Rules Differences Between DFRPG and GURPS

[trooper6]

Hey all!

DFRPG is out. Now not everyone wants to run DFRPG, but there are new rules in DFRPG that people running standard GURPS might want to use. I thought this could be a thread noting rules differences between the two for people who are interested. I'll post the first thing I noticed.

Slams.
DFRPG has a new method for calculating Slams...and it is really elegant. It doesn't involve having to calculate damage each time though velocity formula.

What other differences have people noticed?

[dripton]

A few differences around equipment:

1. New armor tables, with mostly more expensive armor.

2. More expensive armor enchantments.

3. Signature Gear is now just 1 point for the plot protection, separated from the cost of the item.

4. Armor Mastery is simplified a bit, but the same idea as in DF11.

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by trooper6

DFRPG has a new method for calculating Slams...and it is really elegant.

Certainly easier and more likely to produce plausible results than the Basic Set rules. I'll use this from now on.

[hal]

Originally Posted by johndallman

Certainly easier and more likely to produce plausible results than the Basic Set rules. I'll use this from now on.

Are the new rules in any of the DF books, or do you have to have DFRPG the boxed set to have access to them?

[johndallman]

Originally Posted by hal

Are the new rules in any of the DF books, or do you have to have DFRPG the boxed set to have access to them?

The new Slam rule originates in the DFRPG and I have the PDFs for that, since I opted for them as part of backing the Kickstarter.

[GM Joe]

Fright Checks.
Instead of a 33-entry table, you get one with seven entries, giving broad ranges. Each range has a point value assigned, and that's how many Disadvantage points the character is inflicted with (with guidance about making what's inflicted appropriate and not fun-killing).

Simple, elegant.

[Gnomasz]

Jumping distance formula is far simpler. Now you could actually remember it.

Also, the change to Very Rapid Healing is worth mentioning.

[evileeyore]

Power Investiture Spell Lists are pretty radically trimmed at levels 4, 5, and 6.

[rknop]

Originally Posted by hal

Are the new rules in any of the DF books, or do you have to have DFRPG the boxed set to have access to them?

Mostly DFRPG. Technically, it's a different game from GURPS. GURPS Dungeon Fantasy is a set of GURPS genrebooks/worldbooks (one could make an argument that even though they don't have a named and NPCed setting, they are still an implicit setting, which is why I include worldbooks). As such, you'd expect GDF to have minimal rule changes (as opposed to adaptions). DFRPG, being "Powered by GURPS", will have more changes. (Still, it's not very much.)

[Ultraviolet]

Which of the DF books have the simplified Slam and Jumping calculations? I have the DF books 1 through 7, but never even looked at them.

This sounds useful for my Cliffhangers campaign. Easier is often better.