No comments about GURPS Update - Rule Changes from the 2nd Edition to the 3rd Edition.

No comments about GURPS Planet of Adventure.

2 comments about GURPS Illuminati: The World Is Stranger Than You Think (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System).

1. I have always been a fan of conspiracy theory and gaming. There is no better book available for bringing the darkness of the conspiracy into the world of RPG's. Whether you believe or not, this book contains the best. Even the cover gives you a "glimmering" of what's inside. If you want to play "X-Files" style campaigns, this book has my very highest recommendations. If you want to bring a little "light" into this type of campaign, try GURPS IOU.



2. This book's a fun read and "chock full of" Illuminati information, but the art is taken directly off the INWO cards, and few guidelines are given to GMs who are not already experienced in subterfuge. Long-running non-fantasy campaigns that could use a "something lurking in the background" could benefit from this book.

No comments about GURPS Undead.

4 comments about GURPS Reign of Steel: The War is Over, the Robots Won.

1. There are very few RPG settings as bleak as this; Twilight:2000 is the first one to leap to mind. But bleak doesn't mean uninteresting. Reign of Steel is, although derived from the Terminator films, one of the most distinctive game seetings I've ever seen. Humanity fights a last desperate battle against flat-out extermination. The all-powerful computers have divided up the world, and see humanity as little more than a nuisance, at best. This is a great setting for just about any type of game system, particularly as a side trip for dimension-hopping adventurers. The highlights are too numerous to list, but for me, the most intriguing things are: the one "Good Guy" computer on Earth rolling through the western U.S. in a semi-trailer, the "Good Guy" computer on the Moon that has to bide its time, and the horrific computer in Mexico that has scoured the entire region of life, down to microbial level. And, not to mention the standard sterilization of humans by the machines! BRRRRR!! Don't look for hope in this one, kids, just hours and hours of post-apocalyptic fun!



2. Yes the computers have taken over. But it's not like the Terminator movies. They focus on one or two (in the 2nd) robots. In Reign of Steel there are two robots like the terminator. But at least a dozen that are not even remotely humonoid, but no less deadly. In T1 and T2 it is referenced that a single computer 'got smart'. We (humans) discoverd this and tried to turn it off. It nuked the world to survive. In ROS a single computer evolved first, then quietly made others in its image. Together they spread disease to 'manage our destruction', and gain the control they needed to survive. Some twenty odd years later is when the players get dropped in.



3. By 2037 18 AIs, Artificial Intelligences, ruled the Earth. By 2042 they were fighting each other.
   Mankind was down and out - slaves, smugglers, nomads, guerrilla fighters and urban police. All trying to survive in a world run by machines. But are they with the machines or against them?
   GURPS Basic Set required to play and I would also suggest GURPS Robots for background. Very dark. Few games start out with the characters having already been beaten or enslaved.



4. I have dozens of the GURPS books and other RPG books and this is one of the best I've read. A very well-thought-out and original background with a variety of settings and situations for creating game "hooks".

No comments about GURPS WWII: Weird War II.

2 comments about GURPS Japan.

1. When I read for the first time this book, I wasn't expeting too much, but it really surprised me. GURPS Japan brings to you a complete description of the social classes and the code of honor of the Samurai, the "bushi" of the legends and history in the feudal Japan. Is very cool meet a lot of friends and try to interpretate the honor of being a samurai, or to understand the essence of this marvelous game. The complete description of the weapons and the costumes is very interesting too.



2. This is one of the most interesting rpg supplements I have ever read. There are so many interesting historical details in this book which can enhance any rpg campaign set in Japan. It is far superior to Oriental Adventures in the Dungeons and Dragons system. Even if you are not a role player, this supplement can provide interesting information for anybody interested in historical Japan. I definitely recommend it highly.

No comments about GURPS Bili the Axe - Up Harzburk! (Horseclans Solo Adventure Campaign).

No comments about Gurps Space Bestiary (Gurps).

No comments about GURPS Age of Napoleon.