Defcon (First Draft)
Monkey_Zombie:
The setting is post apocalyptic Its a survival based game.
The game mechanics:
D20+ Modifier VS Goal number in non combat.
D20+ Modifier VS D20+ Modifier in combat. All opposed rolls
The players while exploring can find scraps, which they can use to improve weapons, armor and their base.
Character's base stats
Endurance (Health and Resistance to damage)
Perception (Stealth and Awareness)
Intelligence (Complex skills and Knowledge)
Charisma (Persuasion and Manipulation)
Might (Carrying capacity and Melee damage)
Agility (Speed and Initiative)
Dexterity (Attack accuracy and Maneuverability)
All character stats start at 1 and a player can spend 25 points at creation and then 5 each level after first. 1 point in a single stat increases said stat by 1 and a +1 modifier is added for every 5 points. (5,10,15,20,25,30,35,40 ect..)
Carrying capacity: A player is capable of carrying 100lbs at creation and it goes up by 15 points for every 1 point in Might
Skills: A character gets 5 skill points at creation and goes up by 5 for every 5 points in Intelligence
Health: A character gets 50 HP at creation and goes up by 10 points for every 1 point in Stamina
Speed; A character’s speed is 5 at creation and goes up by 1 for every 5 points put into Agility.
Armor: Armor is made and maintained through the collection of scraps. There are 6 slots where a piece of scrap can be placed, Left Arm (LA), Right Arm (RA), Left Leg (LL), Right Leg (RL), Torso (T), and Head (H).
Scraps are assigned an armor and barter value.
• Example: a Tire has an armor value of 5 and a barter value of 7.
• Scraps found, have a flexible armor value of 1D8-5 and a flexible barter value of 1D6-4
• Scraps acquired in barter are the value given.
• Scraps acquired in barter are always in good (0) condition
Weapons are assigned four (4) values: Aiming, Armor piercing, Damage and Range.
Aiming represents what it takes to aim the weapon, the lower the number the easier to aim (A Sawed-off shotgun has an Aim of 5 while a Sniper Rifle has an Aim of 18) (Note: picking a specific location adds additional modifiers)
Armor Piercing represents the weapons ability to bypass an opponent’s armor. The higher the number the easier it bypasses armor. (A Revolver has an AP of 5 while a Rifle has an AP of 15)(Note: picking a specific location adds additional modifiers)
Damage represents how much harm you can do to the target. The higher the number the higher the damage (A Revolver has a damage of 1d4 while a Shotgun has a damage of 1d10)
Range represents how far the weapon can be effective the lower the number the shorter the distance (A Double barrel shotgun has a range of 2 while the Bolt Action Rifle has a range of 12) (Note: picking a specific location adds additional modifiers)
Weapons are assigned a condition value which is a modifier to be applied during combat
• -Poor (-5), Fair (-2), Good (0), Well (+2), Excellent (+5)
• *Found Guns are always in Fair (-2) condition
Handguns:
Weapon Name Aiming Value Armor Piercing Damage value Range value
Flintlock 15 3 1d4-2 5
Revolver 12 5 1d4 8
Semi Automatic 10 8 1d6 10
Rifles:
Muzzle Loader 15 5 1d6 10
Bolt Action 12 10 1d8 12
Lever Action 10 10 1d8 12
Assault Rifle 10 12 1d10 15
Sniper 18 15 1d12 18
Shotguns:
Double Barrel 8 5 1d10 2
Sawed-off 5 5 1d10 2
Pump Action 5 8 1d10 5
Assault 5 10 1d10 5
Melee:
Knife 0 2 1d4 1
Combat knife 0 4 1d4 1
Bat, Wooden 0 0 1d6 1
Bat, Metal 0 0 1d8 1
Bat, Spiked 0 4 1d8 1
Crowbar 0 6 1d6 1
1 point in any skill will add a modifier of +1 competency bonus. (I.e. 1 points in Light arms means a +1 to the use of handguns and Small melee weapons while in combat. which can be applied to 1 of the 4 vales associated with the weapon during each combat phase)
General skills.
• Light Arms (Use of Hand guns)
• Heavy Arms (Use of Shotguns and Rifles)
• Explosives(Use for thrown explosives and explosive charges)
• Melee (Use of melee weapons)
• Repair (Fix and maintain armor and equipment)
• Hacking (Acquire information from computers and can disable security systems)
• Lock picking (Picking locks and opening sealed containers)
• Scavenge (Finding items and weapons in the environment and on opponents)
• Camouflage (Conceal oneself from enemies)
• First Aid (Heal damage)
Things to be added.
--List of scraps(Tire, Pots, bottles, ect...)
--List of Opponents(Raiders, Mutants, Giant Vermin, ect...)
Give me your criticism and insight. I wish to make this project come to fruition.
theletterQ:
Neat. It seems like an interesting and streamlined take on a D20 based system.
My real question is why I should play YOUR game instead of Gamma World, or other post-apocalyptic game from a larger publisher (outside of just a love of playing indie games).
If I might submit an answer, I feel it may lie in simplicity. I'd almost suggest to forego social mechanics for the game, and focus on your combat and scrapping systems. That way this is a nice, light game that can be played quickly, easily and have lots of room for episodic action.
Wander around, scrap parts for your survival equipment, and then put them to the test as things try to kill you and your comrades. Try to build the best survivor possible in this sort of Mad Max scenario and have fun pitting characters against interesting and unique challenges, bigger and badder opponents, traps, and other perils of living a life in a harsh wasteland. There could certainly be a thrill in finding unique and exceptional parts to add to your arsenal.
Those are my thoughts, for whatever that's worth.
Monkey_Zombie:
First off, Thank you for the reply.
Secondly, I'm relatively new to this and this is my first attempt at making a tabletop RPG. So would you kindly explain what you mean by social mechanics and Combat&Scrapping systems?
theletterQ:
Well, you've detailed mechanics for combat. And you've made a scrapping system in which players can find random bits of stuff to add to their arsenal and roll to see how good it is. I'd expand on that scrapping system. It's something you don't really see a whole lot of. I'd also try and hash out a fun crafting system for putting scraps together in unique combinations with various benefits/drawbacks.
You have a Charisma score, but I'd steer the game away from mechanizing the social interplay. I'd leave all rules for social stuff as sparse as possible (or just get rid of it entirely). Some games rely heavily on social mechanics, while others give it an equal footing with combat. I don't think your game needs that. Rather than a political or psychological exploration, I'd remain focused on gathering supplies, building stuff to defend yourself, and then defending yourself.
Does that clear things up?
Monkey_Zombie:
That indeed clears thing up.
I'm currently hammering out the scraps list and crafting system. I'm having trouble calculating the likely hood of finding specific scraps over others (More tin cans, Less pressure cookers)I'm also thinking about adding specific blueprints for specialty armors,("Road Warrior" 4 tires, 1 steering wheel 2 car doors, 1 sunglasses. +2 to speed)
I agree on the limited social interactions, in a world where danger lurks around every pike of rubble you learn to shoot first and ask questions later.
Thank you for your time and assistance. If you have anything you would like to add or think would be a great addition to the game, don't hesitate to ask.
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