Gurps Martial Arts: Exotic Combat Systems from All Cultures (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) [Paperback]

C. Carella (Author), C. J. Carella (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 160 pages
• Publisher: Steve Jackson Games; 2 edition (February 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1556343140
• ISBN-13: 978-1556343148
• Product Dimensions: 11.1 x 8.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,815,865 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must have for people who play GURPS!, August 13, 1997

By A Customer

This review is from: Gurps Martial Arts: Exotic Combat Systems from All Cultures (Paperback)

I have been interested in GURPS and Martial Arts for a long time. This book contains tons of styles and the rules for skills and manuvers are very nicely done. Although it doesn't have Every martial art in existance it does have a wide selection and rules for creating/integrating your own. I integrated Taido in and it worked really well. This book can add flavor to GURPS combat even if it is weapon-oriented (a lot of martial arts are.) However I would recommend the 2nd Edition but overall I loved it! The possiblities are pretty much limitless and that is what makes it so good

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars an excellent resource, January 27, 2000

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Michael Bruington Jr. "RPG pack rat" (Yosemite, California USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gurps Martial Arts: Exotic Combat Systems from All Cultures (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) (Paperback)

This is a highly useful book. The information in it can be applied to almost any genre or campaign. The listing of martial arts is comprehensive and there are rules to design your own new ones. I use this book more often than almost any other gurps book that I own. The only downside is the increase in complexity for combat. Extra realism brings extra complexity as usual. Note: you must have the gurps basic set to use this book.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars GURPS Martial Arts, May 19, 2005

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Robyn Goodfellow - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gurps Martial Arts: Exotic Combat Systems from All Cultures (GURPS: Generic Universal Role Playing System) (Paperback)

GURPS Martial Arts is a book with lots of different martial arts styles for your characters. It also includes maneuvers, which are like skill subsets. I really like how this book lets you build your own martial arts styles. Martial Arts also includes tables for all the weaponry, such as Sai (for anyone who's ever watched Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raf uses a pair of these).
A lot of the illustrations are gory, reminding you that GURPS was never meant for kids (Steve Jackson Games should make that clearer, I think). BUT, aside from the "Silly Combat Rule" Bulletproof Nudety, there's no adult content! And while there's gore in some of the pictures, everyone's fully clothed. That's really, really nice.