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Last update: Thu. October 24 2013

I think that. . .

• Attentive and Xenophilia Level 1 are advantages with negative CP,

• TL4+ characters may learn Guns skill,

• air guns are available at 17th century,

• language masters should be good at composing,

• the best European language to be native is Dutch, and the second is Latin,

• it is ridiculous that Water Jet spell cannot be maintained,

• five-pounds Katanas are never used in real Katana skill, but in Broadsword or Two-Handed-Sword skill,

• Katanas may be as weak as ordinary swords, but must be as light as fencing weapons.

• "Hishi" and "Tetsubishi" in GURPS Japan must be Caltraps, and "Hishu" or "Hisyu" must be daggers,

• the true mage race should have Magery Level 3, racial ST 9-, racial HT 11+ and Extra Fatigue (limited to magical usage),

• Fat disadvantage is useful for female Goblins,

• Combat/Weapon Art skill is superior to appropriate Combat/Weapon Sport,

• the best way to improve the character's Savoir-Faire skill is to buy Military Rank Level 3 at no cost and to have a general in military government as a Military Contact,

• Speed-Reading skill and Semi-Literacy may be good in English, but not in Japanese,

• no beggers can earn more money than those in TL5 society,

• Hallucination spell is very hard to translate into Japanese,

• every woman without Parthenomania disadvantage should learn Courtesan skill to prevent unwilling pregnancy,

• the best native PD is Thick Fur,

• Japanese historical weapons are less expensive and much finer than listed,

• Alcohol Tolerance advantage is much valuable for women,

• real Japanese sense of money makes nonsense in GURPS Japan ,

• Japanese peasant farmers in GURPS Japan are able to produce much more than in real Japan,

• Toughness is very useful in "first blood" duel,

• Enhanced (Active Difense) Advantages cost too much
  and

• the cheapest bladed sword is Naginata, and the second is Gum

in GURPS third edition, and that. . .

• Size Modifiers in GURPS Basic Set , P.19 and P.550 must be standardized,

• Karate artists should have (Striking) ST 19+ and spend 8+ points in Karate skill,

• it is nonsense that any Driving skill cannot use as default of Driving (Motorcycle) skill,

• Propel spell becomes much useful for construction equipments,

• small Darkness or Blackout items are really inexpensive,

• GURPS Bio-Tech makes some ritual magics easier,

• though they are very hard to learn, Body Control and Blind Fighting made alert or vital monks into masters of ritual magic,

• harbal magic is more powerful and more limited in GURPS Magic than in GURPS Fantasy ,

• alchemical amulet of Health gives the wearer Regeneration (Slow),

• cats and some dinosaurs become much smarter,

• Damage Resistance (Absorption) 4+ combined with Injury Tolerance (Diffuse) would work as Invulnerability to some attack forms,

• Special Excercises in Indian Wrestling are ideal for mages,

• one of the easiest ways of making a nonmage into a mage is to teach the nonmage Kalaripayit,

• Magery is not only a Talent for spells,

• Technique Mastery for a technique with skill+1 maximum should raise the limit by three,

• Technique Mastery and Trademark Move might be unbalanced when combined with Combinations,

• Tip Slash maneuver with a Large or Small Knife should have Reach 1, for those knifes can threat Reach 1 if swung,

• Rugby skill is not only based on DX but also ST-based,

• assassins are favored but archers are scared in GURPS Fantasy settings,

• a Rukh's ST should be increased by 10,

• most Wraithes are not able to cast their racial spells for their Magery,

• Poor people can spend more money than Struggling people at TL1-,

• spending features are more serious at lower TL,

• people in low TL are more generous than those in high TL,

• S batteries in GURPS High-Tech must be lighter than listed or Global Positioning System Receiver in GURPS High-Tech will have negative weight,

• some TL9 torso armors are not down to date even in TL8,

• Computer Clothings and Entertainment Consoles are excellent computers in very high TL,

• it does not make sense that a buff coat under a breastplate is not concealable,

• unweighted chain must be lighter than weighted Kusari,

• 10G shots should weigh twice as much,

• a short staff with a spearhead is superior to a smallsword for any ST 6+ characters,

• a sodegarami is inferior to a quarterstaff with a hook for any characters
  and

• the best weapon is a quarterstaff with ST 14+ and Enhanced Parry (Staff) advantage

in GURPS fourth edition.

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