(c) Copyright 1992, by John Aegard

Title: Variant Will statistic.

Description:  

All characters start with a base Will of 10.  Characters may purchase
levels of Strong or Weak Will to modify this level; see below.

Strong/Weak Will (+/-5 points per level up to +3, +/- 8 points thereafter.)

This advantage and disadvantage combination function exactly as their 
predecessors in GURPS Basic.  The only difference is the point cost and
that Strong Will *does not* apply to attempts to overcome mental
disadvantages, unless the character has somewhat contradictory quirks and
mental disadvantages; see below for an example.

Justification:

Will had to be divorced somewhat from IQ.  There are three physical stats
describing a character's body; but only one describing his/her mind.  Some
people (obviously including me!) find this too coarse.

The point change for Strong/Weak will comes from the GURPS attributes table.
I figured that Will was half as valuable as a "normal" attribute, so I halved
the cost for levels up to +5.

In my experience, I've also noticed that high-Will characters rarely failed
rolls to resist mental disadvantage.  The "Strong Will does not apply to
mental disad rolls" rule will hopefully alleviate that situation.  

Example:

A beginning character has a base Will of 10 and wants a Will of 15.  That
character pays 31 points.  However, when that character, who is also Greedy,
makes a roll to resist the temptation of blackmailing a young magistrate, he
rolls against a 10.  The character also has the disadvantage of Sense of Duty
(close friends only), so when he picks up a purse full of gold nobles that
one of his adventuring partners has dropped, the ever-merciful GM may grant
him his Stong Will bonus to give it back.