A New Prime directive: GURPS

[Nickb]

Here is the GURPS page describing the new GPD, for those that are interested and haven't seen it yet:

http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/primedirective/

The only change I know of is that I believe it is now a 176 page book instead of the listed 160 pages. According to ADB's website (the publisher) the final manuscript has just now been sent to Steve Jackson himself for final approval, and assuming he doesn't want any major rewrites it should go to print shortly thereafter.

Here is the link to the publisher's discussion board topic on GPD, where they have been posting regular schedule updates on how it is coming along:

http://www.starfleetgames.com/discus...tml?1022726168

[Silverthorne]

Gurps is based on point buy to gererate charaters, and 3d6 to resolve tests. I also agree that the rules are easy to use. Of course I can sit down with the book and make a character in about 45 minutes to an hour. which includes all the stats, advantages, disadvantages, quirks, skills and whatever..

[Nickb]

In case anyone is interested, GURPS Prime Directive has gone to press (according to Amarillo Design Bureau's discussion board) and should be due out at Origins, in stores after Origins. Origins is 4th of July weekend.

176 pages, I think going for $24.95

They posted the index and table of contents to give you an idea of what it contains:

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Table of Contents

[0] Prologue
Other GURPS Products..........2
Glossary..........3
Rescue on Roon..........4
[1.0] Introduction
[1.1] What is GURPS?..........15
[1.2] What is Prime Directive?..........15
[1.3] Die-Rolling Basics..........16
[2.0] Creating a Character
[2.1] Adventure Party Formats..........19
[2.2] How to Generate a Character..........21
[2.3] Attributes..........21
[2.4] Racial Templates..........21
[2.5] Academy Templates..........43
[2.6] Professional Templates..........46
[2.7] Finishing the Character..........46
[2.8] Dates for Your Campaign..........53
[3.0] Advantages, Disadvantages, & Quirks
[3.1] Advantages..........54
[3.2] Disadvantages..........63
[3.3] Quirks..........71
[4.0] Skills
[4.1] Learning Skills..........72
[4.2] List of Skills..........72
[4.3] Prime Directive Psionic Abilities..........79
[5.0] How to Play
[5.1] Physical Feats..........83
[5.2] Mental Feats..........85
[5.3] Combat..........85
[5.4] Injury, Illness, and Fatigue..........90
[5.5] Gravity..........96
[5.6] Jobs..........99
[5.7] Game Time (scale)..........99
[6.0] End Game Awards
[6.1] Reputation Points..........100
[6.2] Seniority Points..........100
[6.3] Bonus Points and Improvement..........100
[6.4] Promotion..........101
[6.5] Federation Medals..........102
[7.0] Technology
Tricorders, phasers, and other useful things..........109
[8.0] The Star Fleet Universe
[8.1] Games of the Star Fleet Universe..........121
[8.2] Map of the Star Fleet Universe..........123
[8.3] Using SFB for Space Combat..........130
[8.4] Background..........135
[8.5] Star Fleet Universe Timeline..........142
[8.6] Publisher’s Information..........153
[9.0] Space Combat
Use of GURPS Space 3rd Edition System..........154
[10.0] Adventure: Rescue on Roon
Scenario Rules..........165
Index ..........173
Character Record Sheet ..........175


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If anyone is interested in the discussion board this is from go to:

http://www.starfleetgames.com/discus/

Scroll down to click on the Prime Directive topic (second to last topic in the list) for the various GURPS PD threads.
Nick

[Nickb]

