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| − | '''Attributes''' are the basic characteristics of a GURPS character.
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| − | ==Basic Attributes==
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Strength Strength] [ST] (10 points +- = 1 ST)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Dexterity Dexterity] [DX] (20 points +- = 1 DX)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Intelligence Intelligence] [IQ] (20 points +- = 1 IQ)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Health Health] [HT] (10 points +- = 1 HT)
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| − | ==Secondary Characteristics==
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| − | Defined on the next few pages, along with information on Size Modifiers, Wealth, [[Tech Level]]s, and other basic statistics.
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Hit_Points Hit Points] [HP]: normally equivalent to ST (±2 points per ±1 HP)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Will Will]: normally equivalent to IQ (±5 points ±1 Will)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Perception Perception] (Per): normally equivalent to IQ (±5 points ±1 Perception)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Fatigue_Points Fatigue Points] [FP]: normally equivalent to HT (±3 points ±1 FP).
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Basic_Speed Basic Speed]: normally (HT+DX)/4 (±5 points per ±0.25 Speed)
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| − | * [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Basic_Move Basic Move]: normally Basic Speed less all fractions (±5 points per ±1 yard/second)
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| − | ==Special Limitations==
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| − | ===Strength===
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| − | *[https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/No_Fine_Manipulators No Fine Manipulators] (-40%)
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| − | *[https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Size_Modifier Size Modifier] (-10% x Size Modifier; max -80%)
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| − | ===Dexterity===
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| − | *[https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/No_Fine_Manipulators No Fine Manipulators] (-40%)
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| − | ==Meaning of attributes==
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| − | The below table assumes a human. For nonhumans, read each point above or below the human norm of 10 as a 10% deviation from the racial norm instead.
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| − | {|class="wikitable" border="1"
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| − | ! Attribute Score || general meaning || details
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| − | |6 or less
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| − | |Crippling
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| − | |An attribute this bad severely constrains a lifestyle.
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| − | |-
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| − | |7
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| − | |Poor
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| − | |Your limitations are immediately obvious to anyone who meets you. This is the lowest score you can have and still pass for “ablebodied.”
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| − | |-
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| − | |8 or 9
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| − | |Below average
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| − | |Such scores are limiting, but within the human norm. The GM may forbid attributes below 8 to active adventurers.
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| − | |-
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| − | |10
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| − | |Average
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| − | |Most humans get by just fine with a score of 10.
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| − | |-
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| − | |11 or 12
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| − | |Above average
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| − | |These scores are superior, but within the human norm
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| − | |-
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| − | |13 or 14
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| − | |Exceptional
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| − | |Such an attribute is immediately apparent – as bulging muscles, feline grace, witty dialog, or glowing health – to those who meet the person
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| − | |-
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| − | |15 or 16
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| − | |Amazing
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| − | |An attribute this high draws constant comment and probably guides the person's career choices
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| − | |-
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| − | |17 or 18.
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| − | |Legendary
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| − | |historical “bests” and remarkable fictional heroes
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| − | |-
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| − | |19 or 20
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| − | |Mythic
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| − | |astounding even among great heroes in fiction and folklore
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| − | |-
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| − | |21+
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| − | |Superhuman
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| − | |off-limits to humans, barely suitable for great heroes, okay for deities
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| − | |-
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| − | |}
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| − | FAQ: [http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/faq/FAQ4-3.html#SS3.1.5 What do attribute levels of zero mean?]
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| − | ==Attributes outside the Below-Above average range==
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| − | [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/GURPS Who's Who 1] and [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/GURPS Who's Who 2] stat several people outside the Below-Above average range in their Attributes. Due to changes between 3e and 4e regarding ST, HT, HP, and FP only DX and IQ are listed below.
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| − | ===Exceptional Attribute (13-14)===
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| − | *DX 13: King David; William Marshal; Mozart; Lola Montez; Sir Richard Burton; Nikola Tesla
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| − | *IQ 13: Akhenaten; Cyrus the Great; Ch'in Shih Huang Ti; Justinian I; Theodora; Sei Shonagon
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| − | *DX 14: Shaka Zulu, Roger de Flor; John Wesley Hardin
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| − | ===Amazing Attribute (15-16)===
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| − | *DX 15: Harry Houdini
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| − | *IQ 15: Benjamin Franklin; Nikola Tesla; Albert Einstein; Maimonides; Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
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| − | *IQ 16: Cardinal Richilieu; Archimedes; St. Augustine of Hippo; John von Neumann
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| − | ===Legendary Attribute (17-18)===
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| − | *IQ 17: [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Aristotle]
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| − | *IQ 18: [https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Leonardo Da Vinci]; Sir Isaac Newton
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| − | ==References==
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| − | *[https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/Basic Set: Characters|Basic Set: Characters] pg 14
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| − | *[https://gurps.fandom.com/wiki/GURPS Lite|GURPS Lite] pg 4
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| − | <references />
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| | + | For example, many people use house rules that decouple Will and Perception from IQ. |
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| | [[Category:GURPS|Attributes]] | | [[Category:GURPS|Attributes]] |
