Had an interesting question from +Mark Langsdorf about a situation that arose in his Mecha Against the Giants campaign. A SM+2 mecha (6 tons, ST85, Basic Lift 0.72 tons) wanted to curb-stomp a downed giant leader. That leader is SM+4, weighs 12 tons, and is ST160. He’s also got Wrestling at DX+4, which is a +3 bonus per…
One of the more persistently annoying, aggravating, or at least frequently misused or abused parts of GURPS are the “trading time for CP” guidelines, which give some pointers at how much study might equal one character point. The guideline is roughly 200 hours of study with a decent teacher (or the equivalent) might give you…
Not unusual, but today I was playing with my daughter, and she brought out her pirate treasure. It’s a small box, with metal stamped coins that are gold, silver, and copper colored. At first, I just thought it was a fun little box. Then I got to thinking. How much gold could you really get…