'>>>92593148
Are Harpers just the Ministry of Serendipity?';

'>>92599036
Telescopic Vision is underrated and I would even say undercosted for what it does.';

'>>92600001
Having an inbuilt variable scope for 5cp is fine, obviously stronger in low TL campaigns, but in those campaigns DR and Innate Attack are way, way more undercosted.';

'>>92600072
I see the point you're making, but those are also much more likely to be capped/restricted entirely by GMs. TSV is a useful low cost utility power that can support any number of builds while not causing a balance issue at the table. And it's fun to combine with Lip Reading.';

'>>92600001
If limited to sense rolls, I prefer Long-Range Vision from Powers: Enhanced Sense. For 10 points, it replaces standard distance penalty to vision rolls with long-range ones.
It doesn't add bonus to ranged attacks, but regardless I believe it's a good deal.
I've been meaning to come up with a race with this advantage.';

'How does this thread even get posts. GURPS has always been a joke, no matter what you throw at it, it's just X played like GURPS, and GURPS sucks.
Yeah I can plug anything I want into it, but it still 100% feels like GURPS and always has. It's boring as fuck.';

'Am I retarded or is there no one handed warhammer?';

'>>92600298
There is a pick. If you mean hammer+pick version, then no, but you can make one yourself using LTC2.';

'>>92600251
I don't think it's boring cuz I ain't retarded.';

'>>92600251
???';

'Lo and behold, a cheat sheet crammed with so much stuff. Homebrewed magic system inspired by the Simpler Magic System for Mini-Six, the Space Opera Combat System from 3e Compendium II and a lot of content taken from the legendary Mook (https://www.themook.net/gamegeekery/), RIP. If anyone can format it better or wants to modify it in any way, knock yourself out with extreme prejudice.';

'>>92601103
Looks decent. Is the black page meant to be there though?';

'>>92601179
I'm not seeing a black page on any of my devices, that's weird. (Also no, it's not supposed to be there.)';

'>>92601202
There's 4 pages to this, correct?';

'>>92601202
I'm on firefox on a laptop running debian; usually PDFs are stable but maybe it's on my end. The black page is sandwiched between the page on attack and defense option/hit locations/group combat and the page on space opera ship combat. Is the black page a normal page than I can't see?';

'>>92601218
Yes.

>>92601238
There should be a page with the magic system and the effects of lost HP/FP, it's weird that it's not showing for you. Here is another attempt, I tried "printing" that page to a separate PDF file.';

'>>92600298
What actually got called 'war-hammers' would generally be basically picks, often with a hammer head (LTC2) opposite the spiky bit.
Short-handled metal-head mallets / mini-mauls (the sort of thing that gets portrayed in fantasy art) are best represented as maces. They might have a different name, but it's an angular mass of metal (or sometimes stone, or wood held together with bands of metal) on the end of a stick, so the effects are going to be basically identical. Fully wooden versions are knobbed clubs.';

'Why use a mace over an axe?';

'>>92602525
+1 damage and crushing damage, which can occasionally be useful (vs armor with weakness and supernatural creatures with vulnerability)';

'>>92601259
Okay, so both my laptop running Linux and my desktop running Windows (both using Firefox) show the third page as black, but my phone (again using Firefox) shows the page correctly. All three can see the page you posted separately. This is a really weird glitch and I guess limited to desktop builds of Firefox.

