I've been messing about with GURPS lately, building a cyberpunk setting called Neo-York.
The setting has been slowly coalescing and I have started looking at some system stuff. It has literally been DECADES since I really gave GURPS a good look from an "I'm going to run this" perspective (but I've mined the hell out of the sourcebooks for inspiration).
Using some of the guidelines from GURPS Bio-Tech, I've made a template for a "Perfect Child," to be sold to the mid-level execs of the technologically advanced Manhattan City Core. Their children will be technically savvy, but somewhat pliable and unable to deal with stressful situations, making them perfect for non-executive roles.
Here is a 50-point "Perfect Child" I built, suitable as a 20-point Dependent for Manhattan-based characters.
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| Building the Better Child |
Cassandra Tate, “Perfect Daughter”, age 10
50 points
Attributes [-35]
ST 8 [-20]; DX 9 [-10]; IQ 10 [0]; HT 11 [10].
Damage 1d3/1d2 [0]; BL 13lbs. [0]; HP 9 [0]; Will 7 [-15]; Per 10 [0]; 11 FP [0].
SM -1; Basic Speed 4.25 [0]; Basic Move 4 [0]; Dodge 7; Parry -.
4’2”; 69 lbs.
Social Background
TL: TL9
CF: Manhattan
Languages: English (Native) [0]
Advantages [97]
Beautiful [12]; Eidetic Memory [5]; Fit [5]; High-Tech 1 [5], Mathematical Ability 4 [40]; Patron (Character) [30]; Resistant to Disease (+8) [5]
Disadvantages [-52]
Attentive [-1]; Careful [-1]; Dead Broke [-25]; Skinny [-5]; Social Stigma (Minor) [-5] Stress Atavism (Moderate) [-15]
Skills [40]
Artist (Painting) (H) IQ-2 [1]-8; Biology/TL-9 (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; Chemistry/TL9 (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; Computer Operation/TL9 (E) IQ+1 [2]-11; Computer Programming/TL9 (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; Current Affairs (Science & Technology) (E) IQ+1 [2]-11; History (United States) (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; History (World) (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; Literature (H) IQ-1 [2]-9; Mathematics/TL9 (Applied) (H) IQ-1 [2]-13*; Mathematics/TL9 (Computer Science) (H) IQ-1 [2]-13*; Musical Composition (H) IQ [2]-9; Musical Instrument (Piano) (H) IQ [4]-10; Physics/TL9 (H) IQ-1 [2]-13*; Poetry (A) IQ-1 [1]-9; Research/TL9 (A) IQ [2]-10; Sport (Tennis) (A) DX-1 [1]-8; Writing (A) IQ [2]-10.
