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Old 08-16-2018, 09:42 AM   #1
rerednaw
 
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Default Mage build threads?

Hey there folks!

I am working on a mage for a fantasy setting.
Campaign background:
TL3
Heavy skill use (all kinds)
Heavy, above average lethality (even for GURPS) combat.
Human stat cap 14.

Humans are 250. Mages or supernatural PCs are 200 (essentially 50 pt Unusual Background w/o the points).

I was debating on a support generalist...esp since the PC roster is not consistent...but was thinking I should up his game a bit. Creation, Movement, Light (for invis, sunbolt, and darkvision), Plant, Food, etc...

I figure rather than reinventing the wheel I could look at other folks builds. Is there a few threads anyone would be kind enough to direct me to?

Thanks!
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Old 08-16-2018, 12:56 PM   #2
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You can build a decent mage for 150 pts pretty easily, so getting a quality mage with 200 pts shouldn't be a problem. IQ 14 and Magery 3 will use up 115 of those points, but it will allow you to cast spells at skill 15 for minimal points.

Using the search engine and typing in 'mage' or 'mages' should lead to some useful threads. There are a few general character threads that have magic users buried in them too.
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Old 08-16-2018, 10:51 PM   #3
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Here are a couple from our Greyhawk/GURPS PBP game over on mythweavers.

Kelvan is a support mage.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/showthread.php?t=424571

Elona is a battlemage. Very specialized to deal lots of damage.
https://www.myth-weavers.com/showthread.php?t=424589

On both pages the first post has a button for "Show Char Sheet" to see what we did. Was a 270-pt game with a DF-ish sort of chargen.
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Old 08-17-2018, 04:30 AM   #4
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Here is a sample generic battle-utility mage 200 pts build, with 12 pts left for customization, hope it can help ?

Spell choices : As is, it is a jack-of-all-trade, master of none. Focusing on a couple college would be preferable.

I did not include combat reflexes, but ... it really would be a good idea to.

Name: Sample wizard - 200pts
Race: Human

Attributes [80]
ST 10
DX 10
IQ 14 [80]
HT 12 [20]

HP 10
Will 14
Per 12 [-10]
FP 12

Basic Speed 5 [-10]
Basic Move 5

Social Background
TL: 3 [0]
Cultural Familiarities: Local (Native) [0].
Languages: Common (Native) [0].

Advantages [63]
Energy Reserve (magical) (5) (Gadget/Breakable: DR 16-25; Gadget/Breakable: Size -9 or less; Gadget/Can Be Stolen: Must be forcefully removed) [13]
Luck [15]
Magery (3) [30]
Magery 0 [5]

Perks [1]
Psychic Guidance ((favorite missile spell)) [1]

Disadvantages [-40]
Choose 15 points of disads [-15]
Choose 20 points of disads [-20]
Sense of Duty (Group) (Small Group) [-5]

Quirks [-5]

Skills [18]
Area Knowledge (local) IQ/E - IQ+0 14 [1]
Current Affairs/TL3 (local region) IQ/E - IQ+0 14 [1]
Current Affairs/TL3 (magic) IQ/E - IQ+0 14 [1]
Fast-Talk IQ/A - IQ-1 13 [1]
First Aid/TL3 (Human) IQ/E - IQ+0 14 [1]
Hiking HT/A - HT-1 11 [1]
Housekeeping IQ/E - IQ+0 14 [1]
Innate Attack (Projectile) DX/E - DX+0 10 [1]
Knife DX/E - DX+0 10 [1]
Leadership IQ/A - IQ-1 13 [1]
Meditation Will/H - Will-2 12 [1]
Research/TL3 IQ/A - IQ-1 13 [1]
Riding (Equines) DX/A - DX-1 9 [1]
Savoir-Faire (Magical) IQ/E - IQ+0 14 [1]
Stealth DX/A - DX+0 10 [1]
Swimming HT/E - HT+0 12 [1]
Tactics IQ/H - IQ-2 12 [1]
Teaching IQ/A - IQ-5 9 [0]
Thaumatology IQ/VH - IQ+0 14 [1]
includes: +3 from 'Magery'

Spells [71]
Apportation IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Blink IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Blur IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Catch Missile IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Continual Light IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Cook IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Counterspell IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Create Air IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Create Fire IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Create Food IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Dark Vision IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Darkness IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Daze IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Deflect Missile IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Delay IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Detect Magic IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Dispel Magic IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Earth Vision IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Explosive Fireball IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Fireball IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Flight IQ/VH - IQ+1 15 [2]
Foolishness IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Force Dome IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Great Haste IQ/VH - IQ+1 15 [2]
Hang Spell IQ/VH - IQ+0 14 [1]
Haste IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Ignite Fire IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Instant Neutralize Poison IQ/VH - IQ+0 14 [1]
Invisibility IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Invisible Wizard Eye IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Keen Vision IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Lend Energy IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Lend Vitality IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Levitation IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Light IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Mage Light IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Mage Sight IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Major Healing IQ/VH - IQ+1 15 [2]
Mass Sleep IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Might IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Minor Healing IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Neutralize Poison IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Night Vision IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Purify Air IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Purify Water IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Recover Energy IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Remove Curse IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Reverse Missiles IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Scryguard IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
See Invisible IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Seek Earth IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Seek Food IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Seek Water IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Seeker IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Sense Emotion IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Sense Foes IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Shape Air IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Shape Earth IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Shape Fire IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Sleep IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Stench IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Teleport IQ/VH - IQ+1 15 [2]
Test Food IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Trace IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Truthsayer IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Weather Dome IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]
Wizard Eye IQ/H - IQ+1 15 [1]

Stats [80] Ads [63] Disads [-40] Quirks [-5] Skills [18] Spells [71] = Total [188]
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