gurps Archives : Untold Realms

Garden Does Not Mean Eden

One of the hardest things to do when worldbuilding is to create unique, realistic worlds. In particular, so-called "garden worlds" have a tendency to be just that--Earth-like. The truth is they do not have to be, and that is where your creativity can come in.

Worldbuilding

Get a Copy of GURPS Space (4e)–Today!

If you want to inject more raw science into your SF worldbuilding, go get a copy of GURPS Space (4e) today! Just reading it is like getting a college degree in astrophysics. Keep in mind, it is not perfect--but it will help you out tremendously.

Gaming

The Death of GURPS

It is probably a strong statement to say something like "the death of GURPS," but I generally feel like it (says the guy who likes the game that inspired GURPS, The Fantasy Trip). But I just see a general trend in how Steve Jackson Games is supporting GURPS over the last few years--and I'm not the only one.

Magic & Sorcery

Converting Spells from GURPS to TFT

One of the fun things about getting into The Fantasy Trip again is fleshing out the spell list from the wealth of resources available today. Admittedly the spell list in Advanced Wizard was more of a starting point for wizards, not a complete end-all listing. Spells need to be "borrowed" from sources... And here is some help converting spells from GURPS to TFT.

Gaming

Converting GURPS Skills to TFT Talents

Skills in GURPS started out as Talents in The Fantasy Trip. It is a little strange going in reverse, from skills to talents--but it is very important to game depth to have them.

Gaming

Keeping Things Simple

Why play The Fantasy Trip and not GURPS? Why go... backwards? I don't think that it is backwards, not really. The beauty of TFT is its simplicity.