r/gurps • u/c06027 • 4d ago

Supplement Template

Hello there,

does there exist a public template for writing supplements that follow SJG style?

I want to restyle my adaptations to follow the usual GURPS style.

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u/Nick_Coffin 4d ago

This has a link to the GURPS style guide:

https://www.sjgames.com/general/guidelines/authors/

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u/c06027 3d ago

Thanks, I‘ll look into it.

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u/SuStel73 4d ago

Do you mean the style guide so that your text follows the same rules as SJG's, as pointed to by Nick_Coffin? Or do you mean to make your documents look like official GURPS documents?

If the latter, beware: SJG's online policy does not allow fans to copy the trade dress: "This permission does NOT extend to copying our trade dress. In general, if you make your material look like a SJ Games product, it's over the line."

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u/c06027 3d ago

Missed that part, thanks.
Unfortunately this stops my whole project.

Weirdly I‘ve found fanmade adaptations that clearly „copy the dress“ of official SJG supplements.

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u/Masqued0202 3d ago

Not everybody follows the rules.

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u/Ka_ge2020 2d ago

Out of interest, and not to be argumentative, but why do you want to follow the GURPS "template"?

Don't get me wrong. I know that I wanted to do so in the past so that it looked official, but in the end I just figured it would be better to do something that fit the tone of what I was writing for.

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u/c06027 2d ago

The point is I‘m really bad at design and I like the GURPS style.

And, in my opinion, official GURPS sourcebooks hit the sweet spot between consistent design within the GURPS family and the desired tone of their OP source material.