House Rules

These are official house rules in my campaigns--if you don't see it here or in a book, it's either not a rule or I've just been too lazy to post it yet...hehe.

Character Creation

Ability Generation: Roll 4d6,dropping the lowest die as per the PHB, twelve times. Reroll any die that comes up as 1. (A bit of a gift since we play in the Forgotten Realms, a munchkin's dreamland, and I dont' want to flub the dice for you guys.)
Starting Gold: Maximum

Save Your Ass Cards

These cards are something new to the campaign--I haven't even really talked to my players about them yet. Initially, all players will get a free Save Your Ass card; later on, however, the players will need to work for the cards. A few ways to earn Save Your Ass cards:

Extremely good roleplaying
Keeping the game focused--avoiding chatter, and making others avoid it.
Good ideas or cool quotes
Improving the game for everyone in a pretty big way. (Buying us all pizza, bringing a case of Mountain Dew etc. etc.)

What good are these cards, you ask? Well, well, bold adventurer, you can use Save Your Ass cards for:

Add +5 to any roll, not including damage; you must state the intent to use the card BEFORE the die is rolled. Cost: One card.
Automatically stabilize when bleeding (from -1 to -9). Cost: Two cards.
Automatically stabilize when bleeding (one round from pushing up daisies). Cost: One card.
Automatically score maximum damage on a SINGLE die roll--a 6d6 fireball would require six such uses. Cost: Two cards.
Re-roll any skill check, attack roll, saving throw, initiative roll, ability check, or damage roll on the table--including those of other players and the DM. Cost: Five cards

Critical Fumbles--Let's Get Ready to Fummmmmmble!!!!

When a 1 is rolled on an attack, the character or monster in question has fumbled. The unfortunate one screws up so horribly (see below for specifics) that he/she must go last in the next round (as she is picking herself up) in addition to forfeiting her actions for the round. Characters attacking with a weapon in which they have the Weapon Focus feat are immune to fumbles. Monsters attacking with natural weapons cannot fumble per-se—they do however miss so terribly that they go last the following round.

After a fumble, the character must again roll 1d20 to see what happens because of his botched roll. Consult the following tables for the effects.

Melee and Thrown Ranged Weapons

Die Roll Effects

1-4 Thrown Weapon: Weapon flies out of your hand and goes 1d4 squares. Roll 1d8 for direction.

5-8 Wrong Target: Determine randomly among friends and foes. Re-roll attack with a +4 bonus to opponents AC.

9 Damaged Weapon: Unless it is magical or masterwork, weapon is hurt and is at –1 to attack and damage until fixed.*

10-14 Wild Swing: Make a Reflex Save (DC is the AC you were trying to hit) or loose your balance and fall on your ass. Take 1 subdual damage. Provokes AoO.

15-17 Knock down nearby combatant: Determine randomly among friends and foes. Target makes a Reflex save (DC was final attack bonus used by attacker) or be knocked down for 1 subdual.

18 Hit yourself: Reflex save VS. the AC you were trying to hit. Reroll normally, then take Ľ subdual, Ľ normal damage. Provokes AoO.

19 Funny: Provokes AoO. Examples—weapon stuck in wall, etc.

20 Funny: Does subdual damage to yourself. Examples—hitting yourself in the nuts.

Ammo Launching Ranged Weapons:

Die Roll Effects

1-2 If weapon is non-magical, string/strap breaks, can be fixed as a full action that provokes an AoO.

3-4 If weapon is non-magical, string/strap breaks, cannot be fixed during combat.

5-6 If weapon is non-master work and non-magical, it breaks.

7-8 If weapon is non-master work and non-magical, it breaks and causes 1 subdual damage, provokes an AoO.

9-12 Weapon flies from hands, 1d4 squares away, d8 for direction.

13-16 Ammo dropped while loading, picking up provokes AoO.

17-18 Ammo fails to clear weapon, falls to ground.

19-20 Funny: Loads ammo backwards, etc.

Home!

Die Roll	Effects
1-4	Thrown Weapon: Weapon flies out of your hand and goes 1d4 squares. Roll 1d8 for direction.
5-8	Wrong Target: Determine randomly among friends and foes. Re-roll attack with a +4 bonus to opponents AC.
9	Damaged Weapon: Unless it is magical or masterwork, weapon is hurt and is at –1 to attack and damage until fixed.*
10-14	Wild Swing: Make a Reflex Save (DC is the AC you were trying to hit) or loose your balance and fall on your ass. Take 1 subdual damage. Provokes AoO.
15-17	Knock down nearby combatant: Determine randomly among friends and foes. Target makes a Reflex save (DC was final attack bonus used by attacker) or be knocked down for 1 subdual.
18	Hit yourself: Reflex save VS. the AC you were trying to hit. Reroll normally, then take Ľ subdual, Ľ normal damage. Provokes AoO.
19	Funny: Provokes AoO. Examples—weapon stuck in wall, etc.
20	Funny: Does subdual damage to yourself. Examples—hitting yourself in the nuts.

Die Roll	Effects
1-2	If weapon is non-magical, string/strap breaks, can be fixed as a full action that provokes an AoO.
3-4	If weapon is non-magical, string/strap breaks, cannot be fixed during combat.
5-6	If weapon is non-master work and non-magical, it breaks.
7-8	If weapon is non-master work and non-magical, it breaks and causes 1 subdual damage, provokes an AoO.
9-12	Weapon flies from hands, 1d4 squares away, d8 for direction.
13-16	Ammo dropped while loading, picking up provokes AoO.
17-18	Ammo fails to clear weapon, falls to ground.
19-20	Funny: Loads ammo backwards, etc.