What are some of your best GM hacks for applying difficulty check modifiers?

FF_Ninja · 12-21-2021, 03:54 PM

I've got a few ideas of my own, but I wanted to poll the grognards and see if anyone had some go-to methods for modifying difficulty checks. I know that GURPS: Campaigns has a section that gives a descriptive range between +10 and -10 for difficulty, but I was wondering about the process that might lead a GM to end up at their final modifier.

My initial thought would be to curate a checklist of factors that would typically affect difficulty incrementally, and by how much. I haven't been able to find a checklist that exists for that purpose, sadly.

12-21-2021, 03:54 PM	#1
FF_Ninja Join Date: Feb 2016	What are some of your best GM hacks for applying difficulty check modifiers? I've got a few ideas of my own, but I wanted to poll the grognards and see if anyone had some go-to methods for modifying difficulty checks. I know that GURPS: Campaigns has a section that gives a descriptive range between +10 and -10 for difficulty, but I was wondering about the process that might lead a GM to end up at their final modifier. My initial thought would be to curate a checklist of factors that would typically affect difficulty incrementally, and by how much. I haven't been able to find a checklist that exists for that purpose, sadly.