Regardless, I like the simple magic system, very efficient. I'd definitely slap on the -4 for unlearned spells though, to promote casters having a handful of iconic spells they've specialized in rather than everyone having the exact same toolkit.';

'>>92602852
I check on my work PC and remotely on my home PC and on both the third page glitches as you said.
It works fine on Edge.
Interesting, never saw this sort of error.';

'>>92602525
>in real life
Similar effect against metal armour
Slightly less lethal (helpful in capturing prisoners for ransom, a major factor at some times)
Slightly easier to use (no need for edge-alignment, not a huge factor for most knights who would be well-trained)
Looks cool
>In GURPS
+1 base damage at good or cheap quality, much cheaper at fine quality
Higher minimum ST means higher maximum ST
Heavier, so harder to break or easier to break with
Inherently balanced for throwing
Denting articulations rule from LTC2 (but axe can cut straps, which may be better)
Knockback';

'>>92602852
Yeah, I added the optional rule to allow for more differentiation between casters. The original goal was just to get a fast, simple way to make magic into a viable option for total GURPS newbies in a rules-light introductory game, and I think it does well in that regard, but for ongoing play it's much more flavorful if specific characters are specializing into specific types of spells.

Thanks for taking the time to read through it, and sorry for the formatting.';

'>>92602525
BONK';

'>>92605289
Bonker DF Knight
Heavy Mace is Mace with the PK rules for heavier weapons applied: https://www.mygurps.com/index.php?n=Main.HeavierWeaponsForStrongerCharacters';

'>>92602525
Axe: HASSAAAAAAAN, CHOP!
Mace: HASAAAAAAAAN, SQUISH!';

'How do I stat this bigass Odachi, Greatsword?';

'>>92606430
1. Yeah it's just a thrusting greatsword. Low-Tech suggests as much in the weapon descriptions: "Greatsword: [...] Includes large-sized nodachi (Japan) and the zweihänder (Germany)."
2. Apply the rules for high SM weapons from Low-Tech Companion 2 to katanas to make a really big one.
3. Use the stats for a Zanbato from Fantasy-Tech's "Ethnic Cool" section (though that's for *really* long katanas, close to 3 meters; think Sephiroth's sword.).';

'You can only keep 3 GURPS supplements, everything else goes in the memory hole.
Which ones?';

'>>92606990
High-Tech
Tactical Shooting
Furries';

'>>92606990
Low Tech
Social Engineering
Furries';

'>>92606990
Low Tech
High Tech
Ultra Tech';

'>>92606990
Ultra-Tech
Space
Furries';

'>>92606990
Asparagus
SEX
3e Vehicles';

'Technomancer is underrated';

'>>92606990
Marital Arts (it saved my marriage)
Low Tech
High Tech';

'Contact me at. [email protected]
any setting is fine';

'>>92612299
lmao Did seething about trans people in your own thread not net you any games? Who'd have guessed that being a /pol/ psycho repels people.';

'>>92612365
Pol pyscho. i just thought this was the based and redpilled version of reddit. i did not know there was that many fags here to be honest. one of our player keeps finding people that are trannies on the discord and plebbit lol. first one was a pedo, the second bonkus when the other player could not explain his special advantage in a lore friendly way. cause hes quite new to gurps.';

'>>92610420
Shame Pulver retired since he was the only one who cared for it';

'>>92614374
>Wahhh why isn't this place just an echo chamber for meeeeee I heard it was ebin altright qanon website
It is not enough that you simply stop posting, you really should just kill yourself.';

'>>92614486
love this response better than plebbit. why not just shorten it to. stop posting KYS';

'>>92612299
>>92612365
I will support the anon that gives me the best "big gay laser", a power-based attack that turns the target gay.
Bonus point for not using Affliction.';

'>>92612299
Are you King Leonidas or are you two equally retarded people who've come here (and SJGames forums) at the same time, ask for very similar games, and have very similar typing styles?';

'>>92614828
best reply so far to this conversation.';

'>>92615088
lol what's his problem then?';

'>>92614828
Burning Attack (No Wounding -50%; Side-Effect, Homosexual, +50%) [5/level]. "Homosexual" is a zero-point feature normally, but cost can be adjusted if it comes saddled with social disadvantages.';

'>>92610420
I really like the idea of the setting, but was disappointed when I read it and it mainly took place in US.';

'>>92615783
Toxic is a better fit imo. You are directly altering cell structure to turn frogs (and people) gay.';

'Can character with power investiture use powerstones?';

