Simplifying GURPS - Builds without Points

LoneWolf23k · 12-13-2020, 06:53 AM

I've been thinking of ways of (re)introducing some of my fellow gamers to GURPS. Last time I tried, they were a bit intimidated by the point-build system, and I was considering ways of simplifying the game for them.

I recall a Pyramid article for GURPS Action, I think, that had a system for building characters that dropped character points in favor of a build system that was "here is a basic template, you can pick a few abilities off the nearby table", with the point-balance being mostly "off-screen" so as not to confuse players.

Am I misremembering? Does that article exist?

12-13-2020, 06:53 AM	#1
LoneWolf23k Join Date: Sep 2004	Simplifying GURPS - Builds without Points I've been thinking of ways of (re)introducing some of my fellow gamers to GURPS. Last time I tried, they were a bit intimidated by the point-build system, and I was considering ways of simplifying the game for them. I recall a Pyramid article for GURPS Action, I think, that had a system for building characters that dropped character points in favor of a build system that was "here is a basic template, you can pick a few abilities off the nearby table", with the point-balance being mostly "off-screen" so as not to confuse players. Am I misremembering? Does that article exist?