The problem with the rather fantastic and wonderful dfrpg boxed set is that it really isnt an introductory set. Tailor your hero using quickstart templates and the timetested gurps. This core set includes over 400pages of fullcolor pdfs of the five dungeon fantasy books. Personally a free gurps lite fantasy supplement would do more to promote gurps. Of course, i went in for the physical gm screen on kickstarter, which is not part of the boxed set, but it is unquestionably helpful. Gurps dungeon fantasy part duex after all receiving the gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set from sjgames, i was quite excited both to see gurps getting some more support and because its pretty cool. As rumors of the mirrors existence spread throughout the land, the heroes must race against time to defeat monsters, overcome challenges. A dungeon crawl rpg boxed set, with high quality maps, art, cardboard counters, etc. 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. In this issues included bestiary, over a dozen new monsters threaten wouldbe treasurehunters. The dungeon fantasy roleplaying game comes with everything you need for endless hours of cryptcrawling, monsterslaying, treasurehunting action. This powered by gurps boxed set funded on kickstarter just over a year ago. Dungeon fantasy is basically just the bits of gurps 4e that make sense for a dungeon crawling game, packaged as a complete game.
I only had a few moments to delve, but it is gorgeous. What people may not know it is also to enable a reprint of the dungeon fantasy rpg boxed set. Steve jackson games is attempting to launch a gurps. Not telling anyone anything they dont know, but games powered by gurps are subtractive. Bruce hirst from hirst arts fantasy architecture is asking if anyone would actually use 1. After all receiving the gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set from sjgames, i was quite excited both to see gurps getting some more support and because its pretty cool. Dungeon fantasy boxed set gurps 4th ed noble knight games. Pointers to all the articles out there on the process of putting together the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game. The gurps dungeon fantasy adventures series lets you apply those awesome abilities, fight some fearsome foes, and grab great gobs of gold. I should be receiving my package of the dungeon fantasy rpg boxed set this week, but today im throwing gurps some love. The boxed set also includes a set of dice and cardboard printouts of adventurers and monsters to use on the hex grid. It provides the gm with advice on how to pose challenges and keep things interesting without unbalancing the game or killing all the. Ive played a lot of systems, and at the end of the day i keep coming back to gurps.
The dungeon fantasy boxed set and gm screen pdfs are now available on warehouse 23 now you can take the game wherever you go without the need for physical books, and reference all that valuable data from the gm screen on the fly as well. Setting the scene, dungeon, rewards and the adventure continues. A suggestion for how to make the jump from the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game to gurps, its parent game. Gurps 4th ed dungeon fantasy rpg box set new steve jackson games sjg. New monsters book for dungeon fantasy roleplaying game. Games diner toys for gurps and other roleplaying games. But its also all you need to play the game from the rules right down to dice and cardboard heroes. Much like the cliche about making a sculpture being removing everything but the. Oct 10, 2017 the dungeon fantasy boxed set is intended as an introduction to the fourth edition of the gurps game system, and doesnt require any other gurps books for play. To inspire you, here are a few of the gurps supplements i think would blend well with the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game. Its played with 3d6, which lends better to probabilitybased rolling rather than luckbased d20.
This boxed set is a standalone, powered by gurps release. Namely, and most obvious and relevant, are dungeon fantasy 1, gurps basic set characters, dungeon. You can buy into the basic set two core books for around the same price, but youll not get the focused, ready to play game that dungeon fantasy promises. 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. Dfrpg strips down and curates the vastness of gurps to leave only what you want. Written by sean punch illustrated by alex fernandez, felipe gaona reydet, denis loubet, brandon moore, and benjamin mund. Dungeon fantasy gm screen sjg gurps 4th ed sealed new. Traps is about 24 pages, and its all about traps and puzzles with plenty of fantastic examples.
Tailor your hero using quickstart templates and the timetested gurps pointbuild system. Loot the snakemen yielded an average of 1200 sp worth each of jewelry so 10,800 sp there. Storm dungeons, slay monsters, seize treasure a fun hack n slash campaign challenges unique heroes with clever dungeons. I think i would best describe is as the younger sibling of gurps that is really into fantasy, which meant it was perfect for me. The downside was that soon afterwards, they announced that it was failure in their stakeholders report. As to discworld and gurps mars attacks, this box set is absolutely a strong part of why we sent the books to print when we did. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by steve. Ive run a bunch of games with this system, played in a few, and have been teaching it to students in our middle school rpg club. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game powered by gurps steve. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by. Dungeon fantastic old school informed gurps dungeon fantasy gaming. It harnesses the customizing power of the award winning generic universal roleplaying system gurps, and. 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.
