Steve jackson games is raising funds for dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps on kickstarter. Before it was books it was a series of pyramid articles 36,50,60,72,76,89,98 which were compiled as pyramid. Dungeons and gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 1, but all creature stats are new to this work. Shane unboxes the brand new gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set from steve jackson games. But gurps is also incredibly flexible, and this document was designed to show you how little you need to know to play the game. Sep 07, 2016 why gurps dungeon fantasy is awesome with the dungeon fantasy boxed set kickstarter active, this post will discuss why dungeon fantasy is an awesome game. And, of course, it looks at the many different ways that. Wilderness adventures pdf, gurps 4 steve jackson games 2014, 37. Kromm punch set out to become a particle physicist in 1985, ended up the gurps line editor in 1995, and has engineered rules for almost every gurps product since. Enter play as a creepy corpseeater or a lovely nymph, a tiny pixie or a hulking ogre, or any of 33 other nonhuman races. The goal, as i understand it, was to provide a somewhat simplified game using gurps as a base to appeal to a wider market and help bring people into the gurpsfold. Bottom tier are core books necessary to play, moving up to least necessary. Primarily a pdf series, the early books have been physically published.
One printed copy each of the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game box set, dungeon fantasy monsters 2, the dungeon fantasy companion, and how to be a gurps gm, plus the dungeon fantasy game and monsters 2 each in pdf pdfs to be delivered through warehouse 23. Review of fantasy week gurps dungeon fantasy 14 rpgnet. This means it omits most of the series and all of the pyramid content other than wizardry refined. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game steve jackson games. In case you hadnt heard of this kickstarter, the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game dfrpg is a standalone gurps product designed to bring new players into gurps through the hackandslash fantasy genre. A gurps 4th ed series that cuts the system down to just those parts needed for hackandslash fantasy adventuring. It also examines the nature of supernatural forces, and discusses the impact of wizards, monsters, and gods.
The idea here is to engage new players and avoid bamboozling them, not to drown them in subsystems and variants. Gurps magic all the spells from the third edition gurps magic and gurps grimoire, plus dozens of allnew spells, in the ultimate tome of magic. Our online store offers gurps adventures, play aids, and support in pdf form. Whether that is of any value is left as an exercise for the reader. Dungeons is the second in a line of products designed to allow gurps players to run traditional dungeoncrawls. Gurps simple fantasy overview gurps is a huge game that can cover practically any genre of roleplaying. Several of the books were rewritten and repackaged for the powered by gurps dungeon fantasy roleplaying game. Oct 12, 2019 one copy each of the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game and the dungeon fantasy gm screen, all of the addon pdfs including a oneyear subscription to pyramid, plus all unlocked stretch goals. Gurps dungeon fantasy is their top pdf line so support wont be going anywhere.
The dungeon fantasy series reduces gurps to the essential abilities and rules you need to create tough dungeondelvers, equip them with awesome gear. If they do not sleep at least 8 hours per day surrounded by earth from their homeland, they lose one blood point per day. Gurps dungeon fantasy is a series of playing aids for gurps 4th edition focused on dungeon crawls and hack and slash fantasy. Its filling a big gap in the df guidebooks a quickandeasy single book to look at when running wilderness sessions or wilderness campaigns. I work on a basically volunteer basis, writing the files as i have time and collecting files that others have written to add to future updates of gca4. Not only can it help generate a nighinfinite range of valuable enchanted and mundane items, it can be used as a shopping list by pcs flush with cash. This is a listing of the publications from steve jackson games and other licensed publishers for the gurps roleplaying game. Thats where the readytoplay dungeon fantasy roleplaying game comes in. If, however, you need gurps stats for lizard men and orcs, gurps fantasy folk is the book you want. It offers worlds full of fascinating lands, dotted with great cities and populated by exotic cultures. Along with many others, ive also been working with armin on the gca4. Many backers got everything they have for df so theyll need something more sooner or later. There are 4 different versions, two 3rd edition versions in 1680x1050 and 1920x1080 resolution and two for 4th edition in 1680x1050 and 1920x1080 resolution.