'>>92618420
Fair point, but Anon specified "big gay *laser*"; also Toxic Attack is haram for not having a base cost divisible by 5.';

'I don't let people use fatigue points for stuff like feverish defense or extra effort. It's pretty hard to balance and not needed imo';

'>>92618445
My guess is they can only use powerstones made to work with dedicated mana (the specific sanctity of your power investiture).';

'I finally finished going through 4th's Basic Set and got momentarily interested in the Infinite Worlds setting
Is it a popular setting for GURPS players? I like the idea of dropping a character into different settings like Deadlands Weird West and Wasted West but Infinite Worlds seems a bit superfluous and a whole thing all its own.
Like they wanted to do that britfag thing Dr SheWho or one of the other half dozen shitish tv series like it';

'>>92619101
>Like they wanted to do that britfag thing Dr SheWho or one of the other half dozen shitish tv series like it
It's more like Stargate SG1 mixed with Sliders.
>>92618545
You can make 'lasers' which generate coherent ionising radiation (GURPS calls them x-ray
and gamma-ray lasers, sometimes they are known as XASERS or GRASERS). Making someone homosexual is probably a bit more complicated than just fucking up their genetics (although that could explain part of it). Targeting organs which manage hormones might have a chance (probably more effective in some species than others, best bet for humans might be to turn offspring gay by screwing with pregnant mother's organs), and extremely subtle brain surgery by someone with very high TL neuroscience could plausibly change pretty much any aspect of your personality. Such brain surgery could maybe be carried out with some kind of coherent radiation beam, so I guess you could class that a laser which changes people's behaviour. As a power, probably something like 1 point burning attack (armour divisor 10, radiation).
>>92618445
No. Powerstones are mage-only (Wizardly Tools, Magic, p. 69) and power-investiture does not allow you to use mage-only items (Power Investiture as Modified Magery, Thaumatology, p. 67).';

'>>92619170
>Making someone homosexual is probably a bit more complicated than just fucking up their genetics
Could you not just make it an affliction or disease of some sort?
Isn't that how fags transmit the gay to each other to begin with?';

'>>92619227
There's a bunch of different explanations, none of which really seem to explain the phenomenon well by themselves.
If it's a contagious disease, how does it affect so many different species? Why has nobody identified the pathogen?
If it's cultural, how come it affects different species? If it isn't cultural, how come it is more common is some cultures than others?
If it's hereditary, why isn't it incredibly rare given the massive impact on fertility? Why is it becoming more common, even though gay fertility is being reduced by acceptance of homosexual lifestyles? Why can nobody find genes associated with it?
If it's an eusocial adaptation (gay-uncle theory) why does it do such a shit job? Why does it appear in species without group child-rearing?
If it's a trauma-reaction from childhood abuse, why is more common in less abusive cultures?
If it's chemical (hormonal) why is there no detectable difference in body chemistry?
If it's just mutational load, why are gays not generally low-IQ, stunted-growth fuckups?
If it's just the case that directing instincts at a specific sex is difficult and easily goes wrong, why aren't bisexuals orders of magnitude more common than exclusive homosexuals and why aren't the latter extremely rare? Why doesn't it affect generally fucked-up (high mutational load, mentally retarded) people more?';

'>>92619480
>If it's a trauma-reaction from childhood abuse, why is more common in less abusive cultures?
First I'm hearing this. What's it from?
To stay on topic, how does GURPS handle trauma-based disadvantages? Is it always just GM fiat after something like a Fright Check?';

'>>92620036
>Is it always just GM fiat after something like a Fright Check?
In the base system, pretty much yes. The fright check table has results which give you disadvantages, and the GM picks something suitable for you depending on the source of the trauma and the genre. Horror has some alternative rules, including better-defined lists of disadvantages beyond the simple quirk / delusion / phobia / other mental disadvantage from the FCT, but there's still a lot of GM choice. Mad as Bones in Pyramid 3/103 has a 'mental hit points' system similar to Call of Cthulhu's, but the disadvantages you get from that are even more poorly defined. Likewise, the Shocking Revelations table from Steampunk 1 can give you permanent disadvantages, but most of them are chosen by the GM.
Of course, you can always start a character with suitable disadvantages explained by trauma in their back-story. This is probably more common than trauma in play.';

