stterew.blogg.se - Gurps 3rd edition day aspected magery

The PCs are around 175 points (except my GMPC at around 125) everyone is more well-rounded than optimized (the healer has 55 points in spells, for example, including 16 in Daze as their only high-level spell.).

One slightly lower-level GMPC druid who's there for extra muscle and so I have someone to play when someone else wants to GM an episode.

The character in question, a quiet fencer and sailor with a practical attitude and skills (think Zoe but less sarcastic).

A fire mage with several other spells (especially defense).

A healer with a few other utilty spells who shapeshifts for combat.

A Fragile Speedster (no magic, but clear combat role and quirky characterization mean the player is satisfied with this.).

I did offer the possibility of learning magic but it doesn't really fit with the character conception.

However, I'm the only one with system expertise so the players don't necessarily know what's available until I point it out (and homework isn't too feasible with this group.) Also, magic has a number of practical applications, not just in combat (which I otherwise like, but it exacerbates the problem here.)

Everybody has points to spend and I've been pretty generous about letting people add abilities. I don't believe this is a system-specific problem but perhaps there are system-specific answers. The system is GURPS 3e, with Magic and Grimoire as the only supplements (though I've offered others).The game is about 50-50 combat and puzzle solving (there's also dialogue to move the plot along, of course, but none of the PCs are that interested in social challenges.) Some of the puzzles have mundane solutions, others magical (this character has made good use of an Immovable Rod.) Combat has been primarily standard-issue fantasy monsters, including some casters.

The player is an equal participant in talking things over and solving the challenges, but the character doesn't then have an equal share in implementing the solutions. I don't get the sense that it's about having the spotlight so much as a clear role on the team. I kind of have to agree all the PC's are pretty well-rounded so there isn't much that only this character can do, whereas there are many things that can only be accomplished with magic. I'm running a long campaign and recently one of my players mentioned feeling a bit left out, not being a caster.