One player or multiple player?

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 5:39 pm

Is GURPS prime directive a one or multi player game, or both? I'm considering getting it and want to know how many people you need.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 6:22 pm

Prime Directive (all flavors; GURPS, D20, etc.) is a role-playing game (RPG), like Dungeons & Dragons, Traveller, etc.

You need one person to run the adventure (the Dungeon Master in D&D) for other people. Having only one player other than the game master really wouldn't work. The point of RPG's is to adventure with a group.

There is no "normal" size for a play group, but it typically is at least three people besides the GM.

All that said, the PD books are nice to have, even if it is just as a reference tome. They do more to describe the background of the SFU than anything else in-print.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Sat Jun 28, 2008 7:13 pm

okay, thank you

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 5:50 am

To expand on Will's comments just a bit... while 3 or 4 players and a GM are best - I have ran game sessions for a single player. They take a bit more work to plan and run, but they can be done.

djdood · Post by **djdood** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:02 am

To make that work, you'll need a GM as willing to work to entertain you as Tony must be!

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Sun Jun 29, 2008 12:34 pm

If only I lived in Tennessee...

okay, well mabey I wouldn't like to see all those wrecked hydran starships, or what's on the resteraunt menus, or being a federation officer in lyran territory...

Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:20 am

djdood wrote:To make that work, you'll need a GM as willing to work to entertain you as Tony must be!

Remember folks, I'll be here all week and Sundays are smoke-free shows.

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Scoutdad · Post by **Scoutdad** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 12:22 am

Actually, Will... I am helping with the creation of the Prime Directive D20 Modern rulebook and when it comes out, I intend to start what (in my opinion at least) will be the greatest SFU adventure ever conceived...

I'll post updates on it as it progresses.

pinecone · Post by **pinecone** » Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:10 am

As lyran/kzinti anger therapist?