[gurps] Re: Alertness and Perceptions

[Ben Finney]

"Troy Guffey" <troyguffey at cyberdude.com> writes:

> I'm guessing that Alertness

I'm guessing that you are talking about the old GURPS 3e advantage,
"Alertness". Yes?

> adds to other senses like Awareness, Danger Sense, and Empathy, and
> any "sense" that normally gives you an IQ roll to notice/analyze it.

The 3e-to-4e GURPS Update
<URL:http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/resources/4eupdate.pdf> has the
following note for 3e "Alertness":

    Alertness

        The new Perception characteristic encompasses sense rolls and
    Alertness. It can be bought up directly. Simply buy as many extra
    levels of Perception as Alertness.

So, no, your list doesn't match the intent of the designers; Alertness
was for mundane physical senses only.

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Ben Finney