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<blockquote data-quote="Skallgrim" data-source="post: 4777042" data-attributes="member: 79271">Echoing some things said by earlier posters:GURPS Magic is a very specific way of modeling spell-casters.&nbsp; You may love it&nbsp;&nbsp; (like I do), hate it, or have no use for it, as it doesn't model the way YOU want magic to work (like I do).&nbsp; It makes magic VERY different from D&amp;D.&nbsp; GURPS Powers is a very, very good purchase.&nbsp; Not just for making your own magic system (which it would be excellent for), but also for suggestions on how to do tons of different effects (poisons, auras, transformations).&nbsp; I can see any GM in a magical world getting tons of use out of it.A previous poster pointed out the &quot;generic&quot; feel of GURPS.&nbsp; This is a real danger, particularly if you allow the players to create their own Powers and martial arts.&nbsp; If someone creates a power, they may just say that it is a 3d Flaming Jet attack, with a continuing damage effect.&nbsp;&nbsp; On the other hand, if someone has Al-Rahim's Flaming Sword of Ruin (which just also happens to be a 3d Flaming Jet attack with a continuing damage effect), the &quot;generic&quot; feel tends to go away.&nbsp; Taking time to characterize Powers, effects, and Martial Techniques &quot;in the world&quot;, as well as &quot;in the rules&quot; really helps GURPS feel less formulaic.Also, with GURPS, a LOT of the work is at the &quot;front-end&quot;.&nbsp; Creating Powers and Spells, statting out races, and making up Characters (and enemies) can take a LOT of time.&nbsp; Once you've gotten this done, however, you seem to need to refer less to the rules in play, as a lot of the rules are contained within the power or character sheet (kind of like running D&amp;D with combat cards).&nbsp; Don't be discouraged by the high initial time investment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Skallgrim, post: 4777042, member: 79271"] Echoing some things said by earlier posters: GURPS Magic is a very specific way of modeling spell-casters. You may love it (like I do), hate it, or have no use for it, as it doesn't model the way YOU want magic to work (like I do). It makes magic VERY different from D&D. GURPS Powers is a very, very good purchase. Not just for making your own magic system (which it would be excellent for), but also for suggestions on how to do tons of different effects (poisons, auras, transformations). I can see any GM in a magical world getting tons of use out of it. A previous poster pointed out the "generic" feel of GURPS. This is a real danger, particularly if you allow the players to create their own Powers and martial arts. If someone creates a power, they may just say that it is a 3d Flaming Jet attack, with a continuing damage effect. On the other hand, if someone has Al-Rahim's Flaming Sword of Ruin (which just also happens to be a 3d Flaming Jet attack with a continuing damage effect), the "generic" feel tends to go away. Taking time to characterize Powers, effects, and Martial Techniques "in the world", as well as "in the rules" really helps GURPS feel less formulaic. Also, with GURPS, a LOT of the work is at the "front-end". Creating Powers and Spells, statting out races, and making up Characters (and enemies) can take a LOT of time. Once you've gotten this done, however, you seem to need to refer less to the rules in play, as a lot of the rules are contained within the power or character sheet (kind of like running D&D with combat cards). Don't be discouraged by the high initial time investment. [/QUOTE]

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