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GURPS Campaigns: Common Pitfalls

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My previous post about some past GURPS campaigns brought on a very interesting comment string from +Christopher Lorando. I made some comments, and he replied. The gist of it is worth repeating. And since Thursday is GURPS-day, here we go: My abridged list of common pitfalls: [Edit: Some of these, as Sean (Dr Kromm) points out,…

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The purpose of a gun (in TV and an RPG)

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What’s a gun? OK, back up. We know what a gun is. A slugthrower. Chemical combustion or explosive powered projectile delivery vehicle. Or is it? In GURPS, a gun is a kinetic energy delivery vehicle. Since Fourth Edition did away with blowthrough – a mechanic where massive damage would overpenetrate and be lost – more…