Gaming
I'm still here. I'm not posting as frequently as I'd like but well my life just isn't that exciting and my computer just isn't on that much. But I'm still posting . . . The denizens of hell are probably beginning to wonder if someone installed AC while Lucifer was out of the office.
Okay so moving on.
I posted before about a d20 Modern Zombie Game. The more I think about this the better the idea seems . . . but I have no idea how or when I'll have time to make this game happen. I know it will most likely be an another Marlowe One Night Stand, but the next M.O.N.S. event has a guest GM (
palanthos) and adventure already in the works.
HMMM.... I need an excuse to plan a special game session. (Ideas welcome.)
Anyway I've been thinking about zombies. If I'm to make this fit the genre rules for zombie movies I need to change the way zombies function in game. First of all, zombies need better damage reduction and head shots as an Achilles heel. So I'm thinking DR 10/headshots. This means that most damage inflicted on the zombies will have little effect unless the PC's make a called shot to the head. I have decided on a -4 to hit penalty (-2 size, and an arbitrary -2 for the durability of the skull). Now this is a special flaw of the zombies so players may not make called shots against other foes.
Zombies also need to be infectious. Anyone who suffers a wound from a zombie's natural attacks risks being poisoned. Initial damage 1d4 Con / Secondary damage Death in 5d12 minutes. A character slain in this fashion rises in 1d4 minutes as a zombie. I'm not certain yet what DC I should use for the fortitude save but I'm thinking of keeping it on par with lycanthropy.
To keep the death rate down a bit and to maintain the cinematic flavor of the game I will most likely use the wounds/vitality optional rule.
Okay so moving on.
I posted before about a d20 Modern Zombie Game. The more I think about this the better the idea seems . . . but I have no idea how or when I'll have time to make this game happen. I know it will most likely be an another Marlowe One Night Stand, but the next M.O.N.S. event has a guest GM (
palanthos) and adventure already in the works.
HMMM.... I need an excuse to plan a special game session. (Ideas welcome.)
Anyway I've been thinking about zombies. If I'm to make this fit the genre rules for zombie movies I need to change the way zombies function in game. First of all, zombies need better damage reduction and head shots as an Achilles heel. So I'm thinking DR 10/headshots. This means that most damage inflicted on the zombies will have little effect unless the PC's make a called shot to the head. I have decided on a -4 to hit penalty (-2 size, and an arbitrary -2 for the durability of the skull). Now this is a special flaw of the zombies so players may not make called shots against other foes.
Zombies also need to be infectious. Anyone who suffers a wound from a zombie's natural attacks risks being poisoned. Initial damage 1d4 Con / Secondary damage Death in 5d12 minutes. A character slain in this fashion rises in 1d4 minutes as a zombie. I'm not certain yet what DC I should use for the fortitude save but I'm thinking of keeping it on par with lycanthropy.
To keep the death rate down a bit and to maintain the cinematic flavor of the game I will most likely use the wounds/vitality optional rule.