New Math and Gamma World

[darjr]

Does anybody know if the D&D 4e Gamma World use the new math?

I've started running Gamma World and it's been a blast. I'm going to run at least one full campaign and it seems that the monsters use the new math but I'm no expert. I want to use creatures from MM3 and the Monster Vault and Dark Sun.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

IIRC only the newer boxed set(s) monsters use the new math. New math average at-will damage is level +8, so compare a few monsters from each source to see if the math is "right".

PCs do very high damage, but note they have very little in the way of healing.

 

[Neonchameleon]

Does anybody know if the D&D 4e Gamma World use the new math?

I've started running Gamma World and it's been a blast. I'm going to run at least one full campaign and it seems that the monsters use the new math but I'm no expert. I want to use creatures from MM3 and the Monster Vault and Dark Sun.

From memory yes it does.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

I want to use creatures from MM3 and the Monster Vault and Dark Sun.

In my old GW campaign, the DM threw a Monster Vault beholder at us. Plus some gauths. It worked pretty well. We all nearly died, but only one PC actually died. (We blew up the beholder with a time bomb we took off his corpse, though it still took some effort to finish the beholder off.)

 

[Savage Wombat]

It's so simple, so very simple, that only a child can do it!

 

[Neonchameleon]

From memory yes it does.

And just to expand on that, I've never used MV in Gamma World - but I've certainly thrown Gamma World creatures at my 4e PCs for a change of pace. Almost killed them but not quite in the way tough MV fights do.

 

[(Psi)SeveredHead]

WotC officially converted the froghemoth to 4e. Frankly the difference was miniscule.

And just to expand on that, I've never used MV in Gamma World - but I've certainly thrown Gamma World creatures at my 4e PCs for a change of pace. Almost killed them but not quite in the way tough MV fights do.

I haven't yet tried it. What was different?

 

[darjr]

Thanks!

Now I need to hunt down the monster vault.

Didn't the Darksun Creature catalog used the new math as well?

 

[Neonchameleon]

Thanks!

Now I need to hunt down the monster vault.

Didn't the Darksun Creature catalog used the new math as well?

It did. And if you've got Monster Vault: Threats to the Nentir Vale, so did that.

 

[Nagol]

It's so simple, so very simple, that only a child can do it!

Did the book want you to do it in base 8?