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Listing Weapons On Your Character SheetCarry as many weapons as you need - but not so many that you will be weigheddown. Even a non-fighter may want a knife or sidearm! List each weapon in the"Weapons & Possessions" box on your Character Sheet, as follows:Cost and Weight are copied directly from the Weapon Table.Damage is also copied from the Weapon Table. For weapons that do two types ofdamage (like shortswords - either cutting or impaling), use two lines.Total Damage is the damage you do with that weapon. Refer to the <strong>Basic</strong> Damagebox you just filled in (below the ST/Fatigue space). Take your basic damage for thattype of attack, and add the damage shown on the table for your weapon. Example: Ifyour ST is 10, your basic swinging damage is 1 die. And a broadsword does "swing+1." Soyour damage with a broadsword is your basic swinging damage, plus 1 ... for a total ofld+1. Record this on your Character Sheet. When you hit with a broadsword, you willroll 1 die and add 1 to the result. Exception: Some weapons have a "MD" (maxi mumdamage) listed. No matter how strong you are. the weapon cannot do more basic damagethan this. So use your own calculated damage or the weapon's MD. whichever is less.Skill is your skill level with the weapon . . . the number you must roll against inorder to hit with it. If you have spent points to learn the weapon, get your skill from the"Skills" box. If you have not studied the weapon, put down your "default" or untrainedskill - see p. 44.Listing Ranged Weapons On Your Character SheetIf you have a "ranged" weapon (anything that can be thrown or fired), you should fillin the "Weapon Ranges" box. List each ranged weapon. Then fill in the four "range stats"for that weapon, from the Ranged Weapon Table. Note that for some weapons the rangesdepend on your ST. For instance, if your ST is 12 and a range is given as STxl0, you wouldwrite 120 (yards).Ranged weapons are explained on p. 100 and explained in more detail on p. 114.Choosing Your ShieldShields are very valuable in low-tech combat, butalmost worthless in high-tech environments. A bullet orbeam will go right through a medieval shield, slowed onlyslightly if at all. Plastic riot shields and science-fiction"force shields" can stop some high -tech attacks. Thefollowing discussion assumes shields are being used againstweapons of their own tech level, giving them a reasonablechance to work!Shields protect the user bothactively and passively. A shield willstop many blows automatically,with no particular effort on the partof the user. The bigger the shield,the better it does this. This is theshield's passive defense.You may also deliberately try toblock a blow (see Blocking, p. 98).This is an "active" defense. If youhave the Shield skill, you can makeyourself very hard to hit!A shield has no "damage resis tance." It does not reduce the damage from any blowthat hits you. It makes you hard to hit, by active and passive defense - but that's all!(Certain high-tech weapons may lose a bit of their force as they penetrate shields, ofcourse.) An advanced rule allows shields to take damage, for those who want morecomplexity. See p. 120.Improvised Shields. In an emergency, you may snatch up just about anything withwhich to block a blow! You may do this even if you do not have the Shield skill: yourdefault skill is DX-4. The GM will rule on the effectiveness of any improvised shield.Improvised WeaponsOccasionally you will want to hit someonewith something besides a "real"weapon. In that case, the GM should determinewhat weapon it is most similar to,and treat it that way.Most improvised weapons will beequivalent to clubs or quarterstaves. Alength of chain would be a clumsy but dangerousmorningstar. And so on.If an improvised weapon is particularlyclumsy (e.g., a crossbow being used as aclub), reduce the user's effective Clubskill. If it would do less damage than a"real" weapon of the same type, subtract fromits damage roll.Minimum StrengthMost low-tech weapons, and somehigh-tech devices, have a "Minimum ST'listed. This is the minimum ST required to usethe weapon properly.You may still fight with a weapon if you aretoo weak for it. But for every point of ST bywhich you are too weak, you will be at -1 toyour weapon skill, and you will suffer 1 extrapoint of fatigue at the end of each fight.Drawbacks of ShieldsWhile you are using a shield, you may notuse any two-handed weapons.A large shield will interfere with yourweapon use - and sometimes your foes willuse it for shelter! Therefore, while you areusing a large shield, subtract 2 from youreffective weapon skill and 1 from your Parrydefense.Any shield will interfere with your dexterityand weapon use if you enter close combat(see p. 111). The bigger the shield, the more itgets in the way. Subtract the shield's passivedefense from all attacks and DX rolls youmake in close combat after your first full turnof close combat.
