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Well kinem , the beauty of OMEN is that there are many ways to engage in various encounters. The playtest that I have built is pretty open, in fact one of the groups that I have running it at the office has almost completely avoided combat, and the combat that they did engage in was ended very...

It seems that you're already doing this, but the potency of the effect should decrease the duration. So for immortality it might be one round as you say, but if you simply write "tough" or some weaker form, it might only be DR 1 for 1 day. Just a thought for balance. I would want to write...

Awesome Walking Dad and Velmont. kinem did you still want to build your character or would you like me to make you one? I have six more pre-made but I can whip up any concept you'd desire in a jiffy (I have become quite familiar with my own system, after all.) The general premise of the game is...

I have put up two pre made characters in the rogue's gallery, as well as elaborated on the rules you guys need to know. If you want to make a character, tell me and I'll help you figure it out.

Well, I designed OMEN to be fast and to make close enough sense. Not to simulate real ballistics. Were I to simulate real ballistics, then yes I would have a lot more granularity (and thus complexity) within the system. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, but at the table, rolling dice, it...

Pre Made Characters Awowlee Sniper (Combat Oriented Focus) Level 1 Vitality: 7 Damage Reduction: 2 Shields: 7 STR: 0 RES: 2 AGI: 5 MND: 4 Attacks Sniper: 3d6 + 20 Pistol: 3d6 + 17 Dodge Wielding sniper: 3d6 +19 Wielding Pistol: 3d6 + 22 Specialties Influence -Charm: +7 -Convince: +5...

That's correct. The point behind it is that damage doesn't correlate very well with lethality in D&D and most RPGs. The system OMEN uses is more representative of lethality from accuracy, so it is still possible to roll very high with a toothpick and stab someone just correctly in the eye, and...

I will give everyone a brief primer on how the rules work, and to start we will be using the " moderate complexity" character generation module. In short, OMEN is more free form in style than 4e but more tactical than 2e. Due to it being primarily science fiction, guns are definitely common and...

Welcome Velmont and ghostcat. Alright, I think that will do for now. So you folks can decide if you would rather build a character and background, or you can give a pre made character a shot. Of course, individual choices may vary. For what it is worth, character creation is pretty simple.

Awesome kinem. Thanks for giving it a shot. I'll be posting up the information pretty shortly if we get at least one more.

Absolutely. As the designer I will be in a position to see more clearly what elements don't translate well over play by post. Thanks for your interest @WalkingDad. If you have any colleagues or friends who might be interested feel free to encourage them to join up.

OMEN: Struggle for Dominance System: OMEN RPG playtest Players: Full GM: Ben, Lead Designer Synopsis: An aging leader, having lost the favor of the people he has so diligently controlled, looks to freelance mercenaries to put down a burgeoning rebellion. Background: On Station Taugon 183, in...

Hey guys, So as some of you know, I'm the lead developer for OMEN RPG, a sci fi rpg that is very fast and flexible, but capable of heavy role play, obstacle engagement, or combat. I'm trying to see if any of the esteemed EN worlders would be willing to try a brief play by post playtest. I...

To my knowledge from owning every single saga book, no such list was ever created. They had the extended skills rules and feats and talents that related to skills and their options, but I've never seen an official expanded skill list.

That makes fine sense, although it is more of a question of system granularity. If you really want the characters to keep track of every item and the position it is on their body, which you obviously do, then this is probably not unreasonable to impose a penalty with such equipment. I just...

Players who don't seem to value game time. This goes along with what people have said up-thread about interruptions, but I have had quite a large percentage of gamers not seem to really care what is happening in game or that they are at a table. For example, someone who sits and texts on his or...

Digital character sheets can look however you want. While your design is pretty on the computer, I'd hate to print that out at home. Character sheets are white and plain typically because they are printed at home, need to be easy to read with penciled in numbers and notes (often very small)...

If the cave the party is entering is one well guarded and long established by the kobolds, it might have a honey comb like structure branching off of many of the primary passageways. Other than being physically difficult to travel through, the kobolds can move around these interconnected...

You could do the heroic method if you want your players a little on the strong side. All stats start at 6, roll 2d6, re roll 1's. That way, every attribute is at least ten, with most trending around 15/16. If this is too strong, you can just roll and have no rerolls. I've always given my players...

I think this is very helpful for grittier games. Maybe not in D&D, but a game like Conan or even my own system (OMEN) resource management is very important. Sometimes I love to play super heroic games, and then I don't really care to track inventory as long as people have a loose grasp of stuff...