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]