{"product_id":"gurps-for-dummies-by-adam-griffith-9780471783299","title":"GURPS For Dummies","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eLet the adventure begin with this straightforward guide to GURPS!\u003c\/b\u003e\n\nThis is it—the key that unlocks the riches of GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing System) and gives you a wealth of information on how to create your character and fine-tune your play. Produced in partnership with Steve Jackson Games, the game's creator, \u003cem\u003eGURPS For Dummies\u003c\/em\u003e is the ideal companion to \u003cem\u003eGURPS Basic Set, 4th Edition\u003c\/em\u003e that explains the rules. It gives you insight into the choices you’ll make in everything from creating a fun, dynamic character using the allotted number of points, to playing in an adventure, to becoming a GM.\n\nWhether you want to be an Amazon princess or a stalwart warrior, an old-fashioned swashbuckler or a modern investigator, a tough cop or a cat burglar, a sorcerer casting spells or a cosmic ranger, fighting lawlessness in the asteroids, this guide will help you:\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDetermine your character’s basic attributes: IQ, DX (dexterity), ST (strength) and HT (health)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eFigure out your character’s secondary characteristics\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eChoose advantages (including powers and perks) and disadvantages (including quirks and disadvantages with a self-control roll modifier)\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eOptimize your points by using talents\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eSelect your skills based on functional area or the campaign setting\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eEnhance your character with spells, magic items, magic staves, and powerstones\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eStrategically purchase equipment for different characters, tech levels, and campaign types\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreate and manage a character sheet, write a character background, keep a character log, and more—all with samples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eChoose good combat techniques and play with your character\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\nIf you want to become a GM, this guide gets you going with advice on creating the adventure, managing the character creation process, managing combat, and interpreting the rules. There’s even a handy Cheat Sheet tear-out GM screen in the front of the book. There are tips throughout, plus advice on how to:\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreate your very own GURPS universe for your campaign, whether it’s dungeon-crawl, high-adventure, combat-focused, puzzle-focused, or masquerade-type\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eProvide a basic write-up of the world for your players, including technology level, supernatural and supernormal abilities and powers, races, setting, character templates, cultural and social information, and limitations\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreate an electronic combat grid, a battle log, a tactical map, and more—with samples\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eDo mapping, planning, and plotting\u003c\/li\u003e\n  \u003cli\u003eCreate memorable NPC (nonplayer characters), both good guys and bad guys\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cem\u003eGURPS For Dummies\u003c\/em\u003e helps you create more detailed, exciting, and interesting characters and take your game to the next level. That’s important whether you’re saving a princess or saving the planet…searching for hidden treasure or for secrets to eliminate disease… fighting crime or combating armies of evil robots…casting spells in medieval castles or destroying terrorist cells in modern-day milieus. With GURPS, the only limitation is your imagination.\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46867469041900,"sku":"9780471783299","price":60.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/bd3109b96cb9f2a50fc652b570315fa7.jpg?v=1759716498","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/gurps-for-dummies-by-adam-griffith-9780471783299","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}