Gaming ballistic is thrilled to be the first thirdparty vendor to be granted a license to produce material for the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game powered by gurps from steve jackson games. Its a great high powered, cinematic character focused fantasy set but its also pretty damn crunchy. Jan 20, 2020 one printed copy each of the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game box set, dungeon fantasy monsters 2, the dungeon fantasy companion, and how to be a gurps gm, plus the dungeon fantasy game and monsters 2 each in pdf pdfs to be delivered through warehouse 23. The 26page adventure that comes with the box starts off with a plain rock hex grid in the endpaper useful, but unexciting. Most can be easily sliced and diced into fare for scifi and other backgrounds. 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 is a tabletop game that allows for play in any game setting. Dungeon fantasy is powered by gurps generic universal roleplaying systemwhich is a more mathematically focused roleplaying system than some others. I may eventually redesign the tool for use with proper one inch horizontal hexes, until then i am making four inch tiles to use for my gurps dungeon fantasy games. Dungeon fantasy monsters 2 kick starter just funded. This standalone boxed set contains everything you need to play.
Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps by steve jackson games. Delving into worlds of dungeon fantasy with gurps morrus. 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. But ill bet all my copper pieces that the art is bound for the boxed dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, and we already know that cardboard heroes and an adventure will lie within that treasure chest. Why gurps dungeon fantasy is awesome just roll 3d6. The new gurps dungeon fantasy game is getting out into the wilds, and into the hands of gamers. In gurps roleplaying games, a wide range of campaigns filled with magic, combat, robots, medieval themes, futuristic themes, and more are made possible. Kickstartergurps dungeon fantasy standalone boxed set.
Mar 08, 2019 my favorite recently published rpg is having a kickstarter for a new monsters book and reprint of the boxed set. Cardboard heroes artist hard at work on new figures for. I bought this out of curiosity than the intent to play. May 14, 2019 a simplified version of gurps 4e, suitable for dungeon crawling goodness, dungeon fantasy is available in a boxed set or as a pdf. Space opera is a big genre and i think id suggest taking the dungeon fantasy approach where the focus is on the action rather than settings specifics. When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. It provides a minisetting and adventure, in full color, bookmarked and layered for the pdf, and with a print copy available for backers who. Feb 23, 2018 personally a free gurps lite fantasy supplement would do more to promote gurps. The downside was that soon afterwards, they announced that it was failure in their stakeholders report comments from staff online indicated that its sales would affect the support of gurps, and were. Many of you have been asking us when you can buy the dungeon fantasy rpg and the gm screen in pdf, and im happy to say. I think the big thing is that dfrpg is very much a dedicated dungeon crawler. Stings n things gurps dungeon fantasy 2 offers fun general rules for harvesting valuable parts from defeated dungeon monsters.
Somewhere between onetime adventures above and recurring settings below is the gurps dungeon fantasy encounters series. I looked over gurps aliens last week and i think the races there might be a little too comic book space opera. On the space opera thing, gurps already did lensman and tales of the solar patrol, i suspect the racial package gurps sparrials didnt do so great, though its on my needthissometime list. I have read the book through at a scan level twice, and as the goal of the document is to be an introduction to dungeon fantasy in specific, and gurps in general, it straight copies several elements from a lot of previous books. Designed for the core gurps dungeon fantasy supplements, most of this issue can be used with the forthcoming dungeon fantasy roleplaying game as soon as the boxed set is cracked open. Well, our deities of drawing didnt divulge, so i dont know. If you dont know where to start, it can be really overwhelming. Whats inside dungeon fantasy is powered by gurps, but is a completely standalone rpg.
