Editing GURPS (section)

===Character points===
A character in ''GURPS'' is built with [[character point]]s. For a beginning character in an average power game, the 4th edition suggests 100&ndash;150 points to modify attribute stats, select advantages and disadvantages, and purchase levels in skills. Normal [[Non-player character|NPCs]] are built on 25–50 points. Full-fledged heroes usually have 150&ndash;250 points, while superheroes are commonly built with 400&ndash;800 points.<ref name="rpgnet2">{{Cite web |last=Smith |first=Eli |date=2004-10-11 |title=GURPS Fourth Edition Basic Set Review |url=http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/10/10731.phtml |access-date=2008-12-08 |publisher=RPGNet.com |type=review}}</ref> The highest point value recorded for a canon character in a ''GURPS'' sourcebook is 10,452 for the Harvester (p.&nbsp;88) in ''[[GURPS Monsters]]''.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Johnson |first=Hunter |url=http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/books/monsters/ |title=GURPS: Monsters |publisher=[[Steve Jackson Games]] |year=2002 |isbn=1-55634-518-6 |edition=3rd |pages=128}}</ref>

In principle, a Game Master can balance the power of foes to the abilities of the player characters by comparing their relative point values.