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Cool Regime Change -- Grimman Converson Notes

The Grimmans were originally designed with Gamma World. The concept behind the design was simple -- they had most the beneficial physical mutations. Empathy, Telepathy, and heightened mental abilities were added to make it hard to take them by surprise. The goal behind this exercise in munchkinism was more subtle. Beings with superhuman powers are often presented as strange beings, perhaps from another planet, living among normal human beings. But what kind of society would they have on the beings' home planet?

The table below indicates how I converted the Gamma World mutations to GURPS attributes, advantages and skills. I wasn't trying for an exact translation between rule systems, just the general concept of the race. Attributes and leveled advantages mentioned more than once are cumulative.

Gamma World mutation	Rough GURPS equivalent
Bodily Control	Alertness +1, Hyper-Reflexes, Hyper-Strength
Carapace, Total	Damage Resistance +8. The Grimmans don't really have a shell. Instead, their skin has a layer somewhat like Kevlar just under the epidermis.
Directional Sense	Absolute Direction
Duality	Ambidexterity, Full Coordination
Empathy	Telepathy power +IQ, racially learned skill Empathy at IQ
Energy Absorption, Cold	Damage Resistance vs. Cold (occasional) +4, Temperture Tolerance +1
Energy Absorption, Electrical	Damage Resistance vs. Electricity (occasional) +4
Energy Absorption, Heat/Fire	Damage Resistance vs. Fire/Heat (occasional) +4, Temperture Tolerance +1
Energy Absorption, Radiation	Damage Resistance vs. Radiation (rare) +4
Heightened Balance	Catfall, Perfect Balance
Heightened Mental Attribute, IN	IQ +1
Heightened Mental Attribute, MS	IQ +1, Strong Will +1, Telepathy Power +IQ, Racially learned skill Mental Strength at IQ, Racially learned skill Mental Block at IQ
Heightened Precision	Manual Dexterity
Heightened Physical Attribute, CN	HT +1
Heightened Physical Attribute, DX	DX +1
Heightened Physical Attribute, PS	ST +1
Heightened Sense, Hearing	Acute Hearing
Heightened Sense, Sight	Acute Vision
Heightened Sense, Smell	Acute Taste and Smell +1, Discriminitory Smell
Heightened Sense, Taste	Acute Taste and Smell +1, Discriminitory Taste
Heightened Sense, Touch	Alertness +1 (GURPS doesn't have Acute Touch???)
Heightened Speed	Hyperactivity, Increased Speed
Immunity, Disease/Biological Attacks	Immunity to Disease
Immunity, Poisons/Chemicals	Immunity to Poison
Infravision	Infravision (may be redundant with Spectrum Vision)
Intuition	Combat Reflexes
Kinetic Absorbtion	Damage Resistance vs. Crushing (common) +4
Night Vision	Night Vision
Regeneration	Regeneration, Regrowth
Skeletal Enhancement	Damage Resistance vs. Crushing (common) +4
Telepathy	Telepathy power +IQ, Racially learned skill Telereceive at IQ, Racially learned skill Telesend at IQ
Total Healing	Rapid Healing (may be redundant with Regeneration)
Ultravision	Field Sense, Magnetic Sense, Spectrum Vision
Will Force	Strong Will +1, Racially learned skill Meditation at IQ

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