GURPS Ghostbusters

In article <cmuei2he7fcc857728si71eh2jnkmbgfmi.TakeThisOut@4ax.com>,
Phil Masters <phil.TakeThisOut@philm.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:16:06 -0400, Kent Allard
> <evil.TakeThisOut@hearts_of_men.net> wrote:
> >If anyone would like to share notes or point me to articles or web pages,
> >I'd
> >appreciate it.
>
> There's 10,000 words of Ken Hite on ghost-busting technology of all
> tech levels in *GURPS All-Star Jam*.

Is that one available digitally? I'm preparing for a game next week and my FLGS
doesn't have a copy in stock (at least according to their site).
--
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts and minds of men? The Shadow do!
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On Fri, 06 Oct 2006 11:16:06 -0400, Kent Allard
<evil.RemoveThis@hearts_of_men.net> wrote:
>If anyone would like to share notes or point me to articles or web pages, I'd
>appreciate it.

There's 10,000 words of Ken Hite on ghost-busting technology of all
tech levels in *GURPS All-Star Jam*.

--
Phil Masters
* http://www.philm.demon.co.uk/ *
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In article <pkufi21q98a7f4devsm6dhuqp40eibglol.DeleteThis@4ax.com>,
Phil Masters <phil.DeleteThis@philm.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> >Is that one available digitally?
>
> 'Fraid not. It's still in print, so it ought to be available in dead
> tree form somewhere, but that makes it less likely to be e23'd.

Well, I guess I'm not going to get a copy before Thursday. My next question is,
Is it worth it?

I know that as a regular writer for SJGames, you've got a vested interest in
seeing these books sell. While Kenneth Hite is a good writer, I find most of his
articles are full of ideas and short on crunchy game material. For me, one
well-drawn map is worth ten articles on high concept towns with no pictures.

Anyway, thanks for your input.
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On Sat, 07 Oct 2006 07:51:53 -0400, Kent Allard
<evil.RemoveThis@hearts_of_men.net> wrote:
>Is that one available digitally?

'Fraid not. It's still in print, so it ought to be available in dead
tree form somewhere, but that makes it less likely to be e23'd.

--
Phil Masters
* http://www.philm.demon.co.uk/ *
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Kent Allard wrote:
> Well, I guess I'm not going to get a copy before Thursday. My next question is,
> Is it worth it?
>
> I know that as a regular writer for SJGames, you've got a vested interest in
> seeing these books sell. While Kenneth Hite is a good writer, I find most of his
> articles are full of ideas and short on crunchy game material. For me, one
> well-drawn map is worth ten articles on high concept towns with no pictures.

You could try rush-ordering it from Noble Knight, <
http://www.nobleknight.com >. Of course, that's expensive, but on the
other hand they followed through with SJ Games downpricing of 3E books
last year, and lowered the price not to $10 but to $9. If that is the
case, it might be worth 9$+shipping.

I'll re-read the article later tonight to see how crunchy it is, then
post a few lines.

In general, however, I was unimpressed by the book in its entirety. The
long articles (or essays) in it didn't happen to cover subjects that
interest me much.

--
Peter Knutsen
sagatafl.org
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Peter Knutsen wrote:
[...]
> I'll re-read the article later tonight to see how crunchy it is, then
> post a few lines.

Well, there's a bestiary of ghosts, and a couple of pages of
ghostbusting equipment, for various TLs, including equipment very
similar to the one used in the Ghostbusters movie.

> In general, however, I was unimpressed by the book in its entirety. The
> long articles (or essays) in it didn't happen to cover subjects that
> interest me much.

--
Peter Knutsen
sagatafl.org
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In article <4528cca7$0$142$157c6196@dreader2.cybercity.dk>,
Peter Knutsen <peter RemoveThis @sagatafl.invalid> wrote:

> Well, there's a bestiary of ghosts, and a couple of pages of
> ghostbusting equipment, for various TLs, including equipment very
> similar to the one used in the Ghostbusters movie.

Thanks. I guess I'll try and get a hold of it.
--
Who knows what evil lurks in the hearts and minds of men? The Shadow do!
--Flip Wilson
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Peter Knutsen wrote:
> Peter Knutsen wrote:
> [...]
> > I'll re-read the article later tonight to see how crunchy it is, then
> > post a few lines.
>
> Well, there's a bestiary of ghosts, and a couple of pages of
> ghostbusting equipment, for various TLs, including equipment very
> similar to the one used in the Ghostbusters movie.

I'm trying to imagine TL-0 Ghostbusting equipment, and how
exactly it would be used.

Thog: "Don't look at rock!"

Maug: "Me looked at rock, Thog!"
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Peter Meilinger wrote:

> I'm trying to imagine TL-0 Ghostbusting equipment, and how
> exactly it would be used.
>
> Thog: "Don't look at rock!"
>
> Maug: "Me looked at rock, Thog!"

Now you're having me thinking about GURPS Og, a GURPS-ified version of
the Wingnut Games RPG where the players can only use combinations of
about ten words to communicate, plus whatever gestures and tone of
voice they can muster.

The rules said it was intended to simulate the limitations of caveman
language, but I thinki they did it because you can always get a laugh
out of "Hit big ugly smelly thing!" when surrounded by big ugly smelly
things (including yourself).
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