Treasure tables contains everything you need to deck your halls and dungeons, towers, and arcane temples with goodies. Fronted by steve jackson games on behalf of the illuminati, it offers a wide variety of roleplaying games, card games, and board games from many different companies. Gurps system design steve jackson gurps line editor sean punch indexer nikola vrtis page design phil reed. What ill do in this article is something only i can do.
I have tried to replicate the abilities as faithfully as possible but the difference between the systems makes some creatures more powerful than before due to the value of. It discusses the genre in depth with all its subgenres and inspirations myth, novels, movies, etc. Although vampires do not get tired, they do feel sleepy and require a time of sleep just as any normal living being does. Pdfs from the major players in online publishing plus gems. As such, the series bares gurps down to the essentials skills a dungeon crawler needs, and dismisses all the traits any wellrounded character would typically have. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game pdf version rpg item. Dungeon fantasy is basically just the bits of gurps 4e that make sense for a dungeon crawling game, packaged as a complete game. They point at gurps vorkosigian and say it didnt work. Previous viewers have noted that gurps fantasy bestiary was nothing like tsrs monster manual, i. Dungeon magic offers a collection of seven sorcerous societies perfect for dungeon crawling adventures gurps fantasy tech 2. What this means, basically, is that im in charge of maintaining, updating, writing, and compiling the data files for gca4. Gurps basic set fantasy is an engaging genre, bursting with wonder and mystery. The goal, as i understand it, was to provide a somewhat simplified game using gurps as a base to appeal to a wider market and help bring people into the gurps fold.
Gurps fantasy gives detailed, concrete advice from the basics of the. Allies has all the information you need to bring various types of supernatural help to your dungeon fantasy game. Its no accident that dungeon dives are so popular, continue reading why gurps dungeon fantasy is. Our monthly pdf magazine includes new rules and articles for gurps, sys temless locations, adventures, and much more. Recently two posters over at the sjg forums wrote up or started to write up introductoryoneshot adventures for gurps df. The other is that they already knew that they were going to do tft. Our monthly pdf magazine includes new rules and articles for gurps, systemless locations, adventures, and. All of this has a powerful resonance with any gamer familiar with myth, fairytales, and the fantasy epics of literature and film. Adventurers are designed to be largerthanlife, built on 250 points and capable of taking on great challenges. Dungeon fantasy 1 and 2, gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 1 and 2, and some nonhumans from gurps dungeon fantasy 3. The index is divided into three parts, presenting gurps 3rd edition, gurps 4th edition, and gurps zines roleplayer and pyramid.
The next level offers piles of new things to spend points on. Adventurers brings these classic dungeon crawlers into gurps. Gurps dungeon fantasy is a series of small pdf genre books for gurps that covers the subgenre. With the dungeon fantasy boxed set kickstarter active, this post will discuss why dungeon fantasy is an awesome game. Warehouse 23 is your online source for games and geek toys.
As empresas adobe, microsoft, apple, recognita plus e. Would you rather face a roomful of bloodthirsty monsters alone, or with a 500pound grizzly bear at your side. Gurps simple fantasy overview characters viridian games. The content is pared down specifically for the dungeon fantasy genre. For druids, this book contains more than a dozen useful animal companions, from anacondas to wolverines. The term dungeon refers to a simple fantasy adventure. Gurps 4th eddungeon fantasy 8treasure tables docsford. Snatched from earth the crusaders still wage war on their ancient enemy, the saracens, simultaneously contending with a wide range of ravaging monsters. Sep 16, 2017 shane unboxes the brand new gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set from steve jackson games. The magery advantage the magery advantage makes you a mage. I may eventually redesign the tool for use with proper one inch horizontal hexes, until then i am making four inch tiles to use for my gurps dungeon fantasy games. Using resources from further up the stack requires less preparation work on the part of the game master. And dungeon fantasy 19 incantation magic is certainly a strong contender for every dungeon fantasy fans wallet. Tailor your hero using quickstart templates and the timetested gurps.
Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by steve. Gurps fantasy the complete toolkit to let you build a campaign of heroic deeds and wondrous magic. I also made up some wallpaper based on these webpages. Personally a free gurps lite fantasy supplement would do more to promote gurps. Written by sean punch illustrated by alex fernandez. Gurps fantasy gives detailed, concrete advice from the basics of the landscape itself, through its inhabitants and cultures, to the details of believable histories and politics.
Written by sean punch edited by sean punch production art by alex fernandez and philip reed cover art by bob stevlic illustrated by ed northcott, shea ryan, and dan smith. The dungeon fantasy roleplaying game is my favorite. Everything you need for monsterslaying, treasurehunting action done the way you like it. Tiles can only support single and double width corridors 1 hex 3. The default character templates in gurps dungeon fantasy 1. Strong contenders for the title king of the monsters, dragons have been strangely absent from gurps dungeon fantasy. Steve jackson games is committed to full support of gurps players.
Steve jackson games written by phil masters additional material by c. My rpg group has become more and more disappointed with pathfinder lately and are looking into playing gurps. I believe the their died 2x they used the resurrection scroll and the others should have died as well but i started to roll behind the screen more after the first pc death. This can be great for a little high level ruckus, but sometimes its fun to start out with slightly less competent characters. The first edition of gurps fantasy 1986 delivers the gurps magic system and the background to the campaign world. Description download gurps 4e dungeon fantasy 15 henchmen free in pdf format. Gurps fantasy is the complete toolkit to let you build a campaign of heroic deeds and wondrous magic. The vast majority of the stuff in that box is also in either the basic set or the dungeon fantasy booklets from quite a few years ago, and as such it will all work with the basic set though i cannot guarantee that it will work with your specific campaign, because of. Adventurers is a quick reference guide for gamers who want a fast way to create fantasy archetype characters for a little hacknslash. Treasure tables is a construction kit for rich treasures and mighty artifacts. Be an evil cleric or an unholy warrior, invested with sinister spells and powers. My initial impression is that sjgames hit their mark with dungeon fantasy. Henchmen gives you everything you need to create these helpers. We played a gurps dungeon fantasy conversion of a1 using 250 point converted characters from the module.
Gurps zombies an exhaustive guidebook to zombie hordes of all sorts. Gurps 4th edition dungeon fantasy 3 the next level. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game powered by gurps steve. It is kludgy, its obnoxious, and it is incredibly fidgety. Feb 23, 2018 they point at gurps vorkosigian and say it didnt work. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by. The pyramid dungeon collection has material from the first two volumes of pyramid, updated and revised for gurps dungeon fantasy gurps magical styles. Whats inside dungeon fantasy is powered by gurps, but is a completely standalone rpg.
Templates for 10 distinct 125point archetypes agent, apprentice, archer, brute, cutpurse, initiate, killer, sage, skirmisher, and squire and five 62point callings cultist, guard, laborer, servant, and torchbearer, each with detailed customization notes. Since the release of gurps dungeon fantasy adventures 1, there have been some calls for more gurps dungeon fantasy adventures. If you dont know where to start, it can be really overwhelming. I think there are two reasons they went with a pretty complex version of gurps, one is to maximise value for existing fans by being compatible with the existing pdf range. Gurps 4th edition dungeon fantasy 4 dragons documento. It harnesses the customizing power of the awardwinning generic universal roleplaying system gurps, and streamlines it so you have exactly what you need to take fullyrealized characters on fantastic adventures. Gurps dungeon fantasy is easily the bestselling gaming line for gurps, and dungeon delving fantasy games in general make up the vast majority of the rpg market. Every game ive ever played has ended in frustration for everyone, as they realize that they cant, for instance, pick up a stick and hit someone with it, because they dont have the hitting people with sticks skill, and so, despite being an amazing fighter, they turn into a clown. This core set includes over 400pages of fullcolor pdfs of the five dungeon fantasy books. In a gurps dungeon fantasy campaign, theres no such thing as too much treasure. Why gurps dungeon fantasy is awesome just roll 3d6.
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