Livin in Meriga: GMEdwin's Gamma World Romp!!!!!

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Hi, here is the discussion

Hello Discussion! How are the wife and kids?

Hey guys, will get a first gameplay post in a few hours. Still sort of tinkering/learning.

Each skill must have 1 point and no skill can have more than 8 points initially.

Helps to read the instructions, derp.

I think I'll also forgo all human traits and just rely on my bonus tool manipulation from Vine stock and telepathy. This gives an extra physical mutation, as I understand.

1d100 ⇒ 60 Nocturnal (D)

Hmm, that's kind of cool actually but I can't have more than 1 physical defect, and already have Double Pain, right?

1d100 ⇒ 89 Vocal Imitation

DM, I'd like to begin play with a mount if possible. What would be the cost for a horse?

Ok, riding stagon, not horse. Found it.

...and I believe I am all set. Profile for full details.

Cryptic Alliance PM coming soon.

Just as a note, I haven't fully equipped my character, but will try to do that later today or tomorrow. I have armor and a bow, and the stuff I rolled for, but you know, need a melee weapon and other normal stuff and knicknacks. :) Sorry for slowness.

A tech III or IV tool kit might also be good...I have a Tech V I have a few Domar left to give to help out as well...142 to be exact lol

Tech 3 level items are readily available but Tech level 4 may or may not be available.

Three availability questions:

Is a bulletproof vest available? That's tech level IV, but I would like to buy it.

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Also, a Tech Level IV Toolset, if possible. Here is a d20 roll to see the cost and bonus of one that I can buy, if applicable:

Toolkit cost/bonus: 1d20 ⇒ 4

That would be a +1 Toolkit at 250 Domar cost (but if there are multiple available, let me know if any are higher bonus/more costly).

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And, hey, let's go for broke. Is a Taser available? If so, that could be super useful. Looks like that is 1200 Domars, but I have that much left, so I could afford it if there is one to be found.

Just a quick note on posting habit, weekday nights I'm a bit crunched but will always post something. Weekends I have much more time and enjoy really getting into creative writing...as long as the muse is present.

On the trip, Tintoretto will attempt to subtly practice his skills at detecting and identifying the mental powers of his new teammates. I suspect he won't get anything from Vigan.

How much would a plastic tarp or small tent cost? With the cart, I'm already off the ground, but protection from the elements would be nice.

I would say a canvas tarp would cost about 5 domars and a tent about 10 but a plastic or nograin would probably be at least 5x that.

Okay, I'll get the plastic tarp at 25 domars

I am going to Disney World from tomorrow through the 12th of November. Please bot me if I am holding things up and I will check in as often as possible.

Survival: 1d20 ⇒ 18

@DM hey I meant to ask, how would you like checks like this organized? I figured it was a clear fail with the super high roll, but going forward do you want the calculated DC posted along with it?

It is ok. I would only give you the DC if it is obvious you would know it.

Forgive my rules ignorance, first time with GW...

Repair artifact: 1d20 + 6 ⇒ (13) + 6 = 19

Can you explain why the skill bonus is added to the d20 here, and what the 19 means? I was under the impression the skill rolls were:

"If d20+DR <= Score, success."

So for example, if this was an 'Easy' DR 0 skill challenge for repair, we would look at:

13+0 <= 6

This statement is false, so the skill check isn't a success.

Am I totally misunderstanding this? Sorry.

Yeah, so attribute checks are done like you would do them in AD&D, so it is your attribute or lower is considered a success. If your PS is 18 and you roll a 15 you succeed. I do this because the higher your attribute is the more likely you should succeed.

For me, for skill checks I am going to use your standard 3e of D&D roll because I don't have to think about it too much. Roll your d20+ whatever your skill bonus is and then if it hits the Target number you succeed.

Okay, so just to make sure I get it now, in the old system:

d20+DR <= Score

If my skill score was 5 and DR 0, I would have a 25% chance of success.

