0067 - House Rules

 What would a roleplaying game without house rules. Here are a few I use reguarly in my campaigns.

Personal Weapons

Each character receives on personal weapon. This must be taken from the relevant personal weapon list from the character's country. No substitutions may be made. Officers and vehicle crewmen do not automatically receive a pistol. They must take a pistol as a personal weapon if they wish to have a pistol. Alternatively, they may purchase one during the equipment purchase part of character generation.

The characters automatically receive the two magazines for pistols and magazine-fed weapons and one belt for belt-fed weapons. If a weapon is capable of using both magazines and belts, the character may choose which he would like to receive. In addition, the character receives two fragmentation grenades.

Additional ammunition and grenades may be rolled for on the table below:

D10 Roll	Pistols	Magazine-Fed Weapons	Belt-Fed Weapons
1	Three magazines, two fragmentation grenades, two smoke grenades	Four magazines, two fragmentation grenades, two smoke grenades	Two belts, two fragmentation grenades, two smoke grenades
2	Three magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	Three magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	Two belts, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade
3	Two magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	Three magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	One belt, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade
4	Two magazines, one fragmentation grenade	Two magazines, one fragmentation grenade	One belt, one fragmentation grenade
5	One magazine	One magazine	No additional ammunition
6	One magazine, one fragmentation grenade	One magazine, one fragmentation grenade	One fragmentation grenade
7	Two magazines, one fragmentation grenade	Two magazines, one fragmentation grenade	One belt, one fragmentation grenade
8	Two magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	Three magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	One belt, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade
9	Three magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	Three magazines, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade	Two belts, one fragmentation grenade, one smoke grenade
0	Three magazines, two fragmentation grenades, two smoke grenades	Four magazines, two fragmentation grenades, two smoke grenades	Two belts, two fragmentation grenades, two smoke grenades

Characters also receive loose rounds equivalent to the capacity of all the magazines they possess. The rounds should be totaled for the group and rounded down to the nearest case or belt..

Although this may seem harsh, remember that the characters are escaping from a unit that has been overrun. It is very improbable, that they escaped with a full load of ammunition.

Starting Equipment

The equipment a character receives automatically during character generation is determined on the table below:

Equipment	Weight / kg	Availability	Notes
Fatigues	4	Automatically
Steel Helmet	1	70%	American characters may take a Kevlar helmet, if available. The character must choose if both are available.
Kevlar / Ballistic Nylon Helmet	0.5	40%	American characters only
Kevlar / Ballistic Nylon Vest	4	40%	American characters only
Pack	2	Automatically
Shelter Half	1	70%
Gas Mask	1	Automatically
Combat Webbing	2	Automatically
Bayonet	0.25	70%
Sleeping Bag	4	70%
Flashlight	0.2	70%
Personal Medkit	0.2	70%
Thermal Fatiques	6	40%

This may also seem harsh but the premise remains, that the characters are trying to escape with their lives and may be forced to abandon equipment during their flight.

Buying Food & Fuel

During the character generation process, food and fuel may be purchased. The following table provides the price of food and fuel for this process only. During the game, the price for both food and fuel will vary with supply and demand. The table below may be used as a reference.

Food Type	Price / kg	Availability	Daily Requirements/person
MRE	$8	(S/S)	1.5kg
Soviet Field Rations	$6	(S/S)	1kg
Domestic	$5	(C/C)	2kg
Wild food / grain	$3	(V/V)	3kg

Fuel Type	Price / l (or kg)	Availability	Consumption Multi.
Gas	$50	(R/R)	x1
Avgas	$80	(R/R)	x1
Diesel	$45	(R/R)	x1
Ethanol	$15	(C/C)	x3
Methanol	$10	(C/C)	x4
Wood	$5	(V/V)	-
Coal	$15	(S/S)	-

Starting Equipment Allowance

Each enlisted soldier and non-commissioned office (NCO) receives $500 per active military term. Officers receive $1000 per active military term. The money must be used to purchase equipment and no funds may be taken in the form of gold or other valuable commodities.

Gold Coins

Characters may take up to 10% of their equipment allowance as gold coins. Each coin weighs 10grams (0.01kg) and has a standard value of $50.

Starting Fuel & Ammunition for Vehicles

Like the characters, the vehicles the will never posses full loads of fuel and ammunition at the beginning of the game. The rational here is similar to that of the character equipment, namely that the characters are on the run after their division was overrun. During that last fight they will have been forced to expend fuel and ammunition. They may have also been unable to draw fuel and ammunition before the attack started.

Fuel: at the beginning of the game, the vehicles haven 30-80% (1d6 * 10% + 20%, round down) of their internal fuel capacity. Fuel purchased during the equipment purchased and stored in jerrycans or trailers are unaffected by this rule. Roll separately for each vehicle in the group.

Ammunition: vehicles have 30-80% (1d6 * 10% + 20%, round down) of their listed ammunition on board at the beginning of the game. Only weapons listed on the vehicle card are affected by this rules. Weapons (and ammunition) purchased during the equipment purchases are not affected. Roll separately for each weapon system on the vehicle.

Contacts

The game assumes that the majority of the characters are far from home, fighting on foreign soil. Long-range travel has become extreme rare and it is very unlikely that the characters will encounter someone they met in college. For this reason, contacts are not rolled during the character development process. Rather, the referee will assign contacts as he/she deems fit.

Rule Clarification (Autogun)

The skill Autogun is used when firing large automatic weapons. This includes vehicle- and trailer-mounted auto cannons. Large caliber, non-automatic direct fire weapons, such as tank guns, are fired using the skill Large Caliber Guns.

Head and Chest Shots

All head and chest shots do double damage. This in addition to any other effects that they may have. A “quick kill” roll on PCs is now mandatory and if successful, doubles the damage yet again.

Outstanding Success and Catastrophic Failure in Combat

All outstanding successes in combat cause double damage.

Catastrophic failures in fire combat may lead to a jam. In order to avoid a jam, the character must roll a Difficult roll against the appropriate weapons skill. A roll of 20 automatically results in a jam. This applies to all weapon systems with a feed system and due to the lack of proper maintenance, this also applies to large caliber guns and autocannons as well as automatic grenade launchers.