Better (Gear)

Better (Gear)

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You can obtain gear that's slightly better than run-of-the-mill items in your world – although still of the prevailing TL. Perhaps you invented the process or bought from a limited production run. You must specialize by narrow category: Better Pistols, Better Powerstones, Better Rapiers, etc.

You must acquire the equipment with starting money or as Signature Gear. The GM determines the benefits. Many GURPS supplements offer options to improve the looks, durability, or weight of gear, and the GM may allow a one-step improvement in a single category (but not for quality – good, fine, etc.). For items with introduction dates, like guns in GURPS High-Tech, you might instead have early access to prototypes. Otherwise, the GM may allow stats commensurate with hardware worth 50% more than what you spent.