'>>92612365
I hope its a safe space for white straight male gamers only. 10/10 would join.';

'>>92621562
I looked at the thread and picked up homosexual vibes from it before quickly closing the thread to avoid catching the gay';

'>>92621562
sadly it has not been. we even given the trannies a bone to try. but so far they have just been batshit insane. which well anyone who fucking chugs drugs fuck up your hormones would be. and mutilates themselves. i was actually hoping for normal people here or at least just edgy people here. but it seems as trannie and gay as reddit and the discord.';

'im GMing my first ever GURPS game tonight on discord, wish me luck bros ive never played before';

'>>92622059
good luck man. remember that you can just make up things on the spot and fix them in the next session. to keep the flow';

'>>92622059
re-study combat
actions happen simultaneously based on initiative';

'>>92622059
good luck bro
can you tell us what it's about?';

'>>92622722
its based on the high fantasy book ive been writing, theres some homebrew magic stuff mixed in
>a foreign imperial convoy gets attacked by bandits with dubious origins and intentions
>the imperials unleash a spell that devastates the dukedom that they're in
>a small band of mercenaries, employed by a desperate duke, are wrapped up in a war for secession, a young woman's plight, and a deranged cult's attempt to revive a god';

'>>92622175
>>92622177
thx bros the thread's resources helped me learn a lot';

'>>92622976
yeah the official forums are pretty good place to ask as well.';

'>>92622059
Have fun, bro. Journey of a thousand miles and all that';

'>>92622966
Sounds based. Write a session recap afterwards.';

'Is there a way to print a better sheet than the one generated by gsc?
I want something similar to the original, without all the bloat of the gsc one.';

'HEY GUYS WANNA PLAY GURPS?
Uh maybe what kind of setting is it
DOESN'T MATTER, ALL GURPS GAMES PLAY THE SAME
Oh you're right, sure.';

'>>92626698
What do all GURPS games play like?';

'>>92626772
don't know. there is like 20 different rule sets for whatever you like.';

'>>92626698
This is just the consequence of GMs allowing players being lazy and never learn the rules, so they assume every system begins and ends at dice rolling because that's the only thing they are ever asked to do.';

'>>92626698
If you mean that once in place gurps becomes transparent that's a fucking great thing. When i play a game i don't want to wrestle with the rules but i want the rules to fit perfectly what i want to do without thinking about them beforehand.';

'How much prep work you guys do and what kinds of prep work it is?-- Also whats the minimum amount of "stuff" i have to write down to make a common bandit or thug? Its just HP, weapon damage and its Skill level right?';

'>>92630681
>Yaoi culture
Two bombs weren't enough.
>Its just HP, weapon damage and its Skill level right?
Probably want attributes, too, but these can be can all just be 10 or 11 for ease.
>How much prep work you guys do and what kinds of prep work it is?
Once I familiarize myself with the theme or feel I want for my game, I note where I find specific rules for things for easy lookups later, like Chase rules or DFRPG Slam rules. Then it's really just campaigns prep. NPCs and factions, their goals and motivations, and what scenarios my PCs will end up in.
I then have the added step of having to build it out in Foundry.
Rule curating and Foundry requires dedicated time, but the rest is just daydreaming while running errands or whatever.';

'I don't like Infinite Worlds but I'm playing it anyway';

'GURPS has the best sourcebooks. Some simply fabulous stuff. But the mechanics aren’t old school, they’re just old.';

'>>92630681
Personally, I run minimal prep *except* that I keep a wikipedia page open on my phone with names from an appropriate culture. I tend to think of a direction the game could go in the 1/2 hour drive to where we play.
You're right about the common thug - assume they don't wear armour and all their stats and secondary skills are 10 if they come up.';

'>>92632845
if it ain't broke, don't fix it.';

'>>92610779
How in the world did it save your marriage. I want to hear that.';

'>>92619480
>If it's a trauma-reaction from childhood abuse, why is more common in less abusive cultures?
Who says it's more common and not just more acceptable to be expressed?