GPD Index

3-D Spatial Sense advantage, 54
Absolute Direction advantage, 54
Acceleration Tolerance advantage, 54
Acceleration Weakness disadvantage, 63
Accounting skill, 73
Acrobatics skill, 73
Acting skill, 73
Active Defense, 88
Acute Sense(s) advantage, 54
Advantages, 54
Advantage, in Space Combat, 156
Aim command, 86
Albinism disadvantage, 63
Alcohol Tolerance advantage, 54
Alertness advantage, 54
All-Out Attack command, 86
All-Out Defense command, 86
Alpha-Centauran race, 23
Altered Time Rate advantage, 54
Ambidexterity advantage, 54
Amphibious advantage, 54
Anaerobic disadvantage, 63
Andorian race, 24, 134
Andromedan Invaders, robots, 34
Anti-Drones, 158
Aquatic disadvantage, 63
Arcturian race, 27
Area Knowledge skill, 73
Armoury skill, 73
Astrogation skill, 73
Astronomy, see Natural Sciences, 77
Attack command, 86
Attack, making an, 87
Attentive disadvantage, 63
Attributes, 21
Autotrance advantage, 54
Bad Sight disadvantage, 63
Bad/Poor Grip disadvantage, 64
Bad Temper disadvantage, 64
Barbarian disadvantage, 70
Basic Mind Shield skill, 79
Basic Telekinesis skill, 80
Basic Telepathy skill, 80
Beam and Gun Fire, 156
Beam Weapons skill, 73
Berserk disadvantage, 64
Bicycling skill, 79
Biochemistry, see Natural Sciences, 77
Black Powder Weapons skill, 77
Blindness disadvantage, 64
Blocking, 88
Bloodlust disadvantage, 64
Boating skill, 79
Body Armor, 116
Body of Stone advantage, 54
Bonus Points, 100
Botany, see Natural Sciences, 77
Bow skill, 77
Boxing skill, 73
Brachiator advantage, 54
Brawling skill, 73
Brecon race, 25
Bridge Crew, 19
Bully disadvantage, 64
Buying Off Disadvantages, 100
Callous disadvantage, 64
Camouflage skill, 73
Captain’s Log magazine, 121
Careful disadvantage, 64
Carnivon race and empire, 42
Catfall advantage, 55
Chameleon advantage, 55
Charisma advantage, 55
Chemistry, see Natural Sciences, 77
Chummy disadvantage, 64
Climbing, 83, skill 73
Cloaking Device, 159
Code of Honor disadvantage, 64
Cold-Blooded disadvantage, 65
Collected advantage, 55
Combat, man-to-whatever, 85
Combat, space 130, 154
Combat Reflexes advantage, 55
Combat Turn Sequence, 85
Commando, 134
Common Sense advantage, 55
Communicators, 117
Communications, 128
Composed advantage, 55
Compulsive Behavior disadvantage, 65
Computer Operation skill, 73
Computer Programming skill, 73
Contest of Skills, see Skills, contest
Cooking skill, 73
Cool advantage, 55
Courtesy Rank disadvantage, 55
Cowardice disadvantage, 65
Crawling, 86
Credits, 1, 153
Criminology skill, 73
Crippling Injury, 91
Cromarg race, 29
Crossbow skill, 77
Crouching, 86
Cryptanalysis skill, 73
Cryptography skill, 73
Cultural Adaptability advantage, 55
Curious disadvantage, 65
Cygnan race, 24
Damage Control, 158
Damage Effects in space combat, 159
Damage Resistance advantage, 55
Damage Rolls, 18
Danger Sense advantage, 55
Daredevil advantage, 55
Dash Speed, 128
Deck Plans of Free Trader, 137-141
Defense command, 87
Deflectors, 115
Deian race, 26
Demolition skill, 74
Dependency disadvantage, 65
Detect Lies skill, 74
Diagnosis skill, 74
Die Rolling, 16
Diplomacy, influence skill, 76
Disadvantage, in space combat, 156
Disadvantages, 63
Discriminatory Smell advantage, 55
Discriminatory Taste advantage, 55
Disease-Resistant, 56
Disguise skill, 74
Disruptors, 117, 157
Distraction disadvantage, 65
Dodging, 88
Driving skill, 79
Drones, see missiles
Dunkar race, 29
Dying Race disadvantage, 65
Early Maturation advantage, 56
Edgy disadvantage, 65
Eidetic Memory advantage, 56
Electronics skill, 74
Electronics Operation skill, 74
Empathy advantage, 56
Energy allocation in space combat, 160
Engineer skill, 74
Enhanced Move advantage, 56
Escape skill, 74
Explosions, 120
Extended Lifespan advantage, 56
Extra Arms advantage, 56
Extra Flexibility advantage, 56
Extra Legs advantage, 57
Extra Sleep disadvantage, 65
Extravagance disadvantage, 66
F&E, Federation & Empire game, 121
Falling hazard, 92
Falling Objects hazard, 92
Fanaticism disadvantage, 66
Fashion Sense advantage, 57
Fast-Draw skill, 74
Fast-Talk skill, 74
Fatigue, 95
Faz Sense advantage, 57
Fearlessness advantage, 57
Federation, United, 22, 132, 162
Federation & Empire game, 121
Field Sense advantage, 57
Fighter Pilots, 20
Filter Lungs advantage, 57
Firearms, 120
First Aid skill, 74, action, 91
Fit advantage, 57
Flame hazard, 92
Flexibility advantage, 57
Flight, Winged (Gliding) advantage 57, skill 75
Forensics skill, 74
Forgery skill, 75
Forward Observer skill, 75
Fragile disadvantage, 66
Freight Handling skill, 75
Free Action, 87
Free Fall skill, 75
Free Trader, 137
Freelancers, 20
Fright Checks, 96
Full Coordination advantage, 57
Fur advantage, 57
G-Experience advantage, 57
Gadgeteer advantage, 58
Gambling skill, 75
Gamemaster, 3, 153, 165, 172
General Damage, 91
Geology, Natural Sciences, 77
Glossary, 3
Gluttony disadvantage, 66
GM, Gamemaster, 3
Gorn race, 32, 133, 163
GPD, GURPS Prime Directive
Gravity, 96
Greed disadvantage, 66
Gregarious disadvantage, 66
Grenades, 119
Gunner skill, 75
Guns skill, 75
GURPS, Generic Universal Roleplaying System, 2, 15, 109, 153
GURPS Prime Directive game, 15, 153, 171
Hand Weapon skill, 75
Handheld Weapon Damage, 90
Hard of Hearing disadvantage, 66
Hearing, 85
Hide advantage, 58
Hidebound disadvantage, 66
High Pain Threshold advantage, 58
Higher Purpose advantage, 58
Hilidarian race, 29
Holdout skill, 75
Honesty disadvantage, 66
Horizontal disadvantage, 66
Humanities skill, 75
Human race, 22
Humble disadvantage, 66
Hydran race, 34, 134
Hyperactive advantage, 58
Illness, 93
Immunity to Disease advantage, see Disease Resistant, 56
Imperturbable advantage, 58
Improved G-Tolerance advantage, 58
Improving Characters, 100
Impulse Engines, 113
Impulsiveness disadvantage, 66
Inconvenient Size disadvantage, 66
Increased Density advantage, 58
Increased Life Support disadvantage, 66
Increased Speed advantage, 58
Independently Focusable Eyes advantage, 58
Influence skill, 76
Infravision advantage, 58
Initiative in Space Combat, 154
Injury, 91
Injury Tolerance advantage, 58
Intelligence Analysis skill, 76
Interrogation skill, 76
Interstellar Concordium, 37, 134
Intimidation, influence skill, 76
Intolerance disadvantage, 67
Intuition advantage, 58
Intuitive Mathematician advantage, 58
Invertebrate disadvantage, 67
IRD chips, 116
ISC, Interstellar Concordium, 37, 134
Jealousy disadvantage, 67
Jindarian race, 41, 134
Jobs, 99
Judo, 76
Jumping, 83, skill 76
Karate skill, 76
Klingon Empire, 27, 133, 162,
Klingon race, 28
Klingon Subject Races, 135
Kneeling, 86

