Written by William H. Stoddard , Matt Riggsby , Peter V. GURPS Low-Tech covers the basic tools used by historical adventurers from the Stone Age to the Age of Sail — and still used by modern survivalists and post-apocalypse survivors when the high-tech toys fail.
Weapons and armor from antlers and rawhide to warhammers and heavy mail; adventure and travel gear from simple stone knives to early submarines; everyday items and tools of every trade. Low-Tech starts with the basics that suit any setting. For game masters, the discussions of past technologies — based on up-to-date historical and archaeological research — will be valuable no matter what system is used. For GURPS players, this book also covers the skills and traits that let adventurers make the best use of their equipment.
Whether the heroes are cavemen taking their first steps toward civilization, pirates on the Seven Seas, or anything in between, GURPS Low-Tech has the technology they need! Privacy Policy Contact Us. Philosophers and Kings for information on the social tools that made the pre-modern tools possible, including additional information on medicine, mathematics, and music. Butcher, Baker, Candlestick-Maker Society is built on the backs of people who gather resources and turn them into food, shelter, and finished goods.
For game masters, the discussions of past technologies — based on up-to-date historical and archaeological research — will be valuable no matter what system is used. Sprague de Camp settings Planet Krishna and the Hyborian Age back when de Camp was publishing Conan pastiches and fanzinesbecause GURPS lends itself to the kind of fantasy where the heroes worry about money and escape danger by knowing a technical trick which their enemies do not.
GURPS Low-Tech covers the basic tools used by historical adventurers from the Stone Age to the Age of Sail — and still used by modern survivalists and post-apocalypse survivors when the high-tech toys fail. You are commenting using your WordPress. Instant Armor and fight faster! Email required Address never made public. Daily Life and Econ Visit the official web page for more info, resources, product support, and links.
A younger and richer self was an uncredited playtester on this volume. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: The GURPS Fantasy-Tech line features innovations that might have been feasible, creations that never caught on, far-fetched and crazy weapons, and other impossible possibilities. On November the 12th Steve Jackson Games released its annual Report edution the Stakeholders and announced that in a year with their second highest revenues ever they could not afford to print their fully typeset GURPS Discworld.
Low-Tech focuses on explaining what a particular item does, and how it compares to alternatives.
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