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HTML::Mason::Commands::__ANON__('sqldate', '2010-08-29', 'illuminator', '^J^I^I^I<h1>August 29, 2010: What Is This <B><I>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</I></B> Thing?</h1>^J^I^I^I<p><a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><img width="150" vspace="6" hspace="8" border="0" align="left" alt="GURPS Dungeon Fantasy" src="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/img/cover_sm.jpg" /></a> As the creator of the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a> series, I hear that a lot. I\'ll try to explain.</p>^M^J<p>Hack-and-slash fantasy has always been near and dear to roleplayers\' hearts. In pen-and-paper gaming, we\'ve seen <b><i>Dungeons and Dragons</i></b>, <b><i>Tunnels and Trolls</i></b>, and endless other games with words like "dungeon" and "tunnel" in the title. Digital gaming has likewise glorified dungeons; depending on your age, that might mean <b><i>Zork</i></b>, <b><i>Rogue</i></b>, "those old <b><i>D&D</i></b> games on floppy disk," <b><i>Diablo</i></b>, or some sort of MMORPG. How could <b><i>GURPS</i></b> claim to be generic and universal without its <i>own</i> take on this fantasy subgenre? So it was that <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a> was born.</p>^M^J<p>However, full-on <b><i>GURPS</i></b> is too much game for a simple concept: Kill things and take their stuff. Its character and combat options often seem daunting to gamers seeking a few hours of goofy fun. Thus, we stripped things down for <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a>. You still need the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/basic/"><b><i>GURPS Basic Set</i></b></a>, and spellcasters will want <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/magic/"><b><i>GURPS Magic</i></b></a> -- but if the GM has those books, a group can get by with just a few PDFs rather than <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/">all of <b><i>GURPS</i></b></a>.</p>^M^J<p>But a big part of "What is this thing?" is understanding <i>which</i> PDFs those are. I can help with that, too!</p>^M^J<p>The traditional "players\' guide" is <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy1/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers</i></b></a>. Nonhumans and "multi-class" characters appear in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy3/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 3: The Next Level</i></b></a>; pets and familiars, in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy5/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 5: Allies</i></b></a>; and high-level abilities, in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy11/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 11: Power-Ups</i></b></a>. Fans of slightly unorthodox adventurers might want <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy4/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 4: Sages</i></b></a>, <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy7/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics</i></b></a>, or <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy9/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners</i></b></a>. I\'d recommend <b><i>Adventurers</i></b>, <b><i>The Next Level</i></b>, and <b><i>Power-Ups</i></b> if you plan to play often, plus any of <b><i>Sages</i></b>, <b><i>Allies</i></b>, <b><i>Clerics</i></b>, and <b><i>Summoners</i></b> that covers a favorite character type.</p>^M^J<p>The customary "GM\'s handbook" is <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy2/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 2: Dungeons</i></b></a> -- a "how to" guide to running dungeon adventures. <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy10/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 10: Taverns</i></b></a> offers advice on kicking off adventures and on town-based gaming. And <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy6/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 6: 40 Artifacts</i></b></a> and <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy8/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 8: Treasure Tables</i></b></a> provide loot. A GM who\'s planning to run an actual campaign will eventually want the entire series, of course.</p>^M^J<p>"Monster manuals" complete the dungeon-gaming trinity . . . and our upcoming 13th release is titled <b><i>Monsters 1</i></b>. You don\'t need to wait for that to run the game, though! <b><i>Dungeons</i></b> contains a modest bestiary, <b><i>The Next Level</i></b> provides full stats for many traditional humanoid monsters (minotaurs, ogres, orcs, etc.), and the summonable "pets" in <b><i>Allies</i></b> and <b><i>Summoners</i></b> could easily be summoned by (or <i>be</i>) the heroes\' opponents. Monsters also lurk in the dark corners of other supplements; even <b><i>40 Artifacts</i></b> and <b><i>Taverns</i></b> describe a few.</p>^M^J<p>And stay tuned, because what\'s a dungeon game without endless modules to choose from? Not only is there a monster manual in the works, but also a supplement on ninja. At least two more items are on the drawing board, too.</p>^M^J<p>-- <a href="http://dr-kromm.livejournal.com/">Sean Punch</a></p>^J^J^I^I^I<br clear="all">^J^I^I^I^J^I^I^I<p id="discussForum" style="float: right;"><a href="http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=92"><img src="http://www.sjgames.com/img/discuss-on-forums.png" alt="Discuss this post on the forums!" /></a></p>^J^I ^J<!-- addthis -->^J^J<b><span style="float:left; padding:0 1%;">Share this post!</span></b>^J<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left;">^J <a class="addthis_button_facebook" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_reddit" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_tumblr" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <span class="addthis_separator">|</span>^J <a class="addthis_button_expanded" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?">More</a>^J</div>^J^J<div style="margin: 5px 0; clear: left;">^J <a href="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" class="small">Permalink</a> •^J <a href="/ill/archive/" class="small">Archive</a> •^J <a href="/ill/illsotw/" class="small">Illuminated Site of the Week</a>^J</div>^J', 'pagetitle', 'Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?', 'mobile', 0, 'description', 'As the creator of the GURPS Dungeon Fantasy series, I hear that a lot. 