[D20 Modern] Me and my girlfriend...

[garyh]

Currently on a D20 Modern kick while perusing the SRD and waiting for my copy from Amazon, I was inspired to stat myself and my girlfriend up as D20 Modern PC's - using clever pseudonyms, of course. Thoughts?

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Lee Williams

Male Human Smart Hero 1: HD 1d6+1; hp 7; Init +0; Spd 30ft; AC 10; Melee non-lethal punch, +1 (1d3+1/crit 20/x2); Ranged none; Reputation 1; AL: Belief System (Judaism), Organization (Local Government); Action Points 5; SV Fort +1, Ref +0, Will +1; Str 12, Dex 10, Con 12, Int 16, Wis 10, Cha 14.

Skills (total/ranks): Computer Use (7/4), Craft (Writing) (7/4), Decipher Script (9/4), Diplomacy (6/4), Knowledge (Business) (9/4), Knowledge (Civics) (9/4), Knowledge (Current Events) (7/4), Knowledge (History) (5/2), Knowledge (Popular Culture) (7/4), Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy) (5/2), Profession (Government) (4/4), Research (11/4), Search (7/4), Speak/Read French, Speak/Read Hebrew.

Feats: Educated (Business, Civics), Studious.

Occupation Features:

White Collar
Skills: Diplomacy, Research
Wealth Bonus Increase: +3

Class Features:

Profecient in all Simple Weapons.
Talent (Smart): Savant - Research.

Wealth: +8 (+5 rolled, +3 occupation, +1 Profession, -1 Desktop Computer)

Possessions: Desktop Computer, Day Pack, School books.

Capacity: 43 lbs./86 lbs./130 lbs.

Description: 6'7", 210 lbs. Age 24. Brown hair, blue eyes. About the only thing anyone ever notices about Lee is his greater-than-average height.

History: After graduating from the University of California, Irvine, with BA's in Political Science and Economics, Lee had grand dreams of working in government and serving society. Society, however, only wanted to be served by those with longer resumes, so Lee found himself in the private sector. After two increasingly boring years, Lee had had enough and went back to school at Sacramento State, studying for a masters in public policy and administration. He hopes to serve the public in a meaningful way someday.

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Sharon Davidson

Female Human Dedicated Hero 1: HD 1d6+1; hp 7; Init +0; Spd 30ft; AC 12 (+1 Dex, +1 class); Melee non-lethal punch, +1 (1d3+1/crit 20/x2); Ranged none; Reputation 1; AL: Belief System (Judaism), Organization (National Society of Genetic Counselors); Action Points 5; SV Fort +1, Ref +1, Will +3; Str 12, Dex 12, Con 12, Int 14, Wis 14, Cha 12.

Skills (total/ranks):
Knowledge (Behavioral Sciences) (9/4), Knowledge (Earth and Life Sciences) (9/4), Knowledge (Theology and Philosophy) (5/3), Profession (Genetic Counselor) (7/4), Research (4/2), Sense Motive (5/3), Speak/Read French, Speak/Read Hebrew, Speak/Read Spanish, Swim (2/1).

Feats: Educated (Behavioral Sciences, Earth and Life Sciences), Windfall.

Occupation Features:

Doctor
Skills: Knowledge (Behavioral Sciences), Knowledge (Earth and Life Sciences)
Wealth Bonus Increase: +4

Class Features:

Profecient in all Simple Weapons.
Talent (Dedicated): Empathy.

Wealth: +11 (+5 rolled, +4 occupation, +1 Profession, +3 Windfall, -1 Desktop Computer)

Possessions: Desktop Computer, Day Pack.

Capacity: 43 lbs./86 lbs./130 lbs.

Description: 5'4", 135 lbs. Age 25. Brown hair, hazel eyes. Long hair, sometimes wears glasses, other times contacts.

History: Sharon was always interested in the medical field, but never wanted to be a doctor. She discovered as undergraduate Biology major at the University of California, Irvine, that she loved genetics. This lead her to attend Cal State Northridge and recieve a masters degree in genetic counseling. After earning her masters, Sharon moved north to Sacramento, where she began working in a prenatal clinic counseling pregnant women at high risk of having children with genetic problems.

[Crothian]

So, what's her opinion of these?

[garyh]

To paraphrase:

"Cool. Kinda neat. Not entirely reflective of me, but as good as you're likely to do in an RPG."

So, no, she didn't kick my butt or anything.

[reapersaurus]

wow.

You know, you could have just sent us a resume if you wanted to play with us.

J/K!!!

[garyh]

Originally posted by reapersaurus
wow.

You know, you could have just sent us a resume if you wanted to play with us.

J/K!!!

LOL!!

That's funny.

Well, at least know you know what our CR's are if we get out of hand.

[garyh]

This biggest trouble was putting us as level one PCs. We're 24 and 25, and are in or have completed grad school. You'd expect an XP award somewhere along the way.

But, I decided it was easier than trying to gauge what levels we "really" are. Being your own DM is a bit... immodest at best.

[Crothian]

Originally posted by garyh
To paraphrase:

"Cool. Kinda neat. Not entirely reflective of me, but as good as you're likely to do in an RPG."

So, no, she didn't kick my butt or anything.

That's cool. I was just curious as it's interesting to hear others reactions.

[garyh]

Originally posted by Crothian


That's cool. I was just curious as it's interesting to hear others reactions.

Yup. In a similar vein to her response, there are some things I just don't see a way to interpret. For example, I'm a fairly skilled volleyball and basketball player, but there's no way to reflect that. And she should have ranks in Perform (Cello), but it's a cross class skill for dedicated, and there are only so many skill points to spread around.

[Crothian]

Originally posted by garyh


Yup. In a similar vein to her response, there are some things I just don't see a way to interpret. For example, I'm a fairly skilled volleyball and basketball player, but there's no way to reflect that. And she should have ranks in Perform (Cello), but it's a cross class skill for dedicated, and there are only so many skill points to spread around.

Well, they really need a sport skill to work like perform. Personally, I'd pull some of the maxed skills skill points away to refelct the cello ability. I always had a hard time determining the real world difference between 3 and 4 ranks in a skill.

[garyh]

Yeah, Sport (Volleyball) would work - but then I'd have to take it cross-class, since it'd only be a class skill for Strong and Fast Heroes. (Side Note: I was trying for a PbP game to create a high school baseball player, but no skills, not even Athlete skills, made sense. Climb? Tumble? Swim? Nope. Where's the "Hit Curveball" skill? :rolleyes: )

As for the