From: [r--g--e] at [magic.fr] (Sébastien Andrivet) Newsgroups: rec.games.frp.super-heroes Subject: GURPSed X-Men : Till death do them apart Date: 30 Aug 1996 20:34:45 GMT GURPS CHARACTER SUMMARY Copyright (c) 1996 by Sebastien Andrivet ([r--g--e] at [magic.fr]) Originally posted on the GURPSnet mailing list. The Usual Disclaimer: "Phoenix, Jean Grey, Cyclops, Scott Summers, Havok" are the trademarked and copyrighted property of Marvel Entertainment, a New World company ; GURPS is a trademark of Steve Jackson Game. No challenge to these rights is intended by the author. This article’s sole purpose is the enjoyment of GURPS gamers everywhere ; it can therefore never be used for any kind of profit. It may be freely distributed as long as it is not modified, that this disclaimer is not edited and that you keep my name on it. Now that the Copyright Secret Police is satisfied, enjoy. In this post, you’ll find one of Marvel’s most famous couple -Scott & Jean, a.k.a. Cyclops & Phœnix, in GURPS terms. I’d gladly include their kids (Nathan and Ray), but I’m afraid peoples who can potentially blast stars out of their orbit are a bit too much for GURPS (how do you roll hundreds of d6 for damage anyway ?) BTW, you’ll notice I did not include any Unusual Background for anyone. All X-Men have really Unusual Background. How much do you charge for “Former template for a god-like entity, died twice, mother of a mutant warrior messiah, raised by Earth’s most powerful telepath, ex-model, mutant, psi of the first order, saved the universe with her love for Cyclops, etc. etc.” :-) I also did not include “Costume” advantages for anyone, as no X-Men costume has exhibited any paranormal ability. Unless “always being ripped in a sexy way, but never on any Naughty Bit”, counts as a super-ability ? :-) PH‘NIX II I hope you’ve got GURPS Psionics, because you’ll need it with the lady ! If you use the 2nd edition, you may find some discrepancies (I only have the 1st edition), and all corrections are welcome. Jean is a 904 points character. Or maybe a whole lot more, if the Phœnix energy is still inside her… You have to do some strange stuff with the rules to represent her TK shield (see sidebar, Supers p32). Basically, everyone in her hex (or behind it) as PD+3, DR +39 ; everybody in her left or right hex (or behind those) has PD+2, DR +10. ST 10 Basic dmg 1d-2/1d DX 12 Speed 6,25 Move 6 IQ 13 HT 13 5’6” 110lbs Combat stats : Stun damage (optional) : 65 Dodge 7 Brawling parry 9 Judo parry 9 Brawling punch 1d-3, skill 12 ; Brawling kick 1d-1, skill 10 ; Judo throw 1d-2, skill 12 Advantages Disadvantages 25 Very Beautiful -10 Social Stigma (mutant, -4) 1 +1 rep, hero, -15 Fanaticism (Xavier’s Dream) small class, 10- -15 Pacifism : cannot kill 15 Charisma +3 -15 Sense of duty toward humanity 10 Alertness +2 -20 Ennemy : any anti-mutant organisation, 9- 15 Empathy -20 Ennemy : X-Men ennemies, 9- 15 Intuition -5 Secret Identity 32 Strong Will +8 -24 Dependents (average parents, 6-) 6 Fearlessness +3 15 Combat Reflexes 25 Hard to kill +5 5 Fashion sense 5 Fit 25 Extra Life 15 Mindlink : Scott 5 Mindlink : Logan 15 Destinity : Fated to become one of the 12 great mutant leaders Quirks -1 Deeply in love with Scott, but attracted to Wolverine -1 Manages not to get too cynical despite being a telepath -1 The emotional rock of the team - caring and charismatic -1 Seemingly perfect (pure, tough, beautiful, smart, self-sacrificing, loving…) -1 Much tougher than she would seem Skills Level Points Skill 11 0,5 Swimming 12 1 Brawling 12 4 Judo 12 0,5 Cooking 13 1 Professional skill : modelling (ex-fashion model) 13 1 First aid (TL7) 13 1 Computer operation 11 1 History 11 1 Litterature 11 1 Psychology (14 with Empathy) 12 2 Diplomacy 14 2 Savoir faire 13 4 Tactics 18 2 Mind block 15 1 Detect lies 12 0,5 