Gurps world books

[MoonHunter]

There are dozens of older games (and heck modern ones) that have difficult game mechanics or are just nearly obsolete. We played a number of them using hero 4th edition, a few of them will adapt nicely to 5th edition.

Star Trek (Fasa)
Blue Planet (Modern, but the 2nd edition mechanics suck)
Lace and Steel (so we did not have to use the cards)
Cidri (Fantasy Trip's, GURPs precursor, game world)
and the list goes on....

[Celt]

Originally posted by MisterVimes
That's what FGU stood for: F^@king Games Unplayable

Ah, FGU. Makers of the best RPGs nobody can play.

[Peregrine]

Originally posted by MoonHunter
There are dozens of older games (and heck modern ones) that have difficult game mechanics or are just nearly obsolete. We played a number of them using hero 4th edition, a few of them will adapt nicely to 5th edition.

Star Trek (Fasa)
Blue Planet (Modern, but the 2nd edition mechanics suck)
Lace and Steel (so we did not have to use the cards)
Cidri (Fantasy Trip's, GURPs precursor, game world)
and the list goes on....

Ah... FASA Trek. Remains to this day my favorite incarnation of the Star Trek universe. FASA gave FGU a run for its money in the 'great setting/crappy mechanics' league. (Shadowrun, anyone?)

[Space Cadet]

Looking back on my list of GURPS books I use as reference material,
I noticed that I'd left out one particular book: GURPS Mecha.

Ooops!

Space Cadet

[Derek Hiemforth]

Speaking of GURPS books, I happen to have a copy of the uber-rare GURPS The Prisoner up on Ebay at the moment if anyone's interested.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...122361138&rd=1

[TheQuestionMan]

Hello Herophiles , I am a Fan of GURPS and their Sourcebooks . Their Fan base produces more Conversions than even HERO .

The comeback of HERO System and the quality of their work has changed that . I am a born again HEROphile and I'm look forward to all future releases .

The Top Ten GURPS Books ( 150 Sourcebooks ) are out of ;
1. Japan - Most read and useful for running the setting
2. Russia - Much read and used for resource material
3. Faerie - Check it out yourself with great artwork
4. Spirits - Interesting read and classifications
5. Cliffhangers - Excellent resource and useful GM tips
6. Bestiary - Finally rules for training beasts and playing them
7. Deadlands - Great setting and well thought out conversion
8. Steampunk - Excellent for running Victorian setting
9. Traveller - Awsome setting and Conversion
10. Martial Arts - Most used and abused by players and GMs

The Worst Ten GURPS Books ( 150 Sourcebooks ) are out of ;
1. Supers - The GURPS sytem just doesn't do it well
2. Biotech - Read once now gathering dust
3. Magic Items 1,2 & 3 - Read once now gathering dust
4. Vehicle - Math BA required and too few examples
5. Myth - It's just wrong in so many ways
6. Cops - It's just wrong in so many ways
7. Covert Ops - Bad layout and art
8. Napoleon - Bad layout and art
9. SWAT - Bad layout and art
10. Authentic Thaumaturgy - Not sure this one applies

[lemming]

Originally posted by TheQuestionMan
3. Magic Items 1,2 & 3 - Read once now gathering dust

These were great for the style of FH game I was running. The semi-goofy items were mixed in with the actually useful items.

[Derek Hiemforth]

I won't bother with a "worst" list, but here are my top ten GURPS books in alphabetical order...

Atomic Horror
Black Ops
Cabal
Fantasy II
Horror
Illuminati
Religion
Space
Time Travel
Warehouse 23

[UltraRob]

Actually, I generally don't recommend GURPS:China too much...it's way too dry and doesn't cover the material from a gaming aspect very well...Just kinda gives a very limited overview of Chinese history and a little culture....you'd be better off reading real books about the subject and using GURPS:China as extra reference at best....but the books everyone should own are:

GURPS:

Japan
Imperial Rome
Aztecs
Celtic Myth
(basically any real-world book but China)
Supporting Cast
Martial Arts
Space
and
Ultra-Tech (which I get a huge amount of use out of)

Rob

[Darren Watts]

Originally posted by Derek Hiemforth
I won't bother with a "worst" list, but here are my top ten GURPS books in alphabetical order...

Atomic Horror
Black Ops
Cabal
Fantasy II
Horror
Illuminati
Religion
Space
Time Travel
Warehouse 23

Derek and I are apparently on the same GURPS wavelength here, which isn't really much of a surprise. I'd replace Religion, which is good, with Cliffhangers, which is better. Anybody interested in the art and science of GM-ing should own these ten books. Each will do a part in making you better. dw

[FenrisUlf]

Originally posted by Peregrine
My GURPS favorites:

Black Ops (#1 with a bullet)
Cabal (dare I say it - a better treatment of the subject than the original Ultimate Supermage)

Technomancer (most of it - as was mentioned in IST above, some of the underlying assumptions the author chose are a matter of taste)

I'm a big GURPS fan, myself. Personally, I think *anything* by Ken Hite is pure gold (Suppressed TRansmissions 1&2 are great, but they're waaaay overdue for a number 3), and I love the Weird War 2 book (if you want to do Golden Age, you have GOT to get this book).

BTW, Peregrine, may I ask what you had troubles with in Technomancer? I only ask because I love it, and I've got my own share of troubles with it (like the author's idea that the modern-day US has never socially progressed beyond the 50's).

[Derek Hiemforth]

Originally posted by Darren Watts
Derek and I are apparently on the same GURPS wavelength here, which isn't really much of a surprise. I'd replace Religion, which is good, with Cliffhangers, which is better.

I really waffled over Cliffhangers.. it's an excellent book too. I should've done a top eleven.

I was also tempted to include GURPS The Prisoner, but realized that ultimately the "specialness" resides in The Prisoner itself, rather than GURPS The Prisoner specifically. (Though I don't mean to knock it... GURPS The Prisoner is a very cool book too.)

[Derek Hiemforth]

Originally posted by FenrisUlf
Personally, I think *anything* by Ken Hite is pure gold (Suppressed TRansmissions 1&2 are great, but they're waaaay overdue for a number 3)

Hear, hear! Ken's one of the best in the biz. Ya' can't go wrong with his stuff. I fine the Star Trek Next Generation Narrator's Guide to be one of my most useful GM resources, even though I do not now nor have I ever run a Star Trek game in any system. The advice is just that useful and adaptable to other games & genres. And of course, the Suppressed Transmission books are the ultimate adventure idea-spawning tools.