Templates and Other Rules

The thing about Pokemon is that the games and anime are very inconsistent; not just with each other but within each work. It's never made clear how fast Pokemon age, or how much more powerful Pokemon are than human beings. They change sizes and weights whenever the plot needs them to. Because of these factors, the GM is required to adjust the templates and see if he and I made the same assumptions. But before I discuss each template, I will discuss a new limitation.

Dramatic [-10%]
This is a limitation intended to be used with Shrinking or Growth. Your ability to change sizes is both unconscious and unnoticeable; the change is triggered whenever the GM feels it would fit the scene, and no one notices that you changed sizes, not even you.

This is intended for Pokemon whose size is inconsistent, like Ash's Charizard tended to be.

Templates:
Anime-esque Pokemon
You are a Pokemon. Only other Pokemon can even come close to defeating you in combat. Strangely, humans, despite being as weak as they are, rule the world. They even treat you as if they are better than you. Sometimes you attack them, just to show them who's strongest, but you always 'dial it down'.

In especially anime-esque games, certain Pokemon will want Control, Create, and especially broad and powerful innate attacks with Selectivity. In these kind of games, you might want to allow players to add multiple elemental types to attacks with Selectivity; each one after the first gives no discount.
Anime-esque Pokemon [95 + 50 * X]
   ST +X DX +X HT +X PER +X WILL +X
   All attacks have Selectivity [10%]
    Injury Tolerance (Unliving) [20]
   Unaging [15]
   Unkillable 1 [50]
  Optional Traits:
      Control [5-80]
      Create [5-80]
      Social Stigma (Perceived as an animal) [-10]
      Cannot Speak [-15]

Trainer
You train Pokemon, either for battle or contests. Your Pokemon are your first, last, and only line of defense, so you focus on being able to direct them.

Trainer [20]
   Allies (Various Pokemon) [8]
   Pokemon Empathy (Like Animal Empathy) [5]
   [-15] from Disadvantages:
      Charitable [-7 to -15]
      Code of Honor (Never order a Pokemon to kill, never steal a Pokemon) [-15]
      Dependent (A weak or sickly Pokemon) [-1 to -15]
      Enemy (Evil Organization, Rival, etc) [-1 to -15]
       Expression [-1]
      Guilt Complex [-5]
      Indecisive [-5 to -15]
      Jealousy [-10]
      Low Self-Image [-10]
      Overconfidence [-2 to -10]
      Cannot Harm Innocents [-10]
      Phobia [-2 to -15]
      Sense of Duty (All Pokemon) [-15]
      Sense of Duty (Your Pokemon) [-5]
      Social Stigma (Minor) [-5]
      Social Stigma (Uneducated) [-5]
      Stubbornness [-5]
      Vow (Any, minor) [-1]
      Weirdness Magnet [-15]
      Workoholic [-5]
   [22] from Skills
      Bicycling DX/E
      Cooking IQ/A
      Gesture IQ/E
      Group Performance(Fight Choreography) IQ/A
      Herb Lore/TL IQ/VH
      Riding(Any)DX/A
      Tactics IQ/H
      Teaching IQ/A
      Teamster(Any) IQ/A
      Thrown Weapon(Ball) DX/E
      Weather Sense/TL IQ/A

Rescue Team Member
You are a member of a Pokemon Rescue Team. You and your teammates hunt down outlaws and rescue stranded Pokemon. In order to be a member of a rescue team you must have both a sharp body and mind.

