GURPS Lone Wolf - Page 2

AllenOwen · 03-13-2019, 04:30 PM

I'm not sold on Kai Lord Initiates have superhuman powers. Magnakai and Grand Masters? Sure. I wrote this up last night. Not everything is set in stone, so I don't have all the point costs yet. Just brainstorming.

Note this is for a Kai Lord Initiate, with 5 out of 10 possible "Kai Disciplines" chosen.

Kai Lord Initiate
ST 12[20] DX 13[60] IQ 13[60] HT 12[20]

Advantages:
Ally (Kai Lords)or Patron (Kai Lords)
Contact Groups (Lords of Sommerlund)
Language, Sommlending, Spoken
Language, Sommlending, Written
Cultural Familiarity, Sommerlund
Status 1, Kai Lord Initiate
Fit
Social Regard, Respected (Kai Lord)
Optional Advantages:
Appearance
Fit
Very Fit
Hard to Kill
Hard to Subdue
High Pain Threshold
Combat Reflexes
Striking ST (limited to no more than +3 ST)

Disadvantages:
Code of Honor (Kai Lords)
Duty (to Sommerlund)
Enemy (Darklords)
Suitable Disadvantages:
Appearance
Loner
No Sense of Humor
Oblivious
Overconfidance
Hidebound
Honesty
Gullible
Gregarious
Charitable
Bad Temper
Curious
Impulsiveness

Disadvantages such as Lame, Flashbacks, Nightmares can come during play as they fight the
Darklords.

Kai Initiate Disciplines: (Choose 5)
Camouflage can be Stealth and Camouflage both at 14+
Hunting can be Survival (2 terrain types) and Running each at 14+
Sixth Sense can be Danger Sense
Tracking is Tracking at 14+
Weaponskill, any weapon skil at 14+
Mindshield Psionic Mindshield power
Mindblast Crushing Attack
Animal Kinship Animal Friend Talent B89
Mind over Matter is Telekinesis

Skills of a Kai Lord:
All Kai Lord Initiates receive training in armed and unarmed combat. Some choose to focus on a weapon type, as Weaponskill, above. Weapons taught are:

Axe/Mace at DX
Broadsword at DX
Knife at DX
Staff at DX
Spear at DX
Shortsword at DX
Bow at DX
Training in the Kai Lord Martial Art (see below)

In addition, all Kai Lord Initiates learn
Tracking to Per
Survival to Per
Camouflage to Per
Swimming to HT
Climbing to HT
Hiking to HT
Running to HT
Observation to Per
Stealth to DX
Armoury (Melee Weapons) to IQ
Armoury (Body Armour) to IQ
Hidden Lore (Darklord) to IQ
First Aid to IQ
Area Knowledge (Sommerlund) to IQ
Search to Per
Savoir-Faire (Kai Monastery) to IQ

Optional Skills, Kai Lord Initiates
Heb Lore to IQ
Body Language to Per
Intelligence Analysis to IQ
Teaching to IQ
Weather Sense
Autohypnosis
Body Control

Kai Lord martial art
Skills: Judo to DX-1 Karate to DX-1Techniques: Arm Lock, Breakfall, Disarming(Judo), Ground Fighting (Judo), Low Fighting (Judo), Trip, Finger Lock, Elbow Strike, Back Kick, Targeted Attack (Karate Kick/Leg), Targeted Attack (Karate Punch/Face), Targeted Attack (Karate Punch/Neck)

(Kai Lord martial art is reskinned Jujutsu/Aikijutsu from GURPS Martial Arts 4ed)

Notes:

Kai Lord Initiate combat training is all encompassing, treating armed, unarmed combat, as well as attack and defense as different sides of the same coin. The emphasis is on utilizing strikes, throws, and locks as ways to supplement the Kai Lords various combat skills. He is meant to use locks, empty handed strikes and throws in conjunction with using the sword/axe/knife. It also serves as a method to improve and maintain the Kai Lord’s physical conditioning.

Initiates also learn skills and abilities reflecting their training. No two Initiates will have the exact same set of “Kai Disciplines” during this time. The ability to gain the psionic abilities does not come easily or quickly for all Initiates; some develop these abilities later in their career.

pierseb · 03-14-2019, 11:11 AM

This is really great. I always wanted to port Lone Wolf and The One Ring to GURPS. Loves the settings, not so much the rules. But I'm lacking experience with GURPS to properly port it on my own.
The Kai Disciplines can be a mix of skills and advantages. In the books the same Discipline sometimes appears as mundane skill, other times as supernatural abilities.
Should the abilities be included into a Power modifiers like Chi or Divine? I haven’t read all the books and can't say if the Disciplines are subjected to any limitations like meditation, prayers, vows...
If Disciplines are partially defined as skills and want to have them as a Chi or Divine power, what would be the best way to handle it? Can skills be part of a power... I probably need to re-read GURPS Powers

