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Gamma World is a science fantasy role-playing game set in a wild post-apocalyptic future where humans, mutants, intelligent animals, and robots struggle to survive amid radioactive ruins littered with bizarre “Ancient” technology from a lost civilization

CHARACTER CREATION Create stats for a D&D style fighter of about 5th level.

Some charts to generate results when you only have one d20 available instead of a full set of dice. d4 d20 roll d4 result 1 to 5 1 6 to 10 2 11 to 15 3 16 to 20 4 d6 d20 roll d6 result 1 to 3 1 4 to 6 2 7 to 9 3 10 to 12 4 13 to 15 5 16 to 18 6 19 to 20 R…

LEVEL 1 PSIONIC SPELLS Bio-Awareness.

LEVEL 1 OCCULT SPELLS Aura of Unease.

A take on the original Dungeons & Dragons rules by Dave Arneson and Gary Gygax, the B/X rules by Tom Moldvay and David “Zeb” Cook, Gavin Norman’s Old-School Essentials retroclone, and later ideas adapted from Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford, and some house r…

These rules are loosely based on Chaosium’s Basic Roleplaying system, published in 1981 and revised across multiple editions.

Most Starfleet officers possess basic competence in common shipboard skills, while department specialists have much higher ratings in their fields.

Non-Player Characters * Bandit (Level 1; ability +1; armor -1; 4 hit points; speed x1; abilities: ambushing travelers, intimidation, robbery, hiding in wilderness, scouting, and escaping pursuit) * Berserker (Level 1; ability +1; armor -1; 4 hit points; s…

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ MODERN COMMANDO * Abilities: Firearms, close combat, demolitions, stealth, survival, reconnaissance, tactical planning, infiltration, endurance, and operating under pressure. * Gear: Assault rifle, sidearm, combat kni…