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Another criticism of the original books was that you couldn't emulate the most powerful heroes from the comics (such as {{Superman}} or GreenLantern) because either they would be too expensive to adapt (costing thousands of character points) or their [[GreenLanternRing powers were too expansive]] and there were no exact equivalents for them (though these were problems faced by most superhero [=RPGs=] of the time.) On the other hand, ''GURPS Supers'' could handle the less absurd superheroes, and it produced many interesting original characters of its own. With the 4th Edition version, even cosmic-level heroes can now be reproduced, though most of the work for that was done in ''GURPS Powers''.

* {{Hulkspeak}}: Used by the Franchise/{{Frankenstein}}-like hero Patchwork (who is actually ObfuscatingStupidity.)

* PowerIncontinence: The "Uncontrollable" power limitation. A milder version is the "Full Power Only" limitation - while a power with levels ordinarily can be dialed back as the user feels necessary, if someone with "Full Power Only" uses it, they are unable to do anything less than full power.

* PowerIncontinence: The "Uncontrollable" power limitation.

There were several {{Sourcebook}}s put out for the game, the most famous being an adaptation of the ComicBook/WildCards superhero novels. The 1980s editions had [[TheVerse their own original setting]], detailed in ''Gurps IST'' (International Super Teams) which featured an AlternateReality where the UsefulNotes/UnitedNations effectively rules the world and uses superhero teams to keep the peace. The IST world was recently incorporated into the GURPS TabletopGame/InfiniteWorlds meta-setting. All of these can now be purchased in PDF form from Steve Jackson Games' website.

* UnitedNationsIsASuperpower: In ''IST'', the UN is strong enough to outlaw national military superteams and make it stick. In the world's first incarnation, this was imposed ''by threat of force'' on powers up to and including the Soviet Union. Later, this was [[{{Retcon}} retconned]] into being more of a mix of technological bribes and threats.

There were several {{Sourcebook}}s put out for the game, the most famous being an adaptation of the WildCards superhero novels. The 1980s editions had [[TheVerse their own original setting]], detailed in ''Gurps IST'' (International Super Teams) which featured an AlternateReality where the UsefulNotes/UnitedNations effectively rules the world and uses superhero teams to keep the peace. The IST world was recently incorporated into the GURPS TabletopGame/InfiniteWorlds meta-setting. All of these can now be purchased in PDF form from Steve Jackson Games' website.

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** It's also stated that several nations (including the US, China, and the Soviet Union) simply turned their military teams into something considered legal (such as moving them to a different branch of the government, or making them government subsidised "private" superteams), while still having them pretty much set up to act as military superteams when needed.

'''''GURPS Supers''''' is the [[TabletopGame/{{GURPS}} Generic Universal Role Playing System]]'s superhero expansion. Two editions were published in the 1980s as supplements for ''GURPS'' 3rd Edition; a completely new edition was much more recently published, actually a completely new book designed as a supplement for ''GURPS'' 4th Edition rules and linked to the recent ''GURPS Powers'' rules expansion.

'''''GURPS Supers''''' is the [[{{GURPS}} Generic Universal Role Playing System]]'s superhero expansion. Two editions were published in the 1980s as supplements for ''GURPS'' 3rd Edition; a completely new edition was much more recently published, actually a completely new book designed as a supplement for ''GURPS'' 4th Edition rules and linked to the recent ''GURPS Powers'' rules expansion.

* {{Expy}}: The templates in GURPS Supers are all to some extent designed to let players play these. For example, the Archetype is most obviously for playing {{Superman}}, but also includes "Amphibian" and "Super-Swimming" options if you'd rather play ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}. The Brick includes a "Man of Steel" option that's basically [[ComicBook/{{X-Men}} Colossus]]. Most blatantly of all, the Man Plus comes with a [[CaptainAmerica choice of "Superalloy Chainmail" or "Superalloy Medium Shield."]]

