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== Campaign Background ==

'''Troubleshooters, Inc.''' is the first paranormal investigative agency licensed by the City of Los Angeles. Operating from an old firehouse in the city's Skid Row, this motley crew of psychics, magicians, and former government operatives perform a unique service for citizens who find their lives intruded upon by ghosts, ghouls, vampires, demons, and various other creatures of the night. Twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week, no job is too big, no fee is too big!

'''Campaign name:'''   GURPS Troubleshooters

'''Starting year:'''    1965
 
'''Genre:'''  Horror (Monster Hunters)

'''Realistic or cinematic?'''   [[Grittematic]]

'''General theme of campaign:'''      Characters are owners/operators of paranormal investigation service, licensed by the State of California.

'''Are there multiple planes of existence?'''   Yes.

== Campaign Background ==

'''Campaign’s base city, nation, empire, or planet:'''   Los Angeles, California. ''See [[Gernsback-9]] for more information.''

'''Society/government type:'''  Libertarian Democracy

'''Control Rating:''' CR4

:'''Exceptions to general CR:'''   “Ray guns” and other advanced tech (TL8+) are controlled by the WSC, and are often only available for use by WSC agents. Some medical technology is available only to licensed practitioners.

'''Tech level:''' TL7+2

:'''Exceptions to general TL:'''   Weapons, up to TL(7+2); broadcast power, TL7^  &nbsp; &nbsp; ''See also [[Technology (Dark Jazz)]]

== Information for PCs ==

'''Starting point value allowed for PCs:'''  200

'''Disadvantage limit (including Quirks):'''  −40

'''PC races allowed:'''  Human

'''Especially appropriate professions:'''  Art Appraiser. Barber. College professor. Dancer. Experimental chemist. Fashion designer. Gadgeteer. Historian. Investor. Jeweler. Kickboxer. Ludographer. Mercenary. Newspaper reporter. Occupational therapist. Private investigator. Quiz show champion. Researcher. Stunt performer. Thief. Undertaker. Veterinarian. Writer. Xylographer. Yoga instructor. Zoologist.

'''Starting Wealth:'''  $25,000

'''Starting Wealth levels allowed:''' 0

'''Starting Status levels allowed:'''  0

'''Starting TLs allowed:'''  TL7

'''Languages available:'''   Any appropriate to character and setting, i.e. Earth circa mid-1960s. (

'''Cultural Familiarities available:''' Any appropriate to character and setting, i.e. Earth circa mid-1960s. See to GM about particular exotic, non-human or magical cultures.

=== Advantages, Disadvantages, and Skills ===

'''Required advantages, disadvantages, and skills:''' 

* Patron (Secret), 0 points

For spellcasters:
* Ritual Magery 0
* Ritual Magery 1-5 optional

:Core skills: Thaumatology

'''Especially appropriate Advantages:''' Business Acumen, Common Sense, Occultist, Smooth Operator

'''Especially appropriate Disadvantages:''' Discipline of Faith, Sense of Duty

'''Especially appropriate Skills:'''   Accounting, Administration, Area Knowledge, Current Events, Driving, Exorcism, Occultism, Research, Search, Swimming

'''Disallowed advantages, disadvantages, and skills:'''   Allies. Alternate Form. Duplication. Permeation. Shapeshifting. Super Luck. Unkillable. Limitations on Magery are disallowed.

'''Appropriate Patrons, Allies or Contacts:'''   [[Carl Kolchak]], [[Gardner Graves]], [[Psychic Friends Network]]

=== Special Abilities Allowed for PCs ===

'''Exotic/supernatural traits:'''   

'''Cinematic skills:'''  

'''Are PC mages allowed?'''   Yes.

'''Are any of the spells from Chapter 5 off limits?'''   No. 

'''Are PC psis allowed?''' Yes.

'''Are any of the powers from Chapter 6 off limits?'''   No.

'''Are PC gadgeteers allowed?'''  Yes.

'''Are there special limits on gadgeteering?'''  No.

'''Unusual Background cost(s) for these abilities:'''   For spellcasters, 5 points per Ritual Magery or Power Investiture level above 1. For example, Ritual Magery 3 requires 10 points of Unusual Background. The GM may assess similar costs for powerful psionics. In all cases, the maximum Unusual Background cost will be 10 points.

'''Legal or social restrictions on these abilities:'''

== Rulebooks and Resources ==

''GURPS Basic Set 4th edition''

''GURPS 4th edition Martial Arts'' 

''GURPS Monster Hunters'' series

==== Magic & Psi ====

''GURPS 4th edition Magic'' (spell lists)

''GURPS 4th edition Thaumatology'' (Ritual Magery rules and pre-requisite count guide)

''GURPS 4th edition Powers''

''GURPS 4th edition Psionic Powers''

==== Science & Technology ====

''GURPS 4th edition High Tech''

''GURPS 4th edition Psi-Tech''

''Pyramid #3/46: Weird Science''

== See also ==

[[Category:GURPS Troubleshooters]]