Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
What is your Opinion of GURPS?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="shadow" data-source="post: 1450022" data-attributes="member: 2182"><p>I really like GURPS. The big advantage of GURPS is that you can play just about any character you can imagine. D&D often limits characters to archetypes, but GURPS can allow for non-stereotypical characters. Want a mage that fights in armor and uses swords? GURPS can do it! Want a barbarian that was touched by the gift of magic? GURPS can do it? Want a gun-toting, psionic, cyberpunk mutant? Ditto.</p><p></p><p>The main problem with GURPS is that combats often tend to be deadly. A 500 point character can be taken out by a 50 point goon with a rifle. There are cinematic rules (such as the stun rule) that decrease player deaths, but it's still not like D&D where a high level character can fight through hordes and hordes of goblins.</p><p></p><p>Also GURPS combat rounds are based on one second intervals, so it might take several rounds to do some actions. This might be frustrating to players wanting fast and furious combats, where players can do several things in one round.</p><p></p><p>Finally, the disadvantage system can be abused. I personally think that disadvantages make the game fun by providing role-playing incentives. However, there are players who like to take advantage of it by getting extra points for disadvantages that they hope won't come into play very often. This takes a little GM incentive (No you can't take this disadvantage in my campaign!), and a little trust between the GM and players.</p><p></p><p>Well, just my 2cp.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="shadow, post: 1450022, member: 2182"] I really like GURPS. The big advantage of GURPS is that you can play just about any character you can imagine. D&D often limits characters to archetypes, but GURPS can allow for non-stereotypical characters. Want a mage that fights in armor and uses swords? GURPS can do it! Want a barbarian that was touched by the gift of magic? GURPS can do it? Want a gun-toting, psionic, cyberpunk mutant? Ditto. The main problem with GURPS is that combats often tend to be deadly. A 500 point character can be taken out by a 50 point goon with a rifle. There are cinematic rules (such as the stun rule) that decrease player deaths, but it's still not like D&D where a high level character can fight through hordes and hordes of goblins. Also GURPS combat rounds are based on one second intervals, so it might take several rounds to do some actions. This might be frustrating to players wanting fast and furious combats, where players can do several things in one round. Finally, the disadvantage system can be abused. I personally think that disadvantages make the game fun by providing role-playing incentives. However, there are players who like to take advantage of it by getting extra points for disadvantages that they hope won't come into play very often. This takes a little GM incentive (No you can't take this disadvantage in my campaign!), and a little trust between the GM and players. Well, just my 2cp. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
What is your Opinion of GURPS?
Top