GURPS High-Tech
GURPS High-Tech is a sourcebook published by Steve Jackson Games (SJG) in 1988 for "GURPS" ("Generic Universal Role-Playing System"). Contents. "GURPS High-Tech" is a "GURPS" supplement of rules for weapons and transportation, focusing on firearms and organized into seven technological levels, from the black-powder-musket era to a future of lasers and stun guns. The book includes descriptions of standard weapons from all levels. It is a universal sourcebook for "GURPS" that is intended to be useable in many different settings. The book is divided into three sections: Publication history. "GURPS High-Tech  was written by Michael Hurst, with art by Guy Burchak, and was first published by Steve Jackson Games in 1988 as a 128-page book. A new GURPS High-Tech" (2007) was one of the tech books published for "GURPS" 4e. Reception. In the April 1989 edition of "Games International" (Issue 4), James Wallis questioned the blurb on the back cover of the book, which claimed this book was "A Sourcebook of Weapons & Equipment Through the Ages." Wallis agreed with the "weapons" part of the description, but found equipment "takes a back seat." He did find the book "well-presented  and laid out, written in an interesting style which often takes joy in tongue-in-cheek examples of the rules which it explains." He concluded by giving the book an average score of 3.5 out of 5, saying, "It is not essential by any means, but is a nice items for the "GURPS" referee to own." Reviews of "GURPS High-Tech" appeared in two issues of "Dragon":