Review: Shields Up!

Review: Shields Up!

A new GURPS book just dropped out of nowhere – Shields Up! from Gaming Ballistic. While it is written with DFRPG in mind, it has many options that work in normal GURPS games. Not long ago, I recorded a comprehensive video guide on shields in GURPS, and this book made it less comprehensive. So, let’s take a look at this book and see what’s in there. I’ll say in advance, that this is an excellent book that is very much worth its price, and I do not say that very often.

Monsters/Lenses: Faerunian Lenses

Monsters/Lenses: Faerunian Lenses

The only thing that is left unconverted in Monsters of Faerun are some of the templates (lenses in GURPS terms). I will treat the yuan-ti tainted one and broodguard as creatures, not lenses. By the way, these two templates are probably the most reprinted templates/monsters in D&D 3.0/3.5, they are like in 3-4 different books.

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters IX

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters IX

The last monsters from Monsters of Faerun. After this, only the D&D templates/GURPS lenses are left,

and I will be done with this book.

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters VIII

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters VIII

Three more monsters from Monsters of Faerun (the sharn got an update in Anauroch). Sharns, in my opinion, should be on par with beholders, aboleths, and mind flayers in terms of being iconic aberrations, they have very cool and distinct abilities and lore.

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters VII

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters VII

Even more monsters from Monsters of Faerun. The nishruu was updated in the Lost Empires of Faerun.

Occupational Template: Artificer

Occupational Template: Artificer

D&D artifiers are very different from the artificer found in GURPS Dungeon Fantasy 4: Sages. In D&D, they are spellcasters that are adept at crafting and using magic items. Here's how I adapted artificer spellcasting for my games. In addition, I wrote up a 150-point occupation template.

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters VI

Monsters: Assorted Faerun Monsters VI

More D&D monsters from Monsters of Faerun. There's not that many left, actually.