Game Master (GM): The referee, who chooses the adventure, talks the players through it, judges the results, and gives out bonus points.Ĭharacter: Any being – person, animal, robot, etc. To help you understand the concepts and terms used in this game (and other RPGs), we’ll start with a few definitions: roleplaying game (RPG): A game in which players take on the personalities of imaginary individuals, or characters, in a fictional or historical setting, and try to act as those characters would. Like any hobby, gaming has its own unique language. GLOSSARY GURPS is a roleplaying game (RPG). To play, you will need these rules, three six-sided dice, pencils, and scratch paper. Experienced Game Masters will, we hope, find this a valuable tool for introducing new players to the game. Once you’re comfortable with these rules, you can pick up the GURPS Basic Set and jump right into the action. It is one of the recognized standards for roleplaying, worldwide.ĪBOUT GURPS Lite This is the boiled-down “essence” of GURPS: all the fundamental rules, but not the options and embellishments that often confuse new players. “System.” Over 200 different books have been published for GURPS, in eight different languages (so far). In GURPS, you pretend, for a little while, to be someone else. Make true roleplaying possible – and to encourage it. “RolePlaying.” This is not just a “hackand-slash” game. It can fit any situation – fantasy or historical past, present, or future. “Universal.” The basic rule system is designed to emphasize realism.
This abridged version presents the “core rules” that most GMs start with. “Generic.” GURPS starts with simple rules, and builds up to as much optional detail as you like.
WHAT IS GURPS? GURPS stands for “Generic Universal RolePlaying System,” the RPG that these rules are condensed from. GURPS Lite Abridged Rules by SCOTT HARING and SEAN PUNCH Edited by ANDREW HACKARD and STEVE JACKSON Illustrated by CHRIS DIEN, TORSTEIN NORDSTRAND, BOB STEVLIC, and ERIC WILKERSON Ĭontents WHAT IS GURPS?.An Introduction to Roleplaying From STEVE JACKSON GAMES
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