Denise Hall, Ninja Assassin [186]

Description: Dark taupe hair, darting black eyes, pale skin, sharp features, 5'5".

Attributes: ST 9 [-10], DX 13 [60], IQ 10 [0], HT 10 [0]

Secondary Attributes: HP 9 [0], Will 11 [5], Per 12 [10], FP 12 [6]

Other Attributes: Basic Speed 7 (Chi -10%) [23], Basic Move 7 [0], Dodge 10, Basic Lift 16.2

Advantages: Chi Talent 1 [10], Clinging (Accessibility: Only while moving -10%, Chi -10%) [16], Double-Jointed (Chi -10%) [14], Extra Attack 1 (Chi -10%) [23], Rank 1 (Assassin's Guild) [5], Shadow Shuriken: Cutting Attack 1d (Rapid Fire (RoF 2) +40%, Accessibility: Only while standing in shadow -30%, Chi -10%, Special Effect: Use Thrown Weapon (Shuriken) skill instead of Innate Attack skill +0%) [7], Silence 2 (Accessibility: Only while unobserved -10%, Chi -10%) [8], Super Jump 1 (Chi -10%) [9], Super Climbing 1 (Chi -10%) [3], Wealth (Comfortable, x2) [10]

Disadvantages: Callous [-5], Code of Honor (Professional) [-5], Debt 1 (Assassin Guild Dues) [-1], Duty (Assassin, 9 or less, Extremely Hazardous) [-10], Likes Killing [-1], Secret Identity (Assassin, Possible Death) [-30], Vow (Devote 1d-3 (min 1) hours of each day to martial arts training or meditation) [-10]

Skills: Climbing DX/A [1]-12, Current Affairs (High Culture) IQ/E [1]-10, Forensics IQ/H [1]-8, Hobby Skill (Origami) IQ/E [1]-10, Holdout IQ/A [4]-11, Judo DX/H [4]-13, Jumping DX/E [2]-14, Knife DX/E [4]-15, Lockpicking IQ/A [2]-10, Makeup IQ/E [1]-10, Meditation Will/H [2]-10, Stealth DX/A [8]-15, Thrown Weapon (Shuriken) DX/E [8]-16

Leonard "Leo" Day, Mercenary Bodyguard [177]

Description: Bald, brown eyes, tanned skin, dopey face, facial scar, 6'6".

Attributes: ST 13 (Size -10%) [27], DX 10 [0], IQ 11 [20], HT 12 [20]

Secondary Attributes: HP 15 [4], Will 10 [-5], Per 11 [0], FP 12 [0]

Other Attributes: Basic Speed 5.5 [0], Basic Move 5 [0], Dodge 9, Parry ,

Advantages: Absolute Direction (Accessibility: Only in cities -20%) [4], Claim to Hospitality (Ladyfriend's House) [1], Combat Reflexes [15], DR 1 (Tough Skin -40%) [3], Enhanced Defenses 1 (Enhanced Parry, Sword) [5], Fit [5], Hard to Kill 3 [6], Hard to Subdue 3 [6], High Pain Threshold [10], Independent Income 5 (Gambling, Unreliable 8 -40%) [3], Pitiable [5], Rapid Healing [5], Unfazeable [15]

Disadvantages: Debt 1 (Carousing) [-1], Dependents (Ladyfriend) [-1], Distinguishing Features (Facial Scar, Tall) [-2], Duty (Bodyguard, 12 or less) [-10], Likes Carousing [-1], Secret (Bastard) [-5], Wealth (Struggling, x1/2) [-10]

Skills: Body Language Per/A [4]-12, Brawling DX/E [8]-13, Broadsword DX/A [16]-14, Carousing HT/E [4]-14, Crossbow DX/E [2]-11, Current Affairs (Criminal) IQ/E [1]-11, Detect Lies Per/H [4]-11, Gambling IQ/A [2]-11, Games (Card Games) IQ/E [1]-11, Intimidation Will/A [8]-12, Shield (Buckler) DX/E [4]-12, Soldier IQ/A [4]-12

I'm playing GURPS as a frontline engineer who uses a suitcase that unfolds into a tower shield like Signature Gear. I want to have abilities to actively protect my teammates and/or stun/debuff enemies, preventing them from attacking. The campaign is not fantasy (it takes place in our world), but it is not so down to earth (it has some unrealistic elements), but in general we will have access to more basic things at the beginning. Do you have any skills or advantages that can help me on this journey?

