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Ok, so the idea is each player keeps track of their own ammo, but you guys are dead right, a simple version may be better, so I'll give general categories for weapons that will be easy to track, no ammo counting, no reloads, unless the players opt for advanced.

I second "Warhammer 40000: Zombies"

Also I'm starting to wrap up the rules, oh boy, it's taken twice as long, but at least it's just a day.

I think we should also use 2d6 for the mystery box so that we can have odds and better weapons are more rare
If we do we can have 3 ultra commons and 6 ultra rares

2D6 was the set up I had when I first spawned this idea, not sure what we'd use though, which is most common etc.
I third the name (if it needs it)
Thank you so much for writing those rules, I'm tempted to contact GW with the rules attached and a link to this thread. What do we think, and what email would I use?

They'll probably just shut us down

It's been a pleasure writing rules, I hope I get to keep working with you guys

Bolter, bolt pistol & shotgun

Ok never mind, was worth a shout

It's been a pleasure working with everyone on this thread and if anyone has any more bright ideas for games I'm willing to help

Good idea on the weapons btw. I was gonna put the shotgun on the wall tbh, the test yesterday had both bolter and shotgun on walls and starter as bolt pistol. No matter you have it all in hand

I think we should give everyone a las gun and combat knife or laspistol and chainsword as starter weapon sets, also adding power ups, (nuke, insta-kill, double points)

Also, I play Tau and never learnt to assault so if you could explain to me what bonuses a combat blade gives that would be nice...

All the weapons in the boxes should be found on the walls eventually, but the mystery box is you pay for a bolter and usually you get that, but sometimes you get a plasmacannon

Also I think you shouldn't just ask me about GW, ask everyone, I just don't trust them, or anyone really for that matter, I'm like the ducky momo badge that says "I hate people", probably why I surround myself with little spacemen...

Power ups are good but randomising their appearance and type is tricky. I think pistol is better for a fluff, but the
As gun is the epitomal guard weapon so either is fine. A combat blade is just a cow don't worry you tau boys don't miss out.
I don't think the 'uber' weapons can go on the wall the best gun could be a HB off the wall, plus maybe a melee of some type and krak grenades.
I'll wait for everyone else's opinions on GW but they have the right to edit everything if we submit it so maybe I'll hold off if I can't get a consensus.

power ups are in the box and after every 6 zombies roll 2d6, on 2 or 12 they drop a powerup, then we just need a list of powerups, I have the three that I mentioned and randomisation will be based on that

In the box? Nooooo I'm not so sure. Power ups are often every 15 zombies minimum and at the end of all special rounds, you're lucky to get 2 in a round. I think with a 1 in 18 chance every 6 means you'll get roughly one per 114! One in 5 is a rounder number.
The power ups I'd have would be;
Insta-kill; every successful hit wounds automatically and causes ID
Max ammo; pretty self-explanatory IMO
Double points; again, explains itself
Carpenter; all barriers are repaired to maximum, and all players not down gain 50 credits/points
Nuke; roll a D6 for every zombie on the field, on a 2+ that zombie is killed. Regardless of number of casualties, all players not downed gain 100 pts
Fire Sale; all wall guns are 1/2 price, and the box costs 20pts only.
That's 6 results, I'm willing to change names

Ok, how about one in 6 after 6? that's easy to remember.

ok categories determine ammocount, all are easy to tell apart

ok so categories for weapons:
pistol (8)
super pistol (4)
rifle (12)
energy (6)
heavy (18)
heavy energy (15)
melee (10)
heavy melee (5)

uniques:
demo charge (1)
krak grenades (2)
sniper rifle (10)
exitus rifle (5)
missile launcher (3)
grenade launcher (6)

Yeah easy enough. Just wondered if you've got the rules or maps ready?

rules soon, maps still coming, how about random map generation rules for last stand as compensation?

You've lost me... What are you meaning? Thanks for the speed of this btw

I'm giving you most of the rules and some rules to generate a last stand map

1 add terrain
2 throw one scatter dice and 1d6 in each quadrant of you board
3 place 1 standard base in each of the scattered locations, these are your boxes
4 ???
5 profit

I can't find anything, the screen just appears brown?
Anyway that's a good start in terms of set up, makes sense but I just can't open the blighter

screen appears brown? can you open docx's?
have you accidentally zoomed into the brown cover page?
what kind of doesn't open?

