The Fantasy Trip

The Fantasy Trip is a game also by Steve Jackson which was a precursor to GURPS and may have some similarities / conversions possible.
For example the Staff spell worked differently. This was originally called a Wizard's Staff and called Staff of Power in the Advanced version.
The original edition of the game ran from 1977 to 1982 and included supplements like "Melee" and "Wizards" and later "Advanced Melee" and "Advanced Wizards" via Metagaming until it shut down.
Overview at https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/the-fantasy-trip-old-school-roleplaying
Since 2017 there was a Kickstarter for Steve Jackson to create a "Legacy Edition" compiling all aspects of the original books, some also refer to this as New Fantasy trip to distinguish it from the earlier 70s/80s version.
The last update 11 May 2022 shows it is still under development - https://thefantasytrip.game
==rules differences==
*HT did not exist, nor did HP or FP - ST effectively functioned as all four attributes
**ST lost to hits was not returned over time, but rather instead by encounter: "Each time a wizard survives combat, his hits are erased." This made it beneficial for wizards to engage in hit-and-run combat.
*DX was used to cast spells, IQ only played a role in determining the maximum amount of known spells, which spells could be learned, and resistance to control/illusion spells
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