[Nickb]

Index cont'd:

Knockdown, 91
Korlivilar race, 39
Kzinti race, 31, 133, 163
Lame disadvantage, 67
Language Talent advantage, 59
Languages skill, 76
Lasers, 118
Law skill, 77
Laziness disadvantage, 67
LDR, Lyran Democratic Republic, 39
Leadership skill, 77
Lecherousness disadvantage, 67
Legendary Officers, SFB rule, 131
Lifting, 83
Light Sleeper disadvantage, 67
Lightning Calculator advantage, 59
Literacy advantage, 59
Lockpicking skill, 77
Loner disadvantage, 67
Long Action command, 87
Longevity advantage, 59
Low Pain Threshold disadvantage, 67
Luck advantage, 59
Lyran race, 36, 134
Lyran Democratic Republic, 39
Magnetic Sense advantage, 59
Maneuvers in ground movement, 85
Manual Dexterity advantage, 59
Maps of Star Fleet Universe, 122-125
Mathematical Ability advantage, 59
Mathematics skill, 77
Mechanic skill, 77
Medals, 102
Mental Feats, 85
Merchant skill, 77
Meteorology skill, 77
Military Rank advantage, 59
Mine Share advantage, 38, 59
Mind Meld skill, 81
Minority Group disadvantage, 70
Miserliness disadvantage, 67
Missile Attack in space combat, 155
Missile Launch in space combat, 156
Missile Weapon skill, 77
Missile in space combat, 158, in ground combat, 119
Modifiers for die rolls, 16
Module Prime, 171
Motorcycle skill, 79
Move in overland travel, 85
Movement in space travel, 128
Moving things, 83
Musical Instrument skill, 77
Mute disadvantage, 68
Mynieni race, 26
Natural Recovery, 92
Natural Sciences skill, 77
Naturalist skill, 77
Navigation skill, 77
Nerve Pinch skill, 82
Nictating Membrane advantage, 59
Night Vision advantage, 59
No Bone Degradation in Zero-G advantage, 59
No Fine Manipulators disadvantage, 68
No Sense Of Humor disadvantage, 68
Non-Player Chacters, 169
Nosy disadvantage, 68
Obdurate disadvantage, 68
Odious Personal Habits disadvantage, 68
Odious Racial Habits disadvantage, 68
One Arm disadvantage, 68
One Eye disadvantage, 68
Orienteering skill, 77
Orion race, 33, 134, 164
Orion Pirate Cartel Map, 111
Outlaw disadvantage, 70
Outsider disadvantage, 70
Overconfidence disadvantage, 68
Oxygen Storage advantage, 60
Pacifism disadvantage, 68
PADD, 115
Panimmunity advantage, 60
Parabolic Hearing advantage, 60
Parachuting skill, 77
Paramount Pictures, 109
Paravian race, 42
Parrying, 88
Passive Defense, advantage 60, command 88
PD1, first edition of PD, 15
Peripheral Vision advantage, 60
Personal Equipment, 117
Phasers, 117, 157
Phelan race, 36
Pheromone Control advantage, 60
Phobias disadvantage, 68
Physician skill, 77
Physics skill, see Natural Sciences, 77
Physiology skill, 77
Pickpocket skill, 78
Piloting skill, 79
Pitiable advantage, 60
Planetbound disadvantage, 69
Plasma Torpedoes, 158
Poison hazard, 92
Poor Grip, 64
Position, 86
Power Cells, 116
Prehensile Toes advantage, 60
Prellarian race, 25
Pressure Support advantage, 60
Prime Directive game, 15, 153, 171
Prime Directive, The, 135
Prime Team, 20, 132
Primitive disadvantage, 69
Probe Launchers, 158
Promotion, 101
Prone, 86
Pronhoulite race, 38
Prospecting skill, 78
Proud disadvantage, 69
Psionic Meditation skill, 82
Psionic Power advantage, 61
Psionic Resistance advantage, 61
Psionic Suggestion skill, 82
Psionics, 20-21, 79
Publisher’s Information, 153
Q’Naabian race, 48
Quick Contest, 17
Quirks, 71
Racial Memory advantage, 61
Radiation hazard, 93
Radiation Tolerance advantage, 61
Ramming in Space Combat, 155, 159
Ranel race, 36
Rank Insignia, 101
Range, 90
Ranged Weapons, 89
Rapid Healing advantage, 61
Reach, 90
Reaction Rolls, 18
Reactors, 113
Ready command, 86
Reclusive disadvantage, 69
Reduced Sleep advantage, 61
Regeneration advantage, 61
