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.

Hey r/gurps,

I've been building an RPG character generator called HeroWeaver - it's a mobile-first app (Android + Windows + Linux) that walks you through character creation step by step with real-time rule validation.

Right now it's almost ready for a closed beta with D&D 2024, Pathfinder 2e, and Against the Darkmaster. But I've actually built out full (hopefully!) GURPS 4E support on a separate development branch and I'm trying to decide whether to include it in the beta.

What the GURPS 4E module includes for testing:

- Point-buy attributes (ST, DX, IQ, HT) with correct costs (10/20 pts per level)

- Secondary characteristic overrides (HP, Will, Per, FP, Basic Speed, Basic Move)

- 260 advantages with variable costs, levels, and prerequisites

- 177 disadvantages including phobias with self-control rolls

- 261 skills across 11 categories with difficulty ratings (Easy/Average/Hard/Very Hard)

- 100+ equipment items with Tech Level ratings

- Real-time validation against a 150-point budget

- 2-page PDF character sheet export

- NPC templates and encounter builder

Everything is validated by code — I ran 240 different character builds through automated testing and all produce valid, complete character sheets. But I am not a GURPs expert so I could be missing really obvious mistakes

The app is free to use locally — you can create, save, and export characters without paying anything. There's an optional cloud sync subscription but it's not required.

If there's enough interest from GURPS players I'll add it to the public beta. If you'd like to ask a question or comment please do and if you want to sign up for the BETA you can at https://heroweaver.com/#download

Would love feedback from people who actually play GURPS — especially on whether the advantage/disadvantage/skill lists cover your typical builds, and what point totals you'd want beyond the default 150. Thanks!

Good evening everyone, I'm very new to GURPS, I've owned 4th ed. for a long time and decided to give it a try. Watched some videos and I'm using the GCS. GCS states that a tactical vest provides 18 damage reduction, which is a lot, I understand that it's to block bullets and stab wounds, but would it be logical to say that a zombie's bite would go elsewhere on the body? I'm trying to do a Resident Evil Esque solo game, zombies, government conspiracy that type of stuff. So I'm sure bullets will fly but I don't want my main character to be a complete tank. What is your experience with using tactical vests, OP or no?

So how does someone make legs with manipulators? is that a like... 14 point advantage?

and for winged arms, is it just taking the merit with wings and saying you cant use stuff in your hands while flying?

and is there a debuff to picking up stuff while flying? (female harpies in my setting are larger and have higher strength lifting pople off the ground, while males have more dexterous flight!)

mimicing voices is relatively simple,

and what about silent flight? should that be its own merit?

I'm looking for advice or system suggestions. So I'm running a game where the characters are likely to use armor. I don't like to use weight or money rules during character creation as I find it's easier to just say "you get items you would realistically have"; especially considering I run with new players. I like the design philosophy of each set of armor having their own advantages and disadvantages similar to modern fantasy games; like platemail reducing your ability to move dexterously; rather than the basic rules philosophy of "If you're rich enough, you can wear it." Maybe as well pre-reqs so the characters can build up to it.

My main ask is this; is there any supplement or homebrew that also has this philosophy that I can put into my game?

At some point, I recall running across a setting or adventure in one of the GURPS books (or maybe Pyramid). I don't recall what it was called, but it had demons, and hellhounds, and a portal to access the Nether Realm, and all sorts of nasties inside and around a tower. I don't remember where I saw it, but I remember is (vaguely) and was considering using it. Can anyone cast any light on this so I could find it again?

how gam breaking would it be to allow morph partial transformations? like yeah you can turn to a cat but also you can just grow claws or fangs?

I'm a little bit confused about this spell in Gurps, and the spells that have similar listings. This is in the GURPS Magic book. The spell is "Concussion" on page 26 of the book. I'm mainly confused about this: Concussion has 1/2D 20, Max 40, Acc 1; roll vs. Innate Attack skill to hit.

What does 1/2D 20, Max 40 even mean? Also does the caster need to have a Innate Attack (Concussion) to hit?

Is there a specific skill used to grapple / affect enemies in ways that aren't damaging? I want to make sure as I am currently creating a cheat-sheet for my players and I want to make sure I include it.