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trooper6 · 08-10-2015, 07:24 AM

I actually like the number of skills in GURPS...but I'm a "lots of skills" GM.

However, if you really want to reduce the number of skills radically, why don't you go the Over the Edge route and remove the defined skill list completely? Have the players define their own skills (I think they each character has three Skills/Traits in Over the Edge/Warp)

So one character can have:
Marksmanship
Brawling
Detective

Another can Have:
Businessman
Well-Read
Computers

Then you never have more skills than you need.

08-10-2015, 07:24 AM	#9
trooper6 Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Medford, MA	Re: Alternate GURPS: Seeking a minimalistic (25-50) skill list . . . I actually like the number of skills in GURPS...but I'm a "lots of skills" GM. However, if you really want to reduce the number of skills radically, why don't you go the Over the Edge route and remove the defined skill list completely? Have the players define their own skills (I think they each character has three Skills/Traits in Over the Edge/Warp) So one character can have: Marksmanship Brawling Detective Another can Have: Businessman Well-Read Computers Then you never have more skills than you need.