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Those template books aren't just fantasy. They have modern, military, etc. True re 3e, it was best with basic set and a genre book, and an appropriate tech book. My two cents.

There are the 4th ed skill category sheets that help. I keep going off about how good 3rd ed is, one main book, and the 3 template books - Warrior, Wizard, Rogue are fantastic with templates for all eras. GURPS peaked, and it was with 3rd ed.

This is worth looking at.... GURPS Character Sheet it has a great program and there are videos on youtube. Also, check out GURPS Lite, it's a free PDF. Worth a look. If you feel like GURPS 4th is too dense, and honestly it is, try GURPS 3rd edition. It's far more accessible and easier to...

How dare you good sir! (gasps in shock) My character pool is a delight and has been the foundation for pick up and convention games. (Exasperated huff) Seriously though Modern Age is 3d6 roll high + add bonuses, and it has settings for pulp, gritty, and cinematic. Unfortunately, it has...

Sounds like you want Modern Age. I hear ya though, getting characters up and running quickly is an issue. When I have time I work on generating characters for different genres, so I can have a batch to pull from whenever I need. Mostly for one shots or short campaigns.

Oh yeah! I forgot about those small PDFs and POD books. Did they ever compile those into a single supplement?

Sure but most are for 3rd ed.... Creatures of the Night Fantasy Bestiary Bestiary Space Bestiary Horror 2nd ed - sizeable bestiary Blood Types (ehhh....mostly templates - not ready to play) Supporting Cast - NPCs but depending on the campaign could be a bestiary 4th Ed Dungeon Fantasy Monsters...

The writing tone in 3rd ed revised Basic Set was much more approachable than 4th ed. 4th Ed Basic Set was a slog to read and just terribly sterile. It somehow seems harder to get into with 4th ed (my experience). Happy there's new visibility for GURPS, but it needs some serious adjustments...

The new Handler's Screen has been released with updated interior. The layout is a little bit different, and some errors have been corrected. The outside art is still the same though. While I don't hate it, I don't love the player facing images and art. As I tend to use the customizable screens...

HEY! I grew up in Fargo, ND. This is totally central Minnesota accent. :P

Yup that's where I ultimately landed. I'm backing the PDFs just so I can see all the changes. If i really love them I'll hunt down the core books. My HUGE cypher collection needs to be used before I can justify a new rule set or even any more Cypher books at this point. (I mean, barring the...

Arrgghh!!! Ok I'll back just the PDFs then. Maybe. Or just the core. :p

I'm struggling too. I backed it but having second thoughts. I have a shelves full of it, but never played it, and only have run numenera a few times.

Agreed the new ones are almost garish.

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Sheesh i don't care for the covers. :(

There is an entire section on running modern games. Foci that are totally mundane - Infiltrates, Leads, Would Rather Be Reading, Works the System\Back Alleys, Works for a Living, Murders, Runs Away, Solves Mysteries, Looks for Trouble, etc. Using subtle cyphers one can totally run a noir, Bond...

Oof! Yikes that's bad. Ehhh Kobold Press and A5e has it figured out for 5e systems, and art, and that's more than plenty for me.

Waiting for a Micronauts RPG. :)

I think I'm just salty with a lot of WOTC. My apologies for thread crapping