GURPS Power: Goth Poetry

By Patrick MurphyPosted on February 27, 2022February 27, 2022Cat NerdTags Captain Obvious, GURPS, Horror, Stupid, VillainsLeave a comment

Proper goth poetry may only be produced by someone with Incompetence (Poetry). It serves as justification for either Secret (Goth Poet), at any level depending on how truly awful the poetry in question is (yes, that explicitly includes possible exile or death), or Odious Personal Habit (Goth Poet) at up to -2. It also justifies… Read More »

A Boy and His Hog

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 26, 2021January 29, 2022Cat NerdTags Character, GURPS, Tabletop RPG, WolandeLeave a comment

There’s this famous post-apocalyptic movie called A Boy and His Dog. It was one of the influences for the original Fallout, among other things. Well, you know me. I get bored. So I came up with A Boy and His Hog. It’s the origin story for a proto-ranger in a medieval fantasy campaign. As written,… Read More »

So You Have A Mighty Munchkin Murder-Hobo On Your Hands…

By Patrick MurphyPosted on August 16, 2021December 23, 2021Cat NerdTags GURPS, Tabletop RPGLeave a comment

Yeah, I've had That Guy in my game a few times too. Sometimes the only thing a player like that understands is "screw around and find out." And GURPS is not written around the bizarre idea that PCs should be able to win every fight because it's encoded into the rules to keep power-tripping munchkins… Read More »

Doctor Martin LaCour (GURPS)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 31, 2021January 30, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, Tabletop RPG1 Comment

Doctor Martin LaCour (100 points) Doctor LaCour is Professor LaCour’s husband. While she’s out investigating Things That Should Not Be, he’s at home saving lives at the hospital. On weekends, especially when Giselle is out of town, he spends a good chunk of time at the fencing school. He’s alright, but not great. One of… Read More »

Augustus (GURPS)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 30, 2021January 24, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, Tabletop RPGLeave a comment

Augustus (150 points) Augustus is a 150-point character suitable for use as a starting character in a medieval GURPS campaign. He’s patterned after a Roman Legionary, but his attitude would likely have had him thrown out of any proper army. Typically he softens up opposition with his javelins, switching to the shortsword when they get… Read More »

Brotherhood Sergeant (GURPS)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 29, 2021January 17, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, Tabletop RPGLeave a comment

Brotherhood Sergeant (100 points) The Brotherhood’s requirements for squad leader and sergeant are pretty simple. A trooper must have survived several engagements and demonstrated some level of aptitude, and it helps if he’s an even bigger jerk than his squadmates. Being smarter than the average trooper doesn’t hurt either. If selected, he’s given basic tactical… Read More »

Milos Dohnal (GURPS)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 28, 2021January 24, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, Tabletop RPG1 Comment

Milos Dohnal (100 points) Milos grew up in a Romani caravan. When WWI started, his family emigrated to the US to escape the war. They did everything in their power to make sure their son would have a good life, and after a lot of hard work and sacrifices by the whole family they got… Read More »

Rex Rampage (GURPS Autoduel)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 26, 2021January 17, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, GURPS Autoduel, Tabletop RPG1 Comment

Wilbur “Rex Rampage” Bertrand (150 points) As a teenager, Wilbur Bertrand was a loser. He didn’t have any friends, didn’t apply himself, and was bullied relentlessly. Part of it was because he was a short, scrawny nerd. The rest was because he was a bitter little incel. So he joined the Army to make him a… Read More »

Professor Giselle LaCour (GURPS)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 25, 2021January 24, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, Tabletop RPGLeave a comment

Professor Giselle LaCour (100 points) Giselle LaCour is a professor of antiquities and anthropology at a small university. She spends most of the year teaching the next generation of archaeologists, historians, and anthropologists, and does a field expedition every summer. Most of these expeditions are standard fare helping out with archaeological digs and the like,… Read More »

Felix Katzen and Oscar Rousch (GURPS Autoduel)

By Patrick MurphyPosted on January 23, 2021January 17, 2021Cat NerdTags Character Creation Challenge, GURPS, GURPS Autoduel, Tabletop RPG1 Comment

Felix Katzen and Oscar Rousch (100 points) I’m going to do a two-fer this time for reasons that should be obvious. Felix Katzen and Oscar Rousch are an independent owner-operator truck crew in Autoduel America. They haul loads of cargo from city to city, fending off bikers, roadblock gangs, and other threats. Felix is the… Read More »