	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet yeah man. I haven't said it yet anywhere but I've been meaning to and this seems as good a place as any.. Martial Arts is possibly the most delightful rpg supplement i've ever browsed/read. Even if I don't want to use all the material, it's all there if I need it and really well organized, exciting and easy to understand. Actually it's probably my favourite RPG rules/info supplement (if we're including settings/core rules it gets a lot harder to narrow down) __________________ ..my campaign..

09-28-2007, 05:24 PM	#9
Gavynn Join Date: Nov 2006	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet I got the same feeling about *Martial Arts* as I did about the AD&D book Player's Option: Combat and Tactics when it came out. While it might be heresy to compare a GURPS book to an AD&D book, here I really mean it as a compliment. Back in the day with the AD&D book, we thought Combat and Tactics was the best thing since sliced bread. Well, GURPS is superior to AD&D in many ways, so when Martial Arts appeared it is like everything having finally been done right. *Martial Arts* may be one of the best supplements to a RPG ever produced. __________________ Heath Robinson ----- I created a jumbo-sized HeroQuest board from foam and I also built a case for a 55 inch TV to display animated RPG maps. Last edited by Gavynn; 09-28-2007 at 08:55 PM.

09-28-2007, 07:40 PM	#10
demonsbane Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Spain —Europe	Re: GURPS Martial Arts review up at RPGnet Yes. And enlarging your comparison between *Martial Arts* and Combat and Tactics, in a sense GURPS -as a whole- is "that D&D book we were waiting for" for providing the right approaches/fixing our dissatisfaction and never came (and never will do, not in D&D 4 nor later). IMHO *Martial Arts* rounds even more the *Basic Set, and finally takes the combat system to that "utopian" level we were waiting for. As you say, a milestone in the RPG history. BTW:* good review! Thanks Rev. Pee Kitty. __________________ "Let's face it: for some people, roleplaying is a serious challenge, a life-or-death struggle." J. M. Caparula/Scott Haring "Physics is basic but inessential." Wolfgang Smith My G+