[gurps] GURPS: Nightbane?

[Pauli Hakala]

Bai Shen wrote:
>> I am not familiar with Nightbane setting specifically, but I have done
>> a GURPS 3e conversion of the 'Rifts' setting of Palladium, which I'd
>> guess might be close enough. The conversion covers attributes, magic
>> and psionics among other things, but is pretty much still in
>> development, or an 'alpha' version so to speak. (For Rifts equipment
>> and technology, I went with GURPS Vehicles designs instead of any
>> direct conversions from M.D.C./S.D.C..)
>>
> 
> Cool.  I ran into a guy on RPOL that did a Rifts to 4e conversion.  It was
> rather interesting.
> 
> As for the actual conversion, the first snags I've run into have been as
>>> follows.
>>>
>>> 1.  Immune to Mind Control.  How do you represent that in GURPS?
>>>
>> This is how I'd do this in 3e GURPS;
>> Invulnerability: Any IQ-Resisted, +75 points.
>>
>> Alternatively, if the immunity is not so total, then maybe a high level
>> of Strong Will advantage (with limitations or without) would suffice.
>>
> 
> Nah, it's total.  But one of the other posters pointed out how to do it in
> 4e.
> 
> 
>> 3.  High magical potential.  Is there a way to do this in the rules?  I can
>>> state it in fluff, but that seems hokey.
>>>
>> Higher than mundane level of 'P.P.E.' magic points pool. (new houserule
>> attribute/advantage which I use in my GURPS Rifts conversion.)
>>
>> In my GURPS Rifts conversion, I base the PPE on the HT attribute, and
>> additional PPE may be bought for +1 points cost for every 5 PPE points.
>> Average human would have something like PPE:10 to begin with, but
>> a practicing Rifts mage would have something like five or ten times that
>> amount. 'Magic potential' might be as simple to represent as having
>> 20 or 30 PPE to begin with instead of the average amount.
>>
> 
> Actually, the typical Nightbane ends up with 50-100 PPE.  Knowing the Rifts
> setting you can see where that makes a difference. :)

Definitely. Also makes for a tasty and nourishing meal for
a PSI-Stalker. :)

GURPS 3e mechanic which I used for estimating GURPS Rifts PPE character
point cost indeed was 'Magic Only' limited Fatigue Points with slower
recovery, with the assumption that 5 PPE equals 1 FP in magical power.
This also allows a Palladium mage to learn and cast GURPS spells
(or use GURPS magic items) with PPE energy and vice versa.


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