This can be great for a little high level ruckus, but sometimes its fun to start out with slightly less competent characters. Steve jackson games release five classic gurps conan. Its no accident that dungeon dives are so popular, continue reading why gurps dungeon fantasy is. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, transhuman space. Basically killing owlbears and taking their stuff, but with 3d6. One copy each of the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game and the dungeon fantasy gm screen, all of the addon pdfs including a oneyear subscription to pyramid, plus all unlocked stretch goals. Henchmen gives you everything you need to create these helpers.
Barbarians even calls out the issue on p21, suggesting two fixes. Its a simple crib sheet that points out which bits and pieces of the basic set you need to create dungeon raiders dungeon fantasy. In the beginning, an adventure consisted of meeting an old. Adventurersisnt a complete guide to races, monsters, treasures, traps, etc. Dungeons and gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 1, but all creature stats are new to this work.
Whether you want to beef up an undersized party, give egotistical heroes a way to trade excess cash or points for minions, or kick off your dungeon fantasy campaign at a lower power level, gurps dungeon fantasy 15. A gurps 4th ed series that cuts the system down to just those parts needed for hackandslash fantasy adventuring. Urban fantasy ii, but the vast majority of this material is completely new. I can recognize gurps as a good system, but i really dont like it. Backerkit is the worlds most trusted postcrowdfunding platform. I find myself struggling with minor writers block1, but while i deal with it you can rejoice with the fact that the dungeon fantasy rpg is finally available in pdf form at forty dollars its not exactly cheap, but its still considerably less expensive than the physical box and you dont need to spend double its price on shipping if you live abroad. Gurps can certainly do fantasy and dungeon crawls, but it does a better job of gritty dungeon crawling than heroic dungeon crawling in my experience. Dungeon fantasy denizens barbarians spear shield scribd. Want a random race but with dungeon fantasy knight template. There are still a few code errors in this one but to be fair it has 76 races from gurps fantasy, dungeon fantasy, banestorm, etc.
Bottom tier are core books necessary to play, moving up to least necessary. When you think of dungeon fantasy, three sorts of monsters come readily to mind. Aug 02, 20 another fix i made to gurps magic for my current df game. Nov 09, 2017 i find myself struggling with minor writers block1, but while i deal with it you can rejoice with the fact that the dungeon fantasy rpg is finally available in pdf form at forty dollars its not exactly cheap, but its still considerably less expensive than the physical box and you dont need to spend double its price on shipping if you live abroad. This new book presents a collection of rare often unique artifacts for adventurers to loot from chests, pry from dead hands, earn as rewards, or even buy if. Well send a survey link to the email address you used to pledge for this campaign. Gurps dungeon fantasy is ostensibly all about a quick and dirty way to kit out regular gurps for some craziness. In case the dungeon adventure should last some time and expand its scope, shall i be able to use banestorm as my general setting. This is based on the donjon random dungeon generator, but has been modified to use rules, monsters, and treasures from gurps dungeon fantasy and the dungeon fantasy rpg. Templates for 10 distinct 125point archetypes agent, apprentice, archer, brute, cutpurse, initiate, killer, sage, skirmisher, and squire and five 62point callings cultist, guard, laborer, servant, and torchbearer, each with detailed customization notes.
The dungeon fantasy series reduces gurps to the essential abilities and rules you need to create tough dungeon delvers, equip them with awesome gear, and defeat monsters and traps to get even more awesome gear. Dungeon magic offers a collection of seven sorcerous societies perfect for dungeoncrawling adventures gurps fantasytech 2. In case you hadnt heard of this kickstarter, the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game dfrpg is a standalone gurps product designed to bring new players into gurps through the hackandslash fantasy genre. The default character templates in gurps dungeon fantasy 1. Become an expert in the occult rules governing power items because what you know, you can exploit. Learn what can be a power item and what part of the price tag counts, so you know exactly what loot to keep. This is mostly going to be compared to the main gurps line, not the dungeon fantasy line.
