GURPS Power-Ups 8: Limitations

Kromm · 12-11-2014, 04:18 PM

My limitations
Give me the enlightenment
To master my strengths
— A man who can fly after dark on Thursdays

The GURPS Power-Ups series is back, and the latest volume is from PK: GURPS Power-Ups 8: Limitations. What does it give you?

All the new general limitations that have appeared in GURPS releases since the Basic Set, Fourth Edition, collected in one place with a handy unified list at the end. Even if you already have it all, the glimpses under the hood should prove enlightening.
Tips, tricks, and clarifications for limitations in general – including rules for limiting disadvantages, adding mutually exclusive limitations, and playing games with the -80% cutoff (because limitations should know no limit).
The many and varied ways to save points with mechanics that resemble limitations but technically aren't limitations: character point-powered abilities, internal advantages, potential advantages, and most notably an expanded treatment of alternative abilities.

"But wait," you say, "limitations make you less capable. How are they power-ups?" Oh, come on – I went through this for GURPS Power-Ups 6: Quirks! "Power-ups" refers to stepping up your game, not to making your character into a god. But if you insist . . . they save you points, which means that if you're canny and clever, and use the tips in GURPS Power-Ups 8: Limitations, you can buy even more stuff. Don't let the word "limitations" limit you*!

* Except on Friday through Wednesday, and during daylight hours on Thursday.

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12-11-2014, 04:18 PM	#1
Kromm *GURPS* Line Editor Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Montréal, Québec	GURPS Power-Ups 8: Limitations My limitations Give me the enlightenment To master my strengths — A man who can fly after dark on Thursdays The *GURPS Power-Ups* series is back, and the latest volume is from PK: *GURPS Power-Ups 8: Limitations. What does it give you? All the new general limitations that have appeared in GURPS* releases since the Basic Set, Fourth Edition, collected in one place with a handy unified list at the end. Even if you already have it all, the glimpses under the hood should prove enlightening. Tips, tricks, and clarifications for limitations in general – including rules for limiting disadvantages, adding mutually exclusive limitations, and playing games with the -80% cutoff (because limitations should know no limit). The many and varied ways to save points with mechanics that resemble limitations but technically aren't limitations: character point-powered abilities, internal advantages, potential advantages, and most notably an expanded treatment of alternative abilities. "But wait," you say, "limitations make you less capable. How are they power-ups?" Oh, come on – I went through this for *GURPS Power-Ups 6: Quirks! "Power-ups" refers to stepping up your game, not to making your character into a god. But if you insist . . . they save you points, which means that if you're canny and clever, and use the tips in GURPS Power-Ups 8: Limitations, you can buy even more stuff. Don't let the word "limitations" limit you! * Except on Friday through Wednesday, and during daylight hours on Thursday. — Store Link: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/SJG37-0149 __________________ Sean "Dr. Kromm" Punch <kromm@sjgames.com> *GURPS* Line Editor, Steve Jackson Games My DreamWidth [Just *GURPS* News]