A complete, historical espionage setting for Call of Cthulhu Nuclear destruction hangs over everyone, and a few people at the heart of western intelligence continue their personal battle against the insidious influence of a much older enemy The tangled webs of the spymasters tear and rejoin, double and triple agents make their moves and counter-moves, and its hard to be sure which side youre really working for. World War Cthulhu: Cold War throws you into one of the most paranoid and chaotic conflicts of the 20th century.
The material from previous editions of GURPS Fantasy has been incorporated into GURPS Magic (the magic system and spells) and GURPS Banestorm (the Yrth setting). Whether your model is Tolkien, Jordan, or Leiber, this book will let create a town, a country, or an entire world. And, of course, it looks at the many ways that magic and users of magic can work in a fantasy world.Īnd, perhaps most important, it advises GMs and players alike on the kinds of characters appropriate to fantasy including ordinary folks, people with fantastic powers, and nonhumans. It also examines the nature of supernatural forces, and discusses the impact of wizards, monsters, and gods. GURPS Fantasy gives detailed, concrete advice for assembling fantasy settings from the basics of the landscape itself, through its inhabitants and cultures, to the details of believable histories and politics.
It discusses the genre in depth with all its subgenres and inspirations (myth, novels, movies, etc.) allowing you to handle any kind of fantasy. The book also has an extensive collection of character templates and concludes with a capsule setting that is a fantasy version of Rome.įrom the publisher’s website: Create a world that could never be! GURPS Fantasy is the complete toolkit to let you build a campaign of heroic deeds and wondrous magic. The one major subgenre that is not covered is modern fantasy, like that found in the works of Charles de Lint. This version is a generic source book for GMs building their own fantasy campaigns and includes guidelines on setting creation, campaigns, character creation, monsters, magic, etc. GURPS Fantasy Third Edition is completely different from the two earlier books bearing the same name.
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