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Any recommendations for 1st GURPS oneshot? (ttrpg.network)

submitted 1 year ago by delax@ttrpg.network to c/gurps@ttrpg.network

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I grabbed a copy of the 3rd ed Basic Set, but its a little intimidating haha.

Any recommendations for me to bring to a oneshot night to show why Gurps is neat?

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[–] delax@ttrpg.network 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Thanks! There's sometimes too many generic systems and its hard to focus on why use one over another (still wanna try Cortex, Genesis, Fate, etc). It been a busy weekend and haven't had a chance to really sit and read through gurps rules yet.

Is there a big difference between 4th and 3rd? I'm guessing it's mostly revisions/tweaks?

[–] mightbejackie@ttrpg.network 1 points 1 year ago

In 4e, attributes are priced more consistently than 3e. DX and IQ are always 20 points to upgrade by 1, and ST and HT are always 10.
4e doesn't have any kind of Random Characters.
In 4e, HP is based on ST and FP is based on HT, not the other way around.
In 4e, psionics is not skill-based and is relatively simpler.
4e doesn't have language skills; instead, languages are separate, and there are four levels (None, Broken, Accented, Native) rather than the full 3d range.
4e Tech Levels are more consolidated and some things are different. As an example, modern day is TL8 (the digital age), rather than TL7.
4e has more damage types than 3e.
Mental disadvantages in 4e use a 'self-control roll' instead of a Will roll.

[–] Dee_Imaginarium 1 points 1 year ago

It's been a long minute since I've ran GURPS but I don't recall any major changes between 3rd and 4th.

Since you mentioned it though, for generic systems I think I honestly prefer Cortex. I've played it with medieval settings, modern, and sci-fi. I like that it uses all the dice and frequently. It's just more fun for me to roll more dice variety. They also have a fun system where you have two health pools, one for normal damage and one for stun damage that you fall unconscious if you run out of. I thought that was neat since it allows you to more easily play that pacifist role if you want, which you don't see too often from my experience.