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HTML::Mason::Component::run('HTML::Mason::Component::FileBased=HASH(0x7fa88b2cac50)', 'sqldate', '2010-08-29', 'illuminator', '^J^I^I^I<h1>August 29, 2010: What Is This <B><I>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</I></B> Thing?</h1>^J^I^I^I<p><a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><img width="150" vspace="6" hspace="8" border="0" align="left" alt="GURPS Dungeon Fantasy" src="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/img/cover_sm.jpg" /></a> As the creator of the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a> series, I hear that a lot. I\'ll try to explain.</p>^M^J<p>Hack-and-slash fantasy has always been near and dear to roleplayers\' hearts. In pen-and-paper gaming, we\'ve seen <b><i>Dungeons and Dragons</i></b>, <b><i>Tunnels and Trolls</i></b>, and endless other games with words like "dungeon" and "tunnel" in the title. Digital gaming has likewise glorified dungeons; depending on your age, that might mean <b><i>Zork</i></b>, <b><i>Rogue</i></b>, "those old <b><i>D&D</i></b> games on floppy disk," <b><i>Diablo</i></b>, or some sort of MMORPG. How could <b><i>GURPS</i></b> claim to be generic and universal without its <i>own</i> take on this fantasy subgenre? So it was that <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a> was born.</p>^M^J<p>However, full-on <b><i>GURPS</i></b> is too much game for a simple concept: Kill things and take their stuff. Its character and combat options often seem daunting to gamers seeking a few hours of goofy fun. Thus, we stripped things down for <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a>. You still need the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/basic/"><b><i>GURPS Basic Set</i></b></a>, and spellcasters will want <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/magic/"><b><i>GURPS Magic</i></b></a> -- but if the GM has those books, a group can get by with just a few PDFs rather than <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/">all of <b><i>GURPS</i></b></a>.</p>^M^J<p>But a big part of "What is this thing?" is understanding <i>which</i> PDFs those are. I can help with that, too!</p>^M^J<p>The traditional "players\' guide" is <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy1/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers</i></b></a>. Nonhumans and "multi-class" characters appear in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy3/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 3: The Next Level</i></b></a>; pets and familiars, in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy5/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 5: Allies</i></b></a>; and high-level abilities, in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy11/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 11: Power-Ups</i></b></a>. Fans of slightly unorthodox adventurers might want <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy4/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 4: Sages</i></b></a>, <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy7/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics</i></b></a>, or <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy9/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners</i></b></a>. I\'d recommend <b><i>Adventurers</i></b>, <b><i>The Next Level</i></b>, and <b><i>Power-Ups</i></b> if you plan to play often, plus any of <b><i>Sages</i></b>, <b><i>Allies</i></b>, <b><i>Clerics</i></b>, and <b><i>Summoners</i></b> that covers a favorite character type.</p>^M^J<p>The customary "GM\'s handbook" is <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy2/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 2: Dungeons</i></b></a> -- a "how to" guide to running dungeon adventures. <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy10/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 10: Taverns</i></b></a> offers advice on kicking off adventures and on town-based gaming. And <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy6/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 6: 40 Artifacts</i></b></a> and <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy8/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 8: Treasure Tables</i></b></a> provide loot. A GM who\'s planning to run an actual campaign will eventually want the entire series, of course.</p>^M^J<p>"Monster manuals" complete the dungeon-gaming trinity . . . and our upcoming 13th release is titled <b><i>Monsters 1</i></b>. You don\'t need to wait for that to run the game, though! <b><i>Dungeons</i></b> contains a modest bestiary, <b><i>The Next Level</i></b> provides full stats for many traditional humanoid monsters (minotaurs, ogres, orcs, etc.), and the summonable "pets" in <b><i>Allies</i></b> and <b><i>Summoners</i></b> could easily be summoned by (or <i>be</i>) the heroes\' opponents. Monsters also lurk in the dark corners of other supplements; even <b><i>40 Artifacts</i></b> and <b><i>Taverns</i></b> describe a few.</p>^M^J<p>And stay tuned, because what\'s a dungeon game without endless modules to choose from? Not only is there a monster manual in the works, but also a supplement on ninja. At least two more items are on the drawing board, too.</p>^M^J<p>-- <a href="http://dr-kromm.livejournal.com/">Sean Punch</a></p>^J^J^I^I^I<br clear="all">^J^I^I^I^J^I^I^I<p id="discussForum" style="float: right;"><a href="http://forums.sjgames.com/forumdisplay.php?f=92"><img src="http://www.sjgames.com/img/discuss-on-forums.png" alt="Discuss this post on the forums!" /></a></p>^J^I ^J<!-- addthis -->^J^J<b><span style="float:left; padding:0 1%;">Share this post!</span></b>^J<div class="addthis_toolbox addthis_default_style" style="float:left;">^J <a class="addthis_button_facebook" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_twitter" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_reddit" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_tumblr" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <a class="addthis_button_email" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?"