[OOC] A Stranger Land

[Gemini]

Well in that case I'd like to join the game, my experience involves GURPS, D&D3.5 and some online freeform stuff, I've also read through both this and the IC thread, so I'm up to speed with whats going on.

I've got a couple of character concepts, one for a soldier type character, and another for an offensive mage, which do you guys think would be more useful?

[Skullcrusher]

We can always use more warriors....Rorik is getting tired of shouldering all the slaughter... :)

[Stix4armz]

Skullcrusher is probably right, we could use another fighter.

[Lamech]

The spell system for GURPS doesn't really do direct damage magic well IMO. (Although you could always just have a innate attack if the GM allows it.) But yeah, more damage is always good.

[Stix4armz]

Lamech - that's just the path magic system that you're using. The fatigue or threshold based magic systems have way more spells that can totally be used offensively.

[Skullcrusher]

4th edition has improved the magic system (at least the basic magic system) where you can get fireballs above 3 dice damage.

[Gemini]

So I've got my soldier character together, he's a free company sargent called Marcus:

Name: Sgt. Marcus Boyan
Age: 35
Height: 6'3"
Weight:	190 lbs.
Points: 200


Attributes [123]

ST: 	13 			[30]
DX: 	12 			[40]
IQ: 	12 			[40]
HT: 	13 			[30]

HP: 	12 			[-2]
Per:	12			[0] 
Will:	10			[-10]
FP:	13			[0]

Dmg:    1d/2d-1	
BS:	6			[-5]
BM:	6			[0]

Block:	9
Parry:	11/9
Dodge: 	9

Social Background [0]

TL: 3				[0]
Cultural Familiarities: Common 	[0]
Languages: Common(Native/Native)[0]

Advantages [12]

 Fearlessness(1)		[2]
 High Pain Threshold		[10]			


Disadvantages [-32]

 Addiction (Tobacco)		[-5]
 Code of Honour (Soldier's)	[-10]
 Mild Insomniac			[-10]
 Truthfulness(9 or less)	[-7]

Quirks [-5]

 Broad-Minded			[-1]
 Collects Souvenirs		[-1] 
 Congenial			[-1]
 Heavy Drinker			[-1]
 Proud				[-1]


Skills [102]
	
Animal Handling (Dogs)			IQ-1	11	[1]
Animal Handling (Equines)		IQ-1	11	[1]		
Armoury (Body Armour)			IQ	12	[2]	
Armoury (Melee Weapons)			IQ	12	[2]
Armoury (Ranged Weapons)		IQ	12	[2]
Brawling 				DX+1	13	[2]			
Camoflage				IQ	13	[2]					
Carousing				HT+1	14	[2]				
Climbing				DX	12	[2]				
Crossbow				DX+2	15	[8]			
First Aid				IQ+1	13	[2]			
Forced Entry				DX+1	13	[2]							
Gesture					IQ	12	[1]
Hiking					HT+1	14	[4]	
Holdout					IQ	12	[2]			
Interrogation				IQ	12	[2]			
Intimidation				Will+2	12	[8]
Leadership				IQ	12	[2]											
Polearm					DX+5	17	[25]	
   	Ground Fighting (H)		Def+2   14	
   	Sweep (H)			Def+2   14	
Riding					DX	12	[2]
Savoir-Faire (Military)			IQ+1	13	[2]
Search					Per-1	11	[1]	
Shield					DX	13	[2]
Short Sword				DX+1	13	[4]											
Soldier					IQ+1	13	[4]			
Stealth					DX	13	[4]
Streetwise				IQ	12	[2]
Survival(Plains)			Per+1	13	[4]
Survival(Woodlands)			Per+1	13	[4]
Swimming				HT	13	[1]								
Tactics					IQ	12	[4]
Throwing				DX	12	[2]
Tracking				Per	12	[2]
Wrestling 				DX	12	[2]


Equipment:

Melee Weapons:

	Weapon 			Damage 		Reach 	Parry 	Cost 	Weight 	ST 	Notes	Location
	
	Fine Dueling Halberd 	sw+5 cut 	1, 2* 	0U 	$1200 	10 	12†	-	Held/Strapped Across Back
	or 			sw+4 imp 	1, 2* 	0U 	– 	– 	12† 	[2]
	or 			thr+4 imp 	1, 2* 	0 	– 	– 	11†	-
	
	Short Sword 		sw cut 		1 	0 	$400 	2 	8	-	Held/Belt
	or 			thr imp 	1 	0 	– 	– 	8	-

	[2] May get stuck; see Picks (p. B405).

Ranged Weapons:
	
	Weapon 			Damage 		Acc 	Range 		Weight 	RoF 	Shots 	Cost 	ST 	Bulk 	Notes	Location
	
	Crossbow		thr+4 imp	4 	¥20/¥25 	6 	1 	1(4) 	$150 	7† 	-6 	-	Held/Strapped on Pack
	20 Bolts		-		-	-		0.06*20	-	-	-	-	-	-	Hip Quiver

Armour/Clothing:
	
	Armour 				DR 	Cost 	Weight 	Don 	Notes		Location	
	
	Scale, Light, Torso 		3 	$320 	16 	30 	[4]		Worn
	Boots				2	$80	3	-	-		Worn
	Heraldric Surcoat		-	$100	1	-	-		Worn		
	Summer Clothing			-	$60	1	-	-		Worn	

	[4] -1 DR vs. crushing.
	[5] -2 DR vs. crushing.

Containers:

	Item			Cost	Weight	Location
	
	Backpack, Small 	$60 	3	Back
	Wineskin		$10 	0.25	Belt
	Bottle, Ceramic		$3 	1	Pack
	Hip Quiver		$15	1	Belt

Items:

	Item			Cost	Weight	Location
	
	Blanket			$20 	4	Pack
	Personal Basics		$5 	1	Pack	
	First Aid Kit		$50 	2	Pack
	Rope, 3/8”(10 Yards)	$5 	1.5	Pack
	Souvenirs		$-	neg.	Pack
	Chewing Tobacco		$-	neg.	Pack


Food/Drink:

	Item			Cost	Weight	Location

	Water(1/2 gallon)	-	4	Wineskin
	Whisky(1 quart)		$30	2	Ceramic Bottle
	Traveler's Rations(10)	$20	5	Pack	 

Totals:
	
	Travelling Weight: 		67.95; light; BM = 4; Dodge = 8		
	Combat Weight (Halberd):	31; none	
	Combat Weight (Short Sword):	23; none
	Combat Weight (Crossbow):	28.2; none

Money: 8.32

[Stix4armz]

The other four players all edited their characters to include a full 100 points in skills or more, so I think its fair to say that 91 isn't close enough. Sorry

[Ulthar88]

An interesting skill set and an unusual choice of primary weapon -- should be a fun character.

As for the skill points... if you pumped IQ for the skill levels, you can gain back some points by shaving off Per and/or Will a bit more, or you could just take a point off IQ or HT, depending on what was more important to you.

[Gemini]

Just about managed to push it over, I'm pretty sure everything else is above board.