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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tolen Mar" data-source="post: 4061091" data-attributes="member: 1295">The odd thing about my dislike of GURPS is that it was the second RPG I ever read, and the first I bought with my own money (way back in the 2E boxed set days).  I remember being very highly impressed with how many spells my first magic user had access to, but have never been able to duplicate the same results.Running the game is a night mare.  When the characters are THAT detailed, it just means that there are that many more things to track during an encounter.  Of course, you could use a lower point value to make characters with, but then you have fewer abilities and are less capable.Moreover, the way the mechanics work (3d6 under your skill total) means that you pretty quickly reach a point where you dont need to spend skill points on your core skills anymore.  Hrmmm...come to think of it, that's why I've grown to dislike d20 as well...And of course, Advantages/Disadvantages.  It was a neat idea, until the Min/Maxers started making blind, mute, hemophiliac combat monsters.  Thankfully, in most of the games I've run, my players were understanding with the limits I placed.But enough about why I dislike GURPS...</blockquote>