For all you know homosexuality might be far more common in super-repressive Islamic countries, it's just they know they'll be taught to fly off the top of tall buildings if they ever dare express it.

> "why aren't bisexuals orders of magnitude more common than exclusive homosexuals"

According to PEW only 19% of bi's are out to all of their friends and family, so it's just likely that since it's super easy to pass as straight (and why not, they're still attracted tot he opposite sex), most do.
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2019/06/18/bisexual-adults-are-far-less-likely-than-gay-men-and-lesbians-to-be-out-to-the-people-in-their-lives/

Also, 57% of LGBs polled claimed to bi, so bi is basically twice as common as either gay or lesbian.
https://news.gallup.com/poll/389792/lgbt-identification-ticks-up.aspx';

'P10 bump';

'>>92599036
Ally, ally group and patron is hard to go wrong with in my opinion. Ally is very flexible for what it is. Shame patron isn't quite the same.';

'How should SWAT/RAID/ect. compare to American/French/ect. infantrymen?';

'How do crits work with multiple shots?
i was watching this https://www.reddit.com/r/CrazyFuckingVideos/comments/p29l8s/home_invasion_w_fullauto_glock/

and at the end the guy clearly gets hit with like half a magazine. If I have a skill of 16 +4 for number of shots and I roll a 4, is just the first hit rolled on the crit table and then I get another 8 shots. Also it seems unrealistic that even a very skilled shooter at point blank range can't hit more than ~8 shots out of 21. If the gun is 3 inches from the target realistically all of them or like.. 19 of them should be hitting especially with the best possible roll';

'>>92648272
A lot of swat departments are pretty incompetent as you can see from youtube videos of them failing, but honestly so are a lot of soldiers. The average soldier probably doesn't have more than like a 12 in rifle skill. Some SWAT members are part time but some of them are also super elite, some swat teams win international sniper compititions where they are going up against like navy seals and SAS etc';

'>>92649039
The rules kinda assume infinite muzzle climb rather than settling to a stable cone of fire, so there is no good guidelines on how many shots you should be landing on average against certain SM at a certain distance.';

'Does anyone here have that spreadsheet for Halfway to Anywhere article in pyramid 3-79? The calculations are all fine, but like... I am not doing all this freaking math on my own.';

'Does anyone still have that orbital transfers spreadsheet for Halfway to Anywhere article in pyra 3/79? THe article is cool but I am not gonna do all the math myself hell naw';

'>>92649163
Sorry, I doube-messaged by mistake. First time here...';

'Is there any other way to increase resistance to fall damage beside Catfall (too weak) or DR against Crushing attacks (too broad)?
Would it make sense to apply an 80% limitation on Flight as "Only to slow fall"?';

'>>92650049
seems pretty fair';

'Just did the second session of my Han campaign, the melee players seemed to enjoy the combat, the archer player seemed pretty bored.

Anyways whats the deal with damage type, hit location, and wounding mod? From what i understand. You can have ONE wounding modifier based on either hit location, or damage type? Is that right?';

'>>92652071
Yes. For example, cutting attacks usually deals increases penetrating damage by x1.5 but when you hit the enemy skull, it increases to x4, NOT x4*1.5=x6.
If you think it's too much for your style of game, How to be GURPS GM book has a section about how to simplify and quicken combat.';

'>>92649039
You can try to replace ROF with SSRT eggplant or grognard article, IDR.
So pulling AOA (+1) with full-auto Glock 18 (RoF 21 (+6), Rcl 2) nearby (3-5 yds. (-2)) lying guy (-2) you can hit him with 10 bullets on MOS 10, with skill 14 you only need to roll 7.