You could add one of the lens to a 250 pt hero template to create a 375 point character. Sages lets you play one of the few who successfully mix reading with. You need to do a fair amount of work ahead of time, even with tools like templates to speed you along. Guidelines for adding nonhuman racial templates to the mix for henchmen and custom pcs alike. I have tried to replicate the abilities as faithfully as possible but the difference between the systems makes some creatures more powerful than before due to the value of. Treasure tables contains everything you need to deck your halls and dungeons, towers, and arcane temples with goodies. Gurps dungeon fantasy is easily the bestselling gaming line for gurps, and dungeon delving fantasy games in general make up the vast majority of the rpg market. Gurps, pyramid, warehouse 23, the pyramid logo, dungeon fantasy, incantation magic, and the names of all. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps on backerkit. The recently released gurps dungeon fantasy denizens.
There is support for referees quickly making npcs that ran from 62 point to 250 points with df 1 adventurers. Is gurps dungeon fantasy compatible with banestorm. Gurps 4th edition dungeon fantasy 3 the next level. Adjust each template using the following guidelines. This is a listing of the publications from steve jackson games and other licensed publishers for the gurps roleplaying game.
Gurps characters, gurps campaigns, gurps dungeon fantasy 1, 2, dungeon fantasy monsters 1, dungeon fantasy adventure 1 mirror of the fire demon, and gurps magic. You will find premade characters, data files, and printexport sheets within this archive. Gurps purchases on w23 and the df kickstarter steve jackson games is running an interesting crosspromotion between their dungeon fantasy roleplaying game kickstarter and warehouse23. Stone to fleshs only effect is to undo the effects of flesh to stone or similar supernatural petrification. Gurps magic takes two approaches to reversible spells.
Primarily a pdf series, the early books have been physically published. It is based on the dungeon fantasy line of pdfs for gurps, which is a worked example of how to use gurps for the adventuring genre. Adventurers pks house rules splitting iq from per and will when separating iq from per and will, delvers should be built on 280 points. Berserker combine this lens with any barbarian template, but its most. Description download gurps 4e dungeon fantasy 15 henchmen free in pdf format. The goal, as i understand it, was to provide a somewhat simplified game using gurps as a base to appeal to a wider market and help bring people into the gurpsfold. In a gurps dungeon fantasy campaign, theres no such thing as too much treasure. Again slight variation on the stats to make them more random then static. Backerkit dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps. Gurps dungeon fantasy is a series of playing aids for gurps 4th edition focused on dungeon crawls and hack and slash fantasy.
This is the first edition of gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 2. Sadly i didnt win but it did give me a great idea for a character. Two bits of important news for fans of the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game sean punch and the team have finished work on dungeon fantasy magic items 2, a companion to the magic items portion of the dungeon fantasy companion. I am about to have my friends adventure in a generic dungeon, using gurps dungeon fantasy supplements. Adventurers in the beginning, an adventure consisted. Today, steve jackson games rerelease gurps classic. That makes it a fairly technical and specialised book. The random dungeon generator can create an entire dungeon, complete with stationed monsters, wandering monsters for random encounters, and treasure. Now, jirelles piratical background might point to the buccaneer, but her pathfinder stats are all about the flashy fencing with only a slight nod towards seafaring skills. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps. It draws a few rules from gurps social engineering.
The magery advantage the magery advantage makes you a mage. Why gurps dungeon fantasy is awesome just roll 3d6. The original gurps conan titles were published for gurps third edition and have not been available for nearly 20 years. Gurps 4th edition dungeon fantasy 5 allies docsford. Cut the cost of outdoorsman to 7 pointslevel, using alternate cost rules in gurps powerups 3. The pyramid dungeon collection has material from the first two volumes of pyramid, updated and revised for gurps dungeon fantasy gurps magical styles. Dungeon fantasy denizens barbarians free download as pdf file. Flesh to stone, stone to flesh these are two separate spells. Using resources from further up the stack requires less preparation work on the part of the game master.
