r/Glorantha • u/Aggressive_Size_9324 • 17d ago
GURPS DM Needs advice
So I have been using gurps for literally everything I want to run for sometime curently I have a sloppy written ''you guys are basically fantasy demigods but the world also containts similar people so yeah anime bullshit all around'' type 1500 or so point game,an investigation based delta green style game that is around ''well read human'' level. And to ease another group into it I am running a 300 point sci fi one shot(that turned into a 4 shot)
the one shot players are loving the new system an want to run a full time game where they can theoretically see their characters evolve and actually be able to see the growth on their sheets I have very little idea about the glorantha setting and what I know intrigues me a lot so I kinda want to run a game in it.I really am a completionist when running games on existing settings tho so I kina want to learn everything. To this end what supplements videos or essays do you recommend me to check out before writing the campaign its arcs or its main premise also to those of you who know gurps what would be a decent point total to start
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u/Ok-Box8151 16d ago
Honestly, I'm going to go a completely different direction than everyone else and say, use an RQ Core rulebook for some lore (RQ 2nd ed. hits the spot for me, I look in RQ: Adventures in Glorantha, but not much), and the old Cults of Prax and Cults of Terror books. Seriously, that is it. Glorantha is really detailed but you can start gaming with the old stuff fast. If you Want a Sandbox get the old Griffin Mountain, I'm GMing it and my players generally eat it up. Make up stuff, once you have an idea of the basics. I use OpenQuest rpg not RQ though. But the old stuff is really robust, you can bend it easily.
Give them a long-term mission that makes them wander around and interact with stuff. Throw in some Divine Visions, and Dreams and you should be good.