Mission X introduces the “B-scale” logarithmic damage system. The “B” stands for Basic – it’s the same clean progression every GURPS player already knows and loves from the Size and Speed/Range Table. +1B ≈ ×1.5 incapacitation potential. +6B = exactly ×10. It presents one elegant scale – one GURPS veterans are intimately familiar with –...
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Strength is cheaper in Mission X – only 5 points per level instead of the old 10. Toughness is no longer tied inextricably to ST. In the face of rapid-shooting firearms, being a giant pile of “hit points” is devalued. Why did the cost change? In some respects, strength is always useful. In others, it’s...
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GURPS veterans will notice the first big change the instant you look at a character sheet: there are “officially” six Basic Attributes instead of four, representing the game’s core stats. Physical side is still ST (strength), DX (agility & coordination), and HT (health & grit). But the mental side finally gets the same love: IQ...
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Character points are the currency of Mission X, giving a measure of player choice. Every beneficial trait – better stats, skills, advantages, gear – costs points. Every disadvantage or quirk that limits your options gives points back. The GM sets the total budget and a recommended –50-point disadvantage cap. Those guardrails stop the game from...
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These next few posts will start delving into the character generation chapters. The last few were basically the introduction to the character toolkit book, which explains a bit of the “let’s explore the mission statement” tone of the posts. From here, we’ll be talking about making paper people, and trying to hit up the right...
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You may feel disappointed if you come to Mission X hoping for a generic “anything goes” toolkit. GURPS Third and Fourth Editions offer that, but they had my lifetime to get there. Players who want a complete, self-contained game—create an operator, grab their gear, and kick in doors with their squad—can get to the table in under an hour. This is exactly what the Introduction promises—and exactly…
Conditional injury has evolved substantially since it originally appeared in Pyramid thanks to real-world stress testing.
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If you’ve played GURPS for years, you’ll recognize the bones instantly – but the muscles have been boosted for modern action the same way Dungeon Fantasy RPG enchanted them for fantasy. Skills are consolidated and broadened for speed and to avoid newb-traps. Traits have been reorganized and repriced. The entire damage and injury system has...
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Disadvantages are supposed to create interesting problems, not let you cheese the system to create combat monsters who somehow never suffer from their phobias, enemies, or codes of honor.
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The rules exist for one reason: to turn uncertainty into drama; when the outcome isn’t obvious, we roll dice.
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Mission X: Kick the door. Bring the violence. Don’t talk. Don’t hesitate. Solve problems with hot lead and cold nerve. If it ends in decisive, kinetic fury, this is your game. No plot armor. Just skill, steel, and nerve. Welcome to Mission X.
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Mission X is the modern-action counterpart to the Dungeon Fantasy RPG: a 100% complete, self-contained Powered by GURPS game that keeps the elegant 3d6 core while streamlining everything for fast, lethal play in Stargate-style first-contact horror, XCOM raids, and desperate last stands. Veterans feel instantly at home, new players are shooting bad guys in the face in under an hour, and the whole…
Hey everyone, just wanted to drop a note so you know Mission X is still very much alive and making good, steady progress. As both the publisher and a longtime GURPS fan, I’m having a blast working on this. GURPS is still the best modern-action engine out there, and Mission X will be my love...
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