Rescue Team Member [30]
    Eye for Distance [1]
    [15] from Mental Advantages
        Absolute Direction [5]
        Absolute Timing [2]
        Combat Reflexes [15]
        Common Sense [10]
        Cultural Adaptability [10]
        Danger Sense [15]
        Dirty Fighting [1]
        Fearlessness [1]
        Fearsome Stare [1]
        Shtick(Any) [1]
        Single-Minded [5]
    [15] from Physical Advantages
        Acute Sense (Any) [2]
        Ambidexterity [5]
        Deep Sleeper [1]
        Extended Hearing [1]
        Extra Fatigue Points [3]
        Fit [5 or 15]
        Hard to Subdue 1 or 2 [2 or 4]
        Increased Perception [5]       
        Penetrating Voice [1]
    [12] from Attacking, Traveling, or Delving Skills or Techniques
    [4] from Attack Skills or Techniques
        Brawling DX/E
        Dropping DX/A
        Innate Attack (Any) DX/E
        Judo DX/H
        Karate DX/H
        Throwing DX/A
        Wrestling DX/A
        Or any techniques of these skills
    [4] from Delving Skills or Techniques
        Climbing DX/A
        Forced Entry DX/E
        Gesture IQ/E
        Lifting HT/A
        Lip Reading Per/A
        Naturalist (Earthlike) IQ/H
        Survival (Any) Per/A
        Urban Survival Per/A
        Weather Sense IQ/A
        Or any techniques of these skills
    [4] from Traveling Skills or Techniques
        Acrobatics DX/H
        Aerobatics DX/H
        Aquabatics DX/H
        Flight HT/A
        Hiking HT/A
        Mount DX/A
        Riding (Any) DX/A
        Running HT/A
        Skating HT/H
        Skiing HT/H
        Swimming HT/E
        Or any techniques of these skills
    [-25] from Disadvantages
        Autophobia (Being Alone) [-30 to -7]
        Chummy [-5]
        Easy to Read [-10]
        Expression [-1]
        Kleptomania [-30 to -7]
        Noisy 1 or 2 [-2 or -4]
        On the Edge [-30 to -7]
        Overconfidence [-10 TO -2]
        Sense of Duty (Rescue Teammates) [-5]
        Third Person [-1]
        Trickster  [-30 to -7]
        Weirdness Magnet [-15]

Shuckles and More

Alright, the first major update to GURPS: Pokemon is complete. Either tomorrow morning or Friday evening I should have an other update posted, this time adding character templates, like trained Pokemon or Rescue team member. But for now, enjoy the ten additional moves and ten additional Pokemon I've added. Get them from GURPS: Pokemon at Sourceforge and enjoy this sample:

Elmer isn't a very wealthy man; he's a traveler with dreams of becoming a master. All he has to take him to said dream is his Shuckle, Shucks. They have a close bond, Elmer having received her as a gift over a decade ago when he was still in Scouts. Their tactics are simple; grapple the opponent with a Bug Bite, and then Earthquake it into submission. It's proven to be a fairly effective plan against the Pokemon they shake down from trees, but it doesn't seem to work as well in an official battle.

Elmer Keney [50]
ST 10 DX 10 IQ 10 HT 10 TL 9

Wealth, Poor [-15]
Ally(Shuckle) [51]

Skills
   First Aid/TL 9 12 IQ+2 [4]
   Naturalist(Pokemon)/TL 9 10 IQ+0 [4]
   Game(Competitive Pokemon Battling) 12 IQ+2 [4]
   Knot-Tying 11 DX+1 [2]

Shucks [12]
ST 6 DX 8 IQ 10 HT 6 SM -3
Meta Trait: Anime-esque Pokemon[123]
   ST +1 [6]
   DX +1 [12]
   HT +1 [10]
   PER +1 [5]
   Will +1 [5]

   IT: Unliving [20]
   Recovery [10]
   Social Stigma(Animal) [-10]
   Unaging [15]
   Unkillable 1 [50]
Race: Shuckle [-145]
   ST -5 [-50]

   DX -3 [-60]
   HT -5 [-50]
   Extra FP 5 [15]

   Bug/Rock Type [-20]
      IT 1/2(Normal) [20]
      IT 1/2(Poison) [20]
      Vulnerable x2(Rock) [-20]
      Vulnerable x2(Steel) [-20]
      Vulnerable x2(Water) [-20]
   DR 25(Tough Skin, Semi-Ablative) [50]
   Gluttony(CR: 15) [-2]
   Hard to Kill 2 [4]
   Hard to Subdue 2 [4]
   Horizontal [-10]
   No Fine Manipulators [-30]
   Payload(14 oz) [5]
   Timid(A trivial form of shyness) [-1]
Moves
   Bug Bite [4]
      Can pickpocket as a free action after a successful bite [1]
      Fangs [2]
      Crushing Innate Attack 1d-3
       Bug-Type Move, Physical Move, Follow-Up Bite [1]
   Earthquake
    Deals 2d cr to everyone touching the ground within 4yd, half
    damage with a successful DX-4 roll, no knockback or blunt trauma
    Ground-type move [12]
   Headbutt
    Headbutts deal an extra 1d-3 cr damage, may stun, Normal-type move [2]

