Extremely simplyfied GURPS Skills

TJA · 10-21-2011, 01:49 PM

To be honest, i am not such a big fan of all those Skills in GURPS ...
Too much :)

Now, i had a second look at "GURPS Skill Categories" and one thought popped up:

Why not using all this very broad categories as bang skills?

Did anybody try this?

Here is the list:

ANIMAL
ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT
ATHLETIC
BUSINESS
Melee Combat
Ranged Combat
CRAFT
CRIMINAL/STREET
DESIGN/INVENTION
ESOTERIC
EVERYMAN
KNOWLEDGE
MEDICAL
MILITARY
NATURAL SCIENCES
OCCULT/MAGICAL
OUTDOOR/EXPLORATION
PLANT
POLICE
REPAIR/MAINTENANCE
SCHOLARLY
SOCIAL
SOCIAL SCIENCES/HUMANITIES
SPY
TECHNICAL
VEHICLE

Seems to be a *bit* broad :)
But still, it may suffice ... or not?

This way, a mediaval fighter may only have a handful of bang skills ...
There is some appeal to me :)

10-21-2011, 01:49 PM	#1
TJA Join Date: Oct 2004	Extremely simplyfied GURPS Skills To be honest, i am not such a big fan of all those Skills in GURPS ... Too much :) Now, i had a second look at "GURPS Skill Categories" and one thought popped up: Why not using all this very broad categories as bang skills? Did anybody try this? Here is the list: ANIMAL ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT ATHLETIC BUSINESS Melee Combat Ranged Combat CRAFT CRIMINAL/STREET DESIGN/INVENTION ESOTERIC EVERYMAN KNOWLEDGE MEDICAL MILITARY NATURAL SCIENCES OCCULT/MAGICAL OUTDOOR/EXPLORATION PLANT POLICE REPAIR/MAINTENANCE SCHOLARLY SOCIAL SOCIAL SCIENCES/HUMANITIES SPY TECHNICAL VEHICLE Seems to be a bit broad :) But still, it may suffice ... or not? This way, a mediaval fighter may only have a handful of bang skills ... There is some appeal to me :) __________________ 4E books: Basic, Powers, Fantasy, Magic, Thaumatology, High Tech, Ultra-Tech, Martial Art, Supers, Space (SC only), Spaceships plus GCA and 66 of 3E books PDF: 4E as above plus Bio-Tech, DF and more