This is a monthly r/GURPS thread for anything and everything related to your own campaigns. Tell us how you and your friends are making out. Update us on the progress of your game. Tell us about any issues you've run into and maybe we can help. Make suggestions for other players and GMs.

This is a monthly r/GURPS thread for anything and everything related to your own campaigns. Tell us how you and your friends are making out. Update us on the progress of your game. Tell us about any issues you've run into and maybe we can help. Make suggestions for other players and GMs.

How much of a limitation/enhancement would making the HP loss from dependency become FP be?

How about an increase in the amount of HP (FP) you lose (not enough to justify changing the level of Dependecy though)? My best bet is a -2.5% limitation for each +1 hp loss.

So, I’m trying to build a character that has a night-crawler style warp ability, that can also teleport objects separate from himself, as long as he touches the object before teleporting it. He would use this to say, teleport a bomb into an enemy hideout from far away, or even to teleport an object inside of an enemy as an attack.

So far, the warp ability I have statted thusly:

Phase Walk (Warp) 100pts (modified 175pts)

>Enhancements (+165%)

+Based on (DX) +20% b.102

+No Strain +25%

+Reliable 10 +50%

+enhanced carry (medium encumbrance) +20%

+rapid Fire (3) (+50%) supers 3e pg. 29, 4eb.108

>Limitations (-70%)

-psionic (countermeasures anti-teleportation powers or technology) -10%

-range limit, 2 miles -30%

-cannot gain bonus from extra prep time -30% pg. 114 “weakened without preparation”

-visible (blue shimmering energy) -20%

I’ve also considered adding Cosmic- no dice roll required from Powers pg. 101, but I’m not sure that would be a good idea or not. For one, having Rapid Fire may not allow taking that enhancement, since the ability would be somewhat dependent on degree of success.

How could I also add the ability to teleport objects, even inside of other objects? I looked at the permeation advantage with meld enhancement, which seems to fit the idea, but unsure how it could work for objects, and unsure how damage would work when say, teleporting a rock into someone’s brain. I also considered an innate attack with possibly Aura+cosmic (ignores DR), and have it be contested by the enemy’s Will roll perhaps. Maybe could also link it to a skill roll with a requires (ability) roll limitation.

Any ideas?

Hello everyone!

I am a new to gurps and want to know where to start (got confused by the basic set). I have the two basic set books and dice and I have even printed out the character sheets.

i want to play a in a world inspired by Malazan (havent finished it yet). I just want to know if the basic set will be enough or should I get any other book?

I also want to get started as soon as I can and, if possible, learn other things along the way. I want it to be cinematic and roleplay based instead of focusing only in combat. I have played other ttrpgs before but never GMed anything.

which sections of the books should I focus on first and which are the ones I can skip?

Thanks!

EDIT: I decided to go with the suggestion in GURPS Magic of 1 FP per die of damage, with an extra FP thrown in for the enhancements. The spell lasts longer than an innate attack, but the range is shorter and you can fail so I figure it more or less cancels out. I will also give it a prerequisite count of 5 to kick the difficulty up a bit.

Hello everyone,

I have been spending a lot of time looking at Mailanka's amazing Psi Wars blog, especially his notes on designing a setting, and it has inspired me to finish a science fiction campaign I have had kicking around in the back of my head for a while.

One character type I have in mind is a psionic character that can create blades of psionic energy in addition to some various other powers, something like a cross between a jedi and a 40K psyker.

Ritual Magic is the best fit I have found for this type of character, but I have not been able to find any spells that summon a blade of energy. I made the following power to show what I want to do (please let me know if I can fix or improve this):

Psi Blade (Alternate Power): 17CP Innate Attack Cutting 1 Armor Divisor (3); Affects Insubstantial; Costs Fatigue 1 (Has maintenance cost); Melee Attack (Reach C,1); Psionic (Has anti power, and technological countermeasures); Requires Skill Roll (Ritual Magic) Innate Attack Impaling 1 Armor Divisor (3); Affects Insubstantial; Melee Attack (Reach C,1); Costs Fatigue 1 (Has maintenance cost); Psionic (Has anti power, and technological countermeasures); Requires Skill Roll (Ritual Magic) 

If I wanted to make this into a Ritual Magic Spell that lasts a minute and can the be maintained for half cost. What do you think would be a fair FP cost and prerequisite count? I would like players to have the option to gain more damage dice by using more FP so that it can scale with power level.

Thanks very much for any help!

So I’m currently setting up a campaign and at the moment I’m scrolling through everything and it seems as though some of the advantages/skills/ect I simply don’t want. I’m creating a cheatsheet to help with character creation during session 0; is there a way of listing / resources for listing what character options I’m allowing other than painstakingly listing them in a google doc?

Something especially usefull in low-tech scenarios.

How would y'all do it? I'm thinking of an innate attack or something like that?

I say Line because is the gamified term, I want my Area of Effect to be a rectangle 20yd by 2yd and one of the short sides is on the caster. Can some one help me build that?