Gamma World - round three

So the re-read of the combat rules is finished, and I'm still not sure I divined the authors intent - unless all Mr. Ward wanted was some really long combats, or a major excuse for the PCs to want to upgrade their tech. There was one interesting bit that I can make use of...

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The other thing I found is the effect of Strength on damage (+1 per point over 15, meaning the 22 PS Mutated Cougar with a claw/claw/bite attack is going to be insanely effective). I also expect I'll adopt the old -10 HP till your dead rule, just because it's quick, easy, and won't have mutant grasshopper corpses littering the landscape.

Truth, justice and Pyramid

Given that Guardians of Order is now officially folded, I decided it was time to start providing Pyramid content for another game system. Since I find Pyramid-preferred GURPS to be incomprehensible that meant finding something else.

I had been pushed to Mutants and Masterminds, but my flip through revealed PC creation looks fussy and persnickety, a feeling that docmystery backed up in A&E . Instead - in honor of its recent spate of awards, and because the author is a nice guy who asked me to peer review the system - I'll be going with Atomic Sock Monkey's "Truth & Justice" by the inimitable chadu.

Chad's even having a sale on the system right now if you don't own a copy! Go get one! Quick! Now if I can only convince Chad that he wants to publish the Firestorm Effect Universe source book, my life will be complete. Well, that and a pony.