Re: PBEM Horror Campaign

From: bigmac@erg.sri.com (Bryan McDonald)

Date: Tue, 11 Feb 1992 23:51:34 +0000

In article <35337@mentor.cc.purdue.edu> courier@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (William Pittenger) writes:
>	I agree with Paul...I am new at this play over the computer format but
>am willing to learn.  I have been playing PBM games for 5 years now and really
>enjoy them.  I would like to go the way of the computer though since I guess
>that is how it is done now.  Could whoever wrote the original message leave me
>E-mail on how to play the game and what exactly GURPS is?  I would like to know.

GURPS = Generic Universal Role Playing System (I think)

GURPS has nothing to do with computers, it is a game system from Steve Jackson
for generating role playing games in multiple world/scenarios that
can intermix.  There is no assumption of Fantasy/Crime/Superhero/Future
worlds, just human characteristics and skills that apply to them all
equally.  GURPS is particularily useful because one can generate characters
that fit into just about any scenario.  It is becoming one of the standards
oin character generation mostly because it applies to all fields on role
playing endevours, and it is getting distribution similar to other popular
systems like AD&D, Cyberpunk, ShadowRun and other.

Lately, here on the net, GURPS has become more and more commonly refered to as
the generation method of choice, because it is not very system specific.

Check out your local game store...you will find a copy of it there.

As for PBeM's, imagine AD&D (or ShadowRun, or whatever) run in
segments via the mail.  Now make the mail electronic and throw in the ability
to cc people at will.  Now you have what PBeM can do.  And it's free!

Bryan

References

PBEM Horror Campaign
chuahl@ocf.berkeley.edu (Chua HakLien)
Sun, 09 Feb 1992 07:39:47 +0000
Re: PBEM Horror Campaign
petonak@chem.psu.edu (Paul Petonak)
Tue, 11 Feb 1992 19:58:00 +0000
Re: PBEM Horror Campaign
courier@mentor.cc.purdue.edu (William Pittenger)
Tue, 11 Feb 1992 21:10:57 +0000