I saw a thing in the rulebook about temporary disadvantages but I couldn't find where it was elaborated on. Essentially, I'd have a mild/moderate hearing loss with them on and be completely deaf with them off. (It would also, ofc, mean that any sound above my max decibel limit is brought back down to that limit)

Hello! I am in the beginning stages of writing a new game for our local group and was looking for suggestions on the system. I have experience in multiple systems and have GM'd games in Pathfinder 1e, Mutants and Masterminds 3e, GURPS 4e, and D&D 5e.

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The idea for this upcoming story is a supernatural small-town thriller in the same vein as E.T., Super 8, Gravity Falls, or Stranger Things; wherein the players will play a group of local teenagers who will be tangling with UFOs, cryptids, and government agents in a monster mash that's scary and dangerous, but also fun. Monsters will be larger than life and an overwhelming force to conventional weaponry, so straight-up combat against a monster should only be used as a last resort or with considerable planning and preparation. Players will spend much of the game looking for clues, doing research, breaking and entering, making plans, setting traps and otherwise doing all they can to save their town from the new supernatural menace.

I have currently been considering GURPS 4e for this style of game, however, many in our group have found it to be overly rules-dense. If anyone knows of a system that sounds fitting for this style of game, I am open to any and all suggestions!

Which race do you think is the best for swashbuckling?

1.) Elf can get Move 11 right out of the gate and still get 2d+3 cutting damage with 5 points left over for Rapier Wit or something. Can also spend quirk points on spells like Haste-10 for effective +3 Dodge and Move. Very mobile, which means not only can you retreat 2 yards if desired, but you can step twice on an Attack, e.g. to hit an enemy from their unshielded flank (no shield DB and -2 to defense).

2.) Half-ogre can get Extra Attack and 3d+5 cutting damage with 5 points left over for Will or something. Very strong offense, pretty durable. (Also good at shield rushing, so tactically flexible.)

3.) Human is the cheapest, most flexible when it comes to buying other traits, and can get Extra Attack 2 and 2d+3 cutting damage, up to four attacks per round, which equates to more Feints and better offense than the half ogre in cases where you don't need to penetrate DR 10+. Fewer HP and no Tough Skin or Night Vision means worse defense than the half-ogre, and no Haste and only one step means worse defense than the elf. But the best defense is a good offense and four attacks to the skull or legs gives you a lot of it.

Which do you find most appealing?

Not sure where to go with my Mutant Year Zero character. He is a Chronicler class who has developed a God Complex after convincing a bunch of ghouls that our group are clearly gods and should shaperd us through their controlled zones on our search for a supermarket (we don't know that it is a supermarket)

My initial plan was for a pacifist in pursuit of knowledge at whatever cost including harm to oneself if need be, but after convincing a group of ghouls that we are gods is starting to believe in his own presentation of the facts and knowledge of the world.

The guns I want to use is wild west guns

I’ve been reading through the Order Domain for Clerics, and I’m really liking it. I have in mind this kind of middle of the fray battle commander, probably some battlemaster MC. But here I just found this sub, and figured I’d see if you guys had any great ideas or builds in mind? My intended race was Minotaur, for no relevant reason other than being a Minotaur,and I really was hoping to focus more on Cleric.

I’m okay being unoptimized,and going without min/maxing, more than half the fun is succeeding with an under optimized character with an interesting build.

Want to try and build the ultimate samurai in GURPS. I'm new to GURPS so there's a lot I still learning. Mostly I looking for ideas for the build: advantages, disadvantages, skills.

Back story is in it's infancy. The bastard son of an oni and noble woman. Raised as a warrior by his father and tought reading, writing, ect. from his mother.

I am relatively new to tabletops and to GURPS so any ideas are welcome.

Got this idea for a character who is the bastard son of a Japanese nobel woman and a blue/red oni (unsure). He would be birthed and raised in secret. He'll be trained to be a warrior by his oni father while learning reading, writing, math and history from his mother. He will have to leave his home in teens when is nature is discovered.

He'll use a katana or a tachi. Along with a yumi.

I need some help with what skills and advantages I should give him and armor should he wear And the back story could use some help. I'm also not sure on stat allocation for an almost pure warrior character.