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A huge amount of work has been done to create templates for many major genres or types of games. There are still decision to be made but...

Three games? Hmmm. Do I get just the core rulebooks or the supplements/adventures/accessories too? I'm thinking what would give me the...

Just a side comment on one branch of this discussion, since I've seen it come up in other discussion: Disadvantages that work by...

I think the character point system 'works best' when it is declared as being an artificial economy meaning you can't take everything and...

I'm in a FB group with 6k members who play solo. That style of play is without a doubt very popular, often using BX or the Basic Fantasy...

I was just reminiscing about GURPS a few days ago and started looking into 4th ed. Looks like I'll wait a bit until 4.x is made and...

This is one of my personal ’proud nails’ with GURPS, too. It tends to use a mix of factors to determine a point cost. ‘Real world’...

If we’re talking about a Golden Age in terms of the overall player base growing, then I would think the Satanic Panic is a good touch...

The concept of "The Golden Age of Gaming" is what led me to do those D&D Edition Experience Surveys back in 2020, during the pandemic...

I don't want to see the core game get watered down. Personally, I don't feel that the game is nearly as complicated as it has a...

I'll say the same thing about this I've said when people suggest it about the Hero System; trying to move into the niche Savage Worlds...

No formal printed versions but they are pretty simple to compile and get printed for personal use.

Fairly compatible. One of the main changes was how HP are calculated, but you can easily convert it.

There are five Dungeon Fantasy bestiaries, another two for the DFRPG, and four for Nordlund. There are six mini-bestiaries for sci-fi /...

If they number the additional pages with Roman numerals there might be an actual page XX…