How much would rads cost?

Jiw · 08-08-2009, 12:35 PM

What if a character wanted (or in my case as a GM, needed) to start out with rads, how much would that be worth in CP?

I'm running a campaign where radiation hotspots are infrequent but not uncommon and I want my characters to have some rads. The exact amount is really up to them, so I want a points value attached to rads.

Any suggestions on the value of a rad? I can't find anything in the books I have.

sir_pudding · 08-08-2009, 12:48 PM

So you want your character to have started out with some permanent radiation exposure? Since the effects of accumulated radiation is a penalty to the health roll to resist I suggest the susceptible disadvantage; radiation sounds to be common in your campaign so Susceptible (Radiation) is -2/level. The level of Susceptible corresponds to the health penalty on page 436. 41-80 rads would give a single level and so on.

If the character has accumulated a unhealable exposure of 1-40 rads, this is probably a good Physical Quirk.

08-08-2009, 12:35 PM	#1
Jiw Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Haugesund, Norway	How much would rads cost? What if a character wanted (or in my case as a GM, needed) to start out with rads, how much would that be worth in CP? I'm running a campaign where radiation hotspots are infrequent but not uncommon and I want my characters to have some rads. The exact amount is really up to them, so I want a points value attached to rads. Any suggestions on the value of a rad? I can't find anything in the books I have. __________________ Slowly working on GURPS Twilight:2000

08-08-2009, 12:48 PM	#2
sir_pudding Wielder of Smart Pants Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ventura CA	Re: How much would rads cost? So you want your character to have started out with some permanent radiation exposure? Since the effects of accumulated radiation is a penalty to the health roll to resist I suggest the susceptible disadvantage; radiation sounds to be common in your campaign so Susceptible (Radiation) is -2/level. The level of Susceptible corresponds to the health penalty on page 436. 41-80 rads would give a single level and so on. If the character has accumulated a unhealable exposure of 1-40 rads, this is probably a good Physical Quirk.