tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post8147261959057314803..comments2023-08-24T07:57:30.466-05:00Comments on The Eye of Joyful Sitting Amongst Friends: The Tipping PointBrett Slocumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-75689747040332998472013-02-26T19:20:48.643-06:002013-02-26T19:20:48.643-06:00Thanks for this, clearly its not a simple question...Thanks for this, clearly its not a simple question, but now I have a better sense of what people are talking about.Principe dell'Estriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090298455153620573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-38968758598287352712013-02-25T22:29:28.653-06:002013-02-25T22:29:28.653-06:00There is absolutely nothing wrong with using GURPS...There is absolutely nothing wrong with using GURPS Lite as the basic platform and adding what you need on demand. In fact, I think this is where 4th edition went awry.Ardwulfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12899867754143531668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-25969893977661542372013-02-25T14:31:07.714-06:002013-02-25T14:31:07.714-06:00Then gander at the 3rd edition GURPS Lite. Perhaps...Then gander at the 3rd edition GURPS Lite. Perhaps it'll be simpler.<br />http://e23.sjgames.com/item.html?id=SJG30-6094Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-76916194752045016392013-02-25T14:28:52.593-06:002013-02-25T14:28:52.593-06:00I dunno ... even GURPS Lite 4e is pretty dense. I ...I dunno ... even GURPS Lite 4e is pretty dense. I don't think of it as "Lite", I think of it as "Firehose" -- concentrated GURPS, but not really any simpler.<br /><br />That said, I am in complete sympathy with your new approach. Many's the time I thought I'd do the same. I only finished one project in that vein, but it was a good 'un.Bob Portnellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563075580066984380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-37041218194132146612013-02-25T14:04:23.854-06:002013-02-25T14:04:23.854-06:00Thanks, that confirms my feelings.Thanks, that confirms my feelings.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-51598123637922392162013-02-25T14:03:27.256-06:002013-02-25T14:03:27.256-06:00Try this article, which compares the two: http://d...Try this article, which compares the two: http://d20darkages.blogspot.com/2013/02/so-whats-new-school.html<br /><br />Others will define things differently. Jim Raggi, author of Lamentations of the Flame Priestess (an OSR game), says it's about whether the GM makes up their own world or uses prefab worlds from the publisher. I don't agree with that. It's more complex than that.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-10631976520760557352013-02-25T13:06:31.990-06:002013-02-25T13:06:31.990-06:00Dude, I don't even use half the stuff on that ...Dude, I don't even use half the stuff on that cheat sheet, and I wrote half of the book on additional combat options.<br /><br />GURPS Lite is really all you need if you don't want a lot of rules to draw on.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-26644268690406372612013-02-25T13:00:05.730-06:002013-02-25T13:00:05.730-06:00I looked at GURPS Ultra-Lite for the first time ov...I looked at GURPS Ultra-Lite for the first time over the con weekend. Very interesting. I don't think I need things that simplistic.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-678965115883302892013-02-25T11:52:19.564-06:002013-02-25T11:52:19.564-06:00I hope this question isn't irritatingly basic ...I hope this question isn't irritatingly basic (or incendiary!) but...here goes:<br /><br />I keep seeing references like yours to "Old School" and "OSR." But I have no idea what "Old School" and its revival refer to.<br /><br />I'm not feigning ignorance, I really don't know. I started gaming in '78 and stopped in '84 and I don't really have aPrincipe dell'Estriahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090298455153620573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-89633417731770655792013-02-25T11:45:20.559-06:002013-02-25T11:45:20.559-06:00It's good to discover those sorts of things ab...It's good to discover those sorts of things about yourself, even if it does take a while sometimes.<br /><br />I keep coming back to GURPS because every other system leaves me throwing my hands up over some aspect or another that breaks my enjoyment of the game - more often than not due to unnecessary (to me) abstraction or mechanics that fail to capture the sort of "realistic feeling&Jason Packerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02240705069654358715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-27537830791096957292013-02-25T10:49:55.085-06:002013-02-25T10:49:55.085-06:00GURPS Lite gives me exactly what I want: a consist...GURPS Lite gives me exactly what I want: a consistent die mechanic that really works for me, a reasonable structure for character creation, and a quick way to tie into hundreds of sourcebooks.Brett Slocumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09240226222507995367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2808390564860839932.post-48961339090150726822013-02-25T10:45:07.427-06:002013-02-25T10:45:07.427-06:00I'm sort of a similar mind. I like GURPS but i...I'm sort of a similar mind. I like GURPS but it's too complicated for what I want these days. I should probably pay more attention to GURPS Lite, though.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.com