Hey all, I have a quick question and I figured this is the place to ask it. What does NERPS stand for?

p.s. Any additional paydata on NERPS would be welcome.

Thank you in advance.

Sincerely,
Crash2029

NERPS!

I was told by some FASA person at Gen Con '90 that it stood for "Non-Essential Role-Playing Stuff." I've heard some other backronyms, though, and mine's no more or less authentic than anybody else's.

I thought it meant Nothing Ever Really Pleases Steve jackson

Nerps, for your pleasure.

Now, Engage Retro-thread Propagation Systems!

Nerps, for that pesky Bandersnatch that just won't leave you alone.

Would someone please slap the add from the London book here. thanks

NERPS,
FOR ENDOMORPHINS.

...best I could do given the parameters

...you're welcome. The London Sourcebook is my second fave next to Shadowbeat

[edit]

IMO the LS has some of the best adverts especially the one for the...

Universal Brotherhood

Actually The London sourcebook is more NERPS than actual useful material. And I REALLY miss the panache that it had. It had full color photograpic adds for fictional bars/buisnesses/organizations.

Nerps, for when you can't find your missing Talis Cat familiar.

NERPS,

...for when you discover the young Croatian girl pianist you & your chummers are looking for is being held in the Serbian State Intelligence Directive headquarters...

on the serious side of things, this also bothered me for the longest time, and after searching through every rule/sourcebook and adventure i could get my hands on, i finally found a small section in the SRcomp for third ed (i don't know if it is in the previous version, i don't have that one).
in the SRcomp, under SOTA advances, an advancement in NERPS is an advancement in popular culture, such as a new album being released or a set of moving sidewalks being installed like say, at the local airport.

given that, and the acronym of Non-Essencial Role-Playing Stuff, i would have to go with this one.

Edit: not meaning that i think what i found is true and not what was compaired to, i meant that Non-Essential Role-Playing Stuff perfictally describes the book text, and is probably the closest we will ever get to a true defination. (suddenly got wracked with a feeling of eilitism re-reading his post)

Honestly it was almost as hard as trying to find the availability and price on a magemask, but only almost ("Neo anarchist's guide to North America" for those interested).


Got NERPS?

Nerps, for when you just can't think of anything funny.

NERPS,
I had sex with
your wife.

My wife? Whose wife? Is that even possible?

In games I used to run, I'd have ridiculous NERPS advertisements pop up as foreshadowing for important events in the story. Further, I'd try to keep all the NERPS slogans to a certain theme each adventure, which would make sense with the way ad campaigns work (or at least the way I imagine they work, given that I'm not an advertising professional). I should maybe start doing that again, but I'm not sure the newer players would get it, and it might kill it if I had to explain what NERPS are (or aren't).

NERPS!


NERPS FOR BLISTERS, BERPS FOR HEADACHES. NERPS FOR WARTS. NERPS FOR SLUGS. NERPS FOR PAINKILLING. NERPS FOR FIREPOWER. NERPS FOR LESIONS. NERPS FOR THE SOUL. NERPS FOR BEER. NERPS FOR PRESIDENT. NERPS FOR SKEET SHOOTING. NERPS FOR HYPNOTIZING. NERPS FOR SEX. NERPS FOR FOOD. NERPS FOR FOOTBALL. NERPS FOR A DATE. NERPS FOR A WIFE. NERPS FOR OLLIE LIPSLIDES. NERPS FOR FLAT TIRES. NERPS FOR PUBERTY. NERPS FOR A JOKE. NERPS FOR PRIMUS! NERPS FOR ELVES. NERPS FOR ME. NERPS FOR YOU. NERPS FOR LUNG CANCER. NERPS FOR SHOES. NERPS FOR MEN. NERPS FOR A TAN. NERPS FOR PERKS. NERPS FOR JERKS. NERPS FOR GAS. NERPS FOR STYLE. NERPS FOR SWELLING. NERPS FOR JELLY. NERPS FOR MOISTURE. NERPS FOR PMS. NERPS FOR OOSING. NERPS FOR SCOLIOSIS. NERPS FOR THE TIME OF YOUR LIFE.
BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, N .. E .. R .. P .. S .. !

1 OUT OF EVERY 16,000,000,000 DOCTORS SURVEYED RECOMMEND IT!

(I missed this place..)

...straight from the pages of KA-POW! KA-POW! "In Your Face" Ish (Shadowbeat ). Love it!

NERPS, it will cure what ails you. Or something like that.