[gurps] Rule of 16: GURPS 3e versus 4e

[Brandon Cope]

--- On Mon, 3/24/08, Anthony Jackson <ajackson at iii.com> wrote:

> From: Anthony Jackson <ajackson at iii.com>
> Brandon Cope wrote:
> 
> > I can't recall any house rule that would make PCs
> less likely to take
> > attributes under 10.
> 
> 4e counts it against disad caps. In 3e, I've seen IQ 9
> (once) and ST 9 
> (several times), but it's certainly pretty rare. You
> don't get very many 
> points back for low stats in 3e, and low stats (other than
> ST) tend to 
> hose you, so low stats are pretty rare.

Given that the cost of IQ skills effectively doubled in 4e, buying down IQ in 4e isn't a very good move either.

Brandon


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