Questions tagged [gurps]
GURPS is the Generic Universal Role Playing System from Steve Jackson Games.
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What does the "+1" in some weapons' shots mean?
What does the "+1" in some weapons' shots mean?
Take the .45 SMG - it has "50+1(5)" listed under its shots. I know what the "50" and "(5)" mean, but what is the deal with the "+1"?
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Is there a guideline for deciding how many points a GM should award players?
I recently started reading on GURPS and I haven't found something that tells me how many points I should give to the players after each session. Is there something I'm missing or is there a secondary ...
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Does GURPS tactical combat work well with miniatures but without a hex grid?
I am looking to start a GURPS game. I also have caught the DM crafting bug. I'd like to use my gridless material, so far used for minis and Savage Worlds, with GURPS. Has anyone used GURPS tactical ...
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How to represent a 'high intelligence' thing with no will (e.g. a very smart dishwasher)?
I'm building a world with very advanced robotics/engineering such that all machines have Lightning Calculator.1 I'm having trouble figuring out how to represent this using advantages/disadvantages.
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How to build an harpoon innate attack?
I'm putting together a GURPS character as a PC option for my players. The idea is that it's a heavy lifting robot that gained sentience when an AI took it over, but is limited to its current form. It ...
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How to stat a character with truesight that is blind outside a certain radius?
I'm trying to learn more about GURPS for a future campaign, and I'm working on converting some old DnD characters to get a grasp of how to build PCs. My players will need my help with chargen, so I ...
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What skill to use when wielding a two handed weapon in one hand?
I have a barbarian which looks like they'll be strong enough to wield a two-handed axe in one hand. Up to this point I've been using Two-handed Axe skill as I've been wielding it with two hands.
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Is a cookbook “equipment” for the Cooking skill? [closed]
Would cookbooks qualify as equipment for modifier puposes? I.e., would someone who understands cookbook terms be able to gain a modifier to their roll by using one? I.e. would a gourmet cookbook give ...
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How exactly does GURPS Traveller setting material differ from OTU?
I'm about to start a campaign using MgT 2e and I have tons of GT material but I've read over and over again how Behind the Claw (for GT) differs from OTU.
I'm not interested on moving rules from ...
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Am I misinterpreting this GURPS cheese?
In GURPS Magic (all editions have had the same rule, but I'm playing 4th at present), mages pay a reduced fatigue cost to cast spells at high skill -- skill 15 reduces by 1, and skill 20 by 2.
As far ...
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Do I pay twice for enchanted items when using Ritual Path magic?
In GURPS Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic players have the option of a form of enhanced loot. You design a magic item, GM brings it into play. You start out paying the full cost to get it into play, ...
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Interrupting Evaluate?
Let's say I spend a turn doing an Evaluate maneuver, focusing on one enemy. Can anything happen (taking damage, getting stunned or prone, etc) which would cause me to lose the bonus modifier before I ...
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Non-native at English RPGs [duplicate]
I'm one of those guys. I want to play with some foreign players (GURPS, WOD) via the web. Sorry for a bit opinions based question, but I need it in this way.
What are the potential problems?
Where ...
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How do I get the non-magic-user in the party to feel more valued?
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I'm running a long campaign and recently one of my players mentioned feeling a bit left out, not being a caster. I kind of have to agree; all the PC's are pretty well-rounded so there isn't ...
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Does an AI connected to a space station's electrical devices have No Manipulators?
I'm running a GURPS game based on Space Station 13 and I'm trying to build a template for the AI player character from that game. The AI in SS13 resides in an immobile box with no directly connected ...
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