Listing Your Shield onYour Character SheetWrite your shield on the last line in the"Weapons and Possessions" box. Copy itscost and weight from the table at left. Ifyou are using the optional rules for attackingwith a shield (see p. 123), you can fill inthe lines for damage and skill.Otherwise, they don't matter.You should also fill in the "Shield" lineof the "Passive Defense" box. The biggerthe shield, the more passive defense it provides.Don't Letthe EncumbranceRules Weigh You Down<strong>GURPS</strong> provides very detailed rules forweight and encumbrance, for the benefit ofthose who like a great deal of realism intheir games. If you like, you can calculatethe precise weight your character is carry -ing, down to the coins in his pocket!But most roleplaying campaigns don'trequire that much realism - indeed, extradetail can slow a game down. For mostcampaigns, it would be ridiculous to countthe weight of individual coins. Indeed, youmay choose to ignore the weight of anyitem that weighs less than, say, fivepounds. Now, when you pick up a battleaxe,or a 50-pound chest of coppercoins, go ahead and add that weight in ...Detailed encumbrance rules are mostimportant in combat situations, boardgametournaments, etc. But remember: Theencumbrance rules are here to providedetail if you want it. Don't saddle yourselfwith more complexity than you enjoy!The easiest way to simplify encumbranceis to use the "generic armor" rules(p. 72) instead of calculating individualcost and weight of each piece. Note that allfour of the sample characters (pp. 214-217)were made up using the "generic" armorrules. If you want to use the more complexrules, you can adjust their armor to matchthe pictures; this will vary their weightslightly.Shields may be divided into six general types, as shown below:Type Passive Defense Cost Weight HitsImprovised l or 2 - varies variesBucklerSmall12$25$402 lbs.8 lbs.5/205/30Medium 3 $60 15 lbs. 7/40Large 4 $90 25 lbs. 9/60Force (TL11+) 4 $1,500 1/2lb. -(worn on left wrist, leaving hand free)Type. The kind of shield. "Improvised" represents anything you happen to grab todefend yourself in an emergency. The GM will rule on its effectiveness.Passive Defense. This amount contributes to your defense roll - even if you have noidea how to use a shield.Weight. Weight in pounds, for a wooden shield with metal banding. A 20th-centuryplastic riot shield weighs half this much.Cost. For a medieval world; double this, in $, for a modern riot shield.Hits. This column is used only for the optional Shield Damage rule (p. 120). Itshows the amount of damage a shield can take before it is destroyed.ENCUMBRANCEYour encumbrance is the total weight you are carrying, relative to your strength.Items you do not carry on your person don't count as encumbrance.Encumbrance reduces your movement rate in combat, and the distance you canwalk in a day. It also makes swimming and climbing much more difficult.A strong person can carry more than a weak one. Therefore, the ratio of weight tostrength determines encumbrance, as follows:Weight up to twice ST: no encumbrance. You have no penalty.Weight up to four times ST: light encumbrance. Movement penalty of 1.Weight up to six times ST medium encumbrance Movement penalty of 2.Weight up to 12 times ST: heavy encumbrance. Movement penalty of 3.Weight up to 20 times ST: extra-heavy encumbrance. Movement penalty of 4. Youcannot carry a weight more than 20 times your ST for more than a few feet at a time. 30times ST is the absolute most you can carry.ST None (0) Light (1) Medium (2) Heavy (3) Extra-Heavy (4)6 12 lbs. 24 lbs. 36 lbs. 72 lbs. 120 lbs.7 14 lbs. 28 lbs. 42 lbs. 84 lbs. 140 lbs.8 16 lbs. 32 lbs. 48 lbs. 96 lbs. 160 lbs.9 18 lbs. 36 lbs. 54 lbs. 108 lbs. 180 lbs.10 20 lbs. 40 lbs. 60 lbs. 120 lbs. 200 lbs.11 22 lbs. 44 lbs. 66 lbs. 132 lbs. 220 lbs.12 24 lbs. 48 lbs. 72 lbs. 144 lbs. 240 lbs.13 26 lbs.14 28 lbs.52 lbs.56 lbs.78 lbs.84 lbs.156 lbs.168 lbs.260 lbs.280 lbs.15 30 lbs. 60 lbs. 90 lbs. 180 lbs. 300 lbs.16 32 lbs. 64 lbs. 96 lbs. 192 lbs. 320 lbs.17 34 lbs. 68 lbs. 102 lbs. 204 lbs. 340 lbs.18 36 lbs. 72 lbs. 108 lbs. 216 lbs. 360 lbs.19 38 lbs. 76 lbs. 114 lbs. 228 lbs. 380 lbs.20 40 lbs. 80 lbs. 120 lbs. 240 lbs. 400 lbs.