Shipping charged separately in backerkit after the project closes. Mirror of the fire demon presents an adventure for four or more dungeon fantasy heroes built on 250300 points. The name of this gaming world stands for generic universal roleplaying system. 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. Together with the contents of the dfrpg boxed set, kickstarter backers who backed at the i want it alllevel or added the pdf as an extra got the pdfs of dungeon fantasy traps and dungeon fantasy. Thats where the readytoplay dungeon fantasy roleplaying game comes in. Its a gorgeous set, and its all nicely packaged in a really sharp box. Im assuming they think they can leverage their market position with munchkin to get a boxed gurps set into stores, but im not sure that running a ks is going to really establish what. Gurps dungeon fantasy is easily the bestselling gaming line for gurps, and dungeon delving fantasy games in. Lots of psionic powers which id rather see being rare and mysterious just because rare and mysterious is cool. Gear up with a massive list of customizable armor and weapons.
Sure it can do lots more, its gurps, but the focus is that the player characters are headed into a dungeon to kill monsters and get treasure. The dungeon fantasy roleplaying game comes with everything you need for endless hours of crypt. Were holding a contest on facebook to win a signed copy of the dungeon fantasy rpg boxed set. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game, powered by gurps, unboxed. Boxed items are listed as codecode where the first code represents the box, and the second code describes the contents. Cardboard heroes artist hard at work on new figures for gurps. Thats exactly why i was drawn to the dungeon fantasy powered by gurps set when it launched last year on kickstarter. Adventurers, exploits, spells, monsters, and a dungeon.
This product directly supports the excellent dfrpg boxed set. Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game steve jackson games. Sep 16, 2017 shane unboxes the brand new gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set from steve jackson games. Buy dungeon fantasy boxed set gurps 4th ed from steve jackson games part of our role playing games collection.
It provides a minisetting and adventure, in full color, bookmarked and layered for the pdf, and with a print copy. Everything you need to get started with the system, focused on one genre, in a single box. 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. Dungeons i wont comment on the contents of dungeon 1 and 2, but i will say they are. My favorite recently published rpg is having a kickstarter for a new monsters book and reprint of the boxed set. Sjg gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set unplayed for sale online. You can, however, plug in any number of gurps fourth edition supplements into your dungeon fantasy games. 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. Dungeon fantasy boxed set gurps 4th ed noble knight games a shipping and customer service update for you. Dungeon fantasy traps powered by gurps changed 02022018 with new information, when the pdf was released to the general public. I go heavy on the fantasy oriented ideas this time. Dungeon fantasy does a pretty good job there and i think a similar look would do well. You can take it as read that the gurps dungeon fantasy series counts. A simplified version of gurps 4e, suitable for dungeon crawling goodness, dungeon fantasy is available in a boxed set or as a pdf.
Dungeon fantasy roleplaying game powered by gurps last updated on 250817 with new information. It gives the boot to things like lawyering and science skills boring. Steve jackson games is attempting to launch a gurps dungeon fantasy box set via kickstarter. Simply follow the instructions on that post to enter. To get the most out of your fantasy adventures, you need a game that lets you customize and perfect characters, monsters, treasures, and traps.
The dungeon fantasy roleplaying game kickstarter came out way back in 2017, which is already crazy for me to think about. Tiles can only support single and double width corridors 1 hex 3. Thats about all you need to know, when you dont intend to be the gm. With the dungeon fantasy boxed set kickstarter active, this post will discuss why dungeon fantasy is an awesome game. Shane unboxes the brand new gurps dungeon fantasy boxed set from steve jackson games. Dungeon fantasy boxed set gurps 4th ed noble knight. No word on xp yet and resurrection, because folks have been too busy to weigh in on what to keep. Dungeon fantasy is powered by gurpsgeneric universal roleplaying systemwhich is a more mathematically focused roleplaying system than some others. It harnesses the customizing power of the awardwinning generic universal roleplaying system gurps, and streamlines it so you have exactly what you need to take fullyrealized characters on fantastic adventures. Adventurers the onebook character generation part of the boxed set. We knew that we would be ready to announce the dungeon fantasy roleplaying game during the preorder window for those two books. The dungeon fantasy roleplaying game dfrpg was a nifty experiment, which aimed to deliver something that games based on gurps sorely needed. Last but not least, theres the dungeon fantasy companion, which is traps, magic items, and against the ratmen. A plus sign indicates that an item is close to the next highest condition.
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