How to model SUPER strong and fast characters?

[sir_pudding]

You probably don't want to allow DX 50. Even truly over-the-top games should cap DX, HT, and IQ around 20.

[Plane]

If everyone has DX50 not really sure what problems it creates, you just end up having people take -40 deceptive attacks to give -20 to your skill 30 parries.

[Cheeseball]

Originally Posted by Plane

If everyone has DX50 not really sure what problems it creates, you just end up having people take -40 deceptive attacks to give -20 to your skill 30 parries.

I think the same. If you want to give a superhero DX 500, give it to them. You will still be able to take -484 Deceptive Attack to penalize your enemy's defenses by -242, and then roll vs 16.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

You probably don't want to allow DX 50. Even truly over-the-top games should cap DX, HT, and IQ around 20.

Cap them at 20? No. But 20 is super high, and things start getting over-the top there. 50 is wildly excessive. 500 is.... weird. I could see a game played in the 20-40's range. 500 is wildy out of Gurp's normal scope.

Originally Posted by Plane

If everyone has DX50 not really sure what problems it creates, you just end up having people take -40 deceptive attacks to give -20 to your skill 30 parries.

Yeah, so rising DX and weapon skill works fairly well, you just have to do more math with deceptive parries.


I know of at least forumite who runs games that routinely hit 40's in skill levels... I consider him to be playing a different sort of game than the rest of us. A fun game from the sound of it, and I know it can be done... but 40's is a different matter than 500's.


Why do these characters have 500's?

[Cheeseball]

Originally Posted by ericthered

Why do these characters have 500's?

More than why, I am interested in knowing what for. I mean, what's the need to use such a high score?