LFG: GURPS

I've been eyeing GURPS for a few months now but I've been unsuccessful in finding a local group that plays it, so I was wondering if anyone else shared my interest in the system that would like to form a online group to run it. Unfortunately I've not played it yet but if everyone who is interested is in the same boat I'd be willing to take a crack at GMing it.

I've been interesting in trying GURPS since I discovered that my favourite book series, the Malazan Book of the Fallen, came about from a GURPS campaign. It's seriously intimidating to look at, though, haha, so I've not a clue how to play. What sort of campaign and the like would you be interested in doing?

I'd be interested in doing anything that wasn't high fantasy - had my fair share of that with D&D/Pathfinder. So I'd be looking at Sci-fi/Modern or some non-traditional fantasy genres, sci-fantasy or urban fantasy maybe. =p

Ssppaaaaccceeee. I've been wanting to play around in a really cool, interesting sci-fi setting for a while now. Sci-fantasy also sounds pretty rad, I have to admit. Well, I hope we get some other people interested!

Hopefully! I have a general (read: very loose) idea for a sci-fantasy scenario, a world which has advanced technology wise with the aid of magic rather than science, functionally it'd have everything a standard future planet might have (space travel, flying cars, death rays, etc) but the mechanics behind it all would be grounded in good old unexplainable magic.

Oooh, fancy! I've entertained the idea of stuff like that myself, though with more of a fantasy bend and more magitech-y, I guess? Your idea sounds cool though! Any idea on races and the like?

I'd be inclined to say pre-predominately humans, however being a fantasy-ish setting I'd be open to player suggestions if they wanted to play anything specific.

I'm currently trying to refine a space setting. Except i'm coming from the opposite direction. My setting is more BSG-y (or Wing Commander-y, or Firefl-y), in that there may be one or two very notable exceptions but it's mostly just plain old human-style-humans. I also wanted to have star-fighters be an important part of the game. Currently mashing together bits of the D6 Space and Mini-Six rules, skills, and gear to make it feel right. But the next system i'd like to pick up is G.U.R.P.S. Maybe our interests could combine?

Sounds interesting! I'm personally all for hard science fiction / space opera settings, since they tend to offer more intrigue than others do. Plus space combat is hella awesome. As for combining the two, I'd be game for that. One could naturally assume that if humanity came across other intelligent life in the universe that it would be more technologically advanced and such technology could function in very weird and wonderful ways.

Cool! If this idea progresses at all, i'd like to be involved somehow!