12-30-2009, 11:35 AM | #31 | |
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Re: Resolved,There is no point to statting up anything that is not a PC
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In keeping with the Given example, whats Indy's Pistol skill? 12? 14? 24? 143? Did he just roll a crit? How cinematic or Realistic is YOUR campaign and YOUR concept of Indy? We can all agree that he has SOME pistol skill, but what it should be as a number is very campaign dependent. Sadly, this means that full writeups that are easy for GMs to pull down and use whole cloth are nonexistent. The individuality and customization that GURPS allows is a double edged sword here. Nymdok |
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12-30-2009, 12:03 PM | #32 |
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Re: Resolved,There is no point to statting up anything that is not a PC
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- - - Okay, this I can relate to. I can see why it would be frustrating to create in a topic where you want to get something statted, but the first two to three responses are some variation of "you don't need stats" for it. Very, very, very frustrating considering that you've probably paid for the book(s) and want to put them to use. Also, while the tag idea proposed by Molokh is neat, it cuts into other tags that could be used. It should be common courtesy to offer suggestions that work within the mechanics of the GURPS system first, and fall back to the aforementioned suggestion should no alternative present itself or the effort to be an AMAZINGLY obvious waste of a time. Thank you, jeff_wilson. - - - Last edited by Ragitsu; 12-30-2009 at 12:11 PM. |
12-30-2009, 12:53 PM | #33 | |
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Re: Resolved,There is no point to statting up anything that is not a PC
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(2) Most NPCs do not require full stats. They require only those stats necessary for the PCs to interact with them.
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12-30-2009, 12:54 PM | #34 | |
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12-30-2009, 01:04 PM | #35 | |
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Re: Resolved,There is no point to statting up anything that is not a PC
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The Op drops into a room, only to surprise a worker, who I arbitrarily decide, for fun, has Judo-12. No other stats were created; it was a "just wing it" moment. Well, Mr. Judo proceeded to make the most amazing series of rolls to parry and grapple with a 700+ point character very successfully. This guy was going against the Combat Op version of one of the Gracies, and was holding his own. It made for a fun, nice, "I can't believe this..." moment that was great color for the episode. But the only stats it required was something like ST10, DX10, Judo-12.
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12-30-2009, 01:47 PM | #36 | |
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Re: Resolved,There is no point to statting up anything that is not a PC
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I'm firmly of the opinion that you should stat however much you want to. Some folks have a lot of fun generating detailed stats for a rusted out Lada that the PCs might never try to drive, others pull stats for almost everything out of a random orifice (roll on the random orifice table) on the fly. As long as it's fun for you, and not bothering your players, go for it. I will note that the orifice based method requires much less prep work, but possibly more skill. |
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12-30-2009, 02:23 PM | #37 | |
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OTOH, when people come to these forums with specific "how do I stat this?" requests, I think we can assume that they're not looking for a list of "you don't need specific stats for that" replies.
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12-30-2009, 02:37 PM | #38 | |
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12-30-2009, 02:49 PM | #39 | |
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12-30-2009, 02:49 PM | #40 | |
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Re: Resolved,There is no point to statting up anything that is not a PC
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After all, the idea is to help each other be better GMs and whatnot, so if we can help someone pull their head out of their ass and actually do things which will entertain their players, it's a win win for everyone. Right? *grin* |
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