It provides the gm with advice on how to pose challenges and keep things interesting without unbalancing the game or killing all the. Oct 12, 2019 one copy each of the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game and the dungeon fantasy gm screen, all of the addon pdfs including a oneyear subscription to pyramid, plus all unlocked stretch goals. Review of fantasy week gurps dungeon fantasy 14 rpgnet. Dellorto and sean punch and gives you everything you need to create servants. My initial impression is that sjgames hit their mark with dungeon fantasy. The vast majority of the stuff in that box is also in either the basic set or the dungeon fantasy booklets from quite a few years ago, and as such it will all work with the basic set though i cannot guarantee that it will work with your specific campaign, because of the nature of gurps. Sep 07, 2016 why gurps dungeon fantasy is awesome with the dungeon fantasy boxed set kickstarter active, this post will discuss why dungeon fantasy is an awesome game. Back in september of this year steve jackson games ran a contest for a dungeon fantasy character backstory, the winner was randomly chosen. Unlike the previous dungeon fantasy materials, the dfrpg is designed so it can be played without the gurps core books.
See if you can borrow some books from someone and investigate further. The distinction between hirelings, followers and henchmen always seemed frustratingly nebulous in dungeons and dragons. Dungeon fantasy is basically just the bits of gurps 4e that make sense for a dungeon crawling game, packaged as a complete game. This is the first edition of gurps dungeon fantasy 17. Dungeons will do the same for running dungeon fantasy games. As such, the series bares gurps down to the essentials skills a dungeon crawler needs, and dismisses all the traits any wellrounded character would typically have.
Templates for 10 distinct 125point archetypes agent, apprentice, archer, brute, cutpurse, initiate, killer, sage, skirmisher, and squire and. Tne thing about gurps is that it frontloads character design. About t he aut or matt riggsby has been playing rpgs since the only game. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by steve. The goal, as i understand it, was to provide a somewhat simplified game using gurps as a base to appeal to a wider market and help bring people into the gurps fold. Learn which fantasy professions are wildernessready, how to whip pasty city boys and tunnelcrawlers into shape, and what allies and henchmen to. Entombment this spell costs 10 to cast, but also lets you cast the reverse of the spell for 6 points.
In many cases, the extra 30 points is exactly enough to cover the increased cost of per and will, but not in all cases. Adventurers brings these classic dungeon crawlers into gurps. In this repository you will find materials for use with the gurps character assistant character creation software. With the dungeon fantasy boxed set kickstarter active, this post will discuss why dungeon fantasy is an awesome game. Hidden within the madness is a metric ton of stuff that, while regarded as entirely whimsical and not serious by certain gurps standards including kromm, the author.
Adventurers are designed to be largerthanlife, built on 250 points and capable of taking on great challenges. Dec 19, 2016 the recently released gurps dungeon fantasy denizens. Any gurps purchases on w23 count for stretch goals on the kickstarter. It starts from the definition of slimeclass monsters in gurps dungeon fantasy 2. Pyramid, dungeon fantasy, henchmen, e23, and the names of. This transform the henchmen book from a limited focus on npcs to one that is useful for both gurps dungeon fantasy and gurps fantasy.
I have done a series of posts featuring the npc hirelings who have made it into sessions of my gurps dungeon fantasy campaign. Swashbucklers has five different swashbuckler templates, each one with a slightly different focus. This book is part of the dungeon fantasy line more specifically it made dungeon fantasy monsters 1 finally worthy of the numeral, so its mostly addressed to the folks who play df or as many do use the line as a quarry for useful rules, monsters and gear. Its, however, quite a bit more focused than a normal df supplement, df 12. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by. While hunting and foraging in the forested foothills of the neverending rise, falddinor came upon an old human man practicing martial arts. Apr 18, 2018 20180418 lowpoint dungeon fantasy rpg option 2. Another fix i made to gurps magic for my current df game. Power items, sean punch 03 september 2016 this dungeon fantasy supplement deals with magical items that store spellcasting energy. I know but a little about banestorm setting, the default fantasy setting for gurps.
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