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Materials Needed for PlayThe GURPS
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WHAT IS ROLEPLAYING?A roleplaying g
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Character TypesThere are no "charac
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Four numbers called "attributes" ar
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You are free to set the physical ap
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REPUTATIONSome characters are so we
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These are character traits that are
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Legal Enforcement Powers 5, 10 or 1
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Rapid Healing5 pointsThis advantage
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Page 44 and 45: MEANING OF SKILL LEVELSSo you have
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Page 92 and 93: WILL ROLLSWhen a character is faced
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ATTACKING INANIMATE OBJECTSThere ar
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This subtraction will mostoften aff
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Psionic healing (p. 175) and magica
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DrowningSee the rules for Swimming,
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protects completely. Toughness prot
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Resolving mounted or vehicular comb
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Using Ranged Weapons From Horseback
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This section covers special rules f
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HT: Health and Hit PointsFor a roug
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Swarm AttacksA group of small creat
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Encumbrance and MovementEncumbrance
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A critical miss means the energy co
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oll will not end the spell, but the
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If the subject makes the resistance
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won't work. If anyone but the caste
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ANIMAL SPELLSThese are the spells r
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If the summoning spell is repeated,
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Cost: 1 for an object up to the siz
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Armor EnchantmentsThese spells work
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AuraInformationShows the caster a g
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Psionics, or "psi" abilities, are p
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GlossaryESP - Extra-Sensory Percept
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Psionics and MagicMagic and psionic
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PSYCHOKINESISThis power covers movi
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Pside EffectsPsi skills can have "s
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Limitations(Continued)Fickle: varia
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Player-Made MapsWhenever the player
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Predetermined ReactionsCertain NPCs
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Dealing with the PlayersArgumentsAs
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Time Use SheetsThe Time Use Sheet (
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Weapons and Armor0. Fists and stone
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Weather(Continued)WindWinds from ga
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Gold and SilverA traditional assump
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JobsThe jobs available in each game
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Job (Prerequisites), Monthly Income
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Sooner or later, every GM wants to
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Features of a GoodAdventureA good a
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World-BuildingA game world is a com
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CRITICAL HIT TABLEAll doublings or
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When the players meet an NPC whose
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Weapons are listed in groups, accor
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MODERN AND ULTRA-TECH WEAPONSWeapon
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ANCIENT/MEDIEVAL ARMORUse this tabl
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FANTASY/MEDIEVAL EQUIPMENTThe follo
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After eight printings of the GURPS
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of Divination should match the "fla
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Minor disadvantage: -5 points. Agai
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Whether through an accident of birt
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Note that this disadvantage is inco
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SKILLSARTISTIC SKILLSVideo Producti
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traders, and chess-like games are c
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If, during an adventure, a philosop
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VITAL ORGANSThese are optional rule
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INSTANT CHARACTERSThis quick refere
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