sentry0 Posted March 26, 2020 Report Share Posted March 26, 2020 I have been working a hobby project of late that I have dubbed Chimera. Chimera is my attempt to replace the OpenD6 Special Abilities by splicing in the power building system from HERO System games. I am fully aware of the excellent D6 powers book... I own and have used it but I do things a little bit differently and have my own ideas that I wanted to test out. I have also been dropping in my own house rules that I have accumulated over the years and have created a draft of a genreless system. It's still very obviously OpenD6, it looks and feels the same but I have added in my own house rules. Chimera is a still a work in progress at 87 pages but it is mostly ready to play. I need to finish writing the equipment section and provide some sample characters. If there's any interest in what I've been up to I would be happy to share the project here. This is a personal hobby project... I'm not looking to make money off this. I'm soliciting feedback from fans of OpenD6 so that I can make Chimera better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durran Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 Post it up! I can think of a couple people who might be interested. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gramvandle Posted March 27, 2020 Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 I would very much like to see it! I've tinkered with different ideas for Od6 supers myself off and on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry0 Posted March 27, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 27, 2020 OK, here are a couple of links: Chimera Character Sheet - Form Fillable I basically just need to finish writing the equipment chapter and the document will be done. Thanks for your interest, I hope you enjoy it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry0 Posted March 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2020 I finished writing the equipment chapter this morning, all that's left to do is to playtest it out. Chimera (v0.0.3) Character Sheet - Form Fillable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durran Posted March 29, 2020 Report Share Posted March 29, 2020 Very cool! I'll check out the updated stuff when I get some time. Long day at work today. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry0 Posted March 31, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2020 Ok, I changed up how my directories are arranged... these links will always have the most up to date version of the docs. Chimera (current) Character Sheet - Form Fillable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry0 Posted April 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2020 (edited) I ran my first playtest session last night on Roll20.net with 6 players and things went pretty well. It was my first time using Roll20.net and I am super impressed with it... I found a script that handles the D6 wild die mechanic and added it to the game so rolling was easy. I also created a custom character sheet for the game and it made things a whole lot easier as well. Some general notes: I would like to condense a couple of skills Throwing, Missile Weapons, Marksmanship... combine ot one skill (Marksmanship?) Tech and Repair... just Tech Con and Persuasion... just Persuasion The skill "Dodge" and secondary attribute "Dodge" is confusing Rename the secondary attribute to something like Evasion I let the players choose between taking away one die or tacking a complication on a critical failure Reminds me of the Apocalypse game engine devils bargain (or whatever they called it) Worked well, will definately keep doing it that way Edited April 9, 2020 by sentry0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimace Posted April 13, 2020 Report Share Posted April 13, 2020 Giving the option when a critical failure occurs is neat, and a good idea. It's similar to a number of other games and offers up the opportunity to expand or change things on the fly. I'm curious about your skill of Dodge and proposed secondary attribute of Evasion. Is that not the same thing? What does one do that the other does not? Good to hear that your first playtest ran relatively smoothly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sentry0 Posted April 16, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2020 On 4/12/2020 at 11:32 PM, Grimace said: I'm curious about your skill of Dodge and proposed secondary attribute of Evasion. Is that not the same thing? What does one do that the other does not? The Evasion secondary attribute is a calculated number much like how static defenses work in Mini Six. It replaces the default 10 TN used to hit someone and is calculated as follows: Dodge Die Code x3.5 + pips. Players can perform a "Full Evasion" maneuver and add +10 to that number if they want to... I'm thinking about instituting a rule that works something like roll your dodge skill and take it if it's higher... still thinking about it. I've actually been having a very hard time coming up with the multiplier and don't particularily like the 3.5 multiplier I'm using. I considered 3 but feel like it favors the attacker too much, 4 favors the defender and 3.5 keeps things relatively equal. My goal is to keep things fast and to reduce the amount of rolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Durran Posted May 12, 2020 Report Share Posted May 12, 2020 I like the idea of getting to pick which to take. Maybe a fair balance would be that if they roll dodge, their evasion is calculated at -1D. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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