>>92649100
>settling to a stable cone of fire
You can try to apply Suppression Fire to missed bullets on infinite line from you to target

>>92650049
Yep, Flight beat Catfall, especially if you shave some by selling Air Move.';

'What are the Status of the sons of a Noble?
One one hand, Basic gives Heir as an example of potential advantage, but there's also Courtesy Status and Social Regard (Respected) also makes sense.';

'>>92648272
Generally speaking SWAT are elite police, who will be more skilled than average infantrymen (who are generally mediocre members of the armed forces; the good ones will be able to get into something more prestigious). Police in general often have more training than soldiers (indeed, a good proportion of them are ex-soldiers), are older, and have a lot more hands-on experience of 'adventure' situations. In a straight-up firefight, soldiers might come off better, but for most other skills the cops will be superior. GURPS SWAT (for third edition) has what looks like a fairly plausible template. Unfortunately, I don't think there is an equivalent 'typical grunt' template to compare it to, but I'm confident most SWAT-equivalent units will have members with higher average points totals than any regular infantry, and possibly even moderately 'elite' forces like RM commandos, US army rangers, etc.';

'>>92652833
Gonna depend too much on specific culture, but I think you have the right approach.';

'>>92652969
>I don't think there is an equivalent 'typical grunt' template to compare it to
Average Joe + Infantry lens from Action 4
I'm also pretty sure there's a low point total Infantryman template on Steampunk 3 but I don't have access to the book right now.';

'>>92652833
The difference between 'Heir to Status 4, counts as status 2 for now [10]' and 'actually just Status 2 [10]' seems somewhat academic. Just figure out an appropriate status level (typically one or two below the family head, but bottoming out around Status 2 for all nobility) and take that, with enough of it as 'potential advantage' to get you where you need to go on inheritance.
Social Regard is very much what you have instead of Status when you get treated like a high-status person even though you technically aren't. It isn't appropriate for actual social elites.
Courtesy Status is also not appropriate. Indeed, this is almost the opposite case; you don't have a formal title, but you are still an important person. Courtesy Status is like when the 'king' of some stone-age primitives gets called 'your majesty' by the technologically superior empire who just colonized his territory. Everyone knows he isn't really on the same level as Queen Victoria or whoever, but there's a level of respect due to any 'monarch', no matter how petty.';

'>>92652833
In general family members probably have same Status as Patriarch (if we assume patriarchal nobility), but usually they have Status 1 or 2 steps lower, or Status/2+1, rounded as you like, depending how high Status Patriarch have.
But realistically there only Patriarch have Status, while others get Status from family Wealth (Living above your Status, B265; Wealth and Status, B26).';

'>>92652969
>I don't think there is an equivalent 'typical grunt' template
WW2 puts a rifleman at 50 points. No idea if that is meant to be 'realistic average' in the same way the SWAT template is, nor whether modern training would be significantly better, but it 'feels' plausible.
For comparison, GURPS Cops gives a beat cop 45 points, a detective or federal agent 55, and a SWAT officer 110. The elite soldiers in Special Ops range from 115 (USMC force recon) to 200+ (SEAL).';

'>>92654116
50 points for a WW2 rifleman seems rather low. Especially when they have Navy seals in Vietnam at the 250 point range.';

'>>92599036
If character with Unhealing (Partial; Fresh Meat), Unkillable 2 and Magical Resistant 10 dropped unconscious at negative HP, how he can regain consciousness?
Blood transfusion or punch hole to his stomach and pump some meat puree and wait?';

'>>92640162
Still not using Imbuments';

'>>92658605
The Vietnam templates are hilariously bloated though, to the point that they shouldn't be used as the benchmark for anything. 50 is in the realm for normal people with maybe a bit of extra training, which is exactly what a grunt pushed through bootcamp and handed a rifle will be.';

'>>92659696
Unhealing (Partial) is typically sidestepped by putting your character in environments where they can heal rather than taking specific actions. Dunking the corpse in a vat of slaughtered animals would trigger his healing.

