03-09-2018, 04:55 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Points earned
Hello,
It has been a long time since I have gmed GURPS, the one big question I have for now is, how do I determine the number of points earned at the end of the campaign? TY |
03-09-2018, 05:07 PM | #2 |
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Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: Southeast NC
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Re: Points earned
No official way to get an exact number, but the most common seems to be about 2-5 per session. Most GMs reward points based on good roleplaying as much as success.
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03-09-2018, 05:08 PM | #3 |
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Re: Points earned
Personally, I do 2 per hour of play, +1 to 5 for good roleplaying, +1 to 5 for how much of the story was completed, and an additional couple of points at the end of a major arc.
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03-09-2018, 06:51 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Mar 2018
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Re: Points earned
Wow, Ty everyone, that was very helpful. Again thank you very much!!!
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03-09-2018, 07:08 PM | #5 |
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Re: Points earned
A lot of my campaigns don't have a "story" for a given episode; they just flow from episode to episode. So my approach fits that. What I award is 1 for attendance, 1 for roleplaying, 1 extra for good roleplaying, 1 if the session involved dramatic and effective action, and from time to time I'll give a specific player an extra point for doing something really cool. That's for each 4-5 hour session.
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03-09-2018, 09:04 PM | #6 |
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Re: Points earned
I give a lot more for Supers campaigns where they start high and progress quickly “Wow, She-Hulk, you’re lifting 90 tons now?”. It also helps the players keep an extra life around just in case...
I tend to give base points and one extra point per cool thing in the session that the players can convince me was actually cool. |
03-09-2018, 09:14 PM | #7 |
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Re: Points earned
I tend towards Bills route.
Participation 1 point Good Roleplay 1 to 2 Did something awesome/cool or significantly helped the plot along 1 point. I want my players to be able to upgrade a skill every game or two or not wait seemingly forever for a nice ability upgrade. You do have to watch for too much power upgrade but GURPS gives you plenty of ways to spend those points.
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03-09-2018, 09:37 PM | #8 |
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Lawrence, KS
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Re: Points earned
I didn't do that when I ran my GURPS Supers campaign. The PCs were built on 1600 points, but they got maybe 3 or 4 points per session. I thought this made sense, actually, because a lot of superheroes seem to maintain the same basic power set for years.
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03-09-2018, 10:10 PM | #9 | |
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Re: Points earned
Quote:
Super mathematics. Super weaving. Super landscaping. Super using his own hair to mop up chemicals. Super ventriloquism (though that one was, bizarrely, used many times).
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03-09-2018, 10:33 PM | #10 |
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Helmouth, The Netherlands
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Re: Points earned
You don't always have to award the players with CP. Sometimes, gibe them something else. An Ally, Contact, Patron (or an Enemy if you want to be mean or want to make a connection to your next campaign), certain skills or advantages they couldn't have bought otherwise.
Otherwise I use the following point system: +1pt for each side goal completed in the spirit of your character's moral beliefs. +2pts for completing the end goal. +1 for very good roleplaying. -1 for bad roleplaying or min/maxing and trying to abuse the rules (mostly I do this by giving the player a quirk or disadvantage). This mostly results in 1 to 2 points for a scenario (which takes several playing sessions) and and up to 3pts extra at the end of the campaing (several scenario's) |
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