This is a monthly r/GURPS thread for anything and everything related to your own campaigns. Tell us how you and your friends are making out. Update us on the progress of your game. Tell us about any issues you've run into and maybe we can help. Make suggestions for other players and GMs.

This is a monthly r/GURPS thread for anything and everything related to your own campaigns. Tell us how you and your friends are making out. Update us on the progress of your game. Tell us about any issues you've run into and maybe we can help. Make suggestions for other players and GMs.

I'm running a Stardew Valley/Horror Campaign and I would like some Nice rules/books recomendations for the economic/farming part. You could use Stardew Valley as a setting reference for exemple

I have not used GURPS since 3rd edition in the late 90s. I recently brought up GURPS to some of the players at my table and one of them said the new GURPS book is totally worth picking up.

What do people think of the 4th ed revised book, other than it can be a deadly weapon?

As the title says. I've never had the opportunity to play GURPS and I'm looking to check it out. I found old posts about an LFG discord server, but all the posts I've found are old and the link is dead.

I wanted an occultist-like character. What would be a good way to integrate that magic into the game while keeping most the flavor and power?

Hey, hey!

One of my players asked during a fight whether his full 40 lb backpack would supply DR or cover etc…

I would like to know the official rule but can’t find it, maybe because one doesn’t exist but hopefully there is some optional rule hidden somewhere.

Any thoughts?

Healing factor is fairly easy to work out, just depends on how indestructable the version of the ole canucklehead you pick.

But I'm having a head scratcher figuring this one out.

Hello,

I just finished a post where I build a faction in my space opera using Realms Management. I have never done a large faction before, so please check it out and let me know where I messed up so I can fix it.

https://thewabatuckian.wordpress.com/2026/10/01/gurps-realm-management-the-conservatory/

Thanks!

My character concept is very silly, so I'm having a bit of difficulty actually figuring out where to even start. The basic premise is:

The character is a spherical party balloon. The fact that he's just a balloon is a bit of a secret, since he wears a large robe and uses magic to make it appear to move. He is also an alchemist, using the telekinesis of his false "body" to grab things. If his robe is sufficiently damaged, it falls away, causing his balloon head to float for a bit before falling to the ground. Also, he's vulnerable to piercing damage.

I don't see the Alchemy part being a huge problem, but just the anatomy? Woof. Where do I even start? Would he have No Fine Manipulators, maybe with a Mitigator due to using telekinesis? What kind of Advantages or Disadvantages might a party balloon have?

I'm using the 4E Basic Set and Magic. Any help or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

...that has a single stronger arm with a suction cup that lets it move like a moveable lamp (the ones with a malleable stand)?

edit: I've been thinking on getting a lot of extra arms and giving then all the foot manipulator disadvantage. Also.. would a creature with no fingers but 7 tentacles have no fine manipulators? it would certainly suffer on human society but I can see it using all (maybe two or three even) of them to manipulate stuff with a lot of precision