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View Poll Results: How many Character points do you allow in new Campaign?

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  • 100 points

    1 14.29%
  • 150 points

    5 71.43%
  • 250 points

    1 14.29%
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  1. #1
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    Starting Characterpoints w. a new Campaign?

    I am quite new to GURPS. I have read, GURPS since late 3e, but I have recently introduced my face to face group to the system.

    And I am wondering how many Character Points is your standard when you start a new Campaign?

    /H


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    150 points is the standard for me. Sword and Sorcery type stuff. That's a fairly gritty, lower magic type campaign.

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    150 is the official starting point level. You can get a pretty competent character at that level, if you specialize, and are very efficient.
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    Yes, 150 points is the official starting point level. Having introduced some new players into GURPS, we did use 100 point characters. First because it doesn't overwhelm newbies with stuff, and i have always liked the "accidental hero" kind of story.

    This is kind of a "checking what you veterans use"... kind of deal.


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  5. #5
    Quote Originally Posted by Honken View Post
    This is kind of a "checking what you veterans use"... kind of deal.
    In that case, I think 175 is more common for us, unless we're talking DF/Action (which has the 250 starting point)
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    150pts is generally my preferred starting points, but it's very dependant on the genre you want to play. Most of the GURPS genre books have chapter on starting point levels.
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  7. #7
    I've always used 150 points however when I converted to Gurps 4E they came out closer to 185. They had played a few times so they had some added points so I'd say the 175 mentioned by Gigerman is probably pretty accurate.

    Also, I believe it does make a difference based on what your players want from the game. Some of us really enjoy the challenge of surviving at lower power.

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