[Basic] Advantage of the Week (#58): Fit, Very Fit

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Basic

Fit (p. B55)is a Mundane, Physical Advantage that grants +1 to all your HT rolls, as well as causing you to regain FP at twice the normal rate excluding FP lost to Spells, psi Abilities, etc. Very Fit (also p. B55) functions in the same way, but with a +2 bonus to HT rolls and you also lose FP at half the normal rate (for mundane forms of exertion). Both of these traits are intended to represent improved cardiovascular health. According to p. B294, Fit is an Advantage you can gain through study in game, after character creation; presumably, this is true of Very Fit.

Related Traits

• Fatigue Point
• Hard to Kill
• Hard to Subdue
• Health
• Metabolism Control
• Unfit
• Very Unfit

Other Supplements

• GURPS Martial Arts features numerous mentions of Fit and Very Fit, but almost entirely in Templates or Styles.
• GURPS Powers brings up Fit and Very Fit under Resisting Abilities, on page 169.
• GURPS Power-Ups 3: Talents mentions it as a potential Enabler or Prerequisite for a Talent.
• GURPS Update only includes Fit and Very Fit in the list format, which means it can't have changed much, as well as showing the CP cost is the same for both traits between Editions.

Past Editions

Sure enough, we find Fit on page 25 and Very Fit on page 31 of Compendium I, in the section for new Mundane Advantages. Besides being split into two separate entries, the only other major difference is it is slightly less detailed; no comment indicating that this trait was about cardiovascular fitness. A further note is that the mechanics of Third Edition are different; prior to Fourth Edition, Fatigue Points were based on ST and Hit Points on Health.

Useful Links

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Discussion Starters

This is (usually) a generic list of questions for those who want to participate in the discussion but need a little help. If you already know what you want to say, feel free to skip these. ;)

• Have you ever taken one of these traits for any of your PCs or NPCs?
• Is there anything done really well by any or all of these traits?
• Is there anything you think these traits could or should do differently?
• Think any of related traits are necessary for proper discussion? Go ahead and bring them up, but remember that this is a thread focused on Fit, Very Fit, and Metabolism Control. :)
• Any thoughts on how the 4e versions of these traits compare to their past edition counterparts?