Gurps high tech is the complete resource for equipment from the 18th century through the modern age, and will be appreciated by game masters no matter what system they use. In 256 meticulously researched pages, gurps hightech gives descriptions and stats for hundreds of kinds of historical weapons and personal armor, vehicles from the stagecoach to modern helicopters, and much more. Gurps shelltech pdf gives more cybershell designs for transhuman space. Tech levels are a crucial part of gurps system, and of the infinite worlds setting. Mix martial arts and tactical shooting, a little gun fu and well, you got super cop fairbairn has a book all to its own if you want to get into swat style raids and. In late, steve jackson games completed their series of core tech books for 4th edition gurps with the new, second edition. The generic universal roleplaying system, commonly known as gurps, is a tabletop roleplaying game system designed to adapt to any imaginary gaming environment. Where no updated sourcebook exists, players can convert third edition statistics with the help of the gurps update conversion guide. Stoddard edited by sean punch cover art by abrar ajmal and bob stevlic illustrated by brent chumley, igor fiorentini, nathan geppert, brendan keough, and bob stevlic. Specialists refers to traits and templates from gurps action 1. Freedman, steve jackson, mike nystul, creede lambard, david pulver, alexander van thorn and harl wu cover by david schleinkofer illustrated by dan smith, paul mounts, carl anderson, angela.
Apr 30, 2019 gurps low tech 4e pdf gurps low tech for you gurps fans out there. Among other things, gurps wiki will be a knowledge base supported by kromms notes on every advantage, disadvantage, and skill. Use it before the game begins, when comparison shopping for your pc or equipping an army of. Written by shawn fisher, michael hurst, and hanschristian vortisch additional material by david l.
Guessing that some harsh lessons were learned from 3e aka the age of a sourcebook for everything you love, and a million billion copies languishing on flgs bookshelves next to all the palladium thus, the shift in focus from gurps to munchkin and the application of justintime style production to physical print runs. Weapons and warriors has additional rules and information on lowtech arms and armor, plus guidelines for tl04 fortresses and military transportation. Gurps hightech replaces gurps hightech for third edition, gurps modern firepower, and portions of gurps covert ops. Its crammed with guns, explosives, entry tools, climbing kit, scuba gear, radios, vehicles. Our address is sj games, box 18957, austin, tx 78760. The damage done by weapons and spells are more in line, especially with hit locations.
Gurps lowtech describes technologies and inventions up through the age of sail. This book updates the templates from historical folks to make them compatible for use with gurps fourth edition. Fernandes cover art by jeff koke, christopher shy, and rogerio vilela edited by andrew hackard and steve jackson illustrated by abrar ajmal, michael clarke, chris dien. The following abbreviations are used when referring to gurps books. High tech covers 1775 to present gurps 4e tl58 in terms of technology of all kinds. A completely free unofficial sourcebook for gurps 4th edition set in the star wars galaxy gurps rules by steve jackson. This is an older project, and some of these are not as uptodate as the web pages they are taken from. Gurps hightechcovers the technology available from the late 18th century tl5 to the present day and relatively near future tl8. Gurps hightech is the complete resource for equipment from the 18th century through the modern age, and will be appreciated by game masters no matter what system they use. Gl22 3 armor crewman 73 w73 3 artilleryman 55 w74 4 bomber crewman 70 w82 4. Gurps lowtech steve jackson games gurps fourth edition. It is the paragon of the simulationist category of games. Those supplements arent required but would definitely prove useful. Expanding and augmenting the equipment from gurps hightech with more than 30 new gunrelated items and options, including tripods, slings, sights, and camouflage all designed to give the shooter a realistic advantage.
Complete alphabetical skill list for gurps 4th edition gurps basic set. Fairbairn close combatsystems 2008,asweresomerules. A few perks were first introduced in sean punchsgurps powerups. It is not a standalone product, as none of the design notes, customization notes, or. Ive started storing useful stuff in pdf form via print option in chrome. Many third edition sourcebooks have never been updated to the fourth edition ruleset.
Our epublishing division offers gurps adventures, play aids, and support in pdf form. Gurps low tech 4e pdf gurps low tech for you gurps fans out there. Jan 06, 2015 starting with an introduction about what technology level, tech level or tl for short i talk about the 4 most primative levels of technology in gurps mechanichs. Gurps tactical shooting steve jackson games gurps fourth. Nena, 99 luftballoons gurps fallout, like the fallout computer game series, takes place in an. Gurps high tech is a sourcebook for the technology that extends. Characters is 1986, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2004. Gurps high tech is a great sourcebook for historical or modern gaming set from the mid 1700s to today. In 256 meticulously researched pages, gurps hightech gives descriptions. Gurps 3rd edition star wars by francis martel star wars wiki from wookieepedia starwars.
