"GURPS WWII" Topic

Anyone used this system for games? I picked up GURPS 3rd ed for super cheap at Goodwill. Noticed they had WWII modules out for it. Are they any good?

Excellent bits of history and if you want to Roleplay WW2 it is recommended – if you like GURPS that is. I personally like GURPS but many don't. It is also for third edition but I think comes with a lite version of the rules.

The WW2 books are also available as PDF.

The sourcebooks are good, and the system is better than most for realistic modern RPG use.

Gurps is very detailed, second by second combat. I think you could do a squad, but more than that will take a lot of time.
Something like the attack on the radar station in Saving Private Ryan would probably be the most suited to these rules.

We played gurps for years.
It's got a lot of detail.
If you like lots and lots of detail then that's good.
I prefer to focus more on the game than the rules.
I took the basics of feng shui and replaced the schticks.

GURPs is a great RPG, but will quickly bog down with more than a handful of characters and enemies per side. It would do a good job for small unit actions, like Commandos or Resistance focused games, and if you add in GURPS Supers or Wierd War you can have extra fun in a WW2 setting.

For larger games that still have an RPG Lite element you may want to consider the NUTS! system from Two Hour Wargames. While mainly a WW2 skirmish system, there are the optional "Chocolate and Ciagarettes" rules that let you create a "Star" that stands out from the "Grunts, and the Star can have attributes (Crack Shot, Coward, Looter, Brawler, etc.) that effect game play and a light set of stats to do other things. These are FIT, SAVVY and PEOPLE, and are used on different challenges and tests. Climbing something might be a FIT test, speaking with someone to get information or to wheel and deal would be a PEOPLE test.

There are campaign rules that allow you to increase your Star's experience (called REP), gain new equipment, gain or lose rank, awards/medals, and the downside like getting Combat Shock and so on.

You can get a sense of the game from this recent after action report: link

Thanks, Gents. Yup, played lots of THW. Just wasn't familiar with GURPS prior to purchase. I appreciate the input.