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 Posted: Sun Jul 08, 2012 10:52 pm Post subject: [Gamma World Conversion] Mutation issues |
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So here I am working on my Post-apoc game and using sources such as Day after Ragnarok, Darwin's World (SW ed) and the Gamma World Conversion from the Savage Heroes site.
The Darwin's World mutants and mutations were not as Gonzo as I liked. My home-brew normal humans are high powered as are my mutant animals and the Plant and Android PCs are pretty good as well.
The Mutations from Gamma World are more what I have in mind BUT they seem powerful and I was wondering what experience people had using them or even experience using the Darwin's World Mutations (or other rules sets).
before anyone asks Mutants can buy more mutations with the new powers edge. Also since every AB is available in the setting, varied by "race" using Super Powers to represent mutations is not an option.
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| Posted: Mon Jul 09, 2012 2:15 pm Post subject: Re: [Gamma World Conversion] Mutation issues |
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| Blogotron wrote: | | before anyone asks Mutants can buy more mutations with the new powers edge. Also since every AB is available in the setting, varied by "race" using Super Powers to represent mutations is not an option. |
How about actually using Race to cover mutations? Mutants can each be their own unique "race" the player builds using the Race Creation rules. If you want additional abilities, just figure out a racial point cost for them.
Then for additional mutations after character creation, have an Edge like...
Mutated!
Requirements: Novice, Mutant
You gain 2 additional Racial Ability points to grant your character new mutations. If you wish, you can gain an additional point (3 points total) by taking a -1 Racial Ability as well.
This Edge can be taken multiple times but only once per Rank.
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Clint, welcome back and thank you for the reply. I will look into converting a character using the race creation rules and see if I can come up with something comparable and post the results here.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:42 pm Post subject: Re: [Gamma World Conversion] Mutation issues |
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| Clint wrote: | | Blogotron wrote: | | before anyone asks Mutants can buy more mutations with the new powers edge. Also since every AB is available in the setting, varied by "race" using Super Powers to represent mutations is not an option. |
How about actually using Race to cover mutations? Mutants can each be their own unique "race" the player builds using the Race Creation rules. If you want additional abilities, just figure out a racial point cost for them.
Then for additional mutations after character creation, have an Edge like...
Mutated!
Requirements: Novice, Mutant
You gain 2 additional Racial Ability points to grant your character new mutations. If you wish, you can gain an additional point (3 points total) by taking a -1 Racial Ability as well.
This Edge can be taken multiple times but only once per Rank. |
Son of a ...
What a simple solutions. WTH didn't I think of that?!? While I really like the Gamma World conversion, it is very unbalanced in play. (Which DOES mimic old school GW).
Plus, I desperately want to write (someday) post-apoc adventures yet not be tied to the Darwin's World setting (sorry!) or a fan-made conversion.
This is so stupid simple, it's not funny.
Actually, it's even simpler as NPCs don't follow creation rules like PCs do, so...duh on my part.
Wow, guess I have the Fadeout and Mental Defect drawbacks.
Speaking of which - how WOULD you do drawbacks? Randomly rolling them was fun. And mean.
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| Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 2:55 pm Post subject: GW |
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Now, the more recent version of Gamma World has wonderful character gen rules. It basically works my randomly smashing two very weird origins together, then deciding what the final result looks like.
It's ridiculous fun.
I was thinking one could make a conversion of that system, but make the races as +1 in total. That way, ya squish two together for a really unique race, such as:
demonic + wheeled = "Christine" (look it up, its a fun movie).
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