08-20-2014, 03:43 AM | #1 |
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Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
Power-Ups 7 has a release date. Only the people at SJG (and mrs. Kromm) have high enough security clearance to know what it's about. So I thought we'd speculate a little.
NOTE: This is in NO way, shape, or form, to be confused with an official thread on the matter. It is pure fan speculation. Most of the Power-Ups series have been about expansions of existing rules that had potential for expansion. In that sense, Social Engineering could probably have been a Power-Up if Kromm had written it. So what areas needs expansion? My guess, based on experience, mathematical calculations and pure hope is Wildcard skills - which I think is a great way to reduce the skill bloat that GURPS is sometimes accused of.
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08-20-2014, 03:57 AM | #2 |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
7 is something to do with Contacts, Allies and/or Patrons. 8 is Wildcards, I think. I might have them backwards.
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08-20-2014, 06:04 AM | #3 |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
More people really need to follow PK on Twitter. Between that and Kromm's LiveJournal, there are a lot of hints. Notably, the topic of Power-Ups 7 has been made quite clear, and there are some good leads for Power-Ups 8.
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08-20-2014, 07:24 AM | #4 |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
For those of us who hate texing, can you share?
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08-20-2014, 04:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
Allow me to show off a prime example of the Willfully Anachronistic Quirk: "What's Twitter?" :)
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08-20-2014, 06:15 PM | #6 | |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
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I figure that if he really wanted me to see it, he'd announce it here :| :) |
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08-20-2014, 07:42 PM | #7 | ||
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(There are some weird, completely false memes about Twitter, like "you have to sign up for it to read someone's feed" or "you have to have a cell phone to use it." I don't know why. My guess is that they get it confused with Instagram, which does have weird restrictions similar to those.) Quote:
Or to flip your sentence: I figure that if you really want to see these leaks and hints, you'll check my feed. :) -------- Now, this is swinging from "tangent" into "outright derailment." So let me be clear. <MOD> The leaks and hints from my Twitter feed (or any other blog site, like Kromm's Livejournal) are on-topic for this thread. The concept of Twitter itself, and whether it or similar sites are Good or Evil, is not. </MOD> With that said, let's hear some more speculation about GURPS Power-Ups 7!
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
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08-20-2014, 08:04 PM | #9 |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
From PK's Twitter account:
"#GURPS Power-Ups 7 and 8 blazing through production. Such fitting numbers: 7s are wild and 8 has... an appropriate mathematical property." I feel like I have a good idea on what PU7 is. Not so much on 8. |
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Re: Speculation Thread; Power-Ups 7
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Honestly, my 2 favorite Gurps items are fan made spreadsheets.
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