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Message: <blockquote data-quote="OchreJelly" data-source="post: 5355655" data-attributes="member: 62056">I got GW yesterday and have pretty much digested the whole thing.  Really if you know 4E, learning the differences in this is a breeze.  But there is another major mechanical difference between DND PC's and GW PC's that I don't think has been mentioned.  The math is actually somewhat different.  In DND your typical check /attack would be d20 + half-level + modifierIn GW your typical check / attack would be d20 + level + modifierI don't have the book in front of me, but I could swear that's right.  Just keep that in mind if you plan to do any kind of cross-over.On weapons:I do like the fast and loose approach to weapon and ammo management.  However it does come at the price of some diversity.  Like lets say a character wanted his light gun to be a sawed-off shotgun.  A single-target ranged 10 shot feels kinda weird in that respect.  I'm thinking of house-ruling some minor gun variations.  Like I don't think it would break the game to make sawed-off shotgun range change from a 10 to a blast 3 and treat it as a light gun.  I hope doing something like that doesn't step on the toes of powers or Omega tech.  Likewise I'm thinking of some "spray" rules for autofire weapons.  Maybe a mashup of the 'power attack' feat...</blockquote>