''GURPS In Nomine'' is the
GURPS (third edition) adaptation of the ''
In Nomine
In Nomine is a title given to a large number of pieces of English polyphonic, predominantly instrumental music, first composed during the 16th century.
History
This "most conspicuous single form in the early development of English consort musi ...
''
role-playing game
A role-playing game (sometimes spelled roleplaying game, RPG) is a game in which players assume the roles of player character, characters in a fictional Setting (narrative), setting. Players take responsibility for acting out these roles within ...
.
Contents
''GURPS In Nomine'' involves powerful angels and demons as
player character
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s.
It contains conversion material for the core rules as well as selected supplemental rules, and is actually longer than the original book by sixteen pages, or one
signature
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. It also includes information about the Grigori and their resonance, as well as the Fallen Grigori (also known as Skulkers), which has not yet appeared in the original line. The conversion guidelines in the back can convert both to and from
GURPS and the original system.
The
character point
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For some types of statistics, this ...
values for Celestial characters in GURPS In Nomine are very high in relation to most other GURPS settings. Starting characters can easily exceed 800 points, and more experienced characters are likely to exceed 1500 points.
Publication history
The book was written by
Elizabeth McCoy and
Walter Milliken
Walter Milliken is a writer and game designer who has worked on a number of ''GURPS'' products for Steve Jackson Games.
Career
Walter Milliken ran the ''GURPS Digest'' discussion list on the internet in the early 1990s.
In a lawsuit that received ...
.
Steve Jackson Games supported its ''
In Nomine
In Nomine is a title given to a large number of pieces of English polyphonic, predominantly instrumental music, first composed during the 16th century.
History
This "most conspicuous single form in the early development of English consort musi ...
'' role-playing game for four years before releasing ''GURPS In Nomine'' in 2000, at which point the company no longer supported other role-playing games besides ''GURPS''.
Reception
Reviews
*''Backstab'' #24
References
External links
Official site
Contemporary role-playing games
Dark fantasy role-playing games
Fantasy role-playing games
In Nomine
In Nomine is a title given to a large number of pieces of English polyphonic, predominantly instrumental music, first composed during the 16th century.
History
This "most conspicuous single form in the early development of English consort musi ...
Role-playing game supplements introduced in 2000
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