GURPS facts for kids

The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a fun role-playing game system created by Steve Jackson Games. It's like a set of rules that can be used to play games in almost any time period or world you can imagine! In GURPS, you create your own characters using a special point-based system. This means you get points to spend on your character's skills and abilities. There have been four main versions of the GURPS rules, plus many extra books that add details for different types of adventures.

What is GURPS?

GURPS stands for Generic Universal RolePlaying System. It's called "universal" because it's designed to work for many different kinds of stories. You can play a fantasy adventure with dragons, a science fiction story in space, or even a game set in the past. The main idea is that the same basic rules can be used for all these different settings.

Playing Any Adventure

Imagine you want to play a game where you are a knight in shining armor. GURPS has rules for that! What if you want to be a space explorer? GURPS has rules for that too! This system lets game masters (the people who run the game) create almost any kind of adventure they can dream up. It's very flexible and lets you explore many different worlds.

How Characters Are Made

In GURPS, creating your character is like building a hero with special powers and skills. You start with a certain number of points. You use these points to choose what your character is good at.

Using Points for Skills

For example, you might spend points to make your character very strong. Or you might spend them to make your character a great detective. You can also choose special abilities or even weaknesses. This point system helps make every character unique. It also makes sure that all characters are balanced, so everyone has a fair chance to shine in the game.

A Moment of Misunderstanding

In 1990, something unusual happened with GURPS. A book called GURPS Cyberpunk was being created. This book was about a future world with advanced technology. However, some people from a government agency misunderstood what the book was about. They thought it was a guide for computer misuse, even though it was just a game book. Luckily, the misunderstanding was cleared up, and the game continued to be made.

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  GURPS first edition box set

See also

In Spanish: GURPS para niños