Child PCs and NPCs - Page 4

edk926 · 10-29-2018, 02:44 PM

The last time I moved, it was literally just me, my parents for a few things, and movers for the big stuff. I don't own much, but I don't know anyone that would help me move or vice versa.

AlexanderHowl · 10-29-2018, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by edk926

The last time I moved, it was literally just me, my parents for a few things, and movers for the big stuff. I don't own much, but I don't know anyone that would help me move or vice versa.

It was just me and my fiancee, but that is because we moved to a region hundreds of miles away from anyone we knew. I was not going to ask my friends to travel 600 miles to help me move.

The Colonel · 10-30-2018, 05:47 AM

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Originally Posted by edk926

The last time I moved, it was literally just me, my parents for a few things, and movers for the big stuff. I don't own much, but I don't know anyone that would help me move or vice versa.

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

It was just me and my fiancee, but that is because we moved to a region hundreds of miles away from anyone we knew. I was not going to ask my friends to travel 600 miles to help me move.

These are both probably better stories than "it was great, the entire neighbourhood turned out to help us move. They couldn't do enough to get our stuff onto that truck"...

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I think it's worth heralding that if you have 12 people who you can count on to help you out when you're in trouble, and you don't live in a college dorm, you're probably doing much better for friends than most people.

Yeah. That sort of ally group is the sort of thing that doesn't occur much these days - in the pre-modern era, you might well belong to that sort of thing on the basis of having lived all your life in one place and being related to most of them. These days, that takes time and effort.

ericthered · 10-30-2018, 06:30 AM

I'm able to muster a dozen if I need them, but that's all through my church or through my outsized family. I agree, having that many people to call on is really nice, and its actually a touch unusual to have large numbers of them. But allies aren't just folks who would show up to help you move. Allies will stick with you through thick and thin, lend you money, and help you bury bodies.

Alden Loveshade · 10-31-2018, 10:55 AM

Years ago, I had a small group of close friends, most of whom both played GURPS and were in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). If someone was moving, needed help editing a term paper, had a nice dress that got torn and was in need of repair, needed a place to stay for several days, etc., one or more of us who were qualified helped out. It was pretty cool, and I miss that.

Back to the thread topic, in regard to point totals, GURPS Basic Set pg. 487 has a Power Level list. By it, 25 points or less includes (realistic) young children. (In my opinion, most young children are well below 25 points, going into the negative point range.) Adults built on 75 - 100 points are exceptional people. I sometimes like to imagine I'm a 150-pointer, but I know that's not reality.

AlexanderHowl · 10-31-2018, 11:23 AM

My fiance is easily 250+ CP. She is a doctoral student in physics at a top university and could have competed in the Olympics in fencing if she had been willing to take time off from her studies. She is by far the most intelligent and athletic person I know and her attributes would be easily ST 8, DX 14, IQ 16, and HT 14. Her senses are superb, her willpower is phenomenal, and she is quite good at every intellectual and physical activity she attempts.

The Colonel · 10-31-2018, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

My fiance is easily 250+ CP. She is a doctoral student in physics at a top university and could have competed in the Olympics in fencing if she had been willing to take time off from her studies. She is by far the most intelligent and athletic person I know and her attributes would be easily ST 8, DX 14, IQ 16, and HT 14. Her senses are superb, her willpower is phenomenal, and she is quite good at every intellectual and physical activity she attempts.

...and has password access to your computer? Or just happened to be reading over your shoulder? ;-)

Tenex · 10-31-2018, 01:16 PM

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Originally Posted by AlexanderHowl

My fiance is easily 250+ CP. She is a doctoral student in physics at a top university and could have competed in the Olympics in fencing if she had been willing to take time off from her studies. She is by far the most intelligent and athletic person I know and her attributes would be easily ST 8, DX 14, IQ 16, and HT 14. Her senses are superb, her willpower is phenomenal, and she is quite good at every intellectual and physical activity she attempts.

Well, if nothing else it seems you are madly in love. So there's that.

AlexanderHowl · 10-31-2018, 03:40 PM

No, she is just that exceptional. It is quite maddening to live with someone who can hear a whisper through two closed doors and remembers what you said in passing five years ago. It is also humbling to live with someone who thinks twice as fast as you, especially when you already think twice as fast as the average person. I was used to living with geniuses from my childhood, living with someone like my fiance makes me wonder how normal people felt when they interacted with me when I was younger.

10-29-2018, 02:44 PM	#31
edk926 Join Date: Jan 2017	Re: Child PCs and NPCs The last time I moved, it was literally just me, my parents for a few things, and movers for the big stuff. I don't own much, but I don't know anyone that would help me move or vice versa.

10-30-2018, 06:30 AM	#34
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: Child PCs and NPCs I'm able to muster a dozen if I need them, but that's all through my church or through my outsized family. I agree, having that many people to call on is really nice, and its actually a touch unusual to have large numbers of them. But allies aren't just folks who would show up to help you move. Allies will stick with you through thick and thin, lend you money, and help you bury bodies. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!

10-31-2018, 10:55 AM	#35
Alden Loveshade Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Hmm, looks like Earth, circa CE 2020+	Re: Child PCs and NPCs Years ago, I had a small group of close friends, most of whom both played GURPS and were in the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism). If someone was moving, needed help editing a term paper, had a nice dress that got torn and was in need of repair, needed a place to stay for several days, etc., one or more of us who were qualified helped out. It was pretty cool, and I miss that. Back to the thread topic, in regard to point totals, GURPS Basic Set pg. 487 has a Power Level list. By it, 25 points or less includes (realistic) young children. (In my opinion, most young children are well below 25 points, going into the negative point range.) Adults built on 75 - 100 points are exceptional people. I sometimes like to imagine I'm a 150-pointer, but I know that's not reality. __________________ GURPS Fantasy Folk: Elves My first GURPS supplement Top 12 Clues You're a Role-Playing Old-Timer My humorous (I hope) article that also promotes SJGames/GURPS Kerry Thornley: Dwarf Planet Eris, Discordianism, and The John F. Kennedy Assassination Without Thornley, there would never have been the Steve Jackson Games edition of Principia Discordia

10-31-2018, 11:23 AM	#36
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Child PCs and NPCs My fiance is easily 250+ CP. She is a doctoral student in physics at a top university and could have competed in the Olympics in fencing if she had been willing to take time off from her studies. She is by far the most intelligent and athletic person I know and her attributes would be easily ST 8, DX 14, IQ 16, and HT 14. Her senses are superb, her willpower is phenomenal, and she is quite good at every intellectual and physical activity she attempts.

10-31-2018, 03:40 PM	#39
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Re: Child PCs and NPCs No, she is just that exceptional. It is quite maddening to live with someone who can hear a whisper through two closed doors and remembers what you said in passing five years ago. It is also humbling to live with someone who thinks twice as fast as you, especially when you already think twice as fast as the average person. I was used to living with geniuses from my childhood, living with someone like my fiance makes me wonder how normal people felt when they interacted with me when I was younger.