I was planning on doing a bandit a la Tuco from the good, the bad and the ugly.

Cool, try to send me your characters before thursday. I want to make sure that I have everyones adv/disadv listed so I can be better prepared to run this.

As far as how I GM, I use reaction rolls a lot for any character that doesnt have a set scene or reaction (and even then I might still request a reaction roll). So keep that in mind if you are going to play someone who likes to burp, scratch his crotch, has one of his eyes milky white with bad BO who does all the talking.

The first game should be run on LITE rules. Discussion is open after game for add on books like Gung Fu (which seems an obvious choice for faster gun play). It would be best if everyone understands the combat rules. This isnt dnd, you cant do much per turn in one second, if you do it will be sloppy and full of penalties. The game can be seriously bogged down with just the normal rules, but if everyone knows the rules, and passes their turns, it wont slow the game to a crawl. GURPS isnt about what you will do on your turn, but what you are setting up for your next turn.

Should we be creating characters just from the lite rules or include the whole of the basic book?

I'm using Old West as a guideline since it was written for 3E, but I'm actually using 4E main Basic book for my pc. Going for a gunslinger outlaw/former soldier type, probably along the lines of Jesse James/Youngers/Wild Bunch. My idea is sort of the "Man with No Name" from the classic Clint Eastwood trilogy.

I have played GURPS a couple of times so I'm familiar with the rules and how combat flows. All you need is 3d6.

You can use the whole characters book. Obviously certain advantages arent allowed, like super-human ones.

Reason I mention combat is because I always get that odd stare when they realize they cant do much in one turn, some are confused that it takes one second to reload one bullet into the chamber. As tho we are all aware of the combat rules, it wont slow it down and will keep the turns flying.

Also, you are responsible for any bonuses and penalties to your character. Forgetting that an advantage gives you a +2 on a roll is your fault, and will cost you a brain fart moment in the game, forgetting that you get a -1 on a roll from a dis can cost you points at the end of the session, which I count as bad roleplaying (i.e, since forgetting that you have a crippled hand, yet are firing like an ace with no penalties would be considered unrealistic). I will have my list on your characters stats, but either way its not possible for me to remember all stats on all ads/disadvs.

I am having schedule issues with thursday. Next weeks thursday is fine, but afterward there might be a chance that I wont be able to run the game until 9pm est time. I will be open every weekday (anytime, until I find work that is, because I am an unemployed college student) except mon and thurs (unless its after 9pm est).

Hi guys,

I am interested in playing GURPS here. I live in Southern California (USA), near Disneyland. I am a new GM, with a gaming group there (Banestorm Fantasy.) I have the 4th ed. rules, including GURPS 4th ed. Lite. I know 4th ed Banestorm and Martial Arts rules.

I'm game for any of the mentioned genres , especially Cyberpunk, Supers, or Psy with Horror, or post apacalyptic. I have not yet looked at the 4th ed. rules for Cyberpunk, Supers, or Psionics yet.

When are you starting?

Cheers,
Champion of Chaos

Does the GM have the conditions for character creation posted somewhere? Which genre? How many points? What's the Disadvantage Limit? I assume, as per 4th ed. rules, that negative points for Attributes less than ten count against the Disadvantage Limit?

I wanted to Private Message the GM, but unfortunately, I can not figure-out how to do it on this system. I'll try to put my AIM and Yahoo! Messenger IDs on my profile. I didn't see those listed in the GM's profile, nor could I figure-out how to email the GM.

I thought I saw other posts regarding a player wanted to play an old-west-style character, but I can't find it on the "Interest check GURPS 4ED" topic.

Thanx,
Champion of Chaos

Darkness,

I'd prefer to start earlier since I'm unemployed myself (but I'm an experienced programmer/project manager) and looking for work, but I could do a 9 pm est to 11 pm est game on Thursdays. My other weeknights are currently taken by other games or personal/family stuff.

As for character creation

Its up to the group if they want to start early or not.

I am most likely going to return to my martial arts training on mondays and thursdays from 730 to 830pm est (they recently changed the time and day, but its not sure yet since I dont know if i should dive into my bank account just yet). It takes me half an hr to go and return back. So if it was going to be run during the day, it would have to end at 7pm. I dont mind a 9 to 11pm game. But as of right now its not an issue, because its not for sure yet that I will return to MA.

Keep in mind this game is starting lite. I havent run a full fledged ruled GURPS game since 3ed (I used to be part of the Steve Jackson Games MIB convention GMs), and theres no way I can retain thatmuch rules info right now with all my projects and finals I find myself buried in. I should be implementing all the goodies of GURPS when I am done with this semester.