Skills
  Pickpocker 9 DX+1 [8]
   Brawling 10 DX+2 [4]
      Head Butt 10 +0 [2]
      Biting Grapple 9 -1 [2]

Berries

I've been really busy this week, and didn't develop as much content as I wanted. I finished adding all the berries, however: Here's a sample:

Aguav Berry   $15
Make an HT roll. Success means you recover 1 HP a minute for 1d minutes. During that time, you gain the Cowardice disadvantage.

Salac Berry   $120
You gain an additional point of Basic Speed for 1 minute. Multiple doses within an hour don't increase speed and require an HT+4 roll. Failure means nausea for minutes equal to the margin of failure.

Yache Berry   $60
Negates the Vulnerable(Ice, x2) disadvantage for one attack within one minute. Multiple doses within an hour don't offer protection and require an HT+4 roll. Failure means nausea for minutes equal to the margin of failure.

Here's the Item Database, for those who want it.
Oh, and here's a link to GURPS Character Sheet.

Three Very Idle Months

Wow! It's already been three months since my last post. I decided to rework the blog's focus. I'm working on a lot of stuff; D&D homebrew and GURPS: Pokemon  mostly. Expect to see more in the upcoming week, but for right now here's a sample:

Kliem, the Charizard

Kliem grew up hearing the old stories. That beings called humans once walked the Earth; that they had ruled everything; and that under their domination, all Pokemon were equal. She doesn't know whether the stories were true or not and she doesn't care; all she know is that the draconic race is the rightful rulers of the world. She doesn't have a problem working Pokemon in different egg groups, so long as they don't outrank her. She formed a rescue team, Team Outrage, with her half-brother Deier, the Arbok, and her best friend Estrade, the Snorlax. Even though they are officially a rescue team, they spend more time looting abandoned buildings than rescuing other Pokemon.

  Name:  Kliem    Religion:  Ancestor Veneration
  250 Points Advantages:  76 Disadvantages:  -45
  Skills:  21 Race:  198
  Race:  Charizard    Height:  5' 8"    Hair:  -
  Gender:  Female    Weight:  189 lb    Eyes:  Grey
  Age:  17        Size:  +0    Skin:  Orange
  Birthday:  November 9    Hand:  Right
  Attributes
  Strength (ST):  10
  Dexterity (DX):  10
  Intelligence (IQ):  10
  Health (HT):  10
  Will:  10
  Fright Check:  12
  Basic Speed:  5.75
  Basic Move:  5
  Perception:  10
  thr: 1d-2, sw: 1d
 
  Encumbrance, Move & Dodge
  Level  Max Load  Move  Dodge
  None (0)  20 lb  5  9

  Fatigue/Hit Points
  Basic FP:     10
  Tired:      3
  Collapse:      0
  Unconscious:    -10
  Current HP:     10
  Basic HP:     10
  Reeling:      3
  Collapse:      0
  Check #1:    -10
  Check #2:    -20
  Check #3:    -30
  Check #4:    -40
  Dead:        -50

  Lifting & Moving Things
  Basic Lift:  20 lb
  One-Handed Lift:  40 lb
  Two-Handed Lift:  160 lb
  Shove & Knock Over:  240 lb
  Running Shove & Knock Over:  480 lb
  Carry On Back:  300 lb
  Shift Slightly:  1,000 lb

