Post originally by Phil Masters at 2003-04-14 12:30:29
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Decent review. A couple of nitpicks...

>> She didn't get all of the possible GURPS genres by any means. <<

Yeah - I was egotistically slightly dischuffed by the absence of Arabian Nights characters...

>> I'm mildly astounded that the Espionage setting isn't covered. Two of the Archetypes, Spy and Saboteur, were made for Espionage. <<

...But to be fair, *Espionage* is not so much a setting book as a genre book. You can say that any Spy character in any world or period is by definition relevant to that book. Especially any modern-day ones.

>> Similarly, not every 'roguish' type could be covered given the space available. Some of the types I didn't see included "Carpetbagger", "Moocher*", "Injury Faker", "Embezzler", "Homeless", "Informant" and "Addict" <<

I'm not sure if it's stated clearly anywhere, but this and the other template books are designed to help in the creation of PCs, not minor NPCs. I guess that you *could* have a PC Injury Faker or Addict...

As for some of the others, the simple question might be whether different characters in that category have enough in common to make a template. What would a Carpetbagger template look like?

Though I did want a Femme Fatale template, personally.

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Phil Masters