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Tomsdad · 11-07-2014, 04:24 AM

The problem is the GURPS combat system is written around weather or not the target screams as these various thing happen to them, leaving it up to the GM to decide (nothing wrong with that)

As GM I'd happily argue that a good face grapple (maybe 2+ CP) will cover the mouth and muffle shouts if the grappling is saying that what they are intending.

A choke hold I'd be less sure of (again maybe at a certain level of success)

Hits to the skull again I'd hesitate to say even an instant kill would guarantee no shout.

I think surprise is a major factor here, but again doesn't explicitly say weather or not a shout is part of "doing nothing".

The thing is though the silent kill is a bit of Hollywood convention, I think 'quite' was the general goal not silence.

11-07-2014, 04:24 AM	#10
Tomsdad Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Brighton	Re: [MA] Silent Sentry Removal The problem is the GURPS combat system is written around weather or not the target screams as these various thing happen to them, leaving it up to the GM to decide (nothing wrong with that) As GM I'd happily argue that a good face grapple (maybe 2+ CP) will cover the mouth and muffle shouts if the grappling is saying that what they are intending. A choke hold I'd be less sure of (again maybe at a certain level of success) Hits to the skull again I'd hesitate to say even an instant kill would guarantee no shout. I think surprise is a major factor here, but again doesn't explicitly say weather or not a shout is part of "doing nothing". The thing is though the silent kill is a bit of Hollywood convention, I think 'quite' was the general goal not silence.