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C OMBAT AND C AMPAIGNS

A Digest of Advanced Rules for Combat and Injury, Hazards and Threats,

Campaign Design and Equipment. A Rules Expansion for the Basic Set, Third Edition.

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STEVE JACKSON GAMES

THE BEST OF ALL WORLDS !

Compendium II is 192 pages of the best articles and the most-requested new

expanded/optional rules for GURPS ! We've chosen the most useful GM

resources from over 14,000 pages of GURPS material (much of it no longer in

print) and added new material written by experienced GURPS gurus.

Compendium II is a must-have for Game Masters (no more digging through a

stack of books to ﬁn d the optional rule you want) and a valuable aid for

any GURPS player.

• CAMPAIGNING – Game mastering and

campaign design, cinematic games,

other dimensions, campaign

power level and designing

believable societies.

• DANGEROUS STUFF! – Pages of

things to scare players with,

ranging from cold weather and

seasickness to altitude

sickness, decompression

and radiation.

• COMBAT – Optional

rules galore for both

realistic and cinematic

combat! Also includes

rules for non-lethal

contests and

tournaments, and

systems for space

combat and naval

combat.

• INJURY & FATIGUE

– Detailed optional

rules that build upon

the existing systems for

injury, healing, missed

sleep and extra effort.

• MASS COMBAT

– Yes, the much-

requested Mass Combat

System is back in print, in

an up-to-date, all-inclusive

format that includes new,

optional rules.

• EQUIPMENT –

Including rules for day-to-

day maintenance . . . and for

operating bizarre artifacts that

are not day-to-day at all!

This book is designed for use with GURPS Compendium I and GURPS Basic Set, Third Edition, and

includes rules that appear in the appendix of Basic Set, Third Edition Revised.

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INTRODUCTION . . 4

About the Compiler . . . . . . . . . . . 4

About GURPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

1. EQUIPMENT . . . . 5

Breakdowns and Maintenance . . . . . 6

Slime, Sand and

Equipment Failure . . . . . . . . . . 6

Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Ground Vehicle Breakdowns . . . . 7

Alien Devices, New Inventions, and

Weird Gadgets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Alien Technology. . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Prices and Character

Starting Wealth . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Improvements at

Higher Tech Levels . . . . . . . . . 8

Advanced Technology . . . . . . . . 10

Weird Technology . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Anachronistic Devices . . . . . . . . 11

Data Penetration

(Computer Hacking) . . . . . . . 11

Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Hardware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Power Cells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Muscle-Powered Weapons . . . . . . . 19

Use of Human Bodies . . . . . . . . 19

It Doesn’t Have to be Steel . . . . . 20

Options for Low-Tech Swords . . 22

Blade Quality and TL . . . . . . . . . 24

Options for Ultra-Tech Swords . 25

Archery Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Firearms Accessories . . . . . . . . . 31

Pre-Gunpowder Artillery . . . . . . . . 37

Ammunition for Firearms . . . . . 37

Firearm Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Traps and Hazardous Barriers . 39

Armor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

Equipment for Horses . . . . . . . . 41

Other Materials for

Low-Tech Armor . . . . . . . . . . 42

Shields . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

2. COMBAT . . . . . . 47

How Combat Works . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Detailed Combat Checklist . . . . 48

Understanding Sequences, Turns

and Maneuvers . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Hit Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

Hit Location for Humanoids . . . 52

Hit Location for Animals . . . . . . 54

Cover Value of Some Common

Materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Dodging Explosions . . . . . . . . . . 54

Hit Location for Vehicles . . . . . . 55

Bullet Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Optional Realistic Combat Rules . . 56

All-Out Charge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

All-Out Defense Option:

Increased Defense . . . . . . . . . 56

Animals in Combat . . . . . . . . . . 57

Bullet Knockback . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Multiple Projectiles . . . . . . . . . . 58

Critical Hit/Miss Tables . . . . . . . 59

Ranged combat –

Special Situations . . . . . . . . . 60

Blow-Through, Weapon Type

and HT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Concentrated Defense: Protecting

Your Vital Interests . . . . . . . . 62

Dodge and Drop. . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Knockback, Weapon Type and

Weight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Explosives in Combat . . . . . . . . 64

Flinch, Buck Fever and

Bullet Shyness . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

Firearms in Combat –

Expanded Rules . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Other Problems With Accurate

Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Reduced Hit Probability

for Heavy Weapons . . . . . . . . 67

Aiming Successive Groups . . . . . 67

Weapons without SS Numbers . . 67

Retreating Clarified . . . . . . . . . . 68

High-Skill Feinting . . . . . . . . . . 69

Grappling – Expanded Rules . . . 69

Invisibility and Darkness . . . . . . 70

Shield PD as Cover . . . . . . . . . . 70

Optional

Cinematic Combat Rules . . . . . . 71

Chambara Fighting . . . . . . . . . . 71

Multiple Actions for

High Move. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Initiative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Multiple Attacks . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Multiple Attack Rules . . . . . . . . 72

Controlling Multiple Attacks . . . 72

Faster Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Flying Characters in Combat . . . 74

Only the Best Shall Win: An

Optional Rule . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74

Swashbuckling Maneuvers . . . . 74

Nonhuman Foes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75

Silly Combat Rules . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Sweeping Counter Parry . . . . . . 79

3. OTHER COMBAT

SYSTEMS . . . . . . 80

Ritualized Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

Jousts and Competitions. . . . . . . . . 81

The Fight’s Over Already?

