GURPS Planet Krishna (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) [Paperback]

James Cambias (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Steve Jackson Games; 1st edition (August 1, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556342632
• ISBN-13: 978-1556342639
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.4 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,834,792 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars A fun setting, but not good for long., April 25, 2001

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Daniel J. Fawcett (Columbus, Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: GURPS Planet Krishna (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) (Paperback)

For those who don't know, GURPS planet Krishna is based on a series of SF books that are somewhat tounge-in-cheek parodies of the Mars books by Burroughs. I must give a warning: DON'T BUY THIS BOOK UNLESS YOU'VE READ THE STORIES.

That being said, it is a fun setting to play in. It's light. It's fluffy. It's been described as Space Opera by Gilbert and Sullivan. But the setting wears mighty thin, pretty quick.

Within a few weeks, my players were rolling their eyes. "Aw, man... why can't we play something else?" That's not good... you want your players to have fun, not view gaming as a chore.

The real joy of this book is that it exposed me to the original series. That is the real strength of this game... the setting it is based on.