View Poll Results: How many Character points do you allow in new Campaign?
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100 points
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150 points
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250 points
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April 19th, 2020, 20:14 #1
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?
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April 19th, 2020, 21:01 #2
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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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April 19th, 2020, 21:36 #3
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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April 19th, 2020, 21:46 #4
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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April 19th, 2020, 23:14 #5
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April 20th, 2020, 04:01 #6
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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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April 20th, 2020, 04:46 #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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