No Physical Body

No Physical Body [-100] (aka Disembodied Brain) was a trait in Classic
==Important GURPS Update Information== 
Compendium 83 mentions the character lacks ST but still has FP (FP was based on ST in Classic) based on IQ instead.
GURPS Update expressly deals with this issue early on:
*HP: "Hit points are now based on ST, not HT. A Fourth Edition character has HP equal to ST, adjusted up or down at a cost of ±2 points per ±1 HP. If you wish to retain the same number of hit points, buy more or fewer as necessary"
*FP:"Fatigue points are now based on HT, not ST. A Fourth Edition character has FP equal to HT, adjusted up or down at a cost of ±3 points per ±1 FP. If you wish to retain the same number of fatigue points, buy more or fewer as necessary."
==4e conversion==
GURPS Update made it a complex meta-trait worth a base of at least -184 points.
Physical Body would thus presumably be the Counter Trait for inverting it.
*ST 0 [-100]
*Appearance (Unattractive) [-4]
*Fearlessness 5 [10]
*Increased Life Support (Dedicated brain support equipment) [-10]
*Legless [-30]
*No Manipulators [-50]
Basic Move must be bought down to zero. HT and DX are not singled out for that though, nor is Basic Speed.
It is unclear why Quadriplegic is not used instead of the combination Legless [-30] + No Manipulators (no limbs) [-50]; it costs the same and expressly states "You are paralyzed in all your arms and legs, or lack limbs entirely." It should be noted per GURPS Update "Prosthetics that allow movement and manipulation now count as Mitigators and reduce the point cost of this disadvantage."
Optional add-ons included:
*Blindness [-50]
*Deafness [-20]
*Mute [-25]
*No Sense of Smell/Taste [-5]
*Numb [-20]
Since the way to handle the "flipping" of HP and FP was explained earlier GURPS Update doesn't point this aspect out.
==How it works==
Urim Titus for Classic would have HP+4 [8] based on his original HT 4 if it wasn't for him also having Being of Pure Thought. Under 4e rules it is illogical to have both No Physical Body and Being of Pure Thought as the later includes Insubstantiality.
==See also==
*Being of Pure Thought
==References==
*GURPS Compendium p. 83
Category:Depreciated Disadvantages
Category:Classic Meta-Traits