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game design by steve jackson • third edition, revised

C OVER BY J EFF K OKE

I LLUSTRATED BY D AN S MITH

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Playtest: Norman Banduch, Jeb Boyt, Keith Carter, Caroline Chase, James Crouchet, Jim Gould, Scott Haring,

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Minimum Strength .................................. 75

Choosing Your Shield ............................75

Drawbacks of Shields ............................. 75

Types of Shield ......................................76

Listing Your Shield on Your

Character Sheet ................................ 76

Encumbrance ...............................................76

Encumbrance Levels ..............................76

Don’t Let the Encumbrance Rules

Weigh You Down .............................. 76

Recording Encumbrance on Your

Character Sheet .................................77

Example of Equipment and

Encumbrance .................................... 77

Your Move Score ........................................77

9. COMPLETING YOUR

CHARACTER ......................78

Dai Blackthorn’s Story........................... 79

The Character Illustration............................80

Things Not Shown on the Character Sheet ...80

Character Stories .........................................80

Jobs ..............................................................80

10. CHARACTER

DEVELOPMENT .................81

Unspent Points ....................................... 81

Improvement Through Adventure ...............81

Disadvantages Gained During Play ...... 81

Improvement Through Study .................. 82

Age and Aging.............................................83

11. RANDOM

CHARACTERS.....................84

Skin, Hair and Eyes................................ 84

Instant NPCs .......................................... 85

12. SUCCESS ROLLS ...............86

Default Rolls ..........................................86

Critical Success and Failure .................. 86

Automatic Success .................................87

When the GM Rolls ................................ 87

Contest of Skills ..........................................87

Examples of Contests of Skills................ 87

Physical Feats ..............................................88

Running ..................................................88

Jumping ..................................................88

Jumping During Combat........................ 88

Jumping with Encumbrance ................... 88

Climbing.................................................89

Lifting and Moving Things ....................89

INTRODUCTION .....................5

How to Learn GURPS ............................. 5

Materials Needed for Play ....................... 6

About the Author ...................................... 6

MORE FOR GURPS ...................7

WHAT IS ROLEPLAYING?........8

QUICK START...........................9

A Note on Dice.........................................9

CREATING A CHARACTER ..10

Character Types ..................................... 10

Individualizing Your Character ...................11

Beginning Point Levels .......................... 11

Game-World Adaptations and

Nonhuman Races .............................. 11

Sample Character Sheet .........................12

1. BASIC ATTRIBUTES ...........13

Beginning Attribute Levels and

Their Meanings .................................13

How to Select Basic Attributes ............... 13

Handedness ............................................ 13

Your Speed Score...................................14

Children .......................................................14

Example of Character Creation ............. 14

Listing Attributes on Your

Character Sheet ................................ 14

2. PHYSICAL APPEARANCE ..15

Height and Weight .................................15

Height/Weight Tables............................. 15

3. WEALTH AND STATUS......16

Wealth..........................................................16

Starting Wealth....................................... 16

Reputation....................................................17

Literacy .................................................. 17

Status ...........................................................18

Example of Character Creation

(Continued) ....................................... 18

4. ADVANTAGES.....................19

Advantages ..................................................19

Allies............................................................23

Patrons .........................................................24

New Advantages..........................................25

Example of Advantage Selection ................25

5. DISADVANTAGES ...............26

Social Disadvantages...................................26

Physical Disadvantages ...............................27

Mental Disadvantages .................................30

Dependents ..................................................38

Duties...........................................................39

Enemies .......................................................39

Notes on Disadvantages ..............................40

New Disadvantages .....................................40

Example of Disadvantage Selection ............40

6. QUIRKS................................41

Example of Character Creation

(Continued) ....................................... 41

7. SKILLS ..................................42

Index of Skills ......................................... 42

Learning Skills.............................................42

Improving Your Skills............................. 42

Free Increases in Skills .......................... 42

Choosing Your Beginning Skills ...........43

Prerequisites ...........................................43

Specializing ............................................ 43

Familiarity.............................................. 43

Point Costs for Skills ...................................43

Physical Skills ........................................44

