Brewing?, "Distilling"? in GURPS 4/e as a Skill?

Qoltar · 08-11-2012, 01:13 PM

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

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.

Celti · 08-11-2012, 01:26 PM

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.

vicky_molokh · 08-11-2012, 01:24 PM

Looking at me Basic Set 1, this be like a fine application of a Professional Skill (B215).

roguebfl · 08-11-2012, 01:27 PM

Well this post might be helpful

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kromm

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

I have a couple of characters that have the Hobby: Home-Brewing (Root Beer) skill.

nik1979 · 08-11-2012, 01:52 PM

...or you can use chemistry like in breaking bad.

Danukian · 08-11-2012, 02:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nik1979

...or you can use chemistry like in breaking bad.

Walt uses Chemistry (Crystals) to make Meth, Hank uses Hobby (Home Brewing) to make beer.

Bruno · 08-11-2012, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nik1979

...or you can use chemistry like in breaking bad.

Distilling alcohol (as in, increasing the purity of your ethanol) can totally be done off Chemistry. The paletability may be dubious, but as long as you get it up to the vodka levels or higher I suspect people are far more tolerant of quirky "moonshine".

Brewing is more a microbiology experiment... but it's really just a dark art if you're relying on wild yeasts.

Ooo, then there's the exotics. I remember a story about a pharmacology company investigating tea "mushroom" (Kambucha) and rejecting it in disgust because it's actually an ecosystem, not a life form.

~~smurf~~ · 08-12-2012, 04:34 AM

i have brewed with a kit a few times which is relatively easy. But without it then trying to mix the recipies and find the yeasts would be fairly difficult.

Distilling I would imagine to be a bit more tricky. Also having a still is essential and not blowing it up is the worry.

08-11-2012, 01:13 PM	#1
Qoltar Pike's Pique Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio U.S.A.	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. __________________ Take me out to the black Tell them I ain't comin' back Burn the land and boil the sea You can't take the sky from me.... A vote for charity: http://s3.silent-tower.org/TheKlingonVotes/index.html Last edited by Qoltar; 08-11-2012 at 01:49 PM.

08-11-2012, 01:24 PM	#2
Refplace Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yukon, OK	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. __________________ My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries

08-11-2012, 01:26 PM	#3
Celti Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: USA, Arizona, Mesa	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.

08-11-2012, 01:24 PM	#4
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	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). __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper

08-11-2012, 01:46 PM	#6
Ed the Coastie Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Sierra Vista, Arizona	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. __________________ "It's never to early to start beefing up your obituary." -- The Most Interesting Man in the World

08-11-2012, 01:52 PM	#7
nik1979 Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Philippines, Makati	Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill? ...or you can use chemistry like in breaking bad. __________________ GMing Blog MIB#2428 Last edited by nik1979; 08-11-2012 at 01:53 PM. Reason: Ninjad

08-12-2012, 04:34 AM	#10
~~smurf~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Bristol	Re: Brewing?, "Distilling"? i GURPS 4/e as a Skill? i have brewed with a kit a few times which is relatively easy. But without it then trying to mix the recipies and find the yeasts would be fairly difficult. Distilling I would imagine to be a bit more tricky. Also having a still is essential and not blowing it up is the worry.