Re: (TFT) Why not GURPS?

[John J Hyland <johnnyboytmm@juno.com>]

-- pvk@oz.net wrote:---------------------------------------------
 It took
us about six years for our detail/realism-heavy tastes to strongly want
more complexity.
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If you like TFT but want more complexity and detail, GURPS is clearly the right game for you.  Good choice.


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I've had much success with
running games without even trying to teach new players the rules. I can
just ask them what they want to do, and immediately translate it to the
game system. Of course, I had 10 years of GM experience (2-3 in GURPS)
before I realized I could do this.
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I've done that for grade school kids who wanted to learn AD&D  (a long time ago)  but in TFT and GURPS character generation is an important part of the game (and the fun).  And GURPS has a steeper learning curve.


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once you learn and
get used to it, it's not bad, at least to me. However I have to remind
myself I've been gaming so long that some of my capacities, tastes and
perceptions are unusual.
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I'm sure your right, once you get used to it, those 5 rolls and 6 calculations per swing become second nature.  I just don't have the desire for detail and complexity to want to get there.  But if I did, GURPS would likely be my choice too.

Plus all that rolling would slow down my big melees, and they are my bread and butter.   And I may have mentioned this already, but I really hate disadvantages.


John


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