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　Improving a wildcard to a high level might grant bonuses in areas other than success rolls for the skill, in accordance with this general guideline:

　At the GM’s option, a positive relative skill level with a wildcard skill doubles as a bonus to activities directly related to that skill.

　Just as a wildcard can replace any skill the GM agrees fits its high concept, its bonus can assist any appropriate statistic or roll. Whatever the bonus, it’s always free ―― it never costs Wildcard Points (p. 12) to invoke. This flexibility has limits, though.

　First, a wildcard bonus can never “stack” with itself. For instance, it might work as a damage bonus or a ST bonus with a melee weapon, but never as both at once.

　Second, the GM ―― not the player ―― decides when a bonus applies. If full relative skill level seems too generous under the circumstances, he’s free to halve it and round up. The Wildcard Bonus Table (p. 14) summarizes the regular and halved schemes. The GM who feels that these progressions are stingy is welcome to be more liberal, perhaps reading the “WP” or even “Accelerated WP” column of the table as the bonus!

　Below are many suggestions for how to apply the wildcard bonus, including some situations where it’s advisable to halve the modifier. Players are encouraged to propose these and other benefits ―― this list isn’t exhaustive. Just remember that the GM has the final say.
(Gamers familiar with GURPS Power-Ups 3: Talents will see a strong resemblance between these examples and the list of “alternative benefits” recommended for Talents. That’s intentional ―― wildcards and Talents cover similar ground. Remember the crucial difference, though: A wildcard doesn’t have a single, fixed bonus. Cinematic flexibility is the whole point.)

●01： A bonus to rolls related to the wildcard’s high concept and to which no skill applies.
For instance, a wildcard for inventors might help rolls on the Enigmatic Device Table (pp. B478-479), and any wildcard could aid IQ rolls for learning, memorization, or recall of its subject matter.
This benefit extends to Will rolls for extra effort with the wildcard, and to HT rolls to avoid FP losses to any athletic feats it enables, if it doesn’t encompass a standard skill that can serve in this capacity.
The bonus might even work for rolls that explicitly disallow skills, when the wildcard seems especially relevant; e.g., ST rolls to break free of bonds that don’t allow an Escape roll, for a wildcard built around freedom of movement.
For rolls of fewer than three dice, like the 1d for initiative under Partial Surprise (p. B393) or for weapon breakage under Parrying Heavy Weapons (p. B376), halve the bonus.

●02： A bonus to rolls to use conceptually related advantages.
A wildcard for healers may add its bonus to the IQ roll to use the Healing advantage, while one for combat veterans might benefit the Per roll for Danger Sense.

●03： A bonus to DX, IQ, HT, Will, or Per rolls to resist skills covered by the wildcard (e.g., a social wildcard that includes many Influence skills could fairly benefit Will rolls against those skills) or diametrically opposed to it (thus, a wildcard for detectives might grant its bonus to penetrate deceptions involving Acting and Fast-Talk, and to defeat concealment skills like Holdout and Stealth).
It would be logical to extend this benefit to rolls to resist malign influences studied by the skill: HT rolls against poisons for a wildcard that covers them, resistance against supernatural attacks for a wildcard pertaining to the occult, and so on.
Halve such a “defensive” bonus if it affects Block, Dodge, or Parry rolls.

●04： A bonus to DX, IQ, HT, Will, or Per rolls to avoid bad effects encountered in the course of using the wildcard.
A nautical wildcard might benefit DX and HT rolls for rocking decks, seasickness, and similar shipboard hazards, while one for ranged combat could aid Will rolls to keep Aim with relevant weapons.
This may encompass rolls to recover from failures and critical failures with the wildcard; e.g., a wildcard that covers unarmed combat might benefit DX rolls to avoid falling down after missing with a kick, while any physical wildcard may lend its bonus to HT rolls required for critically failed attempts at extra effort.
Again, halve such a bonus if it modifies active defense rolls.

●05： A bonus to reaction rolls made by or Influence rolls (p. B359) attempted on people who witness the user’s impressively broad skill.
This usually means “after a successful wildcard skill roll,” which must generally benefit the target (repair his equipment, cure his wounds, fight off his enemies, etc.).
However, an artistic wildcard might affect the attitude of audience members who merely watch a performance.
It would be reasonable to halve the bonus if it benefits reactions from all suitable individuals, all the time (e.g., animals for a beast-taming wildcard, or spirits for a shamanic one), unless that group is tiny or rare.

●06： An offset against penalties for circumstances relevant to the skill, particularly those under Equipment Modifiers (p. B345) and Geographical and Temporal Scope (p. B176).
If Familiarity (p. B169) and Tech-Level Modifiers (p. B168) aren’t ignored completely thanks to Wildcard Familiarity (p. 11) and Wildcard Tech Level (p. 11), add those to the list.

●07： An Accuracy bonus when aiming relevant ranged weapons. The GM may want to restrict this to heroes with Gunslinger or Heroic Archer. Except in highly cinematic campaigns, this modifier is best halved.

●08： A ST bonus when wielding relevant muscle-powered weapons (modify the mount’s ST when the wildcard encompasses the Lance skill or allows Riding rolls to run people down). The GM may restrict this to heroes with Weapon Master.
For skills that already give an effective ST bonus, like Brawling and Forced Entry, use this bonus instead of the usual one but leave it open-ended.
This is a great way to make wildcards more attractive, though it can radically alter the face of combat.

●09： A bonus to damage when using the wildcard to deploy poisons, traps, etc. that don’t depend on the user’s ST.
A similar bonus might apply to the first strike made after using a stealthy or tactical wildcard to set up an assassination attempt or an ambush.
A further possibility is a damage bonus against foes studied by the wildcard; e.g., a Demonologist! skill might grant bonus damage against demons.

●10： A comparable bonus to HP restored, if the wildcard concerns healing, not harming.

●11： A bonus to somebody else’s roll, when the wildcard directly aids others.
The classic example is a bonus to HT rolls to recover from crippling, disease, or injury treated using a medical wildcard.
A wildcard intended for a leader might give a bonus to his side’s rolls to hear or understand him, or to their Fright Checks.
Halve the bonus if it adds to others’ rolls to act rather than to passive rolls like those in the examples ―― but when the wildcard is used for a complementary skill roll, this is cumulative with the usual bonus!

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