Now if you did want the healing to only trigger while specifically eating (or, more practically, for X hours after eating) raw and fresh meat, you could theoretically activate it through finely mincing the meat into basically a slurry and feeding it to him, maybe thinning it with some water (or more blood) to help it go down. Unconscious people still have swallow reflexes, and with Unkillable 2 that reflex will probably also extend to "dead" as well (maybe, depends on the setting and specifics). Alternatively, just find a healer with enough skill to win the QC despite the magic resistance. Ceremonial casting with a handful of competent clerics could probably manage it, since excess energy translates into a skill bonus. It'd be a slow process, but it would eventually get the character back up to positive HP.';

'>>92652969
>>92658605
>>92660665
Several books have soldier templates, they range from the 65 point retired soldier in Horror to ~100 points for battlesuit troopers and combat engineers in Space.';

'>>92658605
i imagine they would be "unrealistic". Like realistically a ww2 soldier might have a few points in riding, cooking, carpentry etc.';

'>>92658605
seems possible with 10 in all stats (maybe slightly increased HT or something) and then a few points in rifle, a few points in soldier, few points elsewhere, maybe fit or a few other advantages plus a few points saved from code of honour and other flavorful advantages';

'>>92653077
>>92653319
>>92653455
Would it make sense to give Courtesy Status for the spouse, Heir to the oldest son, Status from Wealth to younger sons, and Social Regard to the daughters and perhaps the retired patriarch?';

'>>92662252
>Would it make sense to give Courtesy Status for the spouse, Heir to the oldest son, Status from Wealth to younger sons, and Social Regard to the daughters and perhaps the retired patriarch?
It would make more sense to simply give them all some level of Status slightly below that of the patriarch. Only use the weirder advantages where the obvious one doesn't work.
In more detail:
>Courtesy Status for the spouse
Only if they are a commoner or similar 'outsider' who only has nominal status due to their marriage. If you've got wealth, titles, and powerful family connections, you've got actual Status, possibly tempered by Social Stigma.
>Heir to the oldest son
This is fine, but he may need some extra Status of his own (e.g. he could have Status 3 and be heir to a Status 4 title, with Status 2 of his own as a minor noble and 2 in Heir)
>Status from Wealth to younger sons
Could work, but status and wealth
are often a bit 'out of sync' among nobles. The son of an impoverished duke would generally be higher status than the son of a rich count.
>Social Regard to the daughters and perhaps the retired patriarch
It's possible they could have social regard (even if young women and old men don't have it in general, nobility often 'amplifies' the usual level of respect shown to protected classes), but they will also have Status.';

'Thinking of making a campaign where immediate post-WW1 earth gets connected to a fairly typical fantasy world largely ruled by bad guys and the players play as soldiers sent in to fight the monsters/evil fantasy creatures (and hopefully make friends with the good ones). I like miniature wargaming so if possible I'd love to use the minis I have.
I'm trying to figure out what books I need for this. So far I've gotten the basic set, high-tech, fantasy, magic, and fantasy - portal realms. Are there any other books I need to look at.
And then when I have the litterature I've understood it like I'm supposed to break out the rules I want and add those to the core mechanics of the game?';

'>>92662871
>Are there any other books I need to look at.
No
>And then when I have the litterature I've understood it like I'm supposed to break out the rules I want and add those to the core mechanics of the game?
Yes';

'>>92652833
Unless the son has titles of his own (beyond simply "Young Master" or "Lord") he has Status 0 and his parents as a Patron that provide whatever access and clout and introduction he needs, either directly ("Ah Lord Wimbulsbury, may I introduce you to my son") or indirectly (people know who your father is and that opens doors). Ditto for Wealth; kids of rich parents are still Dead Broke but can rely on their parents for most expenditures (Dead Broke is still worth points, though, since it limits what he can do without his parents' knowledge or approval).';

