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Old 10-14-2016, 05:47 PM   #24
lachimba
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Sydney
Default Re: Least genre most low powered GURPS game that you have run?

Let me somewhat cancel out my unintentional self derailing into the point cost of fictional characters.

One way of playing ordinary people might be to give all the PCs the meta advantages of luck, serendipity etc just so they don't fail their first skill check and leave the game.

So assume that. Assume it's 25 to 50 points plus campaign meta advantages. Maybe your disadvantages are the most exceptional thing about you.

Assume it's guns at 10, 11 or 12. No exceptional stats. Maybe five points in martial arts abilities.

Assume the fights are getting caught up in some street violence. Or a boxing competition. Maybe the opponents outclass you a little (outside of your meta advantages which are how you'll get through the story) or maybe it's you've got five points in combat skills and they've got one.

Have you run something like it? Would your players be interested or would they be waiting for the zombies to walk in or the powers to be handed out?
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