Mental Skills ..........................................44

Skill Defaults: Using Skills

You Don’t Know................................ 44

Defaulting to Other Skills....................... 44

Improving Skills with Defaults ............... 45

Meaning of Skill Levels ..............................45

List of Skills ................................................46

New Skills ..............................................46

Animal Skills ...............................................46

Artistic Skills ...............................................47

Athletic Skills ..............................................48

Combat/Weapon Skills ................................49

Craft Skills...................................................53

Hobby Skills ................................................54

Language Skills ...........................................54

Magical Skills ..............................................55

Medical Skills ..............................................56

Outdoor Skills..............................................57

Professional Skills .......................................58

Psionic Skills ...............................................59

Scientific Skills............................................59

Social Skills .................................................62

Thief/Spy Skills ...........................................65

Vehicle Skills...............................................68

Example of Skill Selection ..........................70

8. EQUIPMENT AND

ENCUMBRANCE ................71

Money..........................................................71

Buying Equipment.......................................71

Clothing and Armor ...............................71

Do You Need Armor? ............................. 71

Listing Armor on Your Character Sheet... 72

Layering Armor ...................................... 72

Choosing Your Weapons .......................73

Weapon Effects....................................... 73

Basic Weapon Damage ..........................74

Weapon Tables ....................................... 74

Weapon Quality...................................... 74

Improvised Weapons .............................. 75

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Shoving Things and Knocking

Them Over......................................... 89

Throwing Things ....................................90

Throwing Distance Table ....................... 90

Examples of Throwing Things................ 90

Digging...................................................90

Digging: Some Comparative Holes ....... 91

Swimming ..............................................91

Holding Your Breath .............................. 91

Sense Rolls ..................................................92

Vision .....................................................92

Hearing ...................................................92

Smelling and Tasting..............................92

Repeated Attempts on Success Rolls ...... 92

Influence Rolls........................................ 93

Long Tasks ............................................. 93

Will Rolls.....................................................93

Fright Checks...............................................93

Fright Check Table.................................94

13. BASIC COMBAT................95

Combat Turn Sequence ...............................95

Turn Sequence ........................................ 95

Maneuvers ..............................................95

Move ......................................................95

Change Position .....................................95

Ready......................................................95

Aim.........................................................95

Flails ...................................................... 95

Attack .....................................................96

All-Out Attack........................................96

Feint........................................................96

Reloading Time ...................................... 96

“My Weapon’s Stuck!” –

The Problem with Picks .................... 96

Wait ........................................................97

All-Out Defense .....................................97

Concentrate ............................................97

Long Action ...........................................97

Free Actions ...........................................97

Making an Attack ........................................97

Example of Combat ................................ 97

Adverse Combat Conditions:

Hit Penalties ..................................... 98

Critical Hits............................................ 98

Defense ........................................................98

Active Defense .......................................98

Dodging..................................................98

Blocking .................................................98

Parrying ..................................................99

Passive Defense......................................99

Basic Weapon Effects ............................. 99

Effects of Injury ...................................... 99

Damage and Injury ....................................100

Ranged Weapons .......................................100

Thrown Weapons .................................100

Special Ranged Attacks ........................ 100

Missile Weapons ..................................101

Unarmed Combat.......................................101

Carrying Weapons

(and Other Things).......................... 101

Animals in Combat ............................... 101

14. ADVANCED COMBAT ...102

MOVEMENT...........................................102

The Combat Map .......................................102

“Reach” of a Weapon .......................... 102

Facing ........................................................102

Forward Movement and Facing........... 103

Maneuvers .................................................103

Change Position ...................................103

Changing Position in Armor:

