Assigned Equipment

Gumby Bush · 08-20-2020, 07:34 AM

I'd be interested in How to Be a GURPS GM: Equipment.

In particular, advice for gear assigned to players by organizations/patrons/etc.

In Action, you ignore personal wealth and just give the players that amount of money as organizational funds, so that's easy.

In other situations, however, the PC may have a fleet command position, standard issue gear, a manor from Status/Cost of Living, and some toys...

If the campaign is solely about the fleet command position, then one would, I think, take the Action approach (home is mere flavor). If the focus is on home, then the approach is reversed: the fleet command is flavor. If the focus is intended to be split... well.

If the GM already knows what "standard issue gear" is in the setting, then I guess that takes care of it (80% of starting wealth on Status et al., 20% on toys you can use at home, minor things you can bring with you on command, etc., and here's what the fleet assigns you).

Suppose, however, that "standard issue gear" is not defined. How would you go about defining it? What sort of variation might apply within "standard issue"?

08-20-2020, 07:34 AM	#1
Gumby Bush Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: FL	Assigned Equipment I'd be interested in How to Be a GURPS GM: Equipment. In particular, advice for gear assigned to players by organizations/patrons/etc. In Action, you ignore personal wealth and just give the players that amount of money as organizational funds, so that's easy. In other situations, however, the PC may have a fleet command position, standard issue gear, a manor from Status/Cost of Living, and some toys... If the campaign is solely about the fleet command position, then one would, I think, take the Action approach (home is mere flavor). If the focus is on home, then the approach is reversed: the fleet command is flavor. If the focus is intended to be split... well. If the GM already knows what "standard issue gear" is in the setting, then I guess that takes care of it (80% of starting wealth on Status et al., 20% on toys you can use at home, minor things you can bring with you on command, etc., and here's what the fleet assigns you). Suppose, however, that "standard issue gear" is not defined. How would you go about defining it? What sort of variation might apply within "standard issue"? __________________ Formerly known as fighting_gumby.