  Advantages & Disadvantages

  Charizard  [198]
    Ignition - You can ignite Highly Flamable or Super Flamable material. [1]
    Bloodlust (CR: 15) [-5]
    Claws, Sharp (Hands and Feet) [5]
    Code of Honor (Never starts fights with weaker foes) [-1]
    Damage Resistance 1 (Limited (Physical Attacks) -20%; Tough Skin -40%) [2]
    Monster Egg Group  [0]
    Dragon Egg Group   [0]
    Fire/Flying Type  [141]
      Damage Resistance 18 (Limited (Ground), -60%; Cosmic, +50%) [81]
      Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction) 2 (Limited (Fighting) -60%) [20]
      Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction) 2 (Limited (Fire) -60%) [20]
      Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction) 2 (Limited (Steel) -60%) [20]
      Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction) 2 (Limited (Bug) -60%) [20]
      Injury Tolerance (Damage Reduction) 2 (Limited (Grass) -60%) [20]
      Vulnerability (Electric -10; Wounding x2) [-20]
      Vulnerability (Rock -10; Wounding x4) [-40]
      Vulnerability (Water -10; Wounding x2) [-20]
    Flight (Winged -25%; Planetary -5%) [28]
    Increased Speed +.75  [15]
    SM 0 (Average Height: 5'7"; Average Weight 200 lb) [0]
    Temperature Control 3 (Heat Only -50%) [8]
    Temperature Tolerance 4 (Comfortable 30-135 degrees Fahrenheit) [4]

  Cultural Familiarity (Kanto) [0]
  Enhanced Parry (Bare hands) 2  [10]
  Fanaticism (Dragon Exceptionalism, Extreme +0%)  [-15]
  Language: Kanto-Johto(Native) [0]

  Moves  [66]
    Belly Drum(Increased Strength 5 Costs 3 HP, 1.5 HP per minute -30%) [35]

    Earthquake(Innate Attack (Crush) 2d; No Blunt Trauma -20%; No Knockback -10%; Area: 4yd +100%; Emanation -20%; Environmental: Only effects those touching the ground, -20%; Resistible: Half damage on DX-4, -5%; Physical Ground-type Move, -10%.) [12]

    Fire Punch (Innate Attack (Burn) 2d+1; Follow-Up: Punch +0%; Physical Fire, -10%) [11]

    Substitute(DR 3; Semi-Ablative, -20%; Costs 3 HP, 1.5 HP per minute, -30%.) [8]

  Wealth(Struggling) [-10]
  Duty (Rescue Team, FR: 15, Extremely Hazardous) [-20]
 
  Skills                        SL    RSL
  Brawling                  12    DX+2  [4]
   Aggressive Parry   11         +0  [1]
  Forced Entry           12    DX+2  [4]
  Aerobatics               10    DX+0  [4]
  Intimidation             12   Will+2   [8]
 
  Melee Weapons    Usage    Lvl    Parry    Block    Damage                    Reach
  Claws, Sharp         Kick       10     No         No        1d-1 cut                     C,1
  Claws, Sharp         Slash     12     11          No        1d-2 cut                     C
  Kick                        Kick       10     No         No        1d-1 cr                        C,1
  Punch                    Punch    12     11          No        1d-2 cr                       C
   Fire Punch           Punch    12     11          No        Punch+2d+1 burn    -
 
 Ranged Weapons    Usage          Lvl    Acc    Damage    Range
 Earthquake             Emanation   -        -         2d cr         4          DX-4 for half

  Equipment (10 lb; $375)    On Person    #    $        lb
  Leather Armor                   Yes                1    100    10
  Bluk Berry                          Yes                3    11        0
    This small, delicately skinned, dark blue Berry is only slightly sweet.
    It's often used as currency.
  Yellow Potsherd                 Yes                1    2         0
    A dull yellow broken pottery fragment. It is often used as currency
  Salac Berry                         Yes                2    120     0
    +1 Basic Speed for 1 minute. Multiple does within an hour don't increase
    speed and require an HT+4 roll. Failure means nausea for minutes equal
    to the margin of failure.

Download the sample at: http://rapidshare.com/files/443127221/Kliem__the_Charizard.gcs

Get GURPS Character Sheet at: http://gurpscharactersheet.com/wiki/