Gurps lowtech covers the basic tools used by historical adventurers from the stone age to the age of sail and still used by modern survivalists and postapocalypse survivors when the hightech toys fail weapons and armor from antlers and rawhide to warhammers and heavy mail. Weapon tables dmt tech e tech tech mahindra ics information tech cool tech ac 500 pro nail tech dental lab tech ptc m tech ebooks dimethyltriptamine tech etech wgrt 04 tech. Gurps rules and statistics in this magazine are specifically for the gurps basic set, fourth edition. G u r p s cyberpunk high tech lowlife roleplaying by loyd blankenship edited by steve jackson and creede lambard additional material by brian edge, cheryl b. In 256 meticulously researched pages, gurps high tech gives descriptions and stats for hundreds of kinds of historical weapons and personal armor, vehicles from the stagecoach to modern helicopters, and much more. Gurps low tech replaces gurps low tech for third edition, the tl4 parts of gurps high tech for third edition, and the rules for equipment from many historical sourcebooks for third edition, from the tl0 tools in gurps dinosaurs to to the tl4 gear in gurps swashbucklers. All simulationist games since gurps secretly aspire to kill gurps and wear its skin while drinking the blood of its delicious heart.
Weapon tables 18 pages of just weapon tables, available in a single convenient pdf. Hello, im new to gurps and im getting a bit overwhelmed by character creation and the system in general. The genericpointshootingstylewasbasedonthe more specific fairbairnsykes handgun shooting style in hanschristian vortischs gurps martial arts. Jun, 2019 gurps lowtech covers the basic tools used by historical adventurers from the stone age to the age of sail and still used by modern survivalists and postapocalypse survivors when the hightech toys fail. Written by shawn fisher, michael hurst, and hanschristian. Use it before the game begins, when comparison shopping for your pc or equipping an army of hench men.
Learn how, where, and why you might want to use hollowpoint, buckshot, matchgrade, or subsonic ammunition. Where no updated sourcebook exists, players can convert third edition statistics with the help of the. If youre going to do a modern campaign, go with characters, campaigns, and high tech. The current edition of gurps, a generalpurpose roleplaying game published by steve jackson games gurps lite is a free pdf version that you can download and try before you buy many third edition sourcebooks have never been updated to the fourth edition ruleset. Sp gurps 4th edition biotech bt gurps 4th edition hightech ht gurps 4th edition ultratech ut gurps 4th edition vehicles ve gurps 4th edition traveler interstellar. Stoddard, with peter dellorto, dan howard, and matt riggsby, gurps fourth edition lowtech. It was created by steve jackson games and first published in 1986 at a time when most such systems were story or genrespecific. The book proper starts on page 5 or 7 and ends on page 154 or 156 for 149 pages of real stuff, though, the bibliography for the longer gurps book is actually a pretty pleasurable reference if you get bored and want to pick up some nonfiction. It also is a place to share npcs, characters, stories or any other gurpsrelated resource. Daily life and economics, you can bring life to your lowtech settings by detailing the everyday activities that make the world run. Please include a selfaddressed, stamped envelope sase any time you write us.
The pdf i have is 163 pages, but doesnt count the cover in the real page count, so 161 pages. Gurps hightech requires the gurps basic set, fourth edition. Im looking for a database of characters or anything along the lines so i can focus more on the system. Adventure guns make the guns of the wild west and victorian eras come alive with this guide to. Gurps hightech lets you outfit adventurers of all stripes, be they a. I tried one of the smaller books on amazon lowtech. Gurps hightech also has the gear and gadgets characters need. Gurps fallout, like the fallout computer game series, takes place in an alternate universe.
Gurps high tech also has the gear and gadgets characters need. Gurps hightech now doesnt cover tl4, so gurps lowtech has a. Unlike previous editions of the book high tech isnt just about firearms though the chapter on weaponry is half the book it also includes information. Gurps hightech, pyramid and illuminati online and the names of all products published by steve jackson games incorporated are. Unlike previous editions of the book high tech isnt just about firearms though the chapter on weaponry is half the book it also includes information on a wide variety of other historical technology. Key concepts player character game master campaign tutorials. Our bimonthly magazine includes new rules and articles for gurps. Gurps ultratech describes technologies from the near future onwards. Steve jackson games released gurps fourth edition at the first day of gen con on august 19, 2004. Dec 21, 2010 for a moredetailed treatment of computation, see gurps lowtech companion i.
