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Stats and pricing in GURPS

A discussion on the price of Talents and Wildcards led me to think about alternate pricing schemes for things. Without getting into too much detail, ability scores are a pretty good deal in GURPS. ST is probably priced pretty well as-is. DX and IQ are arguably undercosted for what you get. How many skills are…

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Melee Skill Levels: A surplus of Awesome

Inspired by a post from +Patrick Halter. OK, so you’ve got a highly competent character. Maybe it’s DF. Maybe it’s Monster Hunters. But with 250-400 points and a smackdown focus, you can bring the hurt with the best of them. Problem is, you’re new to GURPS. Your GM is sitting there looking at you with that…

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Professionalism, thy name is Pyramid

Just a side-note, and a thank-you. My article, Delayed Gratification, appeared in Pyramid #3/52: Low-Tech II, this past Thursday. I received my check in the mail from Steve Jackson Games on Saturday. That’s fast, professional behavior, right there. +Steven Marsh and +Steve Jackson Games are to be commended; my understanding is this kind of alacrity is the exception,…