Questions tagged [gurps]
GURPS is the Generic Universal Role Playing System from Steve Jackson Games.
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GURPS 4E Space Combat - Hexes and Distance
I have a problem right now. According to B387, it said one hex is one yard. However, I have spacecraft right now that's tabled. A TIE Fighter is 100 MGLT. Factoring the TIE's 100 MGLT speed into ...
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Finding an rpg system for a long-term campaign [closed]
I'm starting a campaign in a few months with some friends that never played an rpg,in the meantime we decided to create a setting.
Originally we were going to play in eberron with pathfinder rules but ...
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Would GURPS be a good choice for a non-magic, 19th century tech level, roleplay focused campaign? [closed]
As the title says, would the GURPS system be a good choice for a non-magic campaign that has a tech level roughly equivalent to earth Europe's 19th century and a focus on roleplaying rather than ...
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If two hostile players approach, why the fastest one gets to attack in second place?
In posting this question I'm thinking of GURPS, but it would be the same with any game in which:
players get one action per turn
players can either move OR attack OR (move only one hex AND attack)
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Making a melee called shot on a hand that's wielding a weapon
In a melee combat, if the character aims at the hand of the oponent, does it matter if this opponent is wielding an weapon in this same hand?
I'm asking because my players started to end all of their ...
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Number of GURPS 4th Edition Source Books
Back in the days of GURPS 3rd Edition, there were about a bazillion different source books. They even experimented with releasing games as being "Powered by GURPS".
Now we have the 4th Edition and ...
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Take your opponent's weapon
How do you take your opponent's weapon in combat? I couldn't find rules about it in the books. There is a chapter about "knocking a weapon away", but this isn't what I want. I want to grab the weapon ...
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How to use Shape Earth spell
I'm an elven druid, although I don't specialize solely in any one species of familiar. I have an undead hand, three skeletons, a wolf, a hellhound, and three dragons. My fire dragon leveled up and ...
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Can a Magic User cast 'Illusion Disguise' on someone even though they don't agree with it
I am currently reading 'Gurps 4th Magic' and the spell 'Illusion Disguise' just says that you have to create a basic illusion and then use 'Illusion Disguise' to superimpose it.
However it never ...
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How do I handle moving to someone's back and attacking in GURPS?
I know that an attack from behind can't be defended against, but if the enemy starts in front, and comes to attack from behind, you "know" that you're being attacked, so you can defend at -2 (B391).
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How do I apply size modifiers (in a melee attack) with hit location in GURPS?
The warrior finds a good spot to jump over the dragon's head, releasing a melee attack (possibly an all-out attack) against the Dragon's head.
Supposing that the Dragon has size modifiers high enough ...
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Differing Starting Points Levels
The GM of a GURPS game I'm playing in has set the game's point level at 150. However, he has also made the option available to take 250 or 75 points at the beginning, with the understanding that the ...
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What are some ways to increase melee damage?
I've got a character who needs more melee weapon damage. What kind of things can you buy with character points, besides ST, to increase the damage?
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Problems Regarding a Mary-Sue type Player Character
In my game, one of the player's characters is a bit... too much. It's not easy to describe, but I think she's a somewhat more subtle example of the Mary Sue archetype: a character who is perfect, and ...
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What are the legal issues for making a fan RPG of a licensed property using GURPS?
There are a lot of great franchises which don't have tabletop RPGs for them and I've seen that GURPS can handle, or give a valiant attempt at least basically anything, and I've seen for example ...
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