http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:15:42 EST http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/05/143910.php#comment-125739 I found Urth of the New Sun a bit of a disappointment as a game sourcebook; it's good at describing the background of Wolfe's novel, but somehow fails to bring it alive as a game setting. Other GURPS F&SF conversions have been far more successful. The two "Who's Who" books are entertaining reads, even though I thought Sid Vicious' musical instrument skills were too high. 125739@blogcritics.org Sun, 6 Mar 2005 10:15:42 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/05/143910.php#comment-125685 I don't RPG, but I have used some GURPS books as something of a Cliff's Notes to various F&SF Worlds. If I hadn't read GURPS Urth of the New Sun, I might never have understood what Gene Wolfe's excellent trilogy was all about. THe Gurps books do a pretty good job of sifting through material from genres or history to fleash out a game world. I have seen GURPS historical personality books, an interesting way to get hte 25 words or less bio of a famous person, and how they'd fit into a game world. 125685@blogcritics.org Sat, 5 Mar 2005 22:46:11 EST http://blogcritics.org/archives/2005/03/05/143910.php#comment-125672 Pretty cool. RPG gaming can be a lot of fun, if you've got enough spare time to devote to it... 125672@blogcritics.org Sat, 5 Mar 2005 21:45:25 EST