September 22, 2023: Recommending Recommendations

[RoboAdmin]

September 22, 2023: Recommending Recommendations

Read this article on the Illuminator.

[xlyce]

My first encounter with it was in 1987 at the Wizard's Corner in Saskatoon. I bought it in the discount bin, and didn't really care for it, so it sat in the corner while I played more straightforward games like Stormbringer.

In 1989 I bought 3rd edition and liked it so much better, so much so that I have been playing it since then. I even have an autographed copy of GURPS Rome in the basement!

[trooper6]

The tricky thing about recommendations...or specifically recommending GURPS, is that GURPS fans have gotten this undeserved reputation of being fanatical evangelicals, so recommending GURPS to someone you don't know really well, especially in online spaces, often results in anti-GURPS backlash...even when the person asking for a recommendation is asking for something that GURPS would be best suited for.

Person On the Internet: Hey everyone! Can anyone recommend an RPG. I'm looking for something that is point based, that uses a 3d6...preferably a roll under mechanic. I'd like it to be generic and universal. I'm also hoping for something that could to historicals really well. I want something with scalable crunch. Does anyone have any ideas?
Me: Oh, it sounds like you might be interested in GURPS, it--
Other people on the Internet: There the GURPS fans go again, always recommending GURPS! So typical!
Me: But...but...