Xhaosdaemon's Optional Encumbrance Rules

Current house rules in progress.....
by Xhaosdaemon » Thu Jan 05, 2012 4:43 pm

So in the interest of trying to goose the forum into some spirited discussion in the new year here are my house rules that are a continuing WIP. Please feel free to evaluate and critique:

House Rules for The Mutant Epoch

Optional Encumbrance Rules for The Mutant Epoch:
There are 8 levels of encumbrance, the base level (STR in kg), and seven levels which increase by an amount
equal to the base number until level 8 which is 8x STR in kg as a maximal load (can stagger around a few
steps, virtually impossible to do anything else). Each level after the 1st would have a penalty (non-cumulative)
to certain actions, tasks, and skills.

So as an example we will take someone with a 25 STR (average) with an unencumbered move of 6m:

1) 0-25 kg <Unencumbered>
2) 26-50 kg <-7 SR, +3 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 2 columns right, -15% move>
3) 51-75 kg <-14 SR, +6 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 3 columns right, -30% move>
4) 76-100 kg <-21 SR, +9 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 4 columns right, -45% move>
5) 101-125 kg <-28 SR, +12 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 6 columns right, -60% move>
6) 126-150 kg <-35 SR, +18 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 8 columns right, -75% move>
7) 151-175 kg <-42 SR, +25 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 10 columns right, -90% move>
8) 176-200 kg <-49 SR, +35 DV, Hazard Checks for Movement Skills/Tests shift 12 columns right, move to 0.25m>