Does Science! include Hypnotism?

~~mjj1976~~ · 12-19-2008, 01:57 PM

mib2932 · 12-19-2008, 02:24 PM

Only if the GM considers hypnotism to be a science.

vicky_molokh · 12-19-2008, 02:30 PM

I think it shouldn't. It is mean to primarily work for theoretical stuff and everything related to it.

Kromm · 12-19-2008, 02:38 PM

Science! canonically includes everything on p. B175 plus any of the following that the GM regards as "science": Alchemy, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cartography, Criminology, Expert Skill (Epidemiology, Hydrology, Natural Philosophy, Xenology, and any other specialty that the GM allows), Physiology, and Sociology. Things that couldn't be described as "the study of" probably wouldn't fit, and even things that could be described that way wouldn't fit if they depend significantly on the unprovable (e.g., Theology). By that token, I'd exclude Hypnotism, as it isn't a field of study but a practical technique; it is to Psychology as, say, Smith is to Metallurgy.

Fnordianslip · 12-19-2008, 03:32 PM

I probably wouldn't include it in Science!. Though I'd certainly allow you to roll against Science! at a reasonable default to try it out. Maybe at a -2 or -3? This would seem particularly reasonable at lower TLs where such esoteric arts would be more likely to be considered a science.

~~mjj1976~~ · 12-19-2008, 07:56 PM

Thank you.

The Benj · 12-22-2008, 12:26 AM

I wouldn't include it in Science! but I probably would in Doctor!

12-19-2008, 01:57 PM	#1
~~mjj1976~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2007	Does Science! include Hypnotism? Does Science! include Hypnotism?

12-19-2008, 02:24 PM	#2
mib2932 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Isanti, MN	Re: Does Science! include Hypnotism? Only if the GM considers hypnotism to be a science.

12-19-2008, 02:30 PM	#3
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Re: Does Science! include Hypnotism? I think it shouldn't. It is mean to primarily work for theoretical stuff and everything related to it. __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper

12-19-2008, 02:38 PM	#4
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	Re: Does Science! include Hypnotism? Science! canonically includes everything on p. B175 plus any of the following that the GM regards as "science": Alchemy, Anthropology, Archaeology, Cartography, Criminology, Expert Skill (Epidemiology, Hydrology, Natural Philosophy, Xenology, and any other specialty that the GM allows), Physiology, and Sociology. Things that couldn't be described as "the study of" probably wouldn't fit, and even things that could be described that way wouldn't fit if they depend significantly on the unprovable (e.g., Theology). By that token, I'd exclude Hypnotism, as it isn't a field of study but a practical technique; it is to Psychology as, say, Smith is to Metallurgy. __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> *GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]

12-19-2008, 03:32 PM	#5
Fnordianslip Join Date: Dec 2005	Re: Does Science! include Hypnotism? I probably wouldn't include it in Science!. Though I'd certainly allow you to roll against Science! at a reasonable default to try it out. Maybe at a -2 or -3? This would seem particularly reasonable at lower TLs where such esoteric arts would be more likely to be considered a science.

12-19-2008, 07:56 PM	#6
~~mjj1976~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2007	Re: Does Science! include Hypnotism? Thank you.

12-22-2008, 12:26 AM	#7
The Benj MIB Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Platform Zero, Sydney, Australia	Re: Does Science! include Hypnotism? I wouldn't include it in Science! but I probably would in Doctor!