Reload command, 86
Remote Probe, 116
Replicators, 114
Reputation Points, 100
Rescue on Roon, 4, 165
Research skill, 78
Resistant to Poison advantage, 61
Riding skill, 78
Rigellian race, 23
Rocket Launchers, 119
Roll, Die, 16
Rolling to Attack, 87
Romulan race, 31
Romulan Empire, 31, 111, 133, 136, 163
Romulan Code of Honor, 136
Rovillian race, 38
Rule of 12, 17
Running, 83, skill 78
Sailor skill, 78
Savoir-Faire skill, see influence skills, 76
Scales advantage, 57
Second-Class Citizen disadvantage, 70
Self-Centered disadvantage, 69
Self-Destruct disadvantage, 69
Selfish disadvantage, 69
Selfless disadvantage, 69
Seltorian race, 39, 134
Semi-Upright disadvantage, 69
Seniority Points, 100
Sense of Duty disadvantage, 69
Sense Rolls, 85
Sensitive advantage, 61
Sentience, Sapience, and Intelligence, 136
Sessile disadvantage, 69
Sex Appeal skill, see influence skills, 76
SFB, Star Fleet Battles, 121, 122, 130
Shadowing skill, 78
Shield skill, 78
Shields, 115
Shock, 91
Short Arms disadvantage, 70
Short Lifespan disadvantage, 70
Shuttlecraft, 161, 164
Shyness, 70
Sign Language skill, 78
Singing skill, 78
Single-Minded advantage, 61
Sitting, 86
Skill, basic rules, 72
Skill Contest, 17
Skill Defaults, 72
Skills, Learning, 72
Skills, Limit on starting, 72
Skolean race, 32
Sleep, 95
Sleepy disadvantage, 70
Sling skill, 77
Slirdarian race, 29
Smell, 85
Social Sciences skill, 78
Social Stigma disadvantage, 70
Space Combat, 130, 154
Space Sickness disadvantage, 70
Speak Underwater advantage, 61
Sports skill, 78
Staid disadvantage, 70
Standing, 85
Star Fleet Battles game, 121, 122, 130
Star Fleet Battle Force card game, 121
Star Fleet Universe, 15, 121
Star Fleet Warlord play-by-mail game, 121
Starline 2400 miniatures, 121
Stealth skill, 78
Sterile disadvantage, 70
Strategy skill, 78
Streetwise skill, see Influence, 76
Strikers advantage, 61
Strong Will advantage, 62
Stubbornness disadvantage, 70
Stunning, 91, by Phaser, 118
Subjugation disadvantage, 70
Subsonic Hearing advantage, 62
Success rolls, 16
Suicide Shuttle, 161
Surgery skill, 78
Survival skill, 78
Swimming, 84, skill 78, fat 47
Tactics skill, 79
Taste, 85
Teaching skill, 79
Technology Level (TL), 109
Telepathic Addiction disadvantage, 70
Tellarite race, 25
Tholian Holdfast, 33, 133, 164
Tholian race, 33
Throwing, 84, skill 79
Thrown Weapon skill, 79
Time, 99
Timeline, 142
TL, Technology Level, 109
Toughness advantage, 62
Tracking skill, 79
Tractor Beams, 115, 110, 158
Traffic Analysis skill, 79
Transportation, Interplanetary, 128
Transporter Beacon, 114
Transporters, 113, 110, 158
Traps skill, 79
Travel, interplanetary, 128
Travel, overland, 84
Tricorders, 115
Truthfulness disadvantage, 70
Ultrahearing advantage, 62
Unarmed Combat, 90
Uneducated disadvantage, 70
Unfazable advantage, 62
Unfit disadvantage, 71
Unusual Background advantage, 62
Unusual Biochemistry disadvantage, 71
Vacc Suit skill, 79
Vacuum Adaptation advantage, 62
Valuable Property disadvantage, 70
Vehicle Skills, 79
Veltressai race, 38
Versatile advantage, 62
Very Fit advantage, 63
Vision, 85
Voice advantage, 63
Vow disadvantage, 71
Vudar race, 41
Vulcan race, 23
Warp Drive, 113
Warp Factors, 128
Weak Immune System disadvantage, 71
Weak Will disadvantage, 71
Wealth, 99
Weapon Damage, 88
Weapons, Starship, 157
Web, 155
Wild Weasel, 161
Workaholic disadvantage, 71
Writing skill, 79
WYN Star Cluster, 37, 134
Xenobiology, see Natural Sciences, 77
Xenology skill, 79
X-Technology, 112
Yitlian race, 30
Youth disadvantage, 71
Zoolie race, 30
We plan to maintain a continually updated and expanded index on the web site.

