| This is Classic material. Some conversion will be needed to use with 4e, some of which may have been done for you. |
Classic Who's Who 1 (1999) presents noteworthy historical figures in GURPS terms, for use in games. Each "era" has a "Who Might Have Been?" section of people who didn't exist and whose presence are used as alternate history hooks. It also presented alternate histories for each of the historical characters as well.
There was another book in this series: Classic: Who's Who 2
Important Note[]
Due to the changes of 4th edition the Classic point totals given are no longer correct and some skill levels change as half points for a skill no longer exists. Also some skills now have prerequisites and these skills are also added to the conversions. Changes in Strength makes encumbrance much higher than in Classic.
Talents for the most part didn't exist in Classic and so the conversions stick to the original attributes even if using a talent would reduce the point cost.
The Ancient World and Dark Ages[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Akhenaten | c.1388 B.C.-1362 B.C. | 8 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 173 pts | 274 pts |
| 2 | King David ben-Jesse | c.1040 B.C.-968 B.C. | 11 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 255.5 pts | 278 pts |
| 3 | Cyrus the Great | 6th century B.C. | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 286 pts | 365 pts |
| 4 | Xenophon | 431 B.C.-c.351 B.C. | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 141 pts | 184 pts |
| 5 | Aristotle | 384 B.C.-322 B.C. | 10 | 10 | 17 | 10 | 123.5 pts | 162 pts |
| 6 | Alexander the Great | 356 B.C.-323 B.C. | 12 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 278.5 pts | 391 pts |
| 7 | Ch'in Shih Huang Ti | 259 B.C.-210 B.C. | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 132 pts | 158 pts |
| 8 | Julius Caesar | 102 B.C.-44 B.C. | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 317 pts | 426 pts |
| 9 | Boudica (Boadicea) | c. A.D. 25-60 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 150.5 pts | 202 pts |
| 10 | Constantine the Great | c.274-337 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 203 pts | 265 pts |
| 11 | Justinian I | 482-565 | 11 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 256 pts | 211 pts |
| 12 | Theodora | 497-548 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 238.5 pts | 215 pts |
Middle Ages[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sei Shonagon | 966-1013 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 96.5 pts | 122 pts |
| 2 | Leif Eriksson | 970-1020 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 223.5 pts | 236 pts |
| 3 | Harald Hardradi | 1015-1066 | 16 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 323 pts | 373 pts |
| 4 | Alexius I (Alexius Comnenus) | 1056-1118 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 210 pts | 266 pts |
| 5 | William Marshal | 1144-1219 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 280 pts | 295 pts |
| 6 | Ibn Battuta | 1304-1368 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 89 pts | 121 pts |
| 7 | Geoffrey Chaucer | c.1342-1400 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 131 pts | 175 pts |
| 8 | Joan of Arc (Jeanne d' Arc) | 1412-1431 | 8 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 127.5 pts | 174 pts |
| 9 | Vlad Tepes Dracula | 1431-1476 | 13 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 181 pts | 233 pts |
The High Renaissance[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Leonardo Da Vinci | 1452-1519 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 9 | 143 pts | 272 pts |
| 2 | Hernán Cortés | 1485-1547 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 296.5 pts | 386 pts |
| 3 | Paracelsus | 1493-1541 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 149 pts | 240 pts |
| 4 | Catherine di Medici | 1519-1589 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 174 pts | 237 pts |
| 5 | John Dee | 1527-1608 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 139 pts | 280 pts |
| 6 | Elizabeth I | 1533-1603 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 170 pts | 225 pts |
| 7 | Tokugawa Ieyasu | 1543-1616 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 175.5 pts | 257 pts |
| 8 | Tycho Brahe | 1546-1601 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 11 | 140 pts | 210 pts |
| 9 | William Shakespeare | 1564-1616 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 151 pts | 228 pts |
| 10 | Cardinal Richelieu | 1585-1642 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 319.5 pts | 371 pts |
| 11 | Oliver Cromwell | 1599-1658 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 142 pts | 193 pts |
| 12 | Peter the Great | 1672-1725 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 339.5 pts | 401 pts |
| 13 | Bartholomew Roberts | c.1682-1722 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 190 pst | 220 pts |
From Enlightenment to Modernity[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Franklin | 1706-1790 | 10 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 168.5 pts | 358 pts |
| 2 | Robert Clive (Clive of India) | 1725-1774 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 107.5 pts | 161 pts |
| 3 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1756-1791 | 10 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 144 pts | 280 pts |
| 4 | Aaron Burr, Jr. | 1756-1836 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 115 pts | 169 pts |
| 5 | Shaka Zulu | c.1787-1828 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 308.5 pts | 377 pts |
| 6 | Lord Byron | 1788-1824 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 148 pts | 214 pts |
| 7 | Charles Darwin | 1809-1882 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 117 pts | 243 pts |
| 8 | Emperor Norton | 1818-1880 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 8 | -4 pts | 21 pts |
| 9 | Lola Montez | 1820-1861 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 74 pts | 143 pts |
| 10 | Harriet Tubman | c.1820-1913 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 22 pts | 85 pts |
| 11 | Sir Richard Burton | 1821-1890 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 270 pts | 535 pts |
| 12 | Nikola Tesla | 1856-1943 | 12 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 274 pts | 417 pts |
| 13 | Rudyard Kipling | 1865-1936 | 9 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 98 pts | 123 pts |
| 14 | Alberto Santos Dumont | 1873-1932 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 105 pts | 169 pts |
| 15 | Mata Hari | 1876-1917 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 49.5 pts | 63 pts |
| 16 | Albert Einstein | 1879-1955 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 74 pts | 165 pts |
| 17 | "Two-Gun" Cohen | 1887-1970 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 126 pts | 189 pts |
| 18 | Howard Phillips Lovecraft | 1890-1937 | 9 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 65.5 pts | 136 pts |
Material Used in Conversions[]
- GURPS Update
- GURPS Character Sheet (Program) - To quickly calculate skill totals