Optional Rules for Pacing

Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81

The One-Minute Jouster:

Quick Tournament Rules . . . . 84

Duelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

The Gentleman’s Code. . . . . . . . 85

Severity of Duels . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

The Particulars of the Duel . . . . 86

Weapons of the Duel . . . . . . . . . 86

Showdowns and Shootouts . . . . . . 87

Showdowns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Draw! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

Fire! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89

Very Basic Melee Combat:

Really Simple Shortcuts for

Really Quick Battles . . . . . . . 89

Shootouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Competition Fighting . . . . . . . . . . . 92

Roleplaying Tournaments . . . . . 92

ABSTRACT VEHICULAR

COMBAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Naval Combat System . . . . . . . . . . 94

Ships. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Combat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

Player Character Survival . . . . . 98

Boarding. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

Space Combat System . . . . . . . . . 100

Spacecraft. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Combat Rounds . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

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Detection and Engagement . . . 101

The Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Ending the Round . . . . . . . . . . 105

Player Character Survival . . . . 105

Heroism and Caution . . . . . . . . 106

Space Opera Combat System

(SOCS). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Ship Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Craft Ratings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Damage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Inter-Ship Relationships. . . . . . 108

Basic Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Fighter Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Cutter and

Ship of Line Combat . . . . . . 109

Advanced Combat . . . . . . . . . . 110

Acid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Altitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Bends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

Arctic/Cold Weather Hazards . 133

Effects of Varying Gravity:

Gunfire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Effects of Varying Gravity:

Climbing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Collisions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Effects of Varying Gravity:

Falling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Effects of Varying Gravity:

Throwing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135

Seasickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Space Sickness . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Different Atmospheres. . . . . . . 136

Poison . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Electricity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Extreme Cold . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

Extreme Heat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Gravity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140

Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Radiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145

Venom Types . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Vacuum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Hangovers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Illness . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Use of Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Finding Herbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Preparing Herbs for Use . . . . . 169

Sample Herb Listing . . . . . . . . 170

Try a Little Bit Harder: Expanded

Rules for Extra Effort . . . . . . 171

Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Jumping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Lifting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Throwing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

Generic Extra Effort. . . . . . . . . 172

Extra Effort in Active Defense 172

Sleep: Advanced Rules for Fatigue

and Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Staying Up Late . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Getting Up Early . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Sleep-Related Advantages and

Disadvantages . . . . . . . . . . . 174

4. MASS

COMBAT . . . . . 112

Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Mass Combat Turn Sequence. . 113

The Armies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Troop Strength . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Troop Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114

Troop Quality and Morale . . . . 116

Building and Feeding an Army 116

The Battle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Special Abilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Catastrophies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Consequences

to Player Characters. . . . . . . 118

Strategy Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . 119

Resolving the

Contest of Strategy . . . . . . . 121

Casualties . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Second Survival Roll . . . . . . . . 122

Roleplaying Battle Scenes . . . . 122

After the Battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Multiple Combatants . . . . . . . . 123

Quick and Dirty

Mass Combat . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Exceptional Powers in Battle . . . . 123

Determining Exceptional Power

Available . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Using Exceptional Powers

on the Battlefield . . . . . . . . . 124

Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

7. CAMPAIGNING 175

Cinematic Roleplaying. . . . . . . . . 176

The Cinematic Formula . . . . . . 176

Cinematic Playing Style. . . . . . 176

Cinematic Campaigns . . . . . . . 177

Yoicks! And Away! . . . . . . . . . 177

High-Powered Campaigns . . . . . . 178

What is a High-Powered

Campaign? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

The Successful High-Powered

Campaign. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178

Character Development . . . . . . 179

High-Powered

Characters in Action . . . . . . 180

Alternate Planes of Existence. . . . 180

Yes or No? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

One or Many? . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Types of Realities. . . . . . . . . . . 181

Relationships Between

Multiple Planes . . . . . . . . . . 182

Other Planes in GURPS . . . . . . 183

Society . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Tech Levels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184

Society and

Government Types. . . . . . . . 185

Society Control Ratings . . . . . . 188

Cultural Familiarity –

Advantages and Skills . . . . . 189

APPENDICES . . . . . . . . 190

INDEX . . . . . . . . . 191

6. INJURY, ILLNESS

FATIGUE AND

RECOVERY . . . 150

Optional Rules for

Wounds and Healing . . . . . . . 151

Cinematic Effects of Injury . . . 151

More Optional Rules

for Stun Points . . . . . . . . . . . 151

HT vs. Hit Points . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Radiation Treatment . . . . . . . . . 152

Ultra-Tech Medical Drugs . . . . 153

I’m Not Dead Yet! An Optional

Wound System . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Partial Injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Medical Care –

Medicine By TL . . . . . . . . . . 158

Drinking and Intoxication . . . . . . 162

Alcohol Rating . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Alcohol Content Table . . . . . . . 162

Addictive Drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Tolerance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Intoxication Table . . . . . . . . . . 163

Special Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Shyness & Cowardice . . . . . . . 165

Other Modifiers . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Determining Mood. . . . . . . . . . 166

Sobering Up . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

5. HAZARDS AND

HOSTILE ENVI-

RONMENTS . .130

Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Arctic Survival . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

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