The GURPSICLE, and: how you do GURPS "onboarding"?

[Black Leviathan]

Originally Posted by weevis

I completely agree!
I just ask them to tell me what they want to do in plain language, then I translate that to rules. If they aren't sure what to do, I say "what would you do if someone was attacking you in real life?" This has worked so far.

This hasn't worked as well for me. My new players often forget options available t them and get frustrated when they don't plan things in a way that benefits them the most. Having the flash cards out lets players flip through them to make sure they can do what they think they can on their turn.