Questions tagged [gurps-4e]
GURPS is the Generic Universal Role Playing System from Steve Jackson Games. GURPS 4E is a skill-based point-build RPG focusing on flexibility. You can easily play anything from a stone age caveman, an ogre mage, a US navy soldier, or even a Zenbuddhist psychokinetic killer robot from the future (who likes cats). Crossovers are easy to handle with those rules. This system uses six-sided dice and hexagonal map-grids.
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When applying modifiers to advantages/disadvantages, do you round up or down?
When you apply the percentage mods to an advantage or disadvantage in GURPS 4e, do you round up or down?
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What is the casting time of a spell with no listed time?
I’ve been playing GURPS 4e for a couple of months now, but I only now started looking at magic. Looking through the spells, I noticed that some (namely Shield and Armour) seem to have no listed ...
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What does point-cost difference mean?
The wording of this rule is just confusing me.
To improve one of your basic attributes, you must spend character points equal to the point-cost difference between the old score and the new one.
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What advantages or disadvantages would best replicate a video game style inventory in an otherwise Modern setting?
What advantages or disadvantages would best replicate a video game style inventory in an otherwise Modern setting? I'm looking for guidance, as it seems to veer into the really expensive with cosmic ...
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How can I make GURPS less intimidating for my friends?
I am a huge fan of GURPS due to the customization options as it has a lot of customization options but the mechanics boil down to 'Roll 3d6. If it is below your modifier then you pass. 17 and 18 are ...
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What are the mechanics in GURPS that allow buffing
I have been looking through GURPS characters and I've been unable to find any abilities that allow one to buff their allies whether it be in a way that increases their stats, gives temporary ...
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Does the ST bonus from Lifting ST apply to two-handed unbalanced weapons?
A Great Axe has a minimal ST 12‡. This means that after an attack OR parry, it becomes unbalanced and requires a ready manoeuvre. In effect, it means it can only be used once every two turns. But if ...
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Can I target a specific hit location with a ranged weapon attack?
A few sessions into our campaign and somebody noticed the Hit Location rules are in the Melee Attack Options section of the rules:
Basic Campaigns, pg 369:
Hit Location
It is assumed that you ...
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Divine Favor learned prayer for regenerating FP through meditation?
I really like the concept of Divine Favor learned prayers to use with clerics. It gives them a more unique set of powers and makes gameplay more diverse.
I have a cleric character that uses it and ...
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Is it possible to coordinate castings this way?
Follow-on to this question, is it possible to coordinate (synchronize) the castings of spells such that if Alice the Mage is casting a spell that needs more FP than she has available (from her own FP, ...
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Can energy from Lend Energy be banked like that from paut?
At the simplest, Lend Energy (Healing college) and paut (as defined in Dungeon Fantasy/DFRPG and from GURPS: Thaumatology) are both intended to replace Fatigue Points spent in casting magic (faster ...
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How do I keep lie-detection skills from ruining my game?
I play a smoothtalking scoundrel in a GURPS 4e game. In it, I have the Detect Lies skill. Because of the nature of our campaign, which is a murder mystery, I always suspect whoever I'm talking to is ...
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Can mages change group composition during Ceremonial Casting without interrupting the spell?
When casting a spell, a mage has to constantly concentrate on it for a specific time period (taking Concentrate maneuveres each turn). Their energy reserves are limited by whatever FP they have at the ...
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Unexpected complications with the "Transform Object" spell
The "Create Object" spell
There's a very curious spell belonging to the school of Illusion and Creation, "Create Object", which allows the caster to cheaply conjure a simple artifact (cup, robe, ...
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Who can cast a spell from a scroll?
In the default GURPS 4e Magic rules, it's not very clear who can cast a spell by reading a scroll, or under what conditions.
In a "Normal Mana" region, one must have at least Magery 0 to cast a spell ...
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