GURPS Monster Hunters: what will you do with it?

[lexington]

Originally Posted by Kromm

I am. Pro tip: A psi is somebody with psionic powers. A Psion is a handheld computer named after Dave Potter. This editor won't let the word "psion" into a GURPS book. (Yes, other games use it . . . other games misspell "justiciar" as "justicar," too. They need editors.)

I would have thought you'd go with a psion being a particle (in line with pions).

[Kromm]

Originally Posted by lexington

I would have thought you'd go with a psion being a particle (in line with pions).

The problem is that they don't call 'em "psions"! They just call 'em "psi mesons" or more usually "the J/ψ." During my 10 years in physics, I never heard anything to do with charmonium called a "psion."

[Kalzazz]

Charmonium sounds cool

I never realized psi could be used in such a way as to refer to a person before. GURPS teaches language!

[Gizensha]

Another guess:

Arsenalist
Devout
Genetic
Monster
Psi
Scholar
Sleuth
Techie
Warrior
Witch

Originally Posted by Turhan's Bey Company

Please tell me there are Bollywood song-and-dance numbers. If, in fact, there are not, I am entirely prepared to be lied to on that point.

...Please tell me that would involve bonuses for the players bursting into song with something relevent to the task at hand, and additional bonuses if the rest of the group act as a chorus line...

Originally Posted by sir_pudding

Meh. They'd be better off with One Man Army, Sniper, or Ultimate Shootist. Don't bring realism to a werewolf fight, you'll get killed.

On the other hand, they'd probably be killed during their transformation if you brought it early enough.

Originally Posted by RyanW

Jack is #1
Owen is #9
Tosh is #8
Gwen is #7
Ianto is ???

...I'd say Ianto, circa S2, is more #9 with Owen being closest to being #6 from the start (And then he multiclasses into #4), but both Ianto and Owen are stretches. Aside from Owen multiclassing into #4

[Not another shrubbery]

Originally Posted by Rev. Pee Kitty

Monsters. Plural. Plus his creation wasn't really a monster by the definitions in MH1 -- he didn't threaten humanity.

Not on his own, anyway. Maybe eventually, if he had gotten Victor to do him that favor :|

[RyanW]

Originally Posted by Kalzazz

Charmonium sounds cool

Yes. Excellent name for a garage band.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Dinadon

1. Armsman/Armsmaster or Commando
2. Cheval or Exorcist (or Devout)
3. Freak
4. Monster
5. Psi
6. Sage
7. Sleuth or Snoop
8. Techie
9. Warrior or Thug or Vindicator or Vigilante or Warden
10. Witch or Warlock

Originally Posted by Langy

1. Commando
2. Devout
3. Freak
4. Monster
5. Psi
6. Sage
7. Sleuth
8. Scientist or Techie
9. Slayer or Warrior
10. Witch

I did say I'd call out when someone had guessed seven, yes? Well, consider both posts above called out. Each has exactly seven correct guesses.

EDIT: Oh yeah, the next breakpoint! Since y'all are doing so good, I'm going to wait until I see nine correct template names to announce it.

[PK]

Originally Posted by Not another shrubbery

Not on his own, anyway. Maybe eventually, if he had gotten Victor to do him that favor :|

Maybe. But I feel that it's worth driving home the distinction between "monster" and "inhuman creature" in MH. A monster is very specifically defined, right in the Introduction, as an inhuman creature who directly threatens and/or harms mankind. I did that for the GMs who want "sympathetic vampires" and such in their games, not to mention the champion PCs who are these creatures, but who go out of their way to not harm humans.

[Dragondog]

1. Assaulter or Commando
2. Believer or devout or devotee
3. Genehacked or Gengineered or freak
4. Monster
5. Psi
6. Sage
7. Sleuth
8. Technician
9. Warrior
10. Witch

[Dinadon]

1. Armsman/Armsmaster or Commando
2. Cheval or Exorcist or Devout
3. Freak or Genehacked
4. Guardian
5. Psi
6. Sage
7. Sleuth or Snoop
8. Techie
9. Warrior or Warden
10. Witch or Warlock

So what's the next benchmark then?