03-13-2019, 04:30 PM	#11
AllenOwen Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Thomaston, GA	Re: GURPS Lone Wolf I'm not sold on Kai Lord Initiates have superhuman powers. Magnakai and Grand Masters? Sure. I wrote this up last night. Not everything is set in stone, so I don't have all the point costs yet. Just brainstorming. Note this is for a Kai Lord Initiate, with 5 out of 10 possible "Kai Disciplines" chosen. Kai Lord Initiate ST 12[20] DX 13[60] IQ 13[60] HT 12[20] Advantages: Ally (Kai Lords)or Patron (Kai Lords) Contact Groups (Lords of Sommerlund) Language, Sommlending, Spoken Language, Sommlending, Written Cultural Familiarity, Sommerlund Status 1, Kai Lord Initiate Fit Social Regard, Respected (Kai Lord) Optional Advantages: Appearance Fit Very Fit Hard to Kill Hard to Subdue High Pain Threshold Combat Reflexes Striking ST (limited to no more than +3 ST) Disadvantages: Code of Honor (Kai Lords) Duty (to Sommerlund) Enemy (Darklords) Suitable Disadvantages: Appearance Loner No Sense of Humor Oblivious Overconfidance Hidebound Honesty Gullible Gregarious Charitable Bad Temper Curious Impulsiveness Disadvantages such as Lame, Flashbacks, Nightmares can come during play as they fight the Darklords. Kai Initiate Disciplines: (Choose 5) Camouflage can be Stealth and Camouflage both at 14+ Hunting can be Survival (2 terrain types) and Running each at 14+ Sixth Sense can be Danger Sense Tracking is Tracking at 14+ Weaponskill, any weapon skil at 14+ Mindshield Psionic Mindshield power Mindblast Crushing Attack Animal Kinship Animal Friend Talent B89 Mind over Matter is Telekinesis Skills of a Kai Lord: All Kai Lord Initiates receive training in armed and unarmed combat. Some choose to focus on a weapon type, as Weaponskill, above. Weapons taught are: Axe/Mace at DX Broadsword at DX Knife at DX Staff at DX Spear at DX Shortsword at DX Bow at DX Training in the Kai Lord Martial Art (see below) In addition, all Kai Lord Initiates learn Tracking to Per Survival to Per Camouflage to Per Swimming to HT Climbing to HT Hiking to HT Running to HT Observation to Per Stealth to DX Armoury (Melee Weapons) to IQ Armoury (Body Armour) to IQ Hidden Lore (Darklord) to IQ First Aid to IQ Area Knowledge (Sommerlund) to IQ Search to Per Savoir-Faire (Kai Monastery) to IQ Optional Skills, Kai Lord Initiates Heb Lore to IQ Body Language to Per Intelligence Analysis to IQ Teaching to IQ Weather Sense Autohypnosis Body Control Kai Lord martial art Skills: Judo to DX-1 Karate to DX-1Techniques: Arm Lock, Breakfall, Disarming(Judo), Ground Fighting (Judo), Low Fighting (Judo), Trip, Finger Lock, Elbow Strike, Back Kick, Targeted Attack (Karate Kick/Leg), Targeted Attack (Karate Punch/Face), Targeted Attack (Karate Punch/Neck) (Kai Lord martial art is reskinned Jujutsu/Aikijutsu from GURPS Martial Arts 4ed) Notes: Kai Lord Initiate combat training is all encompassing, treating armed, unarmed combat, as well as attack and defense as different sides of the same coin. The emphasis is on utilizing strikes, throws, and locks as ways to supplement the Kai Lords various combat skills. He is meant to use locks, empty handed strikes and throws in conjunction with using the sword/axe/knife. It also serves as a method to improve and maintain the Kai Lord’s physical conditioning. Initiates also learn skills and abilities reflecting their training. No two Initiates will have the exact same set of “Kai Disciplines” during this time. The ability to gain the psionic abilities does not come easily or quickly for all Initiates; some develop these abilities later in their career.

03-14-2019, 11:11 AM	#12
pierseb Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Montreal	Re: GURPS Lone Wolf This is really great. I always wanted to port Lone Wolf and The One Ring to GURPS. Loves the settings, not so much the rules. But I'm lacking experience with GURPS to properly port it on my own. The Kai Disciplines can be a mix of skills and advantages. In the books the same Discipline sometimes appears as mundane skill, other times as supernatural abilities. Should the abilities be included into a Power modifiers like Chi or Divine? I haven’t read all the books and can't say if the Disciplines are subjected to any limitations like meditation, prayers, vows... If Disciplines are partially defined as skills and want to have them as a Chi or Divine power, what would be the best way to handle it? Can skills be part of a power... I probably need to re-read GURPS Powers