GURPS for Dummies 2nd Printing (For Dummies)
Language: English
Published by Wiley Publishing, 1999
- Softcover
- Used
Seller: Noble Knight Games, Fitchburg, WI, U.S.A.Noble Knight Games
AbeBooks seller since May 7, 2013
Condition: Used - As new
£ 24.70
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basketItem description from seller
Wiley Publishing For Dummies GURPS for Dummies (2nd Printing) (NM) Manufacturer: Wiley Publishing Product Line: For Dummies Type: Softcover Copyright Date: 2006 Author: Adam Griffith, Bjoern-Erik Hartsfvang, Stuart Stuple Page Count: 410 Please review the condition and any condition notes for the exact condition of this item. All pictures are stock photos. The condition of the item you will receive is NM. Our grading system is explained in the terms of sale section of our bookseller page. Please feel free to contact us with any questions. Product Description: An estimated 6 million people play GURPS (Generic Universal Role Playing System), and its creator, Steven Jackson Games, has sold more than 1.5 million GURPS Basic sets. Written in partnership with Steven Jackson Games, this insider s guide shows newcomers to GURPS, Fourth Edition how to build a dynamic character and succeed in game play. Stuart Stuple (Seattle, WA) works at Microsoft and is an avid GURPS player. Bjoern Hartsfvang (Seattle, WA) is a passionate gamer and GURPS campaigner. Adam Griffith (Seattle, WA) has been an avid GURPS player for more than 28 years.…
Seller Inventory # 2150234952
- Title
- GURPS for Dummies 2nd Printing (For Dummies)
- Author
- Adam Griffith, Bjoern-Erik Hartsfvang, Stuart Stuple
- Publisher
- Wiley Publishing
- Publication year
- 1999
- Condition
- As New
- Binding
- Softcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0471783293
- ISBN 13
- 9780471783299
This 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, GURPS For Dummies is the ideal companion to GURPS Basic Set, 4th Edition 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. Whether 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:
- Determine your character’s basic attributes: IQ, DX (dexterity), ST (strength) and HT (health)
- Figure out your character’s secondary characteristics
- Choose advantages (including powers and perks) and disadvantages (including quirks and disadvantages with a self-control roll modifier)
- Optimize your points by using talents
- Select your skills based on functional area or the campaign setting
- Enhance your character with spells, magic items, magic staves, and powerstones
- Strategically purchase equipment for different characters, tech levels, and campaign types
- Create and manage a character sheet, write a character background, keep a character log, and more―all with samples
- Choose good combat techniques and play with your character
If 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:
- Create your very own GURPS universe for your campaign, whether it’s dungeon-crawl, high-adventure, combat-focused, puzzle-focused, or masquerade-type
- Provide 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
- Create an electronic combat grid, a battle log, a tactical map, and more―with samples
- Do mapping, planning, and plotting
- Create memorable NPC (nonplayer characters), both good guys and bad guys
GURPS For Dummies 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.
"Synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
Bjoern-Erik Hartsfvang has 24 years of experience crafting and running game worlds.
Stuart J. Stuple has 15 years of gaming experience with a focus on technology and alien races.
"About the title" may belong to another edition of this title.
Noble Knight Games
Fitchburg, WI, U.S.A.
AbeBooks seller since May 7, 2013
Shipping rates within U.S.A.
| Item | 5 to 21 business days | 3 to 10 business days |
|---|---|---|
| First item | £ 4.46 | £ 7.46 |
Payment methods
- Money Order
- Paypal
Store description
Noble Knight Games - Complete Your Quest at WWW.NOBLEKNIGHT.COM Noble Knight Games offers the world's largest selection of tabletop games of all kinds, including Board Games, Magic Cards, Wargames, RPGs, Miniatures, Novels and other gaming & hobby items. We specialize in out-of-print and hard to find items, but also carry all the hottest new releases from publishers around the world. We believe strongly in customer service and stand behind every sale. We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Paypal, and ship worldwide, every day! Noble Knight Games also buys and trades used, new and rare games and collectibles. Turn your old games into cash or credit! If you're coming through Wisconsin, be sure to visit our brick and mortar shop!…
Specialty
D&D and RPG books, novels, comics, historical reference books, wargames, and moreSeller's business information
Noble Knight Games
2835 Commerce Park Drive
Fitchburg, WI U.S.A. 53719
Terms of sale
Visit www.nobleknight.com for more information and contact details
Right of withdrawal
If you are a consumer you can withdraw from the contract in accordance with the following. Consumer means any natural person who is acting for purposes which are outside his trade, business, craft or profession.
Information regarding the right of withdrawal
Statutory right to withdraw
You have the right to withdraw from this contract within 14 days without giving any reason.
The withdrawal period will expire after 14 days from the day on which you acquire, or a third party other than the carrier and indicated by you acquires, physical possession of the last good or the last lot or piece.
To exercise the right of withdrawal, electronically fill in and submit a clear statement on our website, under "My Purchases" in "My Account". We will communicate to you an acknowledgement of receipt of such a withdrawal on a durable medium (e.g. by e-mail) without delay.
To meet the withdrawal deadline, it is sufficient for you to send your communication concerning your exercise of the right of withdrawal before the withdrawal period has expired.
Effects of withdrawal
If you withdraw from this contract, we will reimburse to you all payments received from you, including the costs of delivery (except for the supplementary costs arising if you chose a type of delivery other than the least expensive type of standard delivery offered by us).
We may make a deduction from the reimbursement for loss in value of any goods supplied, if the loss is the result of unnecessary handling by you.
We will make the reimbursement without undue delay, and not later than 14 days after the day on which we are informed about your decision to withdraw from this contract.
We will make the reimbursement using the same means of payment as you used for the initial transaction, unless you have expressly agreed otherwise; in any event, you will not incur any fees as a result of such reimbursement.
We may withhold reimbursement until we have received the goods back, or you have supplied evidence of having sent back the goods, whichever is the earliest.
You shall send back the goods or hand them over to Noble Knight Games, Fitchburg, Wisconsin, U.S.A., without undue delay and in any event not later than 14 days from the day on which you communicate your withdrawal from this contract to us. The deadline is met if you send back the goods before the period of 14 days has expired. You will have to bear the direct cost of returning the goods. You are only liable for any diminished value of the goods resulting from the handling other than what is necessary to establish the nature, characteristics and functioning of the goods.
Exceptions to the right of withdrawal
The right of withdrawal does not apply to:
- The delivery of newspapers, journals or magazines with the exception of subscription contracts; and
- The supply of digital content which is not supplied on a tangible medium (e.g. on a CD or DVD) if you accepted when you placed your order that we could start to deliver it, and that you could not withdraw once delivery had started.
Shipping terms
Orders usually ship within 24-48 hours. DOMESTIC orders (USA) will arrive within 5-12 business days. INTERNATIONAL orders may come via surface and will take approximately 7-45 business days to arrive (worst case scenario). If your book order is heavy or oversized, we may contact you to let you know extra shipping is required. If your order goes missing after those times, please let us know and we will ship you another or offer a refund.