A break from the systematic exploration of the character book! In honor of July 4, here’s a preview of one of the more table-flip inducing elements of the detailed combat rules in the core book, and how they’ve been changed for Mission X. Nothing says Independence Day like the sky cracking open with fireworks, the…
Mission X introduces the “B-scale” logarithmic damage system. The “B” stands for Basic – it’s the same clean progression every GURPS player already knows and loves from the Size and Speed/Range Table. +1B ≈ ×1.5 incapacitation potential. +6B = exactly ×10. It presents one elegant scale – one GURPS veterans are intimately familiar with –…
Strength is cheaper in Mission X – only 5 points per level instead of the old 10. Toughness is no longer tied inextricably to ST. In the face of rapid-shooting firearms, being a giant pile of “hit points” is devalued. Why did the cost change? In some respects, strength is always useful. In others, it’s…