An Optional Rule ............................ 103

Aim.......................................................103

Step and Ready.....................................104

Step and Attack ....................................104

When is a Weapon Ready? ................... 104

The Fast-Draw Skill ............................. 105

All-Out Attack....................................... 105

Wild Swings .........................................105

Step and Feint.......................................105

Knockback ............................................ 106

Step and Concentrate............................106

Step and Wait .......................................106

“Wait” Maneuver Strategy .................. 106

All-Out Defense ...................................106

Long Action .........................................106

Move ....................................................107

Costs for Movement.............................. 107

Free Actions .........................................107

Attacks .......................................................108

Quicker Combats..................................108

Defense ......................................................108

Passive Defense in the Advanced

Combat System................................ 108

Dodging................................................108

Blocking ...............................................108

Parrying ................................................108

“Runaround” Attacks ...........................108

Retreating .............................................109

HIT LOCATION .....................................109

Hit Penalties for Different Body Parts...109

Deciding Where To Attack ................... 109

Massive Damage: “Blow-Through” .... 109

Critical Hits ...............................................109

Stunning ...............................................110

Advanced Injury Rules ......................... 110

Striking at Weapons ............................. 110

Critical Misses ...........................................110

Critical Misses on Defense Rolls .........110

Choosing Your Armor – Advanced Rules...110

CLOSE COMBAT...................................111

Maneuvers in Close Combat .....................111

Step and Attack Maneuver ...................111

Weapons for Close Combat.................. 112

Step and Ready Maneuver ...................112

Change Position Maneuver ..................112

Move Maneuver ...................................112

Evading ................................................113

Free Actions .........................................113

Other Maneuvers ..................................113

Dropped Weapons ................................ 113

Broken Weapons................................... 113

Defense in Close Combat ..........................113

Multiple Close Combat..............................114

Striking Into a Close Combat ............... 114

Shields in Close Combat ...................... 114

Modifying Dice + Adds:

An Optional Rule ............................ 114

RANGED WEAPONS.............................114

Thrown Hand Weapons........................114

Thrown Objects ....................................114

Missile Weapons ..................................114

Ranged Weapon Stats ..........................115

Arc of Vision......................................... 115

Fast-Draw for Archers ......................... 115

Shooting Blind ...................................... 115

Ranged Attacks on Human Targets...... 115

Attacking with a Ranged Weapon .............116

Pop-Up Attacks .................................... 116

Aiming .................................................. 116

Thrown Weapons.................................. 116

Firing on the Move...............................117

Firing Through an Occupied Hex ........117

Hitting the Wrong Target .....................117

Cover and Concealment .......................118

Opportunity Fire .................................. 118

Other “Opportunity” Actions .............. 119

Overshooting ........................................119

Scatter...................................................119

Guns...........................................................119

Single-Shot Weapons ...........................119

Automatic Weapons .............................119

Counting Shots: An Optional Rule ....... 119

Stunners................................................ 119

Shotguns ............................................... 119

Power Supplies..................................... 119

Damage to Shields: An Optional Rule ... 120

Area Effect ...........................................121

Explosions .................................................121

Concussion Damage.............................121

Molotov Cocktails and Oil Flasks........ 121

SPECIAL SITUATIONS ........................122

Suffocation............................................ 122

Subduing a Foe ..........................................122

Surprise Attacks and Initiative ..................122

Mass Combat........................................ 123

Dirty Tricks .......................................... 123

Attacking with a Shield .............................123

Combat at Different Levels .......................123

Attack from Above ....................................124

Torches and Flashlights ....................... 124

Attacking Inanimate Objects .....................125

Damage Resistance and Hit Points

for Some Typical Objects ...............125

15. INJURIES, ILLNESS

AND FATIGUE...................126

Injuries .......................................................126

General Damage (Lost Hit Points) .......126

Example of Injury ................................. 126

Instant Death ........................................ 126

Effects of Crippling Injuries................. 127

First Aid ...............................................127

First Aid Table .....................................128

Starvation and Dehydration ................. 128

Natural Recovery .................................128

Medical Care ........................................128

Medical Help Table..............................128

Accumulated Wounds:

An Optional Rule ............................ 129

Last Wounds: An Optional Rule........... 129

Dying Actions ....................................... 129

Assorted Hazards .................................129

Bleeding: An Optional Rule ................. 130

Hit Location from a Fall ...................... 131

Poisoned Weapons ............................... 132

Examples of Poison Gas....................... 132

Illness.........................................................133

Disease .................................................133

Contagion ............................................. 133

Immunity and Susceptibility ................. 133

Infection ...............................................133

Fatigue .......................................................134

Fatigue Costs ....................................... 134

Recovering from Fatigue......................134

16. MOUNTED AND

VEHICLE COMBAT ..........135

Mounted Combat .......................................135

Movement ............................................135

Losing Control of Your Mount

and Other Equestrian Disasters ..... 135

Cavalry Weapons .................................136

Lance Combat: Thrusting Damage

for ST 21-50 .................................... 136

Weapon Fire from a Moving Vehicle

or Howdah ...................................... 136

Vehicle Weapon Mountings.................. 137

Defense.................................................137

Combat Results ....................................137

Vehicular Combat......................................138

The Human Target ............................... 138

Shots Penetrating an Automobile......... 137

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