Swarms

Saabre · 11-06-2009, 04:22 AM

Are there any rules for stating swarms anywhere? On page 461 of the basic book it talks about the rules of a swarm, but what advantages would that be. I want to have a swarm as an ally so I do actually need the point cost of the swarm.

vicky_molokh · 11-06-2009, 04:27 AM

Diffuse (Swarm) for starters. Are you building an Ally ['Group']?

Saabre · 11-06-2009, 05:17 AM

I was planing on having just a single ally that was a swarm.

jacobmuller · 11-06-2009, 06:01 AM

UltraTech page 37 has swarmbot stats. As an Ally I'd be surprised if a swarm was worth anywhere near 25% of a PCs cp but I haven't done any maths on it. If your ally were flying microbots capable of chewing through light armour and slowly eating someone to death, 1d corrosive damage, always available but stowed in a handy pod, I'd rate it as 8cp.

Saabre · 11-06-2009, 06:08 AM

Thanks, I'll check that out.

Saabre · 11-06-2009, 07:18 AM

There are some swarms in the Ultratech book, but I don't see any actual stats for them.

whswhs · 11-06-2009, 07:34 AM

You want GURPS Powers, which has the Swarm Enhancement for Injury Tolerance (Diffuse) on p. 53. This would normally be always on automatically. Build the Ally with whatever stats you see fit, then apply Diffuse from the Basic Set and Swarm from Powers.

Bill Stoddard

Fred Brackin · 11-06-2009, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Saabre

There are some swarms in the Ultratech book, but I don't see any actual stats for them.

P.37 in the box at the bottom of the page. The references to IT:Diffuse are also relevant. Your swarm is going to end up being very vulnerable to area effect and explosion attacks.

jacobmuller · 11-06-2009, 08:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Saabre

There are some swarms in the Ultratech book, but I don't see any actual stats for them.

I'm glad you have the book; stats start on page 35, move etc is in the chasis descriptions and ST, HP, IQ etc are in the box Fred pointed out.

cccwebs · 11-06-2009, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Fred Brackin

P.37 in the box at the bottom of the page. The references to IT:Diffuse are also relevant. Your swarm is going to end up being very vulnerable to area effect and explosion attacks.

No more vulnerable than any other character.

11-06-2009, 04:22 AM	#1
Saabre Join Date: Sep 2007	Swarms Are there any rules for stating swarms anywhere? On page 461 of the basic book it talks about the rules of a swarm, but what advantages would that be. I want to have a swarm as an ally so I do actually need the point cost of the swarm.

11-06-2009, 04:27 AM	#2
vicky_molokh GURPS FAQ Keeper Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kyïv, Ukraine	Re: Swarms Diffuse (Swarm) for starters. Are you building an Ally ['Group']? __________________ Vicky 'Molokh', GURPS FAQ and uFAQ Keeper

11-06-2009, 05:17 AM	#3
Saabre Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Swarms I was planing on having just a single ally that was a swarm.

11-06-2009, 06:01 AM	#4
jacobmuller Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Not in your time zone:D	Re: Swarms UltraTech page 37 has swarmbot stats. As an Ally I'd be surprised if a swarm was worth anywhere near 25% of a PCs cp but I haven't done any maths on it. If your ally were flying microbots capable of chewing through light armour and slowly eating someone to death, 1d corrosive damage, always available but stowed in a handy pod, I'd rate it as 8cp. __________________ "Sanity is a bourgeois meme." Exegeek PS sorry I'm a Parthian shootist: shiftwork + out of country = not here when you are:/ It's all in the reflexes

11-06-2009, 06:08 AM	#5
Saabre Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Swarms Thanks, I'll check that out.

11-06-2009, 07:18 AM	#6
Saabre Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Swarms There are some swarms in the Ultratech book, but I don't see any actual stats for them.

11-06-2009, 07:34 AM	#7
whswhs Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS	Re: Swarms You want GURPS Powers, which has the Swarm Enhancement for Injury Tolerance (Diffuse) on p. 53. This would normally be always on automatically. Build the Ally with whatever stats you see fit, then apply Diffuse from the Basic Set and Swarm from Powers. Bill Stoddard