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Gurps Basic Set

Gurps Basic Set

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Rating: 4 stars
Summary: GURPS is good, but like any system it has it's problems.
Review: This system is one of the better RPG systems on the market right now. The only one I have found that compares is White Wolf Storyteller system. Your entire character is point based, with hundreds if different options avauable. The problems I have with the system are this. First off, I HATE the combat system. Personally I don't like fighting in my RPG campaigns, so such things rarely occur if I can help it. But GURPS "simple" combat system was still far to complex for me. Secondly the system is designed around the idea that EVERYTHING can be researched, catgorized, and easily referenced if I can quote Agent Mulder. Which on the surface does not sound like a problem. But when you sit down to hammer out a campaign you are forced to pour through the books looking for Skills, advantages, and disadvantages that are or are not subitable for your campaign. Quite a lengthy undertaking, especially if you have GURPS Compendium 1. But if you are looking for a system that can fit any genre, buy GURPS, or toy around with White Wolf system if you have the time.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: EXCELLENT
Review: Tired of D&D? Want to MAKE a character? Want to specialize? This is the RPG for you then. Make your character JUST like you want him/her/it. Want to be dumb and disgustingly good with a sword? It is your choice. GURPS can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be. That is its hook, its magic. You want to shift numbers all day in a battle you can. You want battles to be swift, vioklent, and over so you can get back to the story you can. I highly reccomend this system.

Rating: 4 stars
Summary: Mixin it up with GURPS
Review: When i first looked at This book i didn't want to give up my d&d obsession. However once i looked through book through i saw that this could be just as fun as d&d. Creation of the character is better than the d&d version. Because of the ability to create characters not limited by classes. The combat system is pretty much the same as d&d. The advantages, disadvantages, and quirks make roleplaying more diverse. So overall they are about the same (d&d and gurps) in value.

Rating: 5 stars
Summary: Wow! This blows D&D out of the water.
Review: You may have heard that ad&d is coming out with a third edition. To some it up, it is almost exactly like GURPS. The only difference is that GURPS lets your imagination run wild! In AD&D, you can play pretty much medieval or a few other historical periods. In GURPS, you can be everything from a Neolithic caveman to a Interplanetary Vehicle Technician. In GURPS, you can challenge your mind to the max. There are no restrictions. How many weapons you can use is not based upon what you are, but how you see your character. And the best reason why GURPS is better than AD&D? Simple, you only have to by one book, the GURPS basic set. It comes with all you need to let your imagination run wild, unlike AD&D, where you can only be very basic things with the player's handbook. So, to conclude, buy this book, I garuntee you won't be disappointed.


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