Jury-rigging the system: Houserule collection
So, CP 2020 being and old game with some minor hiccups, I'd like to propose that we'll list all the issues people have had with the system, and the hotfixes to those issues not listed in here or elsewhere on the net.
Wishful thinking and speculation on the possible new ruleset has it's own thread, this is for alternate 2020 rules.
So, dig up your notebooks and tell us what didn't you like in the system RAW, and how did your group fix that? And if you have any thoughts on the ideas posted here, share and discuss.
For example: Despite having full appreciation to the gritty and brutal damage system, my group wasn't happy about the "8 points of damage to a limb and it's gone"-rule, so we tweaked it a bit for the sake of narration and less ludicrous amounts of meat confetti; 8 points of damage gives the character a death save against limb loss, and we make a note of that save until the damage has healed, in case the character does something strenuous enough to warrant a second save for that limb. The new "no save allowed"-limit is double the original, at 16 points of damage, because if one shot is enough to send you straight to the end of Mortal 1, whatever that hit is not there anymore.
After the change, characters actually have a chance to get out of a firefight gone bad without having to replace half their body mass. Therefore, wearing trenchcoats capable of stopping an anti-vehicle round (to which I call bullshit) is not strictly mandatory.
Speaking of which, how have you people handled the absurd power creep regarding armor? I have trouble accepting bulletproof T-shirts with two-digit costs, so do you have any balaced suggestions to fix the issue with too much SP on essentially inconspicious street clothes, buyable with pocket change?
So, CP 2020 being and old game with some minor hiccups, I'd like to propose that we'll list all the issues people have had with the system, and the hotfixes to those issues not listed in here or elsewhere on the net.
Wishful thinking and speculation on the possible new ruleset has it's own thread, this is for alternate 2020 rules.
So, dig up your notebooks and tell us what didn't you like in the system RAW, and how did your group fix that? And if you have any thoughts on the ideas posted here, share and discuss.
For example: Despite having full appreciation to the gritty and brutal damage system, my group wasn't happy about the "8 points of damage to a limb and it's gone"-rule, so we tweaked it a bit for the sake of narration and less ludicrous amounts of meat confetti; 8 points of damage gives the character a death save against limb loss, and we make a note of that save until the damage has healed, in case the character does something strenuous enough to warrant a second save for that limb. The new "no save allowed"-limit is double the original, at 16 points of damage, because if one shot is enough to send you straight to the end of Mortal 1, whatever that hit is not there anymore.
After the change, characters actually have a chance to get out of a firefight gone bad without having to replace half their body mass. Therefore, wearing trenchcoats capable of stopping an anti-vehicle round (to which I call bullshit) is not strictly mandatory.
Speaking of which, how have you people handled the absurd power creep regarding armor? I have trouble accepting bulletproof T-shirts with two-digit costs, so do you have any balaced suggestions to fix the issue with too much SP on essentially inconspicious street clothes, buyable with pocket change?