GURPS FF&S

A thread of 2 messages, 15 June 1994 to 15 June 1994, in the order they were sent.

#8017 GURPS FF&S

J Roberson · 15 June 1994

I just bought GDW's FF&S yesterday, hoping to design some high-tech weapons
and vehicles. After glancing through it, I believe it is *much* better than
GURPS vehicles for designing spacecraft, and generally better for anything
beyond GURPS TL 9 (I think that's an Imperial TL 10 - not sure).

Anyway, what I would really like to do is revise the GURPS fire combat
rules to make them a little more streamlined and less overwhelming in
damage. The two biggest complaints I have about non-fantasy/lowtech GURPS
is:
        Gun stats are too detailed for quick play.
        Damage is excessive.

I find that the range mods in GURPS go up and down to quickly to keep good
track of accurately, especially if more than 4 people are involved. I also
concur with the excessive damage - I believe ultratech combat stats could
be scaled back a tad with no problem.

ANYWAY - I was wondering if anyone else had done this, or would be
interested in the results.

ALso, I'd like to use FF&S to create Shadowrun weapons - far more difficult
because of the way Shadowrun does damage. Any takers?

Consistency is a Flaw
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#8025 GURPS FF&S

J Roberson · 15 June 1994 · reply to #8017

Haven't got back robo-response so here goes again. First time I've had a
problem with TML. . .

>I just bought GDW's FF&S yesterday, hoping to design some high-tech weapons
>and vehicles. After glancing through it, I believe it is *much* better than
>GURPS vehicles for designing spacecraft, and generally better for anything
>beyond GURPS TL 9 (I think that's an Imperial TL 10 - not sure).
>
>Anyway, what I would really like to do is revise the GURPS fire combat
>rules to make them a little more streamlined and less overwhelming in
>damage. The two biggest complaints I have about non-fantasy/lowtech GURPS
>is:
>        Gun stats are too detailed for quick play.
>        Damage is excessive.
>
>I find that the range mods in GURPS go up and down to quickly to keep good
>track of accurately, especially if more than 4 people are involved. I also
>concur with the excessive damage - I believe ultratech combat stats could
>be scaled back a tad with no problem.
>
>ANYWAY - I was wondering if anyone else had done this, or would be
>interested in the results.
>
>ALso, I'd like to use FF&S to create Shadowrun weapons - far more difficult
>because of the way Shadowrun does damage. Any takers?

Consistency is a Flaw
J Roberson      [email removed]                 [email removed]