Inventing new martial arts style?

tbone · 06-28-2017, 01:44 AM

Martial Arts p146 has a simple discussion of inventing new martial arts styles. (Short version: "Sure, build it how you like, subject to reason and GM approval.")

I seem to remember reading something different, though: more detailed rules that involved creating the style (a variant of the Invention rules?), then making rolls to popularize the style, find students, etc.

Is this eluding me somewhere in Martial Arts? Or was it published somewhere else? Anyone know what I'm talking about?

ericbsmith · 06-28-2017, 02:11 AM

Martial Arts 2e, for GURPS 3e, dedicates ~5 sidebars to developing new styles. That's about 2 full pages worth if combined, see on p. 71-75. This may be the rules you're thinking of.

tbone · 06-28-2017, 09:46 AM

Yeah, that sounds like what I'm recalling. Thanks!

06-28-2017, 01:44 AM	#1
tbone Join Date: Aug 2004	Inventing new martial arts style? Martial Arts p146 has a simple discussion of inventing new martial arts styles. (Short version: "Sure, build it how you like, subject to reason and GM approval.") I seem to remember reading something different, though: more detailed rules that involved creating the style (a variant of the Invention rules?), then making rolls to popularize the style, find students, etc. Is this eluding me somewhere in Martial Arts? Or was it published somewhere else? Anyone know what I'm talking about? __________________ T Bone GURPS stuff and more at the Games Diner: http://www.gamesdiner.com RSS feed \| Site updates thread \| Twitter/X: @Gamesdiner (dormant until the platform is well again) (Latest goods on site: No Big New Content of late, but the blogroll has returned to the sidebar, this page collects content edits/updates, and this page hosts minor notices and side thoughts of the sort that used to go to Twitter/X.)

06-28-2017, 02:11 AM	#2
ericbsmith Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Binghamton, NY, USA. Near the river Styx in the 5th Circle.	Re: Inventing new martial arts style? Martial Arts 2e, for GURPS 3e, dedicates ~5 sidebars to developing new styles. That's about 2 full pages worth if combined, see on p. 71-75. This may be the rules you're thinking of. __________________ Eric B. Smith GURPS Data File Coordinator GURPSLand I shall pull the pin from this healing grenade and... Kaboom-baya.

06-28-2017, 09:46 AM	#3
tbone Join Date: Aug 2004	Re: Inventing new martial arts style? Yeah, that sounds like what I'm recalling. Thanks! __________________ T Bone GURPS stuff and more at the Games Diner: http://www.gamesdiner.com RSS feed \| Site updates thread \| Twitter/X: @Gamesdiner (dormant until the platform is well again) (Latest goods on site: No Big New Content of late, but the blogroll has returned to the sidebar, this page collects content edits/updates, and this page hosts minor notices and side thoughts of the sort that used to go to Twitter/X.)