Bicycling 11 0,5 Driving (car) 14 4 Piloting (multi-engine jet) Psionic abilities Level Points Skill 13 4 Astral projection 13 4 Astral sight 20 18 Telekinesis 16 10 Emotion sense 16 10 Illusion 20 18 Mental blow (2d) 16 10 Mental stab (4 HT) 17 12 Mental shield 16 10 Mindwipe 16 10 Psi sense 20 18 Telereceive 20 18 Telescan 20 18 Telereceive 20 18 PK shield (final PD 3, final DR 39, see note above) Powers Points Power 30 Astral Projection- 10 255 Telekinesis- 58 (1/2 power for speed determination, -20% ; PK shield works against energy attacks, +10%) 110 Telepathy- 22 3 ESP- 1 75 PD +2 (Only on PK shield, -30%, area effect[wall], +80%)) 45 DR+10 (0nly on PK shield, -30%, area effect [wall], +80%) CYCLOPS Scott is a 639 points character. Don’t let this “low” value fools you, as Scott is among the most skilled and experienced X-Man, and a master tactician. ST 14 Basic dmg 1d/2d DX 13 Speed 7 Move 8 IQ 12 HT 15 6’3” 195lbs Combat stats : Stun damage (optional) : 75 Dodge 8 Boxing dodge 10 Boxing parry 12 Judo parry 12 Boxing punch 1d+1, skill 17 ; Judo throw 1d-2, skill 16 +1 attack or parry per round (GURPS MA2 p65) Advantages Disadvantages 5 Attractive -10 Social Stigma (mutant, -4) 1 +1 rep, hero, -15 Fanaticism (Xavier’s Dream) small class, 10- -15 Pacifism : cannot kill 20 Charisma +4 -15 Sense of duty toward humanity 15 Alertness +3 -20 Ennemy : any anti-mutant organisation, 9- 15 Combat reflexes -20 Ennemy : X-Men ennemies, 9- 10 Mathematical ability -10 Ennemy : Mister Sinister, 6- 16 Strong Will +4 -5 No sense of Humor, 9- 1 Self defense HtH -5 Compulsive behavior : hides his emotions 2 Fearlessness +1 -5 Secret Identity 25 Hard to kill +5 5 Composed 5 Fit 10 3D Spatial Sense 15 Destinity : Fated to become one of the 12 great mutant leaders Quirks -1 Deeply in love with Jean, only relaxes when alone with her -1 Unmercilessly drives himself and others to their maximum -1 Born leader, always takes charge -1 Has complex, sometimes conflictual ties to his little brother Alex -1 Loves to flies, loves solitude (his idea of a perfect house was a cabin in a remote Alaskan spot with an airstrip beside.) Skills Level Points Skill 11 1 Running 13 1 Swimming 17 24 Boxing 16 24 Judo 18 1 Arm lock 15 18 Mechanic (jet and propellor plane engines) 11 1 Russian (mind-taught) 11 1 Japanese (mind-taught) 12 1 First aid (TL7) 12 1 Climbing 15 2 Hiking 14 1 Orienteering 11 3 Survival (artic, desert, woodland) 12 1 Computer operation 12 1 Electronic operation (communications) 13 2 Mind block 13 1 Mathematics 10 1 Physics 12 4 Diplomacy 17 12 Leadership 12 4 Strategy (land) 20 20 Tactics (+2 to initiative rolls) 12 4 Intelligence analysis 12 1 Driving (car) 18 44 Piloting (all kinds of ultralights, gliders, props, jets, helicopters, space shuttles) 22 44 Optic blast Powers Points Power 50 Invulnerable to Havok’s cosmic blasts. 196 Optic blast-5 (LC:8, like a laser but does crushing damage) (Continuous Beam +50%, Rapid Fire x4 (+160%), Doesn’t Harm user (+20%), Fan-6 (+60%), Richochet-10 (+200%), Always On (-40%), increased range x 4 +40%, total modifiers +490%) Remember that the Continual Beam advantage allows Cyke to cumulate his attacks - so his 5d6 Optic Blast is really a 20d6 optic blast if he shoots only one target. If he keeps looking at something long enough, he’ll eventually blow it to smithereens if its DR is under 120. Another neat trick is to shoot four blasts, which all ricochet 10 times while fanning (ouch), per second. He most recently used it in a 1996 issue of X-Force (which was pretty lame, by the way) to take out a small army of SHIELD agents. BTW, if you download these files, somebody has the perfect thing for you. Check at http://www.mgraphix.com/iconpages for X-Men icons ; they’re amazing. -- Sebastien Andrivet France - Europe [r--g--e] at [magic.fr]