SPELLJAMMER HOUSERULES

31.03.2000

Charactercreation

Roll 4d6 and keep the best 3 dice. Major NPCs may roll 5 dice and keep 3, Legendary NPCs may roll 5 dice, keep the best 3 and increase that value by 2.

After you determined five numbers with the above procedure, you may assign one number to each of these characteristics: Strength, dexterity, intelligence, wisdom, constitution. Charisma is rolled separately and may not be exchanged by a lower value. However you may replace charisma with one of the other characteristics, provided the ability in question has got a higher value than the current charisma.

If you have not got a stat with a value of 18, you may upgrade one of your 13+ stats to 18, however, you must also reduce one 7+ stat to the value of 6.

General Rules

• Multiclass and dualclass characters are not allowed.
• The racial level limits do not exist anymore, i. e. an elf can advance to level 20 just like a human.
• Every class rolls their Hitpoints with a D6. This roll is modified by +1 for rogues, +2 for clerics and +3 for warriors.
• Humans do not need to roll their Hitpoints on lvl 1, they are treated as having rolled a "5".
• Every character has got the read/write proficiency
• Nobody except for warriors can attract followers. Furthermore only warriors may become captains of spelljamming vessels.
• The class specific identify skill (for example, only warriors can identify weapons) is a one-slot proficiency, which is rolled on intelligence.
• The additional languages for a high intelligence score are additional proficiency slots, however you may only use one of those additional slots per level, starting at level 2.
• Each character, major NPC and legendary NPC advances in level after each game session. NPCs may advance in level (on a roll of 1 or 2 on a D6 for example) and minor NPCs never advance in level.
• Each non-wizard, non-cleric PC, Major NPC and Legendary NPC may use spelljamming helms according to their level. Spells are not drained anymore for using helms.
• If a character's hitpoints are reduced to or below 0, the character is struck unconscious and must pass a modified system shock roll to avoid dying. The amount of modification depends on the amount of hitpoints lost beyond zero - a character who is at -3 hp would have to make a system shock test - 3 % for example. A character who is reduced to -10 or fewer hitpoints automatically dies.

Magic Rules

• Spellcasters can exchange two memorized spells from one level to cast a non-memorized spell of the same level.
• You may memorize each spell only once.
• Wizards may wear any armor, but each point of armorclass-reduction increases the chance for a spell failure by 5%. If a spell of level 3 or higher fails due to the use of armor, the wizard instantly dies.
• The priest's chance of a spellfailure for low wisdom also applies to other spellcasters (i.e. wizards or thieves using deception magic etc.).
• Wizards may only learn spells from scrolls, from special meditation points or once they achieve a new spell level. They may pick one spell and roll 1d4+2 additional spells they automatically learn once they achieve a new spell level.
• Wizards automatically start with read magic and detect magic in addition to the spells they may learn for achieving a new spell level.
• Intelligence does not limit the amount of spells you may learn.

Rogues

• If a rogue scores a hit on a natural 20, the damage is multiplied by the thieves backstab modifier.
• Rogues gain a limited form of magicresitance equal to the wizard spell progression times 5%. For example a level two rogue is 10% resistant against level 1 spells.
• Rogues may use wizard scrolls, but their chance for a spell failure is increased by 10%
• Rogues may use special deception magic (see below)

Paladins

• Paladins may cast spells like a priest, which is 4 levels lower than the Paladin. A level 5 Paladin could cast one level one priest spell for instance.
• Paladins do not gain additional spells for a high wisdom score.

Warriors

• Warriors can still attract followers and may become spelljammer captains
• Warriors may use wizard scrolls, but their chance for a spell failure is increased by 20%
• Warriors may use special war magic (see below)

Rangers

• Rangers may use wizard and cleric scrolls, but their chance for a spell failure is increased by 20%
• Rangers may use special war magic (see below)
• A ranger may cast spells like a priest, which is 6 levels lower than the Ranger.

Bards

• The amount of nonweapon proficiencies of a bard is doubled.
• Bards may use special deception magic (see below)
• Bards may use special song magic (see below)

Deception Magic

Deception Magic spellprogression:

• Each time the character advances in a level, he can pick one of the four spell levels and roll a random spell, which he instantly learns. If he should roll a spell, that he already has got, then he can roll again.
• For every five levels, the spell is not determined randomly, but can be chosen instead.

Level 1: Change self, cantrip, Tenser's floating disk, charm person, detect magic, grease, spider climb, jump, taunt, ventriloquism.

Level 2: Alter self, blur, darkness 15' radius, detect invisibility, invisibility, knock, levitate, mirror image, ropetrick, deeppockets.

Level 3: Blink, feign death, fly, haste, infravision, slow, suggestion, water breathing, wraithform, item.

Level 4: Charm monster, confusion, detect scrying, dimension door.

War Magic

War Magic spellprogression:

• Each time the character advances in a level, he can pick one of the four spell levels and roll a random spell, which he instantly learns. If he should roll a spell, that he already has got, then he can roll again.
• For every five levels, the spell is not determined randomly, but can be chosen instead.

Level 1: Enlarge, feather fall, gaze reflection, light, mount, initiative (lasts d4 + 2 rounds, the weapon's speed factor is reduced to 0).

Level 2: Detect evil, detect invisibility, glitterdust, strength, Melf's acid arrow, enhance weapon (The weapon inflicts maximum damage on the next hit, but there is a 5% chance that the weapon is going to break).

Level 3: Haste, hold undead, infravision, phantom steed, protection from evil, protection from missiles.

Level 4: Detect scrying, enchanted weapon, freeaction (priest), cure serious wounds (priest).

Song Magic

Bard's receive a special song for each level, which can be used once a day. The exact specifics have not been worked out yet.