{"id":3912,"date":"2017-03-30T09:57:10","date_gmt":"2017-03-30T16:57:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/?p=3912"},"modified":"2017-05-18T14:11:17","modified_gmt":"2017-05-18T21:11:17","slug":"gurps-character-modern-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/gurps-character-modern-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating a GURPS Character &#8211; Modern, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A happy and rollicking\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/gamingballistic.com\/category\/features-on-gb\/gurpsday\/\">GURPSDay<\/a>, folks!<\/p>\n<p>Today I&#8217;ll finish off Frederick Price, the Face Man for our PCs&#8217; low-level criminal crew. In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/gurps-character-modern-1\/\">part one<\/a>,\u00a0I chose Attributes, Advantages, and Disadvantages. All that&#8217;s left now is the real meat of any GURPS character&#8211; the Skills. I have 26 Character Points (CP) available to spend.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, I divide Skills into four groups: <strong>Primary<\/strong> (the things the PC specializes in), <strong>Secondary<\/strong> (background and support),\u00a0<strong>Combat<\/strong> (at the very least, for self-defense), and\u00a0<strong>Everyman<\/strong> (things almost every adventurer should know how to do, even if it&#8217;s just to track default levels &#8212;\u00a0see\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/forums.sjgames.com\/showpost.php?p=369148\">this uber-useful forum post<\/a> by Kromm).<\/p>\n<p>I read through the Skills list on pp. 301-304 and note any skills that fit the character concept or sound fun to play, then add the following to the categories.<\/p>\n<p>For his Primary skills as the negotiator and Face Man:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Diplomacy<\/li>\n<li>Fast-Talk<\/li>\n<li>Streetwise<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some background and Secondary skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Area Knowledge<\/li>\n<li>Electronics Repair (Security) for disarming alarms and\/or vehicle tracking systems. See the excellent &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjgames.com\/gurps\/books\/action\/action2\/\">Action 2: Exploits<\/a>,&#8221; p. 23 ( under &#8220;Grand Theft Auto&#8221;)<\/li>\n<li>Lockpicking<\/li>\n<li>Merchant<\/li>\n<li>Stealth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He&#8217;s not really a &#8220;front-line fighter,&#8221; but he has been in a lot of scraps and won&#8217;t hesitate to defend himself with Combat skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Brawling<\/li>\n<li>Guns (Pistol)<\/li>\n<li>Knife<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, finally, the Everyman skills:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Climbing<\/li>\n<li>Driving<\/li>\n<li>First Aid<\/li>\n<li>Gesture<\/li>\n<li>Holdout<\/li>\n<li>Scrounging<\/li>\n<li>Search<\/li>\n<li>Throwing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There were a few skills I thought about taking but ultimately discarded. It&#8217;s very likely I would try to learn these with earned CP as the game plays out:<\/p>\n<p>Acrobatics, Acting, Carousing, Detect Lies, Disguise, Escape, Fast-Draw, Forced Entry, Housekeeping, Lip Reading, Mechanic, Pickpocket, Public Speaking, Shadowing, and Traps.<\/p>\n<p>Assigning my remaining 26 CP to the skills above, Frederick now has a solid\u00a0list of abilities to work with. I toyed with the idea of removing the Voice advantage and using those 10 CP for Skills instead, but I like the idea of him having a clear, distinctive voice.<\/p>\n<p>These skills and levels should do for a start until he starts earning more CP.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/skills.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3926\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/skills-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/skills-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/skills-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/skills.jpg 874w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Now that I know Frederick&#8217;s combat skills, I enter his Parry on the sheet (10 is his highest, for Brawling; Knife would be 9, due to the -1 for using a knife to parry). All that remains are some possessions.<\/p>\n<p>The starting wealth for TL8 is $20,000 (p. 27), of which $4,000 can be used for &#8220;adventuring gear&#8221; (&#8220;Starting Wealth,&#8221; p. 26).\u00a0The easiest way to not forget gear you need is to go through the Skill list, meaning Frederick would need, at a minimum, electronic repair tools, lockpicks, a gun, and a knife.<\/p>\n<p>Electronics Repair Tools ($1,200)<br \/>\nLockpicks ($50)<br \/>\nAuto Pistol, .40 ($640) with an extra mag ($14 each)<br \/>\nSmall Knife ($30)<\/p>\n<p>I also spring for some heavy boots (DR 2 for feet, $80) and a leather jacket (DR 1 for torso and arms, $50).<\/p>\n<p>That&#8217;s a total of $2,064, leaving $1,922 for &#8220;walking around money.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>I add the gear to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/?ddownload=3937\" title=\"Frederick's character sheet\" rel=\"nofollow\" class=\"ddownload-link id-3937 ext-pdf\">Frederick's character sheet<\/a>, and <strong>voila<\/strong> &#8212; a new GURPS character hits the streets, complete with that &#8220;new character smell&#8221;!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-3935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3936\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3936\" style=\"width: 232px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-front.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3936 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-front-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-front-232x300.jpg 232w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-front-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-front-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-front.jpg 1275w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 232px) 100vw, 232px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3936\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Front<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3942\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3942\" style=\"width: 231px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-3942 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back-231x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"231\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back-231x300.jpg 231w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back-768x996.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back-790x1024.jpg 790w, https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back.jpg 1053w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 231px) 100vw, 231px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Back<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3935\" src=\"http:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/Frederick-back.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>All he needs now is a little personality.<\/p>\n<p>I hope these posts have shed a little light on GURPS character creation. It&#8217;s really not difficult&#8230; the biggest challenge is the sheer number of options you have available to make your character\u00a0<strong>exactly<\/strong> the way you want him!<\/p>\n<p>Any tips of your own to share?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>If you enjoyed this post and others like it, might you consider the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/TheMookNet?ty=h\">Game Geekery Patreon<\/a><em>?<\/em><br \/>\n<!--Precis - The most common question I get, by a wide margin, is \"How do you make a GURPS character?\", so today I finish up the creation of Frederick Price, a modern-day \"Face Man\" and car thief, going over the process of skill selection from start to finish. --><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>A happy and rollicking\u00a0GURPSDay, folks! Today I&#8217;ll finish off Frederick Price, the Face Man for our PCs&#8217; low-level criminal crew. In part one,\u00a0I chose Attributes, Advantages, and Disadvantages. All that&#8217;s left now is the real meat of any GURPS character&#8211; <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/gurps-character-modern-2\/\" title=\"Creating a GURPS Character &#8211; Modern, Part 2\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3936,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,12,6],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-3912","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-gurps","category-new-to-gurps","category-rpgs"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3912"}],"version-history":[{"count":23,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3946,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3912\/revisions\/3946"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3936"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3912"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3912"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3912"},{"taxonomy":"series","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.themook.net\/gamegeekery\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/series?post=3912"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}