House rules are fan created additions and replacements to core rules in a rules set. In most cases, they are not officially sanctioned by the designer, in contrast to optional rules.
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Expand the numeric scale of Strands of Fate
I haven't played any of these narrative focused games like Fate but would like to. My players are very used to other more hands-on type of game where the numbers are plainly what your character is.
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Looking for a story board alike sheet for a custom rpg
I am playing via Skype to a custom role playing game with some friends. The game is like an Age of Empires by turns and no one but the GM knows about anyone. I don't know the rules (dice based) but ...
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Rules for increasing ability scores in Basic D&D?
Are there any rules (house or otherwise) for increasing ability scores in Basic D&D or any of it's retro clones? (Other than magic items or wishes.)
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Genius: The Transgression house rules
I gather that work on the Genius: The Transgression fansplat has ceased, since there haven't been updates in 2 years on the official site. However, I'm having trouble with some of the gameplay and ...
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House ruling the Shaman's Spirit Companion's HP
As written, the Shaman's spirit companion has a damage threshold set at 10+half-level. At levels below 4, this is above the average damage (level+8) of a monster, and above 4, it quickly becomes an ...
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Counter-Attack Houserule
I'm thinking of making a house rule for Pathfinder which lets you counter attack when your opponent rolls a natural 1 to attack. First, is there already a counter attack system in Pathfinder? If not, ...
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How should someone react to this version of Zone of Truth? [closed]
Well, I guess the Actual question would be "How the save?" but that's terrible grammar.
In my group, we have a house-rule that makes the use of Zone of Truth a bit more... useful, for lack of a ...
