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Old 06-01-2009, 12:32 AM   #22
Langy
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: CA
Default Re: "Save or Die" effects in GURPS.

I'm in the middle of re-reading The Dresden Files, and one thing in that series that auto-kills no matter what, including main characters, was Mordite. Only way you could avoid it would be not to touch it.

So yes, there are things that kill 'major characters' instantly. This could probably be represented by a Heart Attack affliction with Cosmic: No Defense Allowed or whatever it's called, and maybe another Cosmic to show that you don't actually need a heart to be killed by it.

Mind, it also turns anyone who touches it to ashes, but that's probably just a 0-point special effect. Maybe a small additional Cosmic.
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