Steve jackson games spell prerequisite charts by michelle barrett based on gurps magicby steve jackson and gurps grimoireby s. Kromm punch set out to become a particle physicist in 1985, ended up the gurps line editor in 1995, and has engineered rules for almost every gurps product since. And the ability to turn people into toads if they annoy you. Gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 1 pdf gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 2. If you want to force a particular order, use the character to divide the number and the descriptor. Gurps is the generic universal role playing system from steve jackson games. Also, missing items for spells in gurps magic are detailed.
To see through objects to spot magic items, you need mage sight gurps magic, p. There are generic items, suitable for a range of settings, as well as creations specifically for popular game settings like gurps technomancer, gurps steampunk, and gurps warehouse 23. The gurps basic set for the fourth edition of gurps was published in 2004 by steve jackson games and contains the core rules for the fourth edition of gurps. I have given up on many sites that use drm simply because it makes even personal, legal use of the file incredibly difficult. Gurps magic items 2 new items for armor and protection, magical weaponry, mystical healing, necromantic magic, curses, tricks and traps, and more. Page references that begins with an m refer to gurps magic, second editing.
Here is a collection of 520 different words, 20 for each letter of the alphabet, that can be used as command words for magic items. Magics are specific to and provided by the ipython kernel. Magic is a creative force, and those who can harness its full potential can change the universe. These supplements describe how to reduce gurps to the essential. The book expands on the material outlined in the basic set, provides alternative forms of magic for gms to use, and contains much more material. Magic items by xxjingleskdxx 862 1518 1 a little feature to troll your friends and makes fights more interesting. Finally a section detailing power stones and a section detailing historical magic items are included to round out the book. Alternate enchantment techniques more weird and wonderful ways to create magic items, covering charms, sacred items, qabala, and magic astechnology. Gurps was long funny in that it offered skills for each and every specific application of magic i. It was very easy to download and featured no watermarks or drm code, which was a huge relief. Advice on building an effective wizard for someone new to.
Steve jackson games written by phil masters additional material by c. Ritual path magic, a complete, standalone, and selfcontained magic system for gurps. Environmental interfaces have normal command phase. History, geography, politics, theology, and cosmology of the world are included. Expands the rules on enchanting items and contains sections on magical quirks of items. There are even clever refinements like the bane enchantment. First, they give you minor roleplaying tags that help define your characters personality without needing. All simulationist games since gurps secretly aspire to kill gurps and wear its skin while drinking the blood of its delicious heart. I didnt even mention that you need detect magic to tell things are magical unless the sword is flaming or lights up a 10 radius. Gurps magic items has hundreds of original and imaginative. Advice on building an effective wizard for someone new to gurps im sorry your first exposure to gurps will be playing a 250pt mage in an anythinggoes campaign. Normally, i will take the total number of plusses a weapon has and divide it between. Afflicted casting flagellants blessing, afflicted casting mystics stupor, better magic items necromantic, blocking spell mastery any, blood magic, elixir resistance, frightening side effects any, intimidating curses, knower of names, life force burn 15, obscure true name, sanctum 12, scroll reading, secret mage.
Gurps magic, infinitely maintainable spells with my. Gurps magic is a source book for the gurps roleplaying game from steve jackson games that provides in depth coverage of magic in the context of gurps. If the series has an order, add a number or other descriptor in parenthesis after the series title eg. Gurps magic also has extensive rules for creating enchanted items by investing spells in them permanently. You will find premade characters, data files, and printexport sheets within this archive. Illustrated by kent burles, eric hotz, sean murray, dan smith, ruth thompson, and clifford vanmeter. Barsoom roleplaying in edgar rice burroughs john carter of mars setting. Dam 2d 1 pi and 1d fatigue hypothermia, acc 2, page 1 magical items. Its worth nothing this is all permanent items only temporary spells, even lasting ones arent magic items. Rounding out the book is a detailed section on spellbooks.
Gurps magic third edition has extended rules and suggestions for use of magic in a gurps campaign, with an extensive list of example spells these actually make up the majority of the book. Categories include swords and weapons, armor, wizardly tools, thiefs supplies, clothing, jewelry, healing tools, necromantic items and curses, tricks, and traps. Finally a section detailing power stones and a section. Dam 2d1 pi and 1d fatigue hypothermia, acc 2, page 1 magical items. If you are looking for an ipython version compatible with python 2. Pictures of of the north, by contour and swoosh, i command thee. I strongly recommend you consider a more focused archetype, like a cinematic martial artist, and wait for a 100pt fantasy campaign to cut your teeth on the magic system. This is the book for gms and players who are ready for a campaign with highpowered magic. Gurps magic is a 240 page rulebook for gurps 4th edition with content by steve jackson, s.
Gurps magic, infinitely maintainable spells with my devilish. Magery 3, teleport and four different individual plane plane shift spells item. Many rogues and adventurers can command a few useful spells, but a true wizard. This portion of the site is dedicated to the generic universal roleplaying system, or gurps, published by steve jackson games. Gurps magic items 1 also describes the eldritch shops that sell these wonders, with a complete and realistic guide to the economics of enchantment in a medieval fantasy world. Some optional elaborations, such as mana itype,i clerical magic, and one spell mages. Here is a catalog of hundreds of original and imaginative enchanted items for use in any campaign, from exotic trinkets to mighty artifacts.