I'm on an iPad so I'll go on a PC see if that helps. Looks like I'm zoomed in but can't zoom out

Yeah iirc ipads don't support docx...
I have to warn you though, it's quite unfinished

hey wolfmerc, which of the special rules are made for zombies in the rules you submitted?

got it now. Great start, absolutely excellent.
What does 'Down but not out' and 'Evasive' mean in game terms, and reviving isn't mentioned once.
Im not sure about this minor points system either, 4AP is what you get in space hulk, and would allow for a move, shoot, open a door and revive your mate in one go, but then again you haven't covered it as far a I can see.
For feats I would go with these, similar to the orders;

Eat this, Scum!; The survivor unloads a disproportionate amount of shots into the undead to clear a path. The survivor can fire 3 times this turn for a single ap, and without incurring penalties to the magazine beyond the norm. However, the survivor cannot use the same weapon next turn as they allow it to cool, instead using any other weapon(s) they are holding.

Coming Through!; Realising to ponder is to fall, the survivor puts on a massive burst of speed. The survivor automatically sprints. If they pass through a zombie, they do not engage in cc but instead slash with their weapon as they run, causing a single S4 hit on each passed zombie. However, such a daredevil tactic is not without risk, so for every zombie passed through, the survivor takes an S3 hit on a 4+ (some zombies just can't react that fast)

I love the smell of chopped up zombie in the morning!; Melee only. the survivors attacks are lightning quick, carving through the zombies like a hot knife through butter. in the round of cc this feat is used, the survivor gains D6 attacks and the Preferred Enemy USR. however, such exertion is tiring, and so if the survivor is still in cc next round, they fight with -1A

Yes I know my names are crazy but I think you'd be a bit mad too in the midst of a zombie apocalypse

I've just put the important stuff in, i'm also working on feats at the moment, one is power kick where you kick a M F through cover into other M F 's, I love your crazy names, what is coltrane in gears' catchphrase?

also I don't know what a lot of the added special rules are, I asked wolfmerc but I don't expect a reply any time soon

No idea I'm a CoD man, tank Dempsey and co. "oo ra" and all that. The power kick would be badass I have to say. "Wow, I didn't know zombies could fly!" Sound good?

Called it power kick after crisis, but maybe it can be crazier, thinking of making "beat a M F with anotha M F "

Ohhhh yes! Excellent shout, although the language won't wash. "How to splat a zombie? Kick another one in its emperor damned face!"

can we release a g-rated and an x-rated version?

Maybe one day, for now let's nail the rules down. How does down but not out work? And evasive as well?

I don't know, I assume wolfmerc came up with them, waiting for his response.
Tell me does "take 1check/feat point@+1/d6" make sense to you?

Take one check per feat point at +1 or +D6??
And yeah I am hoping wolfmerc is gonna wake up across the big pond in the USofA to help too

I think I may do away with it, it's a decision to make survivors take more checks the more expensive/good/difficult to pull off a feat is.
Like "beat a M F with anotha' M F ", it cost 3 feats/feat points now I can have the survivor take a normal strength check or 3 strength checks at +3 strength, see I want to reach a balance between likeliness and reward because "All the havoc of combat sends the survivor into overdrive and with nigh on unholy rage they rip 1 enemy in base contact’s arm off killing it instantly, the survivor gains fleshbane, hatred and 1d6 attacks every 6 models in a squad, starting at 1 (ie. 1d6 for 1-6, 2d6 for 7-12 and so on)" is big and i'm not sure cost alone will cover it, but then again, I could just make it cost 4, or have them test at -1
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know what, i'll just make it a lil less good

That's crazy powerful! OP IMO. We have 4 between us and that's plenty tbh, too many and they'll become clunky as players make their minds up what to use.

I want a lot of crazy, i'm having too much fun to stop, we can remove later, it's supposed to completely annihilate whatever it touches once and once only, it now costs 5.

"All the havoc of combat sends the survivor into overdrive and with nigh on unholy rage they rip 1 enemy in base contact’s arm off killing it instantly, the survivor gains +2S, and 1d6 attacks every 6 models in the squad, starting at 1 (ie. 1d6 for 1-6, 2d6 for 7-12 and so on). This can only be used during your initiative step in combat, and only lasts for that combat"

also with the creation system we'll get 25 feats, 5 1pt'ers, 10 2pt mix skills, 5 2/3pt'ers and 5 4/5 pt'ers, there needs to be a fair distribution of skill (it's leaning towards strength at the moment)

Ok too much. Way too much. We don't wanna break the game here