></a>^J <span class="addthis_separator">|</span>^J <a class="addthis_button_expanded" addthis:url="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" addthis:title="Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?">More</a>^J</div>^J^J<div style="margin: 5px 0; clear: left;">^J <a href="http://secure.sjgames.com/ill/archive/August_29_2010/What_Is_This_GURPS_Dungeon_Fantasy_Thing" class="small">Permalink</a> •^J <a href="/ill/archive/" class="small">Archive</a> •^J <a href="/ill/illsotw/" class="small">Illuminated Site of the Week</a>^J</div>^J', 'pagetitle', 'Daily Illuminator: What Is This GURPS Dungeon Fantasy Thing?', 'mobile', 0, 'description', 'As the creator of the GURPS Dungeon Fantasy series, I hear that a lot. 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HTML::Mason::Request::comp(undef, undef, 'sqldate', '2010-08-29', 'illuminator', '^J^I^I^I<h1>August 29, 2010: What Is This <B><I>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</I></B> Thing?</h1>^J^I^I^I<p><a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><img width="150" vspace="6" hspace="8" border="0" align="left" alt="GURPS Dungeon Fantasy" src="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/img/cover_sm.jpg" /></a> As the creator of the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a> series, I hear that a lot. I\'ll try to explain.</p>^M^J<p>Hack-and-slash fantasy has always been near and dear to roleplayers\' hearts. In pen-and-paper gaming, we\'ve seen <b><i>Dungeons and Dragons</i></b>, <b><i>Tunnels and Trolls</i></b>, and endless other games with words like "dungeon" and "tunnel" in the title. Digital gaming has likewise glorified dungeons; depending on your age, that might mean <b><i>Zork</i></b>, <b><i>Rogue</i></b>, "those old <b><i>D&D</i></b> games on floppy disk," <b><i>Diablo</i></b>, or some sort of MMORPG. How could <b><i>GURPS</i></b> claim to be generic and universal without its <i>own</i> take on this fantasy subgenre? So it was that <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a> was born.</p>^M^J<p>However, full-on <b><i>GURPS</i></b> is too much game for a simple concept: Kill things and take their stuff. Its character and combat options often seem daunting to gamers seeking a few hours of goofy fun. Thus, we stripped things down for <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/"><b><i>Dungeon Fantasy</i></b></a>. You still need the <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/basic/"><b><i>GURPS Basic Set</i></b></a>, and spellcasters will want <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/magic/"><b><i>GURPS Magic</i></b></a> -- but if the GM has those books, a group can get by with just a few PDFs rather than <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/">all of <b><i>GURPS</i></b></a>.</p>^M^J<p>But a big part of "What is this thing?" is understanding <i>which</i> PDFs those are. I can help with that, too!</p>^M^J<p>The traditional "players\' guide" is <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy1/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers</i></b></a>. Nonhumans and "multi-class" characters appear in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy3/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 3: The Next Level</i></b></a>; pets and familiars, in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy5/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 5: Allies</i></b></a>; and high-level abilities, in <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy11/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 11: Power-Ups</i></b></a>. Fans of slightly unorthodox adventurers might want <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy4/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 4: Sages</i></b></a>, <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy7/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics</i></b></a>, or <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy9/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 9: Summoners</i></b></a>. I\'d recommend <b><i>Adventurers</i></b>, <b><i>The Next Level</i></b>, and <b><i>Power-Ups</i></b> if you plan to play often, plus any of <b><i>Sages</i></b>, <b><i>Allies</i></b>, <b><i>Clerics</i></b>, and <b><i>Summoners</i></b> that covers a favorite character type.</p>^M^J<p>The customary "GM\'s handbook" is <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy2/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 2: Dungeons</i></b></a> -- a "how to" guide to running dungeon adventures. <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy10/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 10: Taverns</i></b></a> offers advice on kicking off adventures and on town-based gaming. And <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy6/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 6: 40 Artifacts</i></b></a> and <a href="http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/dungeonfantasy/dungeonfantasy8/"><b><i>GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 8: Treasure Tables</i></b></a> provide loot. A GM who\'s planning to run an actual campaign will eventually want the entire series, of course.</p>^M^J<p>"Monster manuals" complete the dungeon-gaming trinity . . . and our upcoming 13th release is titled <b><i>Monsters 1</i></b>. You don\'t need to wait for that to run the game, though! <b><i>Dungeons</i></b> contains a modest bestiary, <b><i>The Next Level</i></b> provides full stats for many traditional humanoid monsters (minotaurs, ogres, orcs, etc.), and the summonable "pets" in <b><i>Allies</i></b> and <b><i>Summoners</i></b> could easily be summoned by (or <i>be</i>) the heroes\' opponents. Monsters also lurk in the dark corners of other supplements; even <b><i>40 Artifacts</i></b> and <b><i>Taverns</i></b> describe a few.</p>^M^J<p>And stay tuned, because what\'s a dungeon game without endless modules to choose from? Not only is there a monster manual in the works, but also a supplement on ninja. 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