11-07-2019, 08:05 AM | #21 |
Join Date: Dec 2009
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
Until last night, I always thought that magical silence would prevent spellcasting unless you had a spell at skill 20+. For some reason, I read it as "You must speak a word or two and make a small gesture" when it is really "or." I guess I've rarely played magical characters with skills less than 15 so I was mixing up the categories.
(It was helpful for my cleric to be able to cast some spells in a magically silenced elven glade in last night's DFRPG session.) |
11-07-2019, 09:31 AM | #22 |
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: France
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
Yes. As ever, with GURPS, there are several ways to rule a given situation. Some wich involve training (techniques, perks, etc.) and some that every character can try, but with some penalties or restrictions (all-out attack).
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11-09-2019, 05:25 PM | #23 |
Join Date: Aug 2018
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
I'm still trying to get my head around Thaumatology's 2 options of Effect Shaping or Energy Accumulating.
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11-09-2019, 09:41 PM | #24 |
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11-10-2019, 09:40 AM | #25 |
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Psionic Ward
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
I just recently decided I want to play a Grappler, and it's taken a lot of work reading all over the Basic Set and Martial Arts to get the whole picture of what situations allow which grappling actions. I'm still not sure I understand it all. In the end I'm going to try Fantastic Dungeon Grappling first, and maybe I'll get back to RAW wrestling if my character isn't up to par with FDG.
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11-10-2019, 10:10 AM | #26 | |
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Location: Columbus, Ohio
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
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Relative attacker and target SM in melee combat. Absolute target SM in ranged combat. I've seen the light.
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11-10-2019, 03:01 PM | #27 |
Join Date: May 2018
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
LOL, it would take up too much space to list all of the rules we didn't know well, or used incorrectly. ;-)
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11-10-2019, 09:32 PM | #29 |
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Saint Paul, MN
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Re: What are some GURPS rules you didn't know or understand for a long time?
I forgot about grappling. Yeah, I just learned the RAW grappling rules last year after playing various forms of GURPS for nearly 25 years.
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11-11-2019, 01:40 AM | #30 | |
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