If we change the equation to newer style:

d20+Score >= DR

To get the same 25% chance of success, the 'Easy' DR 0 would need to be increased to 10. Then,

Challenging 15
Tough 20
Nearly impossible 25

Is this right? Thanks.

yes

Alright, got it. Been a while since I have thought about this kind of thing. ;D

Sorry I have been on a bus all day. I would have gotten back to you sooner

Hello Friends

I have unfortunately had a health crisis come up and find myself needing to step away from the boards for a time while I work on getting better.
I am really sorry for all the games I play and more so for the ones that I run. I do not know how long it will be before I come back onto the boards, but I hope it is not too long.

Please take care of your selves and I wish you all health and wellness.

Daniel

Dan, really sorry to hear about your health. I hope it all works out.

Daniel,

I am sorry about your health. I hope you get better soon!

When you feel better and if you feel up to rejoining the game, you are more than welcome to come back with Allan.

Thanks!

GMEdwin

Sorry to hear that. I wish you a speedy recovery.

Very sorry to hear this, Daniel. Do take care fo yourself. We'll be here when you get back.

rooves

lol, I had to look this up in the dictionary as a sanity check. Pretty funny its a real thing hoof>hooves, roof>rooves.

I don't know but that is we say it where I grew up.

We'd say roofs here, but it was pretty obvious from context. English is a crazy language.

Hehe, yeah I guess I just meant I don't have much occasion to use the plural form of 'roof' in a sentence. Just caught my attention for whatever silly reason. :)

I suspect that some of the other players can guess Tintoretto's cryptic alliance by now. I'm not sure if the characters know enough yet.

@DM, surprise just grants a THAC/MHAC bonus and free round of attacks. There is no double damage or anything similar to backstab multiplier in GW?

Double damage is granted upon a critical hit. If you specifically hit from behind the enemy will not get their shield bonus if they have one.

DM, I might try out my levitation mutation here. But I was wondering, is there any way to estimate how many I could capture with the effect of 13 (+1)? I know thats a certain amount of kg by the rulebook, just wondering if my character would be able to gauge how many of the creatures I could pick up. Thanks.

According to the rules, you can lift 100 + 20x your MP modifier so in your case that would be 120 kgs. If you succeed you would be able to lift one. 120 kg would be either a jacked 6ft human or a fat one. 6ft is shy of 2 meters. These man-dogs are 3 meters tall.

FYI, I am on Christmas break December 16-January 2. I might get on somewhere in there, but the likelihood is not high. I will have zillions of relatives here taking up all my availability. Apologies. Please bot me or have me lapse into a coma or whatever for the duration, and I'll check back in in a couple of weeks.

Guys sorry to say I think I'm going to bail on this game. Thanks for the chance to check it out.

Happy New Year! I hope we can get the game back on track.

Hey there! I've been under the weather, but I'm mostly recovered now.

What is happening to me: I am asking for a pass for the next few days. On Tuesday, my father-in-law collapsed and went into heart failure. They revived him and took him to the ICU where he has been since. Yesterday evening, he was talking and sitting up and asking for water when we left visiting hours. We no sooner got home when they called to tell us that he had coded again (this is the fourth time in as many days). He is currently in cascading organ failure. We have him on dialysis to try to clear his kidneys and jump-start his metabolism, but right now, the only thing keeping him alive is the ventilator and the pacemaker they put in. I don't know how long this will go on, but I ask if I fall behind, you be understanding.

My sympathies. I lost my father to aggressive cancer late last year, so I understand how hard this can be.

My father-in-law passed away at 2:04 am this morning. I will be taking a few days to be with my wife during her time of grief and will return shortly. Thank you for understanding.

Super long day and need to sleep rather than responding to this... if anyone wants to try anything, go for it. Sounds like most of the stuff is harmless.

Just a heads-up: my wife is having a hip replacement Friday, so for the next six weeks, she is going to be in recovery mode and I will be handling the house. If I'm late with posts, please be forgiving.