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<blockquote data-quote="uzirath" data-source="post: 7633151" data-attributes="member: 8495"><p>I've been mostly playing GURPS since the mid-1990s, though I have played a fair amount of CoC too. I enjoy trying new games as a player, and reading them as a fan of games, but I rarely try to run anything other than GURPS, CoC, or D&D. As a GM, I like to know the rules really well, so I stick to the games that I'm most familiar with. (This is especially true because I often introduce new people to gaming, so it's helpful if I've internalized the system.)</p><p></p><p>The appeal of GURPS, for me, has always been the character creation system. Even 20+ years later, I still enjoy designing new characters. I enjoy the role-playing opportunities that emerge from the unique combination of advantages, disadvantages, quirks, and skills. I like how two GURPS "warriors" can feel <em>very</em> different in a way that doesn't easily happen in D&D. I like the fact that a knife or an arrow is always dangerous, but a highly skilled character still feels like a badass. I dislike levels and alignment. </p><p></p><p>With that said, it's bizarre that I almost always run heroic fantasy games. I love the D&D <em>genre</em>, but chafe at the mechanics. Thus the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/dungeonfantasy/" target="_blank">Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game</a> was basically written for me. I'm still pinching myself. It's GURPS D&D in a single box. Swoon.</p><p></p><p>Note that this is not to bash D&D. I have played and DMed every edition (most recently playing in a 5e game two weeks ago). I find that the surging popularity of D&D makes it much easier to find players for other games. TTRPGs are no longer solely linked with nerdy, socially challenged males in the popular imagination. I've had people come up to me, having heard that I'm into RPGS, to ask about joining one of my D&D groups. I say "sure, but we're not playing D&D." Thus far, that hasn't turned anyone away (and I now know significantly more people who want to play than we have spots for).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="uzirath, post: 7633151, member: 8495"] I've been mostly playing GURPS since the mid-1990s, though I have played a fair amount of CoC too. I enjoy trying new games as a player, and reading them as a fan of games, but I rarely try to run anything other than GURPS, CoC, or D&D. As a GM, I like to know the rules really well, so I stick to the games that I'm most familiar with. (This is especially true because I often introduce new people to gaming, so it's helpful if I've internalized the system.) The appeal of GURPS, for me, has always been the character creation system. Even 20+ years later, I still enjoy designing new characters. I enjoy the role-playing opportunities that emerge from the unique combination of advantages, disadvantages, quirks, and skills. I like how two GURPS "warriors" can feel [I]very[/I] different in a way that doesn't easily happen in D&D. I like the fact that a knife or an arrow is always dangerous, but a highly skilled character still feels like a badass. I dislike levels and alignment. With that said, it's bizarre that I almost always run heroic fantasy games. I love the D&D [I]genre[/I], but chafe at the mechanics. Thus the [URL="http://www.sjgames.com/dungeonfantasy/"]Dungeon Fantasy Roleplaying Game[/URL] was basically written for me. I'm still pinching myself. It's GURPS D&D in a single box. Swoon. Note that this is not to bash D&D. I have played and DMed every edition (most recently playing in a 5e game two weeks ago). I find that the surging popularity of D&D makes it much easier to find players for other games. TTRPGs are no longer solely linked with nerdy, socially challenged males in the popular imagination. I've had people come up to me, having heard that I'm into RPGS, to ask about joining one of my D&D groups. I say "sure, but we're not playing D&D." Thus far, that hasn't turned anyone away (and I now know significantly more people who want to play than we have spots for). [/QUOTE]
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