Immune / 1/2 damage from fire

[DemonCorsair]

Not really sure how to implement this. Neither Resistant or damage resistance seems to fit very well, reistant not really applying and damage reistance being a set number.
What seems to be the best option is to take vunerability and reverse it so that instead of 2x damage its 1/2 but that doesn't help for full immunity.

Or am I just missing something?

[SleeperCell]

I had a similar concern about immunity to certain forms of attack. It seems the old 3rd Ed. advantage "invulnerability" has disapeared and I was told the only way to get a semblance of invulnerability was to take DR specified for the attack.
I'm not sure but I think designers may have something planed for the GURPS "Powers" book.....but it could be wishful thinking.

[ericbsmith]

"Immunity" to attacks and the old G3 "Invulnerability" are really just ways saying "I have enough DR to make these attacks not hurt me." Appartently it was decided that, if you want to simulate these, the best way is to just take a really high DR.

As for the 1/2 Damage from Fire, my suggestion would be to take as much DR against Fire as you think is necessary with a limitation along the lines of "Cannot stop more than 1/2 the incoming damage, -30%". Thus, if you have DR 20 against fire and you take 8 points of fire damage 4 points still gets through the DR. OTOH, if you take 50 points of damage the full DR applies (since it is less than 1/2 the incoming damage).

[LoganSaj]

But what about characters like Juggernaught who was supposedly completely immune to kinetic energy - from a paintball to a ICBM?

[ericbsmith]

Originally Posted by LoganSaj

But what about characters like Juggernaught who was supposedly completely immune to kinetic energy - from a paintball to a ICBM?

Lots, and LOTS, and LOTS of Damage Resistance, with the appropriate Gadget Limitation(s). If he can take an ICBM then he has the equivelent of LOTS of DR, and costing it less (as 3e did with Invulnerability) is a bit of a point crock.

[cmdicely]

Originally Posted by ericbsmith

Lots, and LOTS, and LOTS of Damage Resistance, with the appropriate Gadget Limitation(s). If he can take an ICBM then he has the equivelent of LOTS of DR, and costing it less (as 3e did with Invulnerability) is a bit of a point crock.

OTOH, unlimited resistance to a limited class of damage isn't worth an unlimited number of points. The current way is just as screwed up point-wise -- and more limiting in terms of concepts which can be expressed -- as the old way. Unfortunately, there is probably no single point cost appropriate to an immunity, it probably depends on campaign context and power level.