House Rules
Wanted to introduce a couple of things in to the next game to help add flavor to the game. I have a deck of barajas españolas that I want to bring in to use in the game. I wanted to introduce some new house rules in to the game this weekend.
At the beginning of each session, each character will draw two cards from the deck. Each card has an effect as listed in the table below. Just trying to flesh these out. If we see that things are too overpowered, we can get rid of them as you like.
In addition to this, the DM will get to randomly draw a number of poker chips equal to the cards drawn. The poker chips will be taken from a group of white, red and blue chips. There will be 25 white, 10 red, and 5 blue.
- The White chips can be used on a one-to-one basis to give any non-minion monster a Healing Surge equal to 25% of their base HP, or a +2 to any attack roll or saving throw; must commit before rolling. Also I can combine three White chips to gain the effects of a Red chip, or I can combine 5 white chips to gain the effects of a Blue chip.
- The Red chips can be used on a one-to-one basis to give any non-minion monster a Healing Surge equal to 30% of their base HP, or a +2 to any attack roll or saving throw, including after the roll is made. Also I can combine three Red chips to gain the effects of a Blue chip, or I can sell down a Red chip for two White chips.
- The Blue chips can be used on a one-to-one basis to give any non-minion monster a Healing Surge equal to 40% of their base HP, or a +5 to any attack roll or saving throw; must commit befor rolling. Also I can sell down a Blue chip for two Red chips or four White chips.
Card powers taken from Gnome Stew, and used without permission.
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Eberron Player’s Guide
Having recently acquired a copy of the Eberron Player's Guide, I've set about to see what I can incorporate into my Home Game. Going through the book, there is a lot of interesting things to take in. One thing that was quite noticeable (and somewhat of a disappointment) was the book's overall size. Weighing in at 160 pages, the EPG is one of the thinner 4th Edition books released. The book's layout and content though makes up for the lack of girth.0
The book looks quite interesting as far as content, especially as the majority of the book deals with information that is completely relevant to the Players and their Characters. The book does a very good job of incorporating the newer 4th Edition components in to the original 3rd Edition setting. I was quite pleased with the incorporation of the previous story elements from Eberron and how they were adapted in to the 4th Edition.
Some of the more enjoyable points of interest is the inclusion of the the 4th Edition Races. The EPG lays out information for the inclusion of the races from both the Player's Handbook 2 (PHB2), the Forgotten Realms Player's Guide (FRPG) and the Dragon articles. The setting history relies heavily on the goblinoid races, so the major focus from the EPG is on the monsterous races published in the Dragon magazine.
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Happy 4th of July!
From everyone here at the Maiden's Head, have a wonderful and safe 4th of July! Whether you are getting ready to barbecue or just settling down for an all-day frag fest with friends, we hope that you enjoy this weekend. Also remember to take some time and remember the reasons we celebrate:
"All I dare hope is that if, in executing this task, I have been too much swayed by a grateful remembrance of former instances, or by an affectionate sensibility to this transcendent proof of the confidence of my fellow-citizens, and have thence too little consulted my incapacity as well as disinclination for the weighty and untried cares before me, my error will be palliated by the motives which mislead me, and its consequences be judged by my country with some share of the partiality in which they originated."
- George Washington, 1st Inaugural Speech
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