My house rules

 

Tenkars Tavern mentioned house rules so i thought i would share mine. 

Wizards and their familiars share hit points. This means if your familiar is about to die you can give him some of your life, or vice versa.

2 handed weapons deal an extra 50% damage. There are studies that prove using 2 hands increases the hit by just over 50%. It makes 2handers a little better vs dual weilding. 

everyone rolls init, winner goes first and sets the chain of who goes next as either clockwise or anti-clockwise. 

Magic items can be enhanced with items of special properties. Adding dragon leather hand grip to your sword may enhance it. (this is an example. can be anything a creative comes up with. I prefer to enhance items as opposed to trading up. Make your sword better, don't replace it)