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Qoltar 08-11-2012 01:13 PM
Brewing?, "Distilling"? in GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
Help Me fellow GURPS-sters!

I thought I KNEW the system - but have now come up 'blank' or empty on something a player has requested.

Is there a 'Brewing' skill ? or some version of Distilling or 'making a still' skill in GURPS 4/e ?

In my ongoing G: STAR TREK campaign a player asked me to add 'Brewing' to his character's list of skills. I said 'Okay, it will be there next time at default level or 1 cp spent level. Then I looked in the CHARACTERS book - and I couldn't find any way to do that.

Have I missed the skill or its approximation?

Am I blind?

If its not 'there', what is the best way to approximate a character that has made a 'still'?

The character would be doing that in the Engineering section of a starship.

How do I approximate his character figuring out a way to make Homebrewed beer?

- Ed C.

Refplace 08-11-2012 01:24 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
Hmm. not in Taverns either. Ill check Low tech later.
But I would say Professional Skill Brewer, making a still could use Mechanic which an engineer is likely to have already and Brewing could default off Chemistry.

vicky_molokh 08-11-2012 01:24 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
Looking at me Basic Set 1, this be like a fine application of a Professional Skill (B215).

Celti 08-11-2012 01:26 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
Low-Tech Companion 3 puts forth Professional Skill (Brewer) and Professional Skill (Distiller); Brewer defaults to Cooking-3, which is probably what most homebrewers will be working from.

roguebfl 08-11-2012 01:27 PM
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Well this post might be helpful

Quote:
Originally Posted by Kromm (Post 1031058)
Indeed, Low-Tech Companion 3 will have 500 words on the arts of brewing and distilling; stats for "brewer" as a low-tech job; and of course Professional Skill (Brewer) and Professional Skill (Distiller). Low-Tech will have 300 words on drinking and smoking, if all you want is costs and such. No low-cut, low-friction ice dancers, though – although there will be rules for two sorts of skates.
basically ninjad

Ed the Coastie 08-11-2012 01:46 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
I have a couple of characters that have the Hobby: Home-Brewing (Root Beer) skill.

nik1979 08-11-2012 01:52 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
...or you can use chemistry like in breaking bad.

quarkstomper 08-11-2012 01:54 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
I agree with Ed. I'd say a Hobby Skill would fit the engineer who has a still hidden behind the dilithium flux exchange.

Danukian 08-11-2012 02:51 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by nik1979 (Post 1421491)
...or you can use chemistry like in breaking bad.
Walt uses Chemistry (Crystals) to make Meth, Hank uses Hobby (Home Brewing) to make beer.

Phantasm 08-11-2012 04:51 PM
Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill?
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by quarkstomper (Post 1421493)
I agree with Ed. I'd say a Hobby Skill would fit the engineer who has a still hidden behind the dilithium flux exchange.
So long as there's no leak from the flux exchange into the engine room still to give it a stronger kick than alcohol itself will give. :)


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