Another criticism of the original books was that you couldn't emulate [[CanonSue the most powerful heroes from the comics]] (such as {{Superman}} or GreenLantern) because either they would be too expensive to adapt (costing thousands of character points) or their [[GreenLanternRing powers were too expansive]] and there were no exact equivalents for them (though these were problems faced by most superhero [=RPGs=] of the time.) On the other hand, ''GURPS Supers'' could handle the less absurd superheroes, and it produced many interesting original characters of its own. With the 4th Edition version, even cosmic-level heroes can now be reproduced, though most of the work for that was done in ''GURPS Powers''.

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'''GURPS Supers''' is the [[{{GURPS}} Generic Universal Role Playing System]]'s superhero expansion. It was published in two editions in the 1980s; a new edition was recently published, updated to GURPS' Fourth Edition rules.

The first edition was criticized because it arranged superpowers in sets called "Power Groups" which players felt limited their character creation choices. This was fixed in the second edition, so that powers could be [[PointBuildSystem bought individually]]. (Power Groups were retained as an optional system).

Another criticism of the game was that you couldn't emulate [[CanonSue the most powerful heroes from the comics]] (such as {{Superman}} or GreenLantern) because either they would be too expensive to adapt (costing thousands of character points) or their [[GreenLanternRing powers were too expansive]] and there were no exact equivalents for them (though these were problems faced by most superhero [=RPGs=] of the time.) On the other hand, GURPS Supers could handle the less absurd superheroes, and it produced many interesting original characters of its own. With the 4th Edition version, even the cosmic-level heroes can now be reproduced, though it required a full separate book (GURPS Powers) to do it.

Another problem the books had was the artwork; it was crude and uncolored, except on the covers. Again, the latest version has overcome this.

There were several {{Sourcebook}}s put out for the game, the most famous being an adaptation of the WildCards superhero novels. Supers had [[TheVerse its own original setting]], detailed in ''Gurps IST'' (International Super Teams) which featured an AlternateReality where the UsefulNotes/UnitedNations effectively rules the world and uses superhero teams to keep the peace. The IST world was recently reintroduced for the GURPS InfiniteWorlds campaign. All of these can be downloaded from Steve Jackson Games' website.
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* {{Hulkspeak}}: Used by the {{Frankenstein}}-like hero Patchwork (who is actually ObfuscatingStupidity.)

There were several {{Sourcebook}}s put out for the game, the most famous being an adaptation of the WildCards superhero novels. Supers had [[TheVerse its own original setting]], detailed in ''Gurps IST'' (International Super Teams) which featured an AlternateReality where the UnitedNations effectively rules the world and uses superhero teams to keep the peace. The IST world was recently reintroduced for the GURPS InfiniteWorlds campaign. All of these can be downloaded from Steve Jackson Games' website.

* {{Expy}}: The templates in GURPS Supers are all to some extent designed to let players play these. For example, the Archetype is most obviously for playing {{Superman}}, but also includes "Amphibian" and "Super-Swimming" options if you'd rather play ComicBook/{{Aquaman}}. The Brick includes a "Man of Steel" option that's basically [[{{X-Men}} Colossus]]. Most blatantly of all, the Man Plus comes with a [[CaptainAmerica choice of "Superalloy Chainmail" or "Superalloy Medium Shield."]]

* JetPack: In the 3E supplement ''Supertemps'', the hero New Javelin had one.

* TheUnpronounceable: The alien race called Kyz, also from IST, use a partially-empathic language.

* SpeaksFluentAnimal: The superheroine Lynx in the ''GURPSSupers'' supplement ''Supertemps''.

* FriendToAllLivingThings: The superheroine Lynx in the ''GURPSSupers'' supplement ''Supertemps''.

* {{Expy}}: The templates in GURPS Supers are all to some extent designed to let players play these. For example, the Archetype is most obviously for playing {{Superman}}, but also includes "Amphibian" and "Super-Swimming" options if you'd rather play {{Aquaman}}. The Brick includes a "Man of Steel" option that's basically [[{{X-Men}} Colossus]]. Most blatantly of all, the Man Plus comes with a [[CaptainAmerica choice of "Superalloy Chainmail" or "Superalloy Medium Shield."]]

* TheDoctorDolittle: The superheroine Lynx in the ''GURPSSupers'' supplement ''Supertemps''.