Lethal disadvantage Combos

Anders · 06-26-2020, 12:33 PM

What would you do to this character?

Weirdness Magnet [-15] + Cursed [-75]

And what other bad combos can you imagine?

Imbicatus · 06-26-2020, 12:58 PM

Cursed is the lethal part of that, weirdness magnet just means the doom will be notably strange.

A combo that will inevitably end with character death or prison is Bad Temper and Berserk. Berserk alone will usually kill a character via no active defenses and I do everything I can to discourage it. Combined with bad temper it means that any insult can turn into a fight to the death.

zoncxs · 06-26-2020, 01:17 PM

Impulsiveness and curious. You hate standing around waiting and if anything catches your eye you go for it immediately.

Varyon · 06-26-2020, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Anders

What would you do to this character?

Weirdness Magnet [-15] + Cursed [-75]

Hand the sheet back to the player and say "try again." Honestly, I'm not certain I'd ever allow Cursed in a game, and I'd be strongly tempted to disallow Weirdness Magnet.

If for some reason I did allow such a character, he or she would likely suffer Death by Anvil in fairly short order.

johndallman · 06-28-2020, 10:02 AM

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Originally Posted by Anders

And what other bad combos can you imagine?

Impulsiveness, Overconfidence and Dabbler (Explosives (Demolition)).

Evil Roy Slade · 06-28-2020, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by johndallman

Impulsiveness, Overconfidence and Dabbler (Explosives (Demolition)).

A demolisher in my GURPS Dungeon Fantasy game has these. He also took Luck and several levels of Hard to Kill, which has paid off.

khorboth · 06-28-2020, 10:56 AM

I have a current character with Impulsive and Overconfident. He is also using ritual magic which means he knows a bunch of spells at under a 10. So far, his luck has held, but it's a matter of time.

I have points saved up to buy off Overconfident.

What about:
On the Edge and Low Pain Threshold?
or On the Edge and Easy to Subdue?
or just On the Edge?

Otaku · 06-28-2020, 10:57 AM

Honesty and/or Truthfulness with Uncontrollable Appetite (Murder), or whatever the 4e version of "Murder Addiction" is. XP

Anaraxes · 06-28-2020, 11:30 AM

In most of the games I'm in, Weirdness Magnet seems like a built-in campaign disadvantage (probably balancing out the players' built-in Overconfidence).

Thamior · 06-28-2020, 11:40 AM

The most basic question in those types of combos: if the character in question had those disadvantages for a long time how come he's still alive, free and functional at the start of campaign? You need a really good explanation for that.

06-26-2020, 12:33 PM	#1
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Lethal disadvantage Combos What would you do to this character? Weirdness Magnet [-15] + Cursed [-75] And what other bad combos can you imagine? __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius

06-26-2020, 12:58 PM	#2
Imbicatus Join Date: Sep 2016	Re: Lethal disadvantage Combos Cursed is the lethal part of that, weirdness magnet just means the doom will be notably strange. A combo that will inevitably end with character death or prison is Bad Temper and Berserk. Berserk alone will usually kill a character via no active defenses and I do everything I can to discourage it. Combined with bad temper it means that any insult can turn into a fight to the death.

06-26-2020, 01:17 PM	#3
zoncxs Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: earth....I think.	Re: Lethal disadvantage Combos Impulsiveness and curious. You hate standing around waiting and if anything catches your eye you go for it immediately. __________________ Shen Shanlin Cryo Soldier Cris Jedi Zero Agent Chaos Octavian Kreel

06-28-2020, 10:56 AM	#7
khorboth Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Denver, CO	Re: Lethal disadvantage Combos I have a current character with Impulsive and Overconfident. He is also using ritual magic which means he knows a bunch of spells at under a 10. So far, his luck has held, but it's a matter of time. I have points saved up to buy off Overconfident. What about: On the Edge and Low Pain Threshold? or On the Edge and Easy to Subdue? or just On the Edge?

06-28-2020, 10:57 AM	#8
Otaku Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: South Dakota, USA	Re: Lethal disadvantage Combos Honesty and/or Truthfulness with Uncontrollable Appetite (Murder), or whatever the 4e version of "Murder Addiction" is. XP __________________ My GURPS Fourth Edition library consists of Basic Set: Characters, Basic Set: Campaigns, Martial Arts, Powers, Powers: Enhanced Senses, Power-Ups 1: Imbuements, Power-Ups 2: Perks, Power-Ups 3: Talents, Power-Ups 4: Enhancements, Power-Ups 6: Quirks, Power-Ups 8: Limitations, Powers, Social Engineering, Supers, Template Toolkit 1: Characters, Template Toolkit 2: Races, one issue of Pyramid (3/83) a.k.a. Alternate GURPS IV, GURPS Classic Rogues, and GURPS Classic Warriors. Most of which was provided through the generosity of others. Thanks! :)

06-28-2020, 11:30 AM	#9
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Lethal disadvantage Combos In most of the games I'm in, Weirdness Magnet seems like a built-in campaign disadvantage (probably balancing out the players' built-in Overconfidence).

06-28-2020, 11:40 AM	#10
Thamior Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Moscow, Russia	Re: Lethal disadvantage Combos The most basic question in those types of combos: if the character in question had those disadvantages for a long time how come he's still alive, free and functional at the start of campaign? You need a really good explanation for that.