tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post6010868084092773332..comments2024-03-28T07:04:49.075-04:00Comments on The Abode of McThag: Geek SlogAngus McThaghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-67933226439729343252016-08-09T11:19:38.122-04:002016-08-09T11:19:38.122-04:00The conversion process... On the left monitor I h...The conversion process... On the left monitor I have open the 3e GT book I am sourcing the template from and GURPS: Update. On the right monitor I have the Basic Set Characters open with the .odt file in NeoOffice running.<br /><br />Half of the tedium is from scrolling back and forth on update to double check the changes. The other half is changing skill difficulty notations from m/e to IQ/E (or from mental to Per or Will) and remembering that some skills change stat on you, like Beam Weapons/TL going from p/e to IQ/E and it ending up costing more for the same skill level because 4e doesn't give an IQ bonus.<br /><br />The merchant templates use allies and contacts a lot, so that needs checking for point costs since those changed a bit.<br /><br />Scouts are proving much easier.<br /><br />I'm also reformatting the background skills list alphabetically rather than by difficulty.<br /><br />I'd actually like to run a campaign set in Interstellar Wars! Unlike a lot of Third Imperium campaigns I have several ideas for the players to be doing. Sometimes the players lack imagination and get bored in the more stable environment of the Third Imperium.Angus McThaghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09295013525738248801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1406088964942152547.post-6613454867025957182016-08-09T01:24:44.064-04:002016-08-09T01:24:44.064-04:00Do you have GURPS Update handy? I'm assuming y...Do you have GURPS Update handy? I'm assuming you're trying to convert full on GURPS Traveller rather than...Traveler: Interstellar Wars I think it was? 4e one that takes place way earlier in the Traveler timeline. Different times, different templates, different feel.<br /><br />Anyway, handy dandy cheatsheet specifically for converting things from 3e to 4e, pretty useful actually. I'd wager you've got it, particularly since it's free, but if not here's the link. http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/resources/4eupdate.pdfSiegehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04745434959272272759noreply@blogger.com