I was wondering due to the floating GM system whether we should award the GM points, so as they are not penalized. I was thinking they should assign 1-2 pts in their character to skills they use in that session, while they are in a support role, or to skills that explain what they have been doing all that time. If need be these could even be skills not on the character sheet, but helpful to the scene.

eg.

“That’s the ancient Egyptian hieroglyph for Ptah….what???….why are you looking at me like that I have always been interested in Egyptology.”

Oddly enough I am not thinking equality in 80s Cop is that much of an issue (as long as the disparity is kept to about 20 pts or so). You are still monstrous machines of justice and vengeance capable of striking fear into the hearts of criminals. I was rather looking how not to dis-incentivise the GM.

EDIT: we have seemed to have standardized pts to 2 a session and 5 for the end of the adventure. This seems to cover the burning of points (about 2 a session) and leave a couple for advancement.

I second the beer motion, although running the game to try and top the previous week or try something new is a reward in itself. I don’t think characters saving loads of points will be an issue, as the GM role will roll around the group anyway and if anyone ends up somehow too good most of the GMs will put a nice named NPC opposite them in the next firefight anyway.

Department of Agriculture, my ass.