2) New characters receive starting Omega Tech equal to the party's level / 2 (round down).
3) New characters above first level receive both a starting melee and ranged weapon.
4) Forced movement can be used to slam opponents into solid objects. This deals 1d6 damage regardless of the amount of forced movement, and it immediately ends the forced movement.
Omega tech cards use slots, just like 4th edition.
I have no idea whether these house rules were intended, but they seem right to me.
2) New characters receive starting Omega Tech equal to the party's level / 2 (round down).
3) New characters above first level receive both a starting melee and ranged weapon.
#2 is a pretty good idea.
#3 is already in the core rules, though.
5) I also allow tactical maneuvers from Rules Compendium like Delong said.
1. Whenever a player rolls a 1 on an attack roll with a gun, they are out of ammo.
2. At the end of an encounter in which a PC used a gun, that PC must make an ammo check, which follows the same rules as an Omega Tech charge check (10 or better passes). If they fail this check, they are out of ammo.
This is not so much a house-rule as a rules interpretation, but I have also decided to follow this process for giving new characters weapons.
1. Player describes the type of weapon they'd like.
2. GM chooses the closest approximation from the rules, taking into consideration the character's highest combat statisitc (Str/Con or Dex/Int) so as not to screw the player.
3. GM makes alterations to the printed rules as necessary. (For example, if the player requested a homemade flamethrower, this could be a heavy two-handed gun - treating the fuel it burns as ammo - but all damage the weapon deals is fire damage.)
This will eliminate some of the equipment stat-gaming that slows down the character creation process.
1) We apply overcharge bonuses from both our origins. They stack.
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4) Forced movement can be used to slam opponents into solid objects. This deals 1d6 damage regardless of the amount of forced movement, and it immediately ends the forced movement.
For 1, you kinda have to, or the ENgineered Human has no point to having a +2 overcharge all, don't they? Unless you have a house rule for placing the two origins in the order the player wants.
In my upcoming Gamma World game, I will be house-ruling the way gun ammunition works.
1. Whenever a player rolls a 1 on an attack roll with a gun, they are out of ammo.
2. At the end of an encounter in which a PC used a gun, that PC must make an ammo check, which follows the same rules as an Omega Tech charge check (10 or better passes). If they fail this check, they are out of ammo.
This is not so much a house-rule as a rules interpretation, but I have also decided to follow this process for giving new characters weapons.
1. Player describes the type of weapon they'd like.
2. GM chooses the closest approximation from the rules, taking into consideration the character's highest combat statisitc (Str/Con or Dex/Int) so as not to screw the player.
3. GM makes alterations to the printed rules as necessary. (For example, if the player requested a homemade flamethrower, this could be a heavy two-handed gun - treating the fuel it burns as ammo - but all damage the weapon deals is fire damage.)
This will eliminate some of the equipment stat-gaming that slows down the character creation process.
Your first thing sounds very much like an option out of Star Wars Saga. I like it.
The second is a good idea, sounds like my easy theory of, "adding an effect to a weapon drop the die damage code by one." but with more details. Mine so far is kinda ad-hic. For examples, say they want a shotgun. Take Heavy 2-hand gun, add close blast 3, drop damage dice from 2d10 to 2d8. Want a taser gun? Take light 1 handed ranged (no bullets), make damage electrical/lightning and vs Fort, drop die damage form 1d8 to 1d6. And so on.
In my upcoming Gamma World game, I will be house-ruling the way gun ammunition works.
1. Whenever a player rolls a 1 on an attack roll with a gun, they are out of ammo.
2. At the end of an encounter in which a PC used a gun, that PC must make an ammo check, which follows the same rules as an Omega Tech charge check (10 or better passes). If they fail this check, they are out of ammo....
Very much like this idea, too.
quick rest and extended rests are pretty much the same thing and people are complaining encounters are too easy. Plus traps outside of combat are functionally worthless. Going to remove full heals on quick rests while restoring healing surges from 4E. Probably 6+ con bonus worth. I like attrition to matter a bit.
Going to use action points
Creating a few new origins: Bear type for sure
Going to make gear match 2nd edition and 3rd edition a bit more. Omega tech will be slightly more rare but slightly more sturdy as well.
Throwing out the multiple reality concepts and going back to the post apoc. format of earlier editions loosely based on fallout.
Just looking to see what other people are using as far as house rules in their Gamma World games. I'm about to run my first game and so far I plan on using one Omega tech draw deck, giving the characters both of their origins overcharge bonuses, and (for the first session at least) using a single Alpha mutations deck.
1. New characters get Omega Tech equal to level / 2 (amusing to see someone else does this).
2. Rules for hazards and Survival Days, with an expanded list of conditions you can contract if you dont have supplies or like to stick your hands into strange substances.
3. Forced Movement can be used to do Fun Stuff at the DM's discretion. Things like smashing people through walls, floors, hurling objects around, create shrapnel, anything cinematic and fun. I take player suggestions on into strong consideration so that people have more fun
4. We use the Custom Origins Compilation found here on the forums to add a huge new variety of origins to the game.
One option I considered was affected players starting encounters with a save ends condition (saved against as normal during the encounter) until they got rid of the "disease." This way, they aren't constantly operating at a subpar level, but start off at a disadvantage. In fact, while writing this, I think I convinced myself to draft up some mechanics...
This kind of build up can not be lowered by resting but only through treatement, like anti radiation injections or such.
Same thing can be done with diseases, zombiefication, madness, etc...
In fact, while writing this, I think I convinced myself to draft up some mechanics...
I could post my house rules section on googledocs for you if you want. Its got a system for disease and such. I took alot of the best diseases out of 4E and did some conversions, allowing for Science and Nature checks instead of Endurance and stuff.
I could post my house rules section on googledocs for you if you want. Its got a system for disease and such. I took alot of the best diseases out of 4E and did some conversions, allowing for Science and Nature checks instead of Endurance and stuff.
Absolutely!
Youll want the parts on Hazards and Survival Days.