The Legacy Edition boxed set was released in April 2019.So the new version is out now?
Mechanically, it's not GURPS. It is related, but GURPS was a redesign from first principles... including adding a 4th attribute.I bought the big Fantasy Trip boxed set, but I still haven't brought it to the table. It's honestly a little confusing to me, and I run 5e and PF2 currently. Had I known it was GURPS fantasy, I'd probably have not purchased it. I was just drawn in by the size and contents of the box as well as the hype from a YouTuber I watch.
Just on a personal note, I dislike the default Christian real world religious bent going on in the campaign setting (basically says that no matter the fantasy world you're playing in, Christianity is so real that it's a dominant force there too.)
Religion
There are thousands of religions on Cidri. Every form of worship our Earth ever heard of, and a great many that it hasn’t, may be found there.
But Fantasy Trip (specifically Melee) was born out of a reaction to D&D 1E. The designer, Steve Jackson himself, has said as much. The original AD&D was very lacking in tactical options. It was pretty much "walk up to the enemy and roll to hit". Melee sought to address that.I said it on Youtube, and I'll say it here: Attacking D&D isn't the way to get people to try it. Especially since the attack until depleted mode is also quite true of Melee. It's just that in Melee it doesn't last as long. That's an issue of GMing, not of the underlying systems, both of which share similar levels of abstraction.
And I don't say this as a D&D fanboy -- I'm not one -- but as a fan of a bunch of games that includes having spent the cash for a new edition...that broke several elements. Guess I'll just keep using my old, battered, MetaGaming ones.
There's a sheet in the box that gives you a roadmap to learning the system, because that big box is indeed a lot.I bought the big Fantasy Trip boxed set, but I still haven't brought it to the table. It's honestly a little confusing to me, and I run 5e and PF2 currently. Had I known it was GURPS fantasy, I'd probably have not purchased it. I was just drawn in by the size and contents of the box as well as the hype from a YouTuber I watch.