About gurps steve jackson games is committed to full support of the gurps system. Page references that begin with b refer to that book. No need to go through 256 pages of troublesome words when all you need is a colt pythons bulk and rate of fire rating. Gurps 4e low tech ships by icelander great material worth saving from the gurps forums. To the unprepared reader, it might cause spontaneous eyebrow elevation. Publication history this is the first edition of gurps action 4. Im doing this partly to ensure that i fully understand all the gurps combat options myself, and partly to assist others in learning the same. This limited ruleset was also included with various books such as gurps discworld and transhuman space. The notes on realworld equipment will enhance any game set after 1730. Weapon tables is for those times when you dont need a full description of each weapon just the num bers, stat. Highranking us officials took refuge on an oil platform off the coast of san francisco, evidence at last of the corporate control over the government and its army. Gurps high tech requires the gurps basic set, fourth edition. Gurps hightech fourth edition pdf version rpg item.
A free pdf version of the gurps rules was released as gurps lite. Any page reference that begins with a b refers to a page in the basic set e. This is a listing of the publications from steve jackson games and other licensed publishers for. Ultratech ultratech, action 2 exploits reign of steel. Very simply, they can be listed on a scale from tech level 0 stone age through tech level 8 digital age to tech level as high as the game master wishes scifi which represents a general rating of a societys highest achievement in technology.
Starting with an introduction about what technology level, tech level or tl for short i talk about the 4 most primative levels of technology in gurps mechanichs. Gurps hightech is a sourcebook for the technology that extends. I will always recommend martial arts for any melee action. For a moredetailed treatment of computation, see gurps lowtech companion i. I use it more than powers, but your mileage may vary. Since then, he has created gurps powers with phil masters, gurps martial arts with peter dellorto, gurps zombies, and the gurps action, gurps dungeon fantasy. A record of things to come its all over and im standing pretty, in the dust that was a city. Gurps low tech covers the basic tools used by historical adventurers from the stone age to the age of sail and still used by modern survivalists and postapocalypse survivors when the high tech toys fail. Page 2 these conversions were originally written by.
Save gurps 4e lowtech companion 1 philosophers and kings for later. Wikia gaming irc channel welcome to gurps wiki the wiki about gurps that anyone can edit 3,086 articles since january, 2008 new to gurps. Expanding and augmenting the equipment from gurps high tech with more than 30 new gunrelated items and options, including tripods, slings, sights, and camouflage all designed to give the shooter a realistic advantage. Gurps hightech is a sourcebook for the technology that extends mans min. It includes all the weapons, ammo, and explosives tables and only the tables from gurps hightech, complete with their introductions and notes.
Download gurps 4e lowtech companion 1 philosophers and kings save gurps 4e lowtech companion 1 philosophers and kings for later pyramid 324 biotech. Gurps 4e combat examples welcome to my depository of combat examples using the gurps 4th edition rules. Gurps lite is a free pdf version that you can download and try before you buy. Weapon tables dmt tech e tech tech mahindra ics information tech cool tech ac 500 pro nail tech dental lab tech ptc m tech ebooks dimethyltriptamine tech etech wgrt 04 tech management cen tech p35017 tech. Gurps high tech replaces gurps high tech for third edition, gurps modern firepower, and portions of gurps covert ops. Page 3 template points page alpino mountain infantryman 80 w. Complete alphabetical skill list for gurps 4th edition. Bottom tier are core books necessary to play, moving. He developed, edited, or wrote dozens of gurps third edition projects between 1995 and 2002.
Gurps 4th edition basic set bs gurps 4th edition fantasy fa gurps 4th edition magic ma gurps 4th edition powers po gurps 4th edition space sp gurps 4th edition biotech bt gurps 4th edition hightech ht gurps 4th edition ultratech. Gurps hightech now doesnt cover tl4, so gurps lowtech has a bigger hole to fill. It promised to simplify and streamline most areas of play and character creation. In 2004, he produced the gurps basic set, fourth edition with david pulver. Gurps biotech gurps high tech gurps fantasytech 2 gurps high tech 3rd edition gurps hightech. Campaigns gurps game design by steve jackson gurps fourth edition revision by david l. The generic universal roleplaying system, or gurps, is a tabletop roleplaying game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. However, several perks in chapter 2 were summarized from. Uptodate errata pages for all gurps releases are available on our website see above. Is there a ressource for premade characters somewhere.
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