[Nickb]

I count 39 races listed in the Index, but I believe there are supposed to be more than 40 races with stats that you could concievably make characters from.

Alpha-Centauran
Andorian
Arcturian
Brecon
Carnivon
Cromarg
Cygnan
Deian
Dunkar
Gorn
Hilidarian
Human
Hydran
Jindarian
Klingon
Korlivilar
Kzinti
Lyran
Mynieni
Orions
Paravian
Phelan
Perellian
Pronhoulite
Q'Naabian
Ranel
Rigellian
Romulan
Rovillian
Seltorian
Skolean
Slirdarian
Tellarite
Tholian
Veltressi
Vudar
Vulcan
Yitlian
Zoolie

Most of these races are from SFB and thus not really standard trek, but there are many trek races from TOS as well.

Probably plenty of source material even if you're not a GURPS fan (I myself only know what is in GURPS light, the free version of the rules).

[Ramage]

Okay, my 2-credits' worth.

Personally, I loath the GURPS system. It's one of the few /systsems/ I actively dislike, but I know a lot of other people who do like it, so more power to 'em.

Convseresly, I have picked up four GURPS supplements. Why? Because they had good background material in them.

Am I likely to pick up G:PD? No. The Starfleet Battles Universe is a mess and adds in elements from Larry Niven's Known Universe as well as many other non-canon sources. Now if in my game I add an element or two, this is fine, but not reams and reams plopped in wholesale just because it adds more starships to the battles. More is not necessarily the same as better. So as the Starfleet Battles Universe would add nothing to my enjoyment of Trek and as G:PD is based on that universe, I would see no need to pick up the supplement.

OTOH, I really liked the GURPS supplements on swashbuckling, zombies, early Russia, and modern magic.