Gurps to LUG

[Perrryyy]

Similar to another thread in this forum. Has anyone worked with methods to convert GURPS to LUG rules?

I've never played with GURPS, but I've seen the Babylon 5 races created for that system & I always wondered how they'd translate to ICON.

Thx in advance,

Perry

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[Fortunae]

Okay... I could probably whip out a handy conversion for you, but before I go through all of that (hmm..actually I have converted some GURPS Aliens races to LUG so I guess there wouldn't be that much "whipping" involved)...

If you have access to any of the White Wolf Game Studios to GURPS books (GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade, GURPS Werewolf: The Apocalypse, GURPS Mage: The Ascension, etc) you can use the conversion process provided there to *tweak* a GURPS to LUG conversion since WW uses a (usually) 1 to 5 rating for attributes and abilities. For GURPS advantages and Disads, try dividing the GURPS cost by 5, in general that will work for you.

Ex: GURPS High Pain Threshold is 10 points, LUG High Pain Threshold is 2 points.

If that just doesn't do it for you, I guess if you catch me in a dull moment I might give you a fully workable conversion for what you need...but it would be just as easy for you to decide what Bab 5 races should be like and build them in LUG points like the PG outlines.

Peace.

[Perrryyy]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Fortunae:
Okay... I could probably whip out a handy conversion for you, but before I go through all of that (hmm..actually I have converted some GURPS Aliens races to LUG so I guess there wouldn't be that much "whipping" involved)...

If you have access to any of the White Wolf Game Studios to GURPS books (GURPS Vampire: The Masquerade, GURPS Werewolf: The Apocalypse, GURPS Mage: The Ascension, etc) you can use the conversion process provided there to *tweak* a GURPS to LUG conversion since WW uses a (usually) 1 to 5 rating for attributes and abilities. For GURPS advantages and Disads, try dividing the GURPS cost by 5, in general that will work for you.

Ex: GURPS High Pain Threshold is 10 points, LUG High Pain Threshold is 2 points.

If that just doesn't do it for you, I guess if you catch me in a dull moment I might give you a fully workable conversion for what you need...but it would be just as easy for you to decide what Bab 5 races should be like and build them in LUG points like the PG outlines.

Peace.</font>

UGH! and I just saw you in IRC before I read this! Doesn't that hurt!? Ah well. Ill be in the chat room between 6 & 8 pm your time tomorrow. We'll chat then, or you can email me any helpful hints to Perrryyy@excite.com

Specifically, I'm interested, in the Minbari, Narn & Centauri. If it's not a problem, the Drazi, Pak M'ra, Gaim & Brakiri.

I might give the Minbari, Narn & Centauri a go by myself & see what happens. I'm doing this more just to learn how to write than anything else, which I've been hesitant to do. I'll give it a go though. Never learn until you try, and practice is part of a learning process with any skill. I'll see what my mind can cook up

In any case, thanks in advance for any advice/help you can give.



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[Cochrane]

See the AS/XO section of John's Star Trek RPG page in the TrekRPGNet Transporter Room if you want B5 stuff already in Iconese.

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[Perrryyy]

Thanks. I had that bookmarked at one point & buried it (doh! Now I feel dumb!). Re-organized my bookmarks yesterday, so I'll catch it again & remember where it is this time!



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[Paxton]

Any guesses as to how I would convert the skill plusses and minuses from LUG to Gurps, should I want the conversion to go the other way?

Paxton