Additional information for magic appears in gurps fantasy and gurps thaumatology. The core magic system for gurps, expanding on the material presented in the basic set. Included sections on the economics of magic items and a section about handling them in campaigns. Gurps magic 4th edition is the latest version of steve jacksons big, generic book of spells. Gurps magic items 2 once again opens the doors to shops full of arcane artifacts and enchanted objects.
Simply put, a quirk is a disadvantage that is worth only 1 point. Such a skill name it magic for simplicity both fills that gap and lets you finetune magic in your campaign, in at least 10 fun ways. Gurps magic contains nothing but magical source material. Spells take so much mana to cast, youre lucky if you ever cast a good one in a campaign. All of the familiar magical shops from magic items are here, with new items for armor and protection, magical weaponry, mystical healing, necromantic magic, curses, tricks and traps, and more. So if you trap an area with link and a nasty spell, your foe needs detect magic to spot it, magery wont do. Gurps 4e is a skillbased pointbuild rpg focusing on flexibility. It has some of the same feel you need time, effort, and specialized magic to tell what things do. But, as the saying goes, one spell doth not a wizard make. More sorcerous shops and mysterious magics the second of three gurps books detailing various magic items, this one came out a year after the first. The magery advantage the magery advantage makes you a mage. It is the paragon of the simulationist category of games. To expand this point, quirks have two basic roles they play in defining your character.
We use cookies for various purposes including analytics. This 2003 excel file is a game aid for gurps, with around 2000 3d6 rolls on one sheet and a table that calculates damage from slams, falls, and collisions by crossreferencing hp vs. By default, it sorts by the number, or alphabetically if there is no number. The raw, fundamental power that distinguishes a fantasy campaign from a realistic one. You can easily play anything from a stone age caveman, an ogre mage, a us navy soldier, or even a zenbuddhist psychokinetic killer robot from future who likes cats. Sorcerous shops stocked with a multitude of might magics the first of books of magic items for fantasy settings. Quirks compiled by ted brock introduction what is a quirk. There were also a lot of requests that the basic set cover magic. The second of three gurps books detailing various magic items, this one came out a year after the first. The description of each item provides its aura strength and the school to which it belongs. There are also guidelines for the gm who wants to change how magic works in particular worlds in a multiworld campaign. Alternate enchantment techniques more weird and wonderful ways to create magic items, covering charms, sacred items, qabala, and magicastechnology. Pyramid, gurps magic spell charts, e23, and the names of all products pub.
Magic items literally take years to make and thats time your character really cant be adventuring. It functions as a talent, but unlike a normal talent, it is available as magery 0. Other references are an for gurps arabian nights, co for gurps conan, j for gurps japan, mi for gurps magic items, mi2 for gurps magic items 2, tt for gurps time travel and ww for gurps witch world. Plus special material from the magic items series and wizards.
Ive built a 229 point mage started as 200, gained points in play whos main focus is that he can maintain an infinite amount of spells for as long as he likes. Most of the spells are slightly reworked versions of 3rd edition spells from gurps classic magic, gurps grimoire, and a few other places. Glittering prizes pdf gurps dungeon fantasy treasures 2. Velocity and the yards you must fall to reach that velocity.
You start out paying the full cost to get it into play, but do you have to pay that cost again to attune to the item after it has been looted. Based on gurps magicby steve jackson and gurps grimoireby s. Im hoping to add randomly generated weapons and armors with all the fancy modifiers later. This pdf is an electronic copy of the second printed edition of gurps magic for the fourth edition of gurps. If more than one spell is given as a prerequisite, use the highest. Gurps magic items 1 also describes the eldritch shops that sell these wonders, with a complete. Gurps magic, infinitely maintainable spells with my devilish combo. Although gurps fantasy and magic items 1 are referenced, they are not required. Place a cauldron on top of an open fire and fill the cauldron with water. When detect magic identifies a magic items school of magic, this information refers to the school of the spell placed within the potion, scroll, or wand, or the prerequisite given for the item. The first volume, characters isbn 1556347294, addresses what players need to.
Magic items across time and dimension guidelines for magic items at every tech level and in dozens of gurps settings, including secret magic settings and the dark postmanaclysm future. All of the familiar magical shops from gurps magic items 1 are here, with new items for armor and protection, magical weaponry, mystical healing, necromantic magic, curses, tricks and traps, and more. If you do, itll probably one shot the boss and set you back all the gold you earned in the course of the campaign. Questions tagged gurps4e roleplaying games stack exchange. Designed to emulate the magic of realworld traditions and. By continuing to use pastebin, you agree to our use of cookies as described in the cookies policy. Dungeons and gurps dungeon fantasy monsters 1, but all creature stats are new to this work.
This spell has no effect on its own, but makes adding future enchantments much cheaper as much as 1 10th normal cost. Ritual path magic players have the option of a form of enhanced loot. This chapter covers the core rules involved in the. The third edition of the gurps basic set includes a chapter on magic, and over 100 spells. Gurps magic items 1 here is a catalog of hundreds of original and imaginative enchanted items for use in any campaign, and the eldritch shops that sell these wonders. The material presented here is intended for use with the gurps system from steve jackson. Currently the canon delver loot only includes the misc utilities listed in df1 e.
332 1210 65 383 1164 572 1371 911 468 1494 519 1266 1404 201 47 152 1281 840 1328 303 394 321 1467 967 543 298 628 111 1323 1143 1429 973 706 181 846 445 1002 79 1402 137 927 1367