Sample Character --

Nix the Water Sprite

    Nix is a water-sprite, preferring warm tropical salt water over fresh. He is humanoid
in appearance, except that his fingers and toes are webbed, his skin is a light shade of
turquoise, his hair is dark seal-sleek blue-green, his silvery eyes have nictating
membranes, and he has gills along the sides of his neck.
    He generally wears as little as politeness allows, and complains if he is required to
put on anything more than the equivalent of a swimsuit or loincloth.
    He is able to function equally well on land and water, though if he is out of water for
too long, his skin will dry and crack painfully. As Nix is a real baby when it comes to
getting hurt, he does his best to avoid it.
    Like a river or stream flowing along gravity's course of least resistance, Nix is fairly
easygoing. But when he has to make a decision, he dithers and dallies and just cannot
make up his mind.
    In the water, Nix is a superb swimmer, able to move twice as fast as any human. He
also has the ability to speak and hear underwater, even when conversing with people
on land.
    He is morbidly afraid of fire and becomes practically paralyzed with fear if there is
an open flame within a few feet. He's no warrior, though he does know how to use a
spear (mostly for fish-hunting).
    His hobbies include dolphin-riding and pearl collecting, and his spells are of
tremendous help. He knows a wide range of water spells, plus several related to fish
and marine life. His collection is worth a lot of money, not even counting the various
bits of sunken treasure he's picked up over the years.
    Nix cannot hold his booze; a single drink is enough to get him dancing around with a
lampshade, hugging complete strangers, and deciding that it's the perfect time to
regale everyone with his favorite water-related puns and jokes.

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

Name: Nix
Type: Humanoid Water-Sprite
Points: 200
ST 10
DX 13 (+30)
IQ 11 (+10)
HT 10
Thrust: 1d6-2
Swing: 1d6
Move, ground: 5
Move, swim: 10
Dodge, ground: 5+PD
Dodge, swim: 10+PD
Go: 5.75
Description:
Height: 5'10
Weight: 160
Hair: dark blue-green
Skin: light turquoise
Eyes: silvery
Other: gills, webbed fingers and toes

Advantages (total + 172)
Third Race (+ 100) Magery 1, Immortality, Duty,
    Vulnerability (iron), Weakness (iron), Secret,
    Patron is unavailable
Magery 2 (+10)
Amphibious (+10)
Gills (+10)
Nictating Membrane (+10)
Speak Underwater (+12)
Super Swimming +1 (+10)
Wealth (+10)
Disadvantages (total -53)
Dependency (-10) -- full-water immersion at least
    once a week
Indecisive (-10)
Dread (-20), fire
Low Pain Threshold (-10)
Alcohol Intolerance (-3) -- becomes intoxicated
    faster than normal, obnoxious drunk, loves
    everyone
Quirks (total -5)
1. only eats raw fish/shellfish
2. thinks others don't bathe enough
3. prefers salt water, tropical islands
4. doesn't see the sense in clothes
5. loves water-related puns

Skills, non-combat (+12)
(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 Riding, dolphin P/A 12
4 Swimming P/E 15
0 Language, Faerie M/A 16
1 Language, Dolphin M/A 10
1 Language, English M/A 10
1/2 Language, Gesture M/E 10
1 Fishing M/E 11
1 Marine Biology M/H 9
1 Surfing P/H 11
1 Area Knowledge, Avalon M/E 11
1/2 Area Knowledge, tropical islands M/E 10
Skills, Combat (+2)
1 Spear P/A 12
    Parry: none
    Damage: 1d6 impaling, +1 if used 2-handed
1/2 Knife P/E 12
    Parry: 5+PD
    Damage: 1d6-3 cutting or 1d6-3 impaling
1/2 Brawling 12
    Parry: 8+PD
    Damage: 1d6-2 crushing
Equipment:
Aside from his loincloth, spear, and the small knife he keeps strapped to his calf, Nix wears a pouch around his neck that holds the best pearls of his collection (he keeps the rest, plus some assorted sunken treasures, in a chest in a grotto off the southern point of Avalon).

Skills, Magical (+4)
2 Magic Jet P/E 14
2 Spell Throwing, Sphere P/E 14
Spells (+ 28)
1 Seek Water M/H 12
1 Purify Water M/H 12
4 Create Water M/H 14
1 Destroy Water M/H 12
4 Shape Water M/H 14
1 Dehydrate M/H 12
4 Water Jet M/H 14
4 Water Sphere M/H 14
1 Whirlpool M/H 12
1 Waves M/H 12
1 Beast Soother* M/H 12
1 Beast Summoning* M/H 12
1 Beast Speech* M/H 12
1 Fish Control M/H 12
1 Mollusk Control M/H 12
1 Mammal Control** M/H 12
* = limited to fish and marine animals only
** = marine mammals and cetaceans only
Spell Damage:
Water Jet: 1d6 knockback per point of energy put
    into spell, up to 3
Water Sphere: 1d6-1 crushing per point of energy
    put into spell, up to 3
Dehydrate: 1d6-1 per point of energy put into
    spell, up to 3; no DR

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*