'>>92663676
>Unless the son has titles of his own (beyond simply "Young Master" or "Lord") he has Status 0 and his parents as a Patron that provide whatever access and clout and introduction he needs...
This really isn't how aristocracy works. Having connections is helpful, but just being noble / royalty in a feudal / aristocratic society is a huge fucking deal no matter how much your family fail to assist you, what hard times they have fallen on, or how bad their reputation is. Even today, you can easily see social divisions between classes which go beyond nepotism. Membership in the social elite is hard both to gain and lose.';

'Infinite Worlds: Atlantropa is pretty interesting, IMO.';

'>>92665009
Any inspirations for parachronic devices or conveyors?
You going with a Stargate or a Back to the Future DeLorean?';

'>>92665009
Youd have a be a huge mark to think its anything other than the second to last option.';

'Does anyone have the english copy of gurps Is supplement?
It's called ring dream second edition';

'>>92668621
That’s a Japan-only supplement, so there’s no english version. There’s also no fan translation out there either, originally because it was a white whale that no one could find for many years and currently because getting someone to translate hundreds of pages of rules for a niche GURPS supplement is a tall order.';

'>>92668975
I'm doing my reps. Maybe in 10 years I'll be able to provide a somewhat accurate translation.';

'>>92652071
Why is the archer player bored?';

'What books do I need to convert my DnD setting into a slightly lower magic?';

'>>92670162
Low tech, martial arts, and maybe fantasy should be good for most settings.
Things get hairy with adapting your magic system. GURPS Magic is like D&D in that it has a massive collection of spells but it functions quite differently than D&D. The Thaumatology book has some more magic alternatives. If you really want to emulate D&D's Vancian magic system, Eggplant has put work into that using GURPS' Sorcery system.
Try to think about how magic should be usable and what you want it to do.';

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'>a new printing of the THIRD EDITION Basic Set
???';

'>>92671544
yesssssss another pdf for my collection, thank you';

'>>92670220
Gonna assume the basic book is necessary. I wanted my magic to be a bit more involved instead of the 5e style of "I cast spell and negate half the encounter"';

'Might be a stupid question, but are there rules for pistol conversion kits, akin to the RONI, anywhere in GURPS?';

'>>92672762
NTA, but the 4e Basic Set book has a lot of spells and the Magic book even more. GURPS spellcasting is a lot less "powerful" than D&D because you have to use fatigue points or cast directly from your hit points if you're exhausted.';

'>>92673180
is it less powerful or just less frequent?';

'>>92673240
I don't remember anything as gamebreaking as the standard xD&D stuff, and since you're casting from FP (equal to your Health stat, so about 10 or thereabouts). Assuming a HT of 10, if you cast a max power Fireball (3 FP, concentrate for 3 rounds, 3d damage) you're already out of one third of your fatigue points.';

'>>92672392
Probably adding the errata.';

'>>92673553
The previous PDF was the seventh printing, for which no errata were posted.';

'>>92673619
I dunno then. Since both editions are getting reprints at te sme time I assume is to remove some "offensive" stuff from the past like slave mentality.';

'>>92673082
Not that I can find. Closest thing seems to be pistol stocks; make them a combination gadget with some grips, muzzle weight, accessory rails, etc. and you've effectively got the same thing.';

'Will commies ever stop seething about how totally correct and justified McCarthy was?';

'Lazy bait really doesn’t really accomplish much when we’re in autosage on Page 10.';

'>>92673240
Way more frequent in terms of actual spells vs spell slots, since you get back 1/10 of your FP per 10 minutes (or 5 or 2 minutes, if you've got the right spells/skills known), but by the same token, usually less game-changing - spells have much smaller ranges, and hitting multiple targets is generally far more difficult.';