Eighteen, or maximum human strength
What exactly is peak human strength in GURPS 4e? Peak strength is likely to be dependent on human mass, so to be more precise the question is what is the peak human strength for a given body weight....
View ArticleAttributes: ST and Speed
The first time I saw GURPS I din't like the four attributes. In D&D you have 3 physikal an 3 mental attributes. I looks like in GURPS you have 3 pysikal and 1 mental attribute. I like symmetry, so...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Make Every Roll Count (MERC): What do you think?
Testing finished; article now posted at MERC: Make Every Roll Count.
View ArticleGURPS system improvement: General Talk
Here's a forum topic for general discussion of improvements to the GURPS system. What'll show up here? I don't have the Precog advantages to tell...
View ArticleDoesn't Breathe and Solarskin — Bio-Tech errata?
Bio-Tech wrote:All of these are variations of the Doesn't Breathe advantage (p. B49). While not needing to breathe at all requires radical nanotechnology (see Solarskin, p. 189), limited versions are...
View ArticleAn Argument for Non-Supernatural Attribute Levels
The average person is incapable of comprehending the highest levels of human ability (à la the Dunning–Kruger effect). In terms of GURPS attributes, then, there is no reason to assume that any being...
View ArticleCF or CF?
Who's bright idea was it to use two identical acronyms in GURPS 4e? I think that's taking the "generic" aspect of the game a bit too far! ;DAnd before anybody bothers to suggest that "it's all in the...
View ArticleThoughts on Societal IQ
1. Infrastructure determines how much time and resources can be applied to education. 2. Scarcity is a strong evolutionary factor in development of intelligence. 3. Tolerance of questioning is...
View ArticleSo, you want to play a Peshkali…
“Can I play a Peshkali?”“Sure.”“F—in’ A!”“But…” Long ago, I grew tired of GM-invented physics confounding the players’ ability to do even the most common-sense tasks in a magical setting. Yet, the lure...
View ArticleFinding a Methodology for the Testing of Attributes
What sort of tests might be used to discern the GURPS attributes of a creature?ST is probably the easiest to determine, by either live testing or dissection -- and please note that I'm not suggesting...
View Article
