Sample Character --

Ilona of Clan Vancouver

    Ilona is a young female of a clan based in British Columbia, northeast of the
Vancouver area. She is 48 years old and attractive, with yellow-green skin and dark
brown hair.
    Ilona is of average strength, but is quick and clever and hardy. She has no mate and is
somewhat solitary, preferring the company of animals and her own interests to
spending time with others.
    When she was little more than a hatchling, Ilona found several animals that had been
caught in illegal and inhumane traps. This caused her to develop a strong dislike for
cruel hunting methods, a dislike which has extended to include all forms of animal
cruelty. She gets along very well with animals; they trust and like her in return.
    Ilona's other main passion is growing things. She can often be found in her little
garden, and has recently begun experimenting with bonsai after making the
acquaintance of an elderly Japanese man who also taught her a little of his language.
    She is a regular visitor to area farms, secretly helping tend the crops and livestock.
Her green thumb and herbal remedies are well known to her clan.
    She has a very strong "leap before you look" attitude, especially when she perceives
some injustice to animals. This has given her quite a few narrow escapes over the
year, ranging from nearly being shot by an irate farmer she caught mistreating his
horses to getting caught up in an animal rights demonstration-turned-violent.
    Because she is so willful and feels so intensely about these issues, and worries too
much about things beyond her control (endangered species, the state of zoo and lab
animals), Ilona suffers from frequent migraine headaches that not even her medicines
can much help.
    One of her favorite pastimes during hunting season is to seek out and disable snares
and traps, even the legal ones. She also enjoys finding camps of hunters and leading
them astray by mimicking animal sounds. More than once, these hunters have ended
up lost, and on a couple of occasions they've ended up hurt or dead; Ilona argues
often and bitterly with her clan leader that hunters set themselves apart from those
that the clan should protect.
    She tries not to lecture her meat-eating clan members, seeking instead to lure them
around to vegetarianism by experimenting with cooking tempting meatless dishes.
    Ilona wears an eagle's claw on a cord around her neck as a memory of her father, who
got it embedded in his arm when he was a foolish youngster trying to raid a nest. He
mended his ways and gave it to her as a reminder to always respect nature, a lesson
that shaped her life.

Got a mental image of Ilona? Okay, let's see how all of that translates into game
terms ... the following is what Ilona's character sheet would look like.
(Point costs are shown in parentheses)

Name: Ilona
Clan: British Columbia, Canada
Age: 48
Points: 200
ST 15
DX 13 (+30)
IQ 13 (+30)
HT 12 (+20)
Thrust: 1d6+1
Swing: 2d6+1
Move: 6 - Encumberance
Dodge: 6+PD
Go: 6.25
Description:
Height: 6'
Weight: 250
Hair: dark brown, mid-back length, worn full in
    front, braided in back
Skin: yellow-green
Wings: pterodactylian
Horns: row of wedge-shapes sticking up through
    her hair, from widow's peak to the back of her
    neck, and along the top of her tail; wedge-shape
    brow ridges.

Advantages (total +124)
Gargoyle (+95) -- +5 ST, Striker (tail), Extended
    Lifespan, Gliding, Claws, Regeneration,
    Temperature Tolerance, Nightvision, Recovery;
    Inconvenient Size, Sleepy, Nocturnal, Sense of
    Duty, Social Stigma, Secret
Attractive (+5) -- slightly better-looking than
    average
Alertness 1 (+5) -- adds one to any rolls to
    see/hear/smell/taste something
Animal Empathy (+5) -- gives +4 to all skills
    dealing with animals; they trust her
Plant Empathy (+5) -- gives +4 or +2 to various
    plant-related skills; green thumb
Strong Will 1 (+4) -- adds 1 to any Will rolls.
Disadvantages (total -30)
Impulsiveness (-10) -- prefers action over
    talk/planning
Obsession (-5) -- can't stand animal testing, zoos
Migraine (-10) -- frequently afflicted with
    headaches
Vow (-5) -- vegetarian
Quirks (total -5)
1. Gets a thrill out of tricking hunters and trappers
2. Wears an eagle claw on a cord around her neck
3. Favors clothes in greens and browns
4. Regularly brings injured animals back to the clan's home
5. Clicks her talons together when agitated

Skills, non-combat
(first number is the amount of points spent in the skill; last number is the skill level, under which you must roll on 3d6 in order to succeed at that skill)
1/2 Agronomy M/A 15
1 Animal Handling M/H 15
1 Area Knowledge, protectorate M/E 13
1/2 Botany M/H 10
1/2 Camoflauge M/E 12
1 Climbing P/A 12
1 Cooking M/E 13
1 Escape P/H 11
1/2 Falconry M/A 15
1/2 Flower Arranging M/E 14
1/2 First Aid M/E 12
1/2 Gardening M/E 16
4 Gliding P/A 14
1/2 Herbary M/A 13
0 Language, English M/A 18
1/2 Language, Japanese M/A 12
1 Mimic, bird P/H 12
1 Mimic, animal P/H 12
1 Naturalist M/H 11
1/2 Packing M/H 14
1/2 Poisons M/H 10/12 (10 for non-plant based
      poisons, 12 for plant based)
1/2 Riding, horse P/A 15
2 Stealth P/A 13
1 Swimming P/E 10
1/2 Teamster M/A 15
1 Tracking M/A 12
1/2 Veterinary M/H 14
1/2 Zoology M/H 10 Skills, combat:
2 Bolas P/A 13 Parry: none
2 Brawling P/E 14 Parry: 9+PD
1 Knife P/E 13 Parry: 6+PD
1/2 Fast Draw, Knife P/E 12

Combat Damage:
Damage, Bolas: special, entangle
Damage, Brawling punch: 1d6+2 crushing
Damage, Brawling punch w/ claws: 1d6+2 cutting
Damage, Brawling kick: 2d6+1 crushing
Damage, Brawling tail lash: 2d6 crushing
Damage, Knife thrust: 1d6+1 impaling
Damage, Knife swing: 1d6+2 cutting

Notes on combat moves:
Kicking -- the roll to Kick is at -2 to Brawling skill;
    after a Kick, roll vs. DX to see if you remain on
    your feet
Tail Lash -- back and side hexes only

Equipment:
In addition to her clothing and weapons, when Ilona goes out on one of her expeditions she carries a little kit of gardening tools, wire snips for disabling traps, packets of seeds, and treats for befriending farmyard dogs and hunting hounds.

Introduction Quickie GURPS Rules

Being a Gargoyle How Combat Works

Being of the Third Race How Magic Works

Sample Character -- Ilona of Clan Vancouver Sample Character -- Nix the Water-Sprite

Pre-Generated Character Descriptions E-mail the GM

*Introduction*	*Quickie GURPS Rules*
*Being a Gargoyle*	*How Combat Works*
*Being of the Third Race*	*How Magic Works*
*Sample Character -- Ilona of Clan Vancouver*	*Sample Character -- Nix the Water-Sprite*
*Pre-Generated Character Descriptions*	*E-mail the GM*