| 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 2 (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 is used as alternate history hooks. It also presents alternate histories for each of the historical characters as well.
There was another book in this series: Classic: Who's Who 1
Important Note[]
Due to the changes of 4th edition the 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 which are added to the conversions. Strength has changed though in terms of damage the original Classic value is given. This does make encumbrance much higher.
Talents for the most part didn't exist in Classic and so the conversions stick as much to the original attributes even if using a talent would reduce the point cost.
| >100 | 100-200 | 200-300 | 300+ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 7 | 16 | 26 |
The Ancient World and Dark Ages[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sargon II (Sharru-kín) | mid-8th century B.C.-705 B.C.) | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 255.5 pts | 306 pts |
| 2 | Nebuchadrezzar II (Nabu-kudurri-usur) | late 7th century B.C.-562 B.C. | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 219.5 pts | 273 pts |
| 3 | Pythagoras | c.570 B.C.-c.480 B.C. | 10 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 157 pts | 254 pts |
| 4 | Archimedes | 287 B.C.-212 B.C. | 8 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 84 pts | 250 pts |
| 5 | Hannibal | 247 B.C.-183 B.C. | 11 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 287 pts | 379 pts |
| 6 | Cleopatra | 69 B.C.-30 B.C. | 9 | 10 | 14 | 11 | 191.5 pts | 311 pts |
| 7 | St. Augustine of Hippo | 354-430 | 10 | 10 | 16 | 8 | 91.5 pts | 213 pts |
| 8 | Attila the Hun | 400-453 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 227 pts | 286 pts |
| 9 | Shield Jaguar Lord (Its’in Balam Ahau) | 647-742 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 196.5 pts | 236 pts |
| 10 | Li Po | 701-762 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 124.5 pts | 176 pts |
Middle Ages and Renaissance[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rodrigo Diaz (El Cid) | 1043-1099 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 284 pts | 342 pts |
| 2 | Maimonides | 1135-1204 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 120.5 pts | 209 pts |
| 3 | Chinggis (Genghis) Khan | 1162-1227 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 259 pts | 374 pts |
| 4 | Marco Polo | 1254-1323 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 156.5 pts | 207 pts |
| 5 | Roger de Flor | 1260-1305 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 236 pts | 256 pts |
| 6 | Dante Alighieri | 1265-1321 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 107 pts | 182 pts |
| 7 | Christopher Columbus | 1451-1506 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 127.5 pts | 174 pts |
| 8 | Richard III (Richard Plantagenet) | 1452-1485 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 133 pts | 197 pts |
| 9 | Suleyman (Suleiman) the Magnificent | 1494-1566 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 296.5 pts | 358 pts |
| 10 | Granuaile (Grace O’Malley of Connaught) | 1530-1603 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 326 pts | 336 pts |
| 11 | Oda Nobunaga | 1534-1582 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 197 pts | 264 pts |
| 12 | Matteo Ricci | 1552-1610 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 135 pts | 224 pts |
Enlightenment and Industry[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel de Champlain | 1570-1635 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 209 pts | 275 pts |
| 2 | Nzinga (“Dona Ana de Sousa”) | 1582-1663 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 324 pts | 388 pts |
| 3 | Charles I | 1600-1649 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 97.5 pts | 118 pts |
| 4 | Ninon de Lanclos | 1623-1705 | 7 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 137 pts | 192 pts |
| 5 | Aphra Behn | 1640-1689 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 10 | 45.5 pts | 80 pts |
| 6 | Sir Isaac Newton | 1642-1727 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 292.5 pts | 400 pts |
| 7 | Maria Sibylla Merian | 1647-1717 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 101.5 pts | 209 pta |
| 8 | Le Comte de Saint-Germain | 1710-1784 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 219.5 pts | 395 pts |
| 9 | Captain James Cook | 1728-1779 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 195.5 pts | 270 pts |
| 10 | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe | 1749-1832 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 14 | 246.5 pts | 376 pts |
| 11 | Horatio Nelson | 1758-1805 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 8 | 139.5 pts | 236 pts |
| 12 | Jean-Baptiste Bernadotte | 1763-1844 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 222.5 pts | 282 pts |
| 13 | Napoleon Bonaparte | 1769-1821 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 317.5 pts | 364 pts |
| 14 | Cheng Shih | 1775-1844 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 149 pts | 194 pts |
Related material: Classic: Old West[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Allan Pinkerton | 1819-1884 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 234 pts | 232 pts |
| 16 | Ulysses Simpson Grant | 1822-1885 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 134.5 pts | 171 pts |
| 17 | William Walker | 1824-1860 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 77 pts | 108 pts |
| 18 | George Armstrong Custer | 1839-1876 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 166 pts | 286 pts |
| 19 | John Wesley Hardin | 1853-1895 | 11 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 124.5 pts | 177 pts |
The Twentieth Century[]
Related material: GURPS WWII, GURPS WWII: Weird War II[]
| Order | Name | Life span | ST | DX | IQ | HT | Classic Cost | 4e Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Theodore Roosevelt | 1858-1919 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 11 | 165 pts | 259 pts |
| 2 | E. W. Barton-Wright | 1865-1951[1] | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 57 pts | 91 pts |
| 3 | Harry Houdini | 1874-1926 | 12 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 367.5 pts | 461 pts |
| 4 | Sir Winston Churchill | 1874-1965 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 176.5 pts | 270 pts |
| 5 | Josef Stalin | 1879-1953 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 120 pts | 165 pts |
| 6 | Robert Goddard | 1882-1945 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 8 | 67.5 pts | 137 pts |
| 7 | Richard E. Byrd | 1888-1957 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 284 pts | 442 pts |
| 8 | Adolph Hitler | 1889-1945 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 61 pts | 114 pts |
| 9 | Erwin Rommel | 1891-1944 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 244.5 pts | 366 pts |
| 10 | Manfred von Richthofen | 1892-1918 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 127 pts | 203 pts |
| 11 | Charles “Lucky” Luciano | 1897-1962 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 115 pts | 159 pts |
| 12 | Ernest Hemingway | 1899-1961 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 147 pts | 227 pts |
| 13 | John von Neumann | 1903-1957 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 11 | 155 pts | 243 pts |
| 14 | Robert Ervin Howard | 1906-1936 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 81.5 pts | 116 pts |
| 15 | Sid Vicious (John Simon Ritchie) | 1957-1979 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 29 pts | 54 pts |
Additional Material[]
- Compiler's Notes: GURPS Who's Who 2 (11/25/1999)
- ↑ The death date is listed as "?" in the book