House Rules V.01 PDF and 2 Characters

The PDF

Here is a link to the current version of my house rules, feel free to steal and mess with as you will, preferably giving credit to me.

Characters

So, one of the main things I wanted to accomplish with my house rules was extremely fast character creation, something that I deem essential to a high mortality game. I stripped down as much as I could, while still leaving enough to allow for some player choice (admittedly, fighters kind of get the short end of the stick here, but they're powerful enough that that doesn't really matter).

Characters in my house rules can be made in about 5-10 minutes, and here are two that I made for funsies.

Heinrich the Norseman

Species: Human
Class: Fighter
Level: 1

HP 8
AC Unarmored (Light Armor, -2 from DEX)

STR 16 (+2)
DEX 5 (-2)
CON 9
INT 11
WIS 11
CHA 12

Attack(s)
Greatsword, +3 to hit, 1d6+4 damage

Inventory
Leather armor
Greatsword
Backpack
Lantern
3 oil flasks
7 coins

Backstory
-Left his village in the frigid North to find adventure, gold, and warmth
-Hates shoes, preferring his own calloused feet
-Has a strong accent, and difficulty speaking, but is in no way stupid


Elizabeth Blake

Species: Elf
Class: Rogue
Level: 1

HP: 6
AC: Medium armor + shield (Medium armor +1 from DEX)

STR 9
DEX 13 (+1)
CON 10
INT 10
WIS 11
CHA 12

Skills
Disguise 4 in 6
Lockpicking 2 in 6

Sneak Attack
+4 to attack and double damage when attacking an unaware target

Attacks
Shortsword, +0 to hit, 1d6 damage
Pistol, +1 to hit, 1d6+1 damage

Inventory
50 coins
Plate breastplate (medium armor)
Shortsword (1 handed melee weapon)
Pistol (1 handed ranged weapon)
10 bullets
Backpack
Notebook
Crowbar
Lantern
4 oil flasks

Backstory
-Adopted by wealthy human parents
-Learned how to disguise herself in order to hide her Elfish heritage from bigoted relatives
-Set out into the world following her parents' death, after their money was given to a cousin instead of her
-Wants to regain the life of luxury she came from