WEG HERO

This document is a semi-serious attempt to mix the excellent mechanics of the West End Games D6 System (Classic) with the excellent power creation of the Hero System.

Readers should be familiar with both systems, or the following will be confusing.

MECHANICS

All rolls in the game use the WEG method, opposed rolls of Xd6. To make an attack, a character rolls the number of dice in his OCV skill versus the number of dice in his target's DCV skill (or versus a target number, in the case of a stationary object).

Damage is also resolved in the WEG style - the attacker rolls the number of d6 in his attack versus the number of d6 in the target's defense (PD, ED, Mental Defense, etc). The difference between the damage and defense rolls is the amount of STUN taken.

There may be additional effects, depending on how much the attack surpasses the defense.

Difference	Effect
Attack > Defense	-1D to all stats for 1 round
Attack > Defense * 2	-2D to all stats for 1 round
Attack > Defense * 3	-3D to all stats for 1 round
Attack > Defense * 4	-4D to all stats for 1 round
etc.

Powers that have an effect chart based on the quality of the roll (like Mind Control or Mental Illusions) can also use the above chart, though the effects will be different.

METRICS

Points are assigned to characters as in Hero. Most superheroes begin with 250 to 400 points.

Stats, Skills, and Powers are measured in WEG die codes (1d6, 1d6+1, 1d6+2, 2d6, 2d6+1, etc). In general, 1 pip of any stat or power is equal to 5 character points.

Stats begin at 1d6-1. This is average for a normal human.

Stat	Cost	kg Lift (STR)
1d6-1	0	100kg
1d6	5	200kg
1d6+1	10	400kg
1d6+2	15	800kg
2d6	20	1600kg
2d6+1	25	3200kg
2d6+2	30	6400kg
3d6	35	12500kg
3d6+1	40	25000kg
3d6+2	45	50000kg
4d6	50	100000kg
etc.

Powers use a similar chart, but do not get anything for free:

Power	Cost
1d6-2	5
1d6-1	10
1d6	15
1d6+1	20
1d6+2	25
2d6	30
2d6+1	35
2d6+2	40
3d6	45
3d6+1	50
3d6+2	55
4d6	60
4d6+1	65
4d6+2	70
5d6	75
etc.

A five-point power such as Energy Blast uses the above chart as is. Powers which cost ten points per die, such as Drain or Ego Blast, would have double the cost per level (10 points for 1d6-2, 20 for 1d6-1, 30 for 1d6, 60 for 2d6, etc).

STATS

WEG HERO has six stats: Strength, Constitution, Dexterity, Intelligence, Ego, and Presence.

Each of these stats is defined as in Hero and costs five points per die. Except for STUN, Figured characteristics are either done away with or considered "skills" under one of the above stats.

• Body has been dropped in favor of WEG wound levels.
• Comliness is almost never used. I suggest that it be made a Talent or Disadvantage.
• PD is a skill under STR.
• ED is a skill under CON.
• SPD is not needed, as WEG mechanics use dynamic speed (you can take as many actions as you wish in a round, with a cumulative -1d to all actions for each one after the first).
• REC is a skill under CON.
• END is not used unless the character Pushes or has the Extra END limitation, in which case it is taken from STUN.
• STUN is a separate stat that does not have a die code like the others. Base STUN is equal to STR + CON. Each extra point of STUN costs 1 character point.

Skills and Talents

The base die code of any skill is equal to the stat that the skill is grouped under. To increase a skill costs 2 points per pip (6 points per +1d). The Game Master may rule that some (or most) skills cannot be used until the character has spent at least 2 points on them.

• Skills grouped under STR include Hand-to-hand Damage, Lifting, Jumping, and Physical Defense (PD)
• Skills grouped under CON include Running, Swimming, Stamina (as used in WEG; similar to long-term endurance), Energy Defense (ED), and Recovery (REC).
• Skills grouped under DEX include OCV, DCV, and all the DEX skills of HERO.
• Skills grouped under INT include all of the INT skills of HERO.
• Skills grouped under EGO include EOCV, EDCV, Mental Defense (all characters have it), and Resistance (the Talent).
• Skills grouped under PRE include Awe, Terrify, and all of the PRE skills of HERO. Awe and Terrify are invented to let characters have different scores for inspiring and frightening PRE attacks.

Talents should be used as listed in the Hero System rulebook. Most of them are either/or, so you just pay the points and go.

Combat Levels and Martial Arts

Combat levels cost 4 points and give a character one pip to assign to OCV, DCV, or Damage at the beginning of every new round.

Martial arts and combat levels are the same thing in WEGHERO.

A character with four combat levels could perform maneuvers such as:

Maneuver	OCV	DCV	Damage
Defensive Strike	+1	+1D	0
Martial Strike	0	+2	+2
Offensive Strike	0	+1	+1D

POWERS

There are not many changes to the Powers system of HERO, though some adjustments need to be made. Particularly, there is no need for HKA or RKA - WEG's mechanics make no difference between blunt and sharp attacks.

Armor and Force Field must be adjusted to mesh better with PD and ED as skills, especially since the concept of "resistant" defense is now superfluous. Armor should only be taken if the player wants to limit it in some way (like having it as a focus). In this case, it should cost 2 points per pip of PD or ED, minus any limitations. Force Field should cost 1 point per pip since it is not persistent.

One possible change might be to alter the way that Advantages and Limitations are applied to powers in order to make it friendlier to math illiterates. Instead of multiplying the active points of a power by the Advantages and then dividing by the Limitations, perhaps a system could be devised such that Advantages would subtract from the die code of a power in exchange for their benefit, while Limitations would add to the die code in exchange for their trouble. Something like -1 pip per +1/4 advantage and +1 pip per -1/4 limitation.

Well, that's it. It is rough and incomplete, but I just did it as a lark. If anyone is interested in adding to it, write me at the email below. :)

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