{"id":1323,"date":"2015-07-19T20:32:30","date_gmt":"2015-07-19T20:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/?p=1323"},"modified":"2016-10-02T14:16:21","modified_gmt":"2016-10-02T21:16:21","slug":"new-to-gurps-welcome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/new-to-gurps-welcome\/","title":{"rendered":"New to GURPS – Welcome!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Welcome to the first post of my “New to GURPS<\/em>” series.\u00a0GURPS<\/a> is a fantastically broad and simple tabletop RPG, one that can be used\u00a0for all sorts of games while always maintaining the same elegant core. Spartan warriors, powerful wizards, anthropomorphic squirrels, high-flying superheroes, CIA agents, giant robot pilots, starship captains, alien hunters, and whatever else you want to play… GURPS can do it!<\/p>\n

It can, if you want,<\/em> be the last RPG you ever have to learn.<\/p>\n

I assume you have found this page either because you have joined a GURPS game but have never played it before, or because you have heard of it and want to see what the fuss is about. My goal here is to provide a simple and easy-to-follow trail to learning about the system without assuming any prior knowledge on your part.* I want you to enjoy the game as much as I have for so many years, and understand that it isn’t any more complex than you want it to be or too hard to learn — it’s just fun<\/em>.<\/p>\n

This is not, by any means, the one true way of approaching GURPS. Everyone has their own experiences<\/a>, their own way of looking at things and learning. I’m simply sharing one way of many, a way that makes sense to me and hopefully resonates with at least some of those who are GURPS-curious.<\/p>\n

The only thing you need to start is a free<\/strong> copy of GURPS Lite<\/a>\u00a0(just click “Add To Crate,” then “Check Out,” to download the PDF. You will be prompted for an email address). This is an introduction to the system provided by Steve Jackson Games, at absolutely no cost, that distills the basic system into an even more<\/em> basic 32 pages. Everything in GURPS Lite is 100% compatible with the GURPS Basic Set,\u00a0so it is the perfect introduction and learning tool. Either read it through now, or just skim and keep it handy.<\/p>\n

\"GURPS<\/a><\/p>\n

Once you have a copy of GURPS Lite… jump on in!<\/p>\n