Most of the house rules that will be used are going to be combat related (no surprise there, huh?).  Additions will be made as necessary.<br/><br/><strong>Hit Capacity</strong>: Because Dark Conspiracy uses hit locations rather than just a total number of points available, I will be using a slightly different mechanism to make the PCs more in tune with the NPCs and villians.<br/><br/><strong>Damage Threshold</strong>: This is the amount of damage that is required to "hurt" the character.  Each wound that the character suffers reduces the current initative total by one and imposes the same penalty to anything that you do.  Keep track of the total number of wounds that you possess in each area.  You can take a total of four wounds to any one location before the limb is rendered useless (head, chest, and abdomen wounds tend to be fatal  ;) ).<br/><br/><strong>Initiative</strong>: Initiative will be divided into two phases.  Those with an initiative of 4, 5, or 6 will act twice during the turn.  Those with an initiative of 1, 2, or 3 will act only once.  Actions will be resolved by highest initiative score first, using agility then weapon bulk to resolve ties.<br/><br/><strong>Mustering Out</strong>:<em>Encounter</em>= Characters who take this mustering-out option have had some sort of minor, but horrifying, face-to-face experience with the Dark Minions.  Exactly what the encounter was should be decided by the player and referee together.  (One good example from a local campaign is a paramedic who was called to a shooting, only to discover that the victim was a mystic changling reverting to its natural form when it died.)<br/><br/><strong>Personal Equipment </strong>(no cost):<br/>Belt   1 each, Boots or Shoes   2 pair, Fanny Pack (or equivalent)   1 each, Gym/Duffel Bag   1 each, Jacket or Coat   1 each, Pants   2 pair, Shirt   2 each, Toiletries   as needed, Underclothes (t-shirt, bra, panties, socks, etc.)   as needed.<br/>You can purchase Common and Very Common equipment only (convienent online list) http://sites.onlinemac.com/rollem_again/downloads/DC%20PHB_Section%206_Table-S6-1.doc