11-14-2017, 07:52 PM | #11 |
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Re: Gurps Vampire vs Hunter balance concerns.
As long as a) you're playing 4th Edition, and b) you're all built on the same number of points, I honestly wouldn't worry too much about not being able to keep up. 4th Edition, at least in my opinion, is better balanced, point-wise, than 3rd was - there are notably fewer point crocks and cheap package deals where someone with an exotic race can end up with much better stats for the same points.
So, if you're all built on the same points, that means that the vampire characters will be spending points on things like Unkillable, Injury Tolerance (Unliving), and so forth - stuff that's nice in combat, don't get me wrong, but doesn't necessarily make them incredible at dishing out the hurt. Meanwhile, you can be spending some of the (probably over 100) points they'll be spending on their vampire templates, on things like sky-high DX, Weapon Master or Trained By a Master, combat skills in the 20+ range, and so on. Not to mention, you'll probably have points free to buy stuff like Allies, Contacts, and Patrons, and you won't have to buy buckets of Charisma or social skills to overcome the inherent reaction penalties from "Oh god a vampire!", meaning you can be pretty effective there with smaller investment too. I'd suggest you figure out how many points you have to play with, build a character, and compare it to some of your fellow players. You may be surprised at how effective you really end up. |
11-14-2017, 07:56 PM | #12 | |
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Re: Gurps Vampire vs Hunter balance concerns.
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You playing a vampire hunter seems like it would make that flat-out impossible. The vampires responsible for the rest of the group's PCs being vampires would almost certainly kill you, and possibly the rest of them as well for associating with you. You could be playing some sort of GURPS game with vampires where this doesn't hold, but...
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11-14-2017, 07:59 PM | #13 |
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11-14-2017, 08:21 PM | #14 | |
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Imagine if you are playing. In the early sessions the neonates will need to learn how to hunt, they will spend a lot of time doing that, because it isn't easy without herd, and they will die if they don't. They will need to learn about the local Camarilla, and will spend a lot of time being vetted and instructed by various officers, they will need to establish a secure haven, and they will need to be especially vigilant about attacks from the traditional enemies of the Camarilla like garou and Sabbat, because this stage of their lives is when they are the most vulnerable. All the while they will be struggling to do these things without losing Humanity. What are you doing during these sessions? You can't actually help with any of this except by running errands and guard duty, which if you aren't a ghoul doesn't look good at all to the local Sherrif. This sounds like you are going to be sitting around doing very little. They are playing a neonate game, which means the principal conflict is survival. As a powerful mortal you don't have the same threats to your survival, you eat food and sleep in a bed, the worst the sun can do to you is give you cancer years later and you don't have to worry about Humanity. The principle threat to your survival is therefore associating with neonate vampires. That seems, honestly, like a recipe for a disaster. Another possibility is you can play a Revenant (a Wraith that has animated its own body) as they have a way to fake being vampires. We had one in the last long running vampire game I was in, and the Camarillo just thought he was a caitiff. Really though, I would just sit this one out. Find another group, or run a game more to liking yourself. They can play VtM with four players. Last edited by sir_pudding; 11-14-2017 at 08:26 PM. |
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11-14-2017, 11:48 PM | #15 | ||
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I should note that I expect the GM to separate me from the others. I'll have my turn while they have theirs. I won't be included in their "party", if you will. I expect to be included in a group of NPC hunters, maybe bumping into the other players somewhere along the line, but we'll have to see if we fight or if we befriend each other for whatever reason my character could be convinced to do so. |
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11-14-2017, 11:52 PM | #16 | ||
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Maybe you should try to convince them to play something else where you could not play a vampire and they can. Many of the campaign frameworks suggested in GURPS Monster Hunters definitely allow this, and that has the advantage of being all in 4e rules too. |
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11-14-2017, 11:55 PM | #17 | |
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11-15-2017, 12:04 AM | #18 | |
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11-15-2017, 01:20 AM | #19 | |
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11-15-2017, 02:11 AM | #20 | |
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And unfortunately, there is no way they'll play anything other than the white wolf style vampire stuff, which limits us to the old books if I'm not mistaken. |
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