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Old 05-14-2013, 09:34 AM   #1
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Ripping Earth out of its' orbit isn't necessarily expensive ...
Earth's mass, 1.31695E25 lbs.

Lifting ST +76 (Super-Effort, +400%) [1140] gives you an effective Lifting ST of 1E13 which gives a BL of 2E25 lbs. Earth is hereby a No Encumbrance weight to you with room left over.

Earth's orbital speed, 32,567.804 yards per second.

Flight (Space Flight, +50%) [60] and Enhanced Move 15 (Space; Instantaneous Acceleration, +50%) [450], assuming a Basic Speed of 5.00, gives you a Space Move of 327,680 yards per second. More than sufficient to shove the planet around.
Total point cost? [1,650].

Smashing Earth with a punch isn't necessarily expensive either ...
Per GURPS Supers, pg 125, you're talking Super-ST 55 [2,200] to potentially one-shot 1.88 billion HP with a 5 million DR shell.

Note that if you take Super-ST 55, you'd only need to take Lifting ST +21 (Super-Effort, +400%) [315] in addition in order to do the stuff in the first section.
Total cost? [2,200].

Total cost to do both? [3,025]. You were saying something about it costing too many points? Heh.



I'm aware of GCA's terminology, yes. That wasn't the confusing part.
Then I have no idea what was confusing you, as I said I merely forgot that there was a way to put modifiers on ST.

As for mentioning Super ST in "GURPS Supers" are we talking the 3rd edition book, or the new 4th ed PDF? Because I have the former, but not the latter. IF they once again made insane levels of ST ultra cheap by creating a whole new ST stat as it looks like, well... IMO that's a reason to just stick with GURPS Powers in my games.
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Old 05-14-2013, 09:46 AM   #2
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Then I have no idea what was confusing you, as I said I merely forgot that there was a way to put modifiers on ST.
About what question you're asking with this thread. I think I answered it with the mandatory Bane on defensive traits and Accessibility on offensive traits, but I'm not sure and so I was asking for you to clarify.

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As for mentioning Super ST in "GURPS Supers" are we talking the 3rd edition book, or the new 4th ed PDF? Because I have the former, but not the latter. IF they once again made insane levels of ST ultra cheap by creating a whole new ST stat as it looks like, well... IMO that's a reason to just stick with GURPS Powers in my games.
4E. The forums don't support 3E unless you make it explicitly clear that is what you're asking about.

GURPS Powers includes Super-Effort for Lifting ST on pg 58. GURPS Supers merely expands it so that you can take it on Striking ST as well for four-color and ultraviolent games. It also packages {Extra HP; Lifting ST (Super-Effort); Striking ST (Super-Effort)} into a single advantage, Super-ST, for ease of notation and a small discount (it should be 10/ with a +320% enhancement, they have it at 10/ with a +300% enhancement).

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Old 05-14-2013, 05:23 PM   #3
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About what question you're asking with this thread. I think I answered it with the mandatory Bane on defensive traits and Accessibility on offensive traits, but I'm not sure and so I was asking for you to clarify.



4E. The forums don't support 3E unless you make it explicitly clear that is what you're asking about.

GURPS Powers includes Super-Effort for Lifting ST on pg 58. GURPS Supers merely expands it so that you can take it on Striking ST as well for four-color and ultraviolent games. It also packages {Extra HP; Lifting ST (Super-Effort); Striking ST (Super-Effort)} into a single advantage, Super-ST, for ease of notation and a small discount (it should be 10/ with a +320% enhancement, they have it at 10/ with a +300% enhancement).
Ahhh ok that's not so bad then LOL sounded like it was more like that old 1pt for 1pt thing.
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Old 05-14-2013, 07:54 PM   #4
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Ahhh ok that's not so bad then LOL sounded like it was more like that old 1pt for 1pt thing.
No, the current version of that kind of system is available at http://www.gamesdiner.com/rules-nugg...er-cost-for-st (when the site is not temporarily offline), and has been quite recently discussed in the "Advantages Are Not Priced By Utility" thread right here. It actually works pretty well, a smoother progression than the old 3e costs.
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Old 03-02-2016, 12:27 AM   #5
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Yeah if the ability to harm a Kryptonian was explained by some inter-Kryptonian vulnerability (what's this based on the original film series where they were the only other supers?) this wouldn't explain stuff in the comics of other species (like say, Doomsday) able to harm them.
Doomsday is a Kryptonian, though. In "reality," supers harm those on their own power level just like humans harm each other, but, with more knockback.
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Old 03-02-2016, 01:08 AM   #6
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I'd be more interested in how his vulnerability to magic is represented.
limitation on his DR and Injury Tolerance as well.
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I'd be more interested in how his vulnerability to magic is represented.
DR (Bane, Common: Magic -10%)

Can someone give Hellboy the subtitle "Thread Necromancer" ? :)
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