11-19-2018, 03:48 AM | #1 |
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Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
I'm a GURPS beginner, for the time being I only have the basic set.
I'm trying to stat the "Maco Light", which is basically a decapitated ghost with a lantern. This lantern, how is such a thing made? Slap insubstantial on an already existing item? Call it a power (although I don't have the power supplement, it seems to be quite the important book, though)? A spell that is always on? (But spells drain FP) The ghost shouldn't drop the item, that's why it could probably just be "an effect", but how to price such a thing? Would insubstantial light even affect the substantial world? P.S.: I can't even find vehicle headlights. Is this just one of those things that are handwaved all the time? Light is a pretty useful thing, imo. Last edited by GasMan; 11-19-2018 at 04:10 AM. Reason: Emanations are incompatible with cone, nvm |
11-19-2018, 07:13 AM | #2 |
Join Date: Feb 2014
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Re: Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
Accessory or Illumination perks?
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11-19-2018, 11:58 AM | #3 |
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: United Kingdom of Great Britain and some other bits.
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Re: Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
Minor things like that are usually perks or quirks. I'd say a light you can turn off or at least focus in a direction you want is probably worth a perk. Just having light permanently attached to you without being able to control it seems at least as much of a problem as a benefit, so I'd say that would be a feature or a quirk.
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Re: Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
If it mimics equipment that anyone can own easily, the Perk Accessory covers this.
That's from Power Ups 3 Perks. Quote:
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If it's for a PC to use. If it's an effect and I'm the GM... I don't generally bother stating that stuff up. Quote:
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11-19-2018, 01:09 PM | #5 |
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Re: Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
Thanks everyone, I completely missed the perk thing and the other informations are useful, too.
It's a GM thing, so I'll go with just the accessory perk as a token writeup and leave it as that. Basically just an ambient mood cryptid with maybe a quest or something added to it to find its head, or whatever and to put it to rest, but nothing very involved. |
11-24-2018, 12:08 PM | #6 |
Join Date: Aug 2018
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Re: Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
If it's possibly to be destroyed (possibly stolen or used by enemy) like a Gadget then Accessory. Otherwise some kind of light power.
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11-24-2018, 06:30 PM | #7 |
Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Bahia, Brazil
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Re: Effects like cones of light in the basic set.
Welcome to the Forum. We were all beginners one time. We are all beginners at lots of GURPS stuff all the time. ;-D
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