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One of the reasons I looked into GURPS is because Shadowrun did not handle the jacked up Troll character very well, in my opinion, and that is an iconic character of Shadowrun for me. I have generally followed the bonuses and penalties given in Shadowrun. For increased strength, I gave the race a direct bump to ST equal to half the SR bonus then added Enhanced ST, with the natural limitation, equal to the SR bonus (e.g. +2 translates into +1 ST and +2 Enhanced ST for ST 13/11).

Dwarf (60 pts.)

Attributes

  • ST +1 (ST 11) [10]
  • Enhanced ST +2 (ST 13/11), Natural (-40%, does not affect Hit Points, skills, or jumping) [12]
  • HT +2 [20]

Advantages

  • Infravision [15]
  • Strong Will +2 [8]

Disadvantages

  • Reduced Move -1 [-5]

Additional Notes

  • Dwarves are ~1.2m tall and thus there is a -1 to hit them with ranged weapons, per the standard Ranged combat modifiers

Elf (35 pts.)

Attributes

  • DX +1 (DX 11) [10]

Advantages

  • Attractive +1 [5]
  • Charisma +1 [5]
  • Night Vision [10]
  • Longevity [5]

Ork (32 pts.)

Attributes

  • ST +1 (ST 11) [10]
  • Enhanced ST +2 (ST 13/11), Natural (-40%, does not affect Hit Points, skills, or jumping) [12]
  • DX -1 (DX 9) [-10]
  • IQ - 1 (IQ 9) [-10]
  • HT +2 [20]

Advantages

  • Damage Resistance x1 [5]
  • Extra Hit Points x1 [5]
  • Night Vision [10]

Disadvantages

  • Social Stigma -1 [-5]
  • Unattractive -1 [-5]

Troll (71 pts.)

Attributes

  • ST +2 (ST 12) [20]
  • Enhanced ST +4 (ST 16/12), Natural (-40%, does not affect Fatigue, skills, or jumping) [30]
  • DX -1 (DX 9) [-10]
  • IQ - 2 (IQ 8) [-20]
  • HT +4 [45]

Advantages

  • Damage Resistance x2 [6]
  • Extra Hit Points x2 [10]
  • Infravision [15]

Disadvantages

  • Inconvenient Size [-10]
  • Social Stigma -1 [-5]
  • Ugly -2 [-10]

Additional Notes

  • Trolls are ~3m tall and thus there is a +1 to hit them with ranged weapons, per the standard Ranged combat modifiers
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