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Things to do

Below is a list of things missing in GURPS Wiki (ToDo property).

Page Things to do Summary of that page
Non Playing Characters Plenty! There are a ton of sample characters at the SJ Games forums. We should see about getting permission to repost those here. Ready to use characters, or examples of what GURPS can do
Cyber Shell Wearable Virtual Interface A collection of cybershells, upgraded to 4.th edition.
Cyber Shells The Virtual Interface Implant A collection of cybershells, upgraded to 4.th edition.
Equipment List Other THS books. Nano symbiont updates. a list of equipment and services from the main THS book.
Druidic Lore Write up Druid's rituals TDE Druid
List Of Culturs This is still preborboradian Aventurian Cultures
Character Creation House Rules dig up some threads on the Steve Jackson Games Forums about alternate ways to consider attributes. This includes this thread featuring the "Weak IQ" house rule by Luther, this more recent one about a 10-stat model, by Eljay451. Rules for character creation
Character Creation Reality Check we should also talk about Per and Will, and create reality checks for skills and some ads/disads. A page about what it takes to create "realistic" characters, depending on your campaign
Character Templates Another suggestion - create two column layout for templates. Right column is separate template lists by Campaign Type. Left column is separate template lists by Tech Level. If a template belongs to several campaign types or tech levels, it can duplicated in each, even if it makes the list a big longer. (Rayner Ape) Character templates ready to use for your NPCs or your characters
Contributors Page In order to ease the transition of material from the forum, let's suggest forum users to: a) put permission for house rules, characters, templates, etc. in their signature; b) use standard tag, ie: <<GurpsWiki>> in their posts that means "permission granted to repost on GurpsWiki". Also it would be good if we could gather a team of editors who move material from the forum to the wiki. (author: Rayner Ape) The headquarters for GURPS Wiki contributors, including credits, guidelines, etc.
Dungeons And Dragons Monsters Below I'm trying to put this in the form. The following are conversions of d20 SRD monsters converted by various members of the SJ Games Forums.

||Earthdawn ||I will post this page in German, hoping that other contributers will help me translating this stuff bit by bit. Every translated sentence is being appreciated. The german text was copied into the Wiki largely unformatted. I intend to do better with the translated version.

-- Brack Xs ||Play Earthdawn to GURPS-Rules||

FBI Agent Character Template check for errors, cleanup the formatting and some weird skill choices, split some templates in 2 or 3 lenses. Several templates for an FBI Agent
Forum Threads To Process This is a quick conversion guide for GURPS Traveller. Anyone can to read it and put it up for people to edit futher. I think that this is what a lot of people are looking for as we move to fourth edition. The ability to start taking their characters and their equiment across into fourth edition. (Lonewolf) A list of SJ Games forums threads to evaluate, process and summarize here
Game System Conversions Fill this up! We could use the material from the Steve Jackson Games Forums - if anybody want to read through those old threads! This includes topics like converting the D&D magic system, how to convert levels to character points, etc. How to convert to GURPS from other game systems (and vice-versa, but who would do it the other way? )
Gordon Ironheart Add skills and spells, add equipment and languages. A staff mage, configurable with different packages and lenses for your exact needs (once I write them).
Hiking House Rules some people find the previous results really optimistic. According to Hiking Reality Check the problem is mostly because of the length of the basic hiking day, which is 14 hours. Here we should try to come up with some rules that model the fact that such long days of hiking can't be repeated for several days by average characters without them being more and more fatigued, up to the point that they can't hike anymore... Expanded, optional and alternate rules for hiking
Hiking Reality Check make better calculations! lazy me! Facts and informations about hiking
House Rules This section may grow fast in future, and pages may become too long. I suggest that instead single page for each type of house rules, a list of item is created and each rule or group of interconnected rules gets it's own page. Also, I suggest a two column layout, with balanced number of sections on each column. Each section can have separate page for each sizable or separate rule and a "MiscRules" page for the small tidbits. I can do that if I get approval from lead editor.(author-RaynerApe) The starter page for our section of House Rules.
Magic House Rules There are lots of magical house rules out on the net. A list of links would be a good place to start. House rules for magic in settings.
Medieval Combat Reality Check Add information about leather protection, alternate metal armour, etc., with details their efficiency in various situations. Reality Checks about medieval weapons, armor, etc.
Modern Combat Reality Check add information about common protections like kevlar (general info, types of weapons it's effective/not-effective against, etc. Reality Checks about modern weapons, armor, etc.
Next Level Hey, just about everything is 'to do'! I'm doing a quick run-through of each segment, will work on details later. Update: Got two boxes added to Twisted Adventures, July 4. A project to provide ways for gamemasters to sharpen their skills and produce better adventures faster!
Phasers Old Fact check with the published technical manuals. An attempt to model phasers as hand-held beam weapons.

Notes left by writers

Topics may contain notes we should be aware of. Here's another automatically generated list for this (Note property).

Page Note Summary of that page
Alternate Earth Template Do not violate copyright. If the world in question appeared in a book published by Steve Jackson Games, do not copy the text from the book - instead summarize it or add new material that expands on the book. Do not publish settings and worlds created by third-party publishers unless you have their explicit permission to add their world to this project (of course, if you are holding all the rights to this world, then everything is peachy...). A template for alternate earth entries in the Infinite Worlds Wiki
Stewart Do not violate copyright. If the world in question appeared in a book published by Steve Jackson Games, do not copy the text from the book - instead summarize it or add new material that expands on the book. Do not publish settings and worlds created by third-party publishers unless you have their explicit permission to add their world to this project (of course, if you are holding all the rights to this world, then everything is peachy...). world dominated by England, France and Germany
Bioroid The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Bioroids.htm Bioroid templates, updated to 4. Edition
Buzzbot Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph Small aerial cybershells used on Earth, Mars and Titan for everything from aerial surveys to photojournalism to small package delivery.
Cryobot Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph Built for ice-penetrating amphibious operations, and has been used beneath Antarctica, Europa and Callisto.
Cyber Shell Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games Forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph A collection of cybershells, upgraded to 4.th edition.
Cybershell Meta Trait Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph Cybershells are the "body" of robots. They are usually controlled by some sort of Info Morph.
Cyber Shells Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph A collection of cybershells, upgraded to 4.th edition.
Ghost Mind Emulation The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions A perfect copy of the original mind, created by destructive uploading.
Info Morph The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions Infomorph templates, updated to 4. Edition
Info Morphs The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions Infomorph templates, updated to 4. Edition
Low Sapient AI The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions LAIs think ahead and make decisions. They still have problems with genuine creative thought and emotions, however. They constantly run simulations to analyze options and avoid problems, represented by the Visualization advantage.
Macroframe Computer I think that Numb disadvantage should be placed here (and not only here). This is a basic macroframe computer. It has basic sensors, but no manipulators or mobility.
Mainframe Computer Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph This is a basic mainframe computer. It has basic sensors, but no manipulators or mobility.
Microframe Computer Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph This is a basic microframe computer. It has basic sensors, but no manipulators or mobility.
Micro Manipulators Written by bardoplh in the SJ Games forums. The Micro-manipulators advantage from Transhuman Space
Mind Emulation Fragment The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions A less than perfect copy of the original mind, created by destructive uploading, usually from a corpse or cryonics patient.
Nonsapient AI The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions These programs can learn, but lack self-awareness and initiative.
Polypede Converted from notes appearing on the SJ Games forums. Special thanks to Perfect Organism and bardolph Typical of multifunctional engineering polybots.
Sapient AI The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions SAIs have intellects equalling or surpassing those of humans. They have the ability to reason creatively, coupled with the speed of a computer.
Shadow Mind Emulation The information here is taken from http://members.cox.net/justjessie/Transhuman_Space/THS_Infomorphs.htm and the SJG forums, and my own additions A less than perfect mind emulation, patched into either an LAI or an SAI.
Guild Wizzary For werewolves and the such, the sword acts as silver; furthermore it can overcome every damage reduction of undeads with such advantages. If those creatures are also inflammable, e.g. mummies, damage is doubled. - I don't know how to convwert that to the fourth edition (sorry, I play the Third) Mormegil TDE Guild Wizzard
List Of Culturs GURPS cultural familiarities are very broad. Aventurian Cultures
Tde To Gurps Spell Names This is just a starting point A try to translate TDE spell names to GURPS splell names
Case For Decibel Measurement How to make use of the Decibel Measurement system
Credits Page if your nickname only has one word, you may add brackets ("[" and "]") around it to generate a Wiki link to your own topic. For example, [seasong] generates seasong. However, when you add yourself to the Authors property of a page, don't put brackets. This would prevent your name from being matched by the various WikiTalk scripts that work with properties. Don't forget to remove the brackets from the PeopleWhoContributed property on this page, too. As a general rule, don't put brackets around your nickname when it comes to Wiki properties. Credits for GURPS Wiki
Dungeons And Dragons Conversion This glosses over the fact that spells are handled very differently in D&D3.x and GURPS. In D&D a spell's power is dependent on class and any relevent feats while in GURPS the amount of fatigue put into a spell determines its power. For example in D&D 3.x a 5d6 and a 6d6 Explosive Fireball take up one spell slot and fill the same area but in GURPS the 6d6 version takes more energy and covers a larger area. Then there ae spells like Draw Power and Lend Fatigue which have no equivalent in D&D3.x but can boost the power of spellcasters dramatically. How to adapt GURPS to DD3 gameplay

||Earthdawn ||I am rewriting every paragraph in english for later review / editings, as i dont have any rulebook at my front now.

Ich schreibe die übersetzung pro Block, damit ein Vergleich da ist und evtl. noch Änderungen vorgenommen werden können.

--Tribbles

Okay.. I will delete the German blocks after editing.

--BrackXs ||Play Earthdawn to GURPS-Rules||

Example Of A Note this page is really stupid, do something for god's sake!
GURPS Characters This character is designed for the “Alchemical Baroque” setting described in GURPS All-Star Jam 2004. Free Pyramid magazine articles with NP Cs, monsters, and gadgets.
Heroes Unlimited Education And Skills Sniper would be better represented by some kind of technique ("..special training in long-range rifle firing and marksmanship..") Heroes Unlimited characters select their skills in different packages, depending on their randomly determined education level. Here's how to do this in GURPS.
Heroes Unlimited Equipment The futuristic alien weaponry is actually less powerful than the prototype earth beam weapons. Fix this? Converting Heroes Unlimited equipment and weapons to GURPS.
Heroes Unlimited Major Powers I think that the DR would be better used with DR 20 or 40, with the Tough Skin penalty and the Hardened bonus twice. That way, the total cost would be 125 or 225 points, which is fitting for one of the most powerful abilities. How to convert Heroes Unlimited Major Powers to GURPS Advantages. Unlike minor powers, I have not tried to make everything worth the same points cost. Each major power should be worth at least 60 points, however.
Heroes Unlimited Minor Powers Some abilities have been made less effective than their Heroes Unlimited versions in order to bring them as close to 30 points as possible. 30 points was chosen as this seemed to be the 'average' points value of Heroes minor powers. How to convert the randomly generated Minor Powers from Heroes Unlimited to GURPS Advantages.
Home Page keep the important announcements short, or link to other topics in which expanded information is given. The home page for the GURPS Wiki project.
In Nomine The following adventure is based upon a premise which is not canon at the time of this writing. It might become a canon rumor or theory. Free Pyramid articles adventures, rules, and other material for In Nomine.
NPC Stat Blocks When creating new stat blocks, name your topics with StatBlock at the end. Simple stat blocks for cannon fodder NPCs
Pelena Pelena is based on my character of the same name from City of Heroes; hence the technological super-powers below are rough conversions of that game's Trick Arrow and Illusion Control power groups. If these technologies are already available in your campaign world, it may be appropriate to change some of those advantages to Signature Gear, although this will largely reduce her points total (depending on the dollar value of the gear). Technology-based superheroine
Racial And Job Templates With Stats 80, other Advantages 14 and Disadvantages -25, that leaves a total of 40 pts, which isn't specifically stated. My GURPS Characters book indicates that Regeneration (Slow) is only 10 pts.
Reality Checks if you need to create a specific page for a given topic, you should create a page that's named TopicNameRealityCheck. A compendium of "what happens in real life" for several common game situations
Shooting Range Reality Check I'm not sure that 1 point spent in Guns(Rifle) is very fair. 1 point is roughly 200 hours of study, or a week or two of intensive military training. AFAIK, only the "Quick Learning Under Pressure" rules would allow an absolutely untrained rookie to get 1 point in that skill... Without this, he would only have DX-4! Jim Bob#comments: Agreed. DX-4, and the "-3" modifier total, gives us effective skill of 3. Only one in 216 shots will hit the target area, a performance 113 times worse than that actually achieved in practice. Luther#comments: I've to disagree. As Kromm explained 1 cp is in the order of 200 hours of study, more likely to be 60-600 hours. I think 1 cp reflects well this basic training and, as showed on the forums, the GURPS figures are a bit pessimistic but not way too far from reality. A test of GURPS's ranged attack modifiers for shooting range situations

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