Gamma World: return of 3d6 in order (almost)

[Klaus]

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (Overview of Character Creation)

 

[TarionzCousin]

Not exactly.

You get a score of 18 in the primary ability of your first origin, and a score of 16 in the primary ability of your second origin. If the primary abilities are identical for both origins, then you instead get a 20 for that ability score! For the rest of the unassigned ability scores, roll three six-sided dice (3d6) and record the result for each.

 

[Korgoth]

Looks pretty amusing. I'm curious as to whether it will fly, though, but it sounds like fun.

 

[The Human Target]

Normally rolling for stats makes my gaming holes pucker, but Gamma World is so wacky looking it doesn't bother me.

 

[Zaran]

Does anyone else just hate this whole concept? Booster Pack powers, random PC creation, et al. I never really thought of Gamma World as a sci fi comedy. I definately don't think they should be mixing up CCGs and RPGs like that.

I remember the guy in power armor riding the mutant cyborg cat and thought that was pretty dang cool. I remember seeing the map of America and how the coastline had risen and there were lots of radiated areas and how all the cities had slang names . I do remember a few kooky monsters but they could be easily ignored. I suppose I can ignore the zanyness in this edition as well but I will not even try because of the booster deck system.

If they try to do with that DnD expect fire bombings and riots.

 

[darjr]

didn't that version have random PC creation?

 

[Tony Vargas]

From his description of the cover, he was playing 3rd Ed GW, and, yes, it used random ability generation - 4d6 drop the lowest, arange as desired, modified by character type (PSH, various mutants) for some stats - and random mutations.


BTW, while I was looking at on-line images of old GW covers trying to job my memmory, I stumbled accross Gammarauders - IIRC, a mutant/robot arena combat game. The new GW might be as much a 2nd Ed Gammarauders as a 7th ed of Gamma World...

 

[LostSoul]

Looks pretty amusing. I'm curious as to whether it will fly, though, but it sounds like fun.

I think it will. I use 3d6 in my current 4E game - straight down the line, raise any roll less than 8 to 8. Then you replace one stat with a 16.

I had a PC end up with his highest roll as a 9, yet his character was still effective. Their method is more generous.

 

[Klaus]

Not exactly.

Hence the "(almost)" in the title!

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I'll admit it: my interest is piqued.