Asymmetry: Role-Playing: Liberty League: House Rules

House Rules

House Rules

There are only a small handful of modifications to the Villains and Vigilantes system used in play (Hey! It's a great system! Why tinker with it any more than necessary?). We initially used most of these rules in the Four Winds Universe of campaigns (Four Winds, Four Winds: NYC, and Four Winds: Anthology series GMed by David Utter, myself, and Christian Irish -- creator of Gaslight.) until they went on hiatus. I've become so accustomed to them that I consider them a basic rules errata I intend to use in any and all V+V campaigns I run.

Base HTH Attack Value

The base HTH chance to hit has been improved, with the target number raised from 5 to 6. We may move to another popular variant that shifts the base number even higher, to a 9, for basic HTH melee attacks while maintaining the standard 5 base value for ranged HTH attacks like firearms.

Stun Damage

The base chance to knock out an opponent with any attack remains unchanged (1% per point of damage inflicted). However, characters now also have a chance to stun an opponent equal to 2% per point of damage inflicted.

Stunned characters can still move or evade, but cannot take any other action.

Recovery is automatic at the end of the turn in which the character is stunned, or the character may recover by making a d100 save vs. Endurance on his or her next action phase, whichever comes first.

Held Actions

An action may now only be held by a character until the phase before the character's next regular action. If the held action is not used at that time, it is forfeited.

Ex: A PC has actions on phases 35, 20, and 5. The character can hold the action from phase 35 until no later than phase 21. If it isn't used by phase 21, it is forfeited.

Dection Scores

A character's Detect Hidden and Detect Danger scores are no longer determined using the Intelligence table in the V & V rule book, and are no longer percentile based.

Detect Hidden and Danger scores are now both calculated as (Int/3)+7. Detection rolls are made on 2d10, just like a regular attribute save. A natural 20 always fails.

Strength and Agility Hit Point Modifiers

The hit point modifiers for strength and agility have been swapped to give greater weight to a character's strength score (note: this house rule is endorsed by Jeff Dee, one of the co-creators of the V & V game system).

The swap has already been factored in for the table of Incremental Hit Point Modifiers shown below.

Incremental Hit Point Modifiers

The hit point modifiers for character attributes have been updated to provide for incremental advances on a point by point basis (the standard mods in the rulebook only advance once every three points).

The modifier for calculating a character's healing rate has been similarly updated.

The new modifiers are listed on the table below:

Stat
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
10

Strength
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0

Endurance
1
1.14
1.27
1.4
1.54
1.67
1.8
1.94
2.07
2.2
2.34

Agility
1
1.07
1.14
1.2
1.27
1.34
1.4
1.47
1.54
1.6
1.67

Intelligence
1
1.04
1.07
1.1
1.14
1.17
1.2
1.24
1.27
1.3
1.34

Healing Rate
.25
.267
.284
.3
.334
.367
.4
.434
.467
.5
.534

Stat
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30

Strength
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0

Endurance
2.47
2.6
2.74
2.87
3.0
3.14
3.27
3.4
3.54
3.67

Agility
1.74
1.8
1.87
1.94
2.0
2.07
2.14
2.2
2.27
2.34

Intelligence
1.37
1.4
1.44
1.47
1.5
1.54
1.57
1.6
1.64
1.67

Healing Rate
.567
.6
.634
.667
.7
.734
.767
.8
.834
.867

Stat
31
32
33
34
35
36
37
38
39
40

Strength
3.1
3.2
3.3
3.4
3.5
3.6
3.7
3.8
3.9
4.0

Endurance
3.8
3.94
4.07
4.2
4.34
4.47
4.6
4.74
4.87
5.0

Agility
2.4
2.47
2.54
2.6
2.67
2.74
2.8
2.87
2.94
3.0

Intelligence
1.7
1.74
1.77
1.8
1.84
1.87
1.9
1.94
1.97
2.0

Healing Rate
.9
.934
.967
1.0
1.034
1.067
1.1
1.134
1.167
1.2

Stat
41
42
43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50

Strength
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6
4.7
4.8
4.9
5.0

Endurance
5.14
5.27
5.4
5.54
5.67
5.8
5.94
6.07
6.2
6.34

Agility
3.07
3.14
3.2
3.27
3.34
3.4
3.47
3.54
3.6
3.67

Intelligence
2.04
2.07
2.1
2.14
2.17
2.2
2.24
2.27
2.3
2.34

Healing Rate
1.234
1.267
1.3
1.334
1.367
1.4
1.434
1.467
1.5
1.534

Stat
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60

Strength
5.1
5.2
5.3
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.7
5.8
5.9
6.0

Endurance
6.47
6.6
6.74
6.87
7.0
7.14
7.27
7.4
7.54
7.67

Agility
3.74
3.8
3.87
3.94
4.0
4.07
4.14
4.2
4.27
4.34

Intelligence
2.37
2.4
2.44
2.47
2.5
2.54
2.57
2.6
2.64
2.67

Healing Rate
1.567
1.6
1.634
1.667
1.7
1.734
1.767
1.8
1.834
1.867

Stat
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70

Strength
6.1
6.2
6.3
6.4
6.5
6.6
6.7
6.8
6.9
7.0

Endurance
7.8
7.94
8.07
8.2
8.34
8.47
8.6
8.74
8.87
9.0

Agility
4.4
4.47
4.54
4.6
4.67
4.74
4.8
4.87
4.94
5.0

Intelligence
2.7
2.74
2.77
2.8
2.84
2.87
2.9
2.94
2.97
3.0

Healing Rate
1.9
1.934
1.967
2.0
2.034
2.067
2.1
2.134
2.167
2.2

Stat
71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78

Strength
7.1
7.2
7.3
7.4
7.5
7.6
7.7
7.8

Endurance
9.14
9.27
9.4
9.54
9.67
9.8
9.94
10.07

Agility
5.07
5.14
5.2
5.27
5.34
5.4
5.47
5.54

Intelligence
3.04
3.07
3.1
3.14
3.17
3.2
3.24
3.27

Healing Rate
2.234
2.267
2.3
2.334
2.367
2.4
2.434
2.467

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