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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Arlough" data-source="post: 5884586" data-attributes="member: 79335">Not going to list all, but here are a few of the houserules I haven't seen listed yet.  For skill checks, I have my players describe to me what they are trying to do and then I decide the skill and attribute combo that fits their actions.  For example, picking a lock with a classic set of lock picks is a Thievery + Dexterity check (the classic combo.) But causing a giant clockwork machine to explode by finding and jamming the most fatigued cog, that would more frequently land in Thievery + Intelligence.  Also, any item bonuses to skills are instead “brutal” bonus.  If you have shoes that give you a +2 to sneak, instead you reroll any 1’s and 2’s when sneaking.  And, I build some skill challenges as “monsters”<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Each skill in the challenge has X points/</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Every round, the skill gets an attack against the players.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Players can choose to use their round to spend a surge.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">When a player succeeds on a check, they can roll 1d6 “damage” against that part of the challenge plus an additional 1d6 for every five points over the DC they succeeded.</li> </ul></blockquote>