GURPS Autoduel is the GURPS-based RPG Car Wars book, richly detailing the world. In the post-apocalyptic world setting of Car Wars, players assume control of one or more automobiles, which may include any motor driven vehicle (usually electric, but infrequently smokers), such as motorcycles or semis. The vehicles are typically outfitted with weapons (large guns), souped-up components (heavy-duty wheels, nitro injectors) and defensive elements (armor). By tradition, the Local Now is set fifty years ahead of us, although by now the divergence point has to be in our past. Within any number of settings, the players then direct their vehicles in combat. GURPS (Generic Universal RolePlaying System), created by Steve Jackson Games in 1986, is designed specifically to be a role-playing game that adapts to any imaginary gaming environment. ... A role-playing game (RPG) is a type of game in which players assume the roles of characters and collaboratively create narratives. ... Car Wars is a combat board game developed by Steve Jackson Games. ... Apocalyptic science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization, through nuclear war, plague, or some other general disaster. ... A small variety of cars, the most popular kind of automobile. ... Electric motors of various sizes. ... A colorized automobile engine The internal combustion engine is a heat engine in which combustion occurs in a confined space called a combustion chamber. ... Imme R 100,Germany, 1948/1949 A 125 cc motorcycle, the Italian-manufactured Cagiva Planet. ... semi-trailer truck with sleeper behind the cab. ... The bayonet, still used in war as both knife and spearpoint. ... A gun is a mechanical device that fires projectiles at high velocity, using a propellant such as gun powder or compressed air. ... Firestone tire A tire (U.S. spelling) or tyre (UK spelling) is a roughly toroidal piece of material placed on the circumference of a wheel, either for the purpose of cushioning or to protect the wheel from wear and tear. ... This page discusses the use of nitrous oxide in a racing context. ... Alternative meanings: vehicle armour, Armor (novel) A hoplite wearing a helmet, a breastplate and greaves (and nothing else). ... Combat, or fighting, is purposeful conflict between one or more persons, often involving violence and intended to establish dominance over the opposition. ...

Autoduel has many scenarios available and the system allowed for players to make their own. The objectives of scenarios varied: sometimes the only objective was to make it successfully through a harrowing gauntlet, other times the victor would compete in an arena to win a virtual cash prize with which to upgrade their cars. Elements within the world include: A Scenario (from the Italian, that which is pinned to the scenery) is a brief description of an event. ...

• an economically depressed world,
• partially fragmented America (such as the fact that Texas is out of "the Union"), and
• the right of way often goes to the biggest gun(s).

Among the "bad news" of Autoduel is the fact that oil reserves are almost gone. The really bad news includes the fact that a widespread Grain Blight hit the world (making real beer harder to get than gasoline). Economics (deriving from the Greek words οίκω [okos], house, and νέμω [nemo], rules hence household management) is the social science that studies the allocation of scarce resources to satisfy unlimited wants. ... ... ... The phrase Right-of-way is used in two main ways: with reference to the question of which of two or more moving vehicles has priority: for right of way among boats and ships on the water, refer to International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea. ... A mug of lager beer, showing the golden colour of the beer and the foamy head floating on top. ... Gasoline is a petroleum-derived liquid mixture consisting primarily of hydrocarbons, used as fuel in internal combustion engines. ...

See also

• Autoduel Quarterly

External articles

Official

• GURPS Autoduel.
• ERRATA -- GURPS Autoduel, Second Edition. September 2, 1999.
• Autoduel Quarterly magazines - Online Archives

Resources

• SWAT HQ, GURPS Autoduel Resources. February, 1998.