GURPS Template Toolkit 1 Characters

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Contents Introduction Using This Book Publication History About the Author 1. What Are Character Templates? Types of Character Templates What About Racial Templates? Occupational Templates Dramatic Templates Cultural Templates Are Templates Required? Optional vs. Mandatory Are Character Templates Rules? Scope Templates and Player Freedom Why Use Templates? 2. Designing Character Templates Individual Template Design Concept Cost Traits No Discounts Flexibility Designing NPC Templates Finishing Up Adjusting for Player Experience Planning Template Sets Span the Space Identify Key Traits Templates and Player Perceptions The Jack of All Trades Distribute the Goodies Cheap Tricks: Copy and Paste Build Consistently Cheap Tricks: Modular Templates Describe the Set 3. Tricks of the Trade Player Choice Lenses Why Use Lenses? Giving Templates Teeth Hidden Traits How Hidden? Template-Optimal Abilities Character Improvement Options Writing It Up Sample Template 4. Niches Matching Traits to Challenges Matching Challenges to Niches One Kind of Challenge Several Kinds of Challenges Splitting Up Challenges From Niches to Templates Index