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Why do you like/use GURPS? (self.gurps)

submitted 2 years ago by jursed to c/gurps@ttrpg.network

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Hello! I'm excited to see there's a new community for GURPS. Currently, I'm running a survival horror mundane-fantasy game stuck in a modern day British town in which the characters have to survive their daily lives. It's my first time GMing and its been fun so far!

My favorite part of GURPS is how simple or complex it can be. I like it's flexibility. I've been using the GURPS lite edition but the fact that I can add or remove rules based on my needs is wonderful! I also like the simulation aspect of it as well, because it lends nicely to a more gritty, realistic and dangerous feeling.

How about you? Why do you use GURPS?

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[–] jursed 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, fate still has a little bit of that bell curve. But I'd say I have to agree with you on there! It makes it so the roleplay has a little bit more probable that the result makes sense, if that makes sense.

I've always wanted to try FATE, but I've been a bit scared off by the metacurrency. Well, I'm "trying" it in a solo RPG, and it seems fun so far! But my worry is that the results feel a bit madlibbed on my part... I'm now curious, what do you like more about that system? I haven't managed to make an opinion yet, but I do think its very fascinating in it's simplicity!

[–] Cube6392 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I like the madlibbiness of FATE, actually. It's a fun-first system that enables players to get silly, without too much concern for groundedness, which, let's be honest, is the draw of most TTRPG sessions, even when we go in thinking we don't want it to be. The +'s and -'s are also super easy for players to grok what a good roll and a bad roll look like. Overall, what I like, is that it's easy to learn and run, and helps people figure out more of what they'd like for a role-playing experience. Once people know more, we can find a system that does more of what specifically they want

[–] jursed 1 points 2 years ago

Yeah I get that, and I can agree in some way. But, it's all a matter of taste at the end! Thank goodness for all these different generic systems. 😁