COSH

The old GULLIVER for GURPS 3e details throwing skills for use in sports, not combat. Generally, these gain a hefty distance bonus in exchange for several drawbacks: encumbrance penalties, a Ready requirement, and a big TH penalty. (Yes, a TH penalty. Track-and-field javelin, hammer, discus, and so on never require the thrower to actually hit something. What the heck? Let's get some man-sized targets out there, and go Spartan on the next Olympiad!)

Come to think of it, perhaps these special skills can be built nicely using COSH, the system for modifying and building combat skills in 3e. Hmm, it's worth a try! If this sort of thing piques your rarified interests, break out the COSH page along with a copy of GULLIVER LITE for 3e and read along: Read more...

I won't be able to post things next week, so here's some recycled material for approaching visitors. While searching through old email, I found the following post I'd made to the Gurpsnet mailing list.

The response below to an inquiry may be of interest to fans of COSH, a fun tool for modifying and creating combat skills. Read more...