Good news. I've been reading the 4th edition version of GURPS Supers, and not only does it provide the perfect solution for much of Doug's power creep,
it also does so by lowering his total cost in character points by one.
The forgetful quirk on page 33 is for characters who forget about some of their powers or equipment when they may be good solutions for a problem (and since it
is a quirk, there are no dice rolled, it happens when you say so).
With this quirk, you can state that Doug has a huge arsenal of songs worth thousands of points, and then have him forget to use them during missions. So, if
konwa no hurricane from BGC is the ideal song for dealing with a situation, but Doug didn't spend any character points on the song, then he conveniently
fails to consider using the song during the battle and has a d'oh! moment after the fact.
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV
it also does so by lowering his total cost in character points by one.
The forgetful quirk on page 33 is for characters who forget about some of their powers or equipment when they may be good solutions for a problem (and since it
is a quirk, there are no dice rolled, it happens when you say so).
With this quirk, you can state that Doug has a huge arsenal of songs worth thousands of points, and then have him forget to use them during missions. So, if
konwa no hurricane from BGC is the ideal song for dealing with a situation, but Doug didn't spend any character points on the song, then he conveniently
fails to consider using the song during the battle and has a d'oh! moment after the fact.
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"Anyone can be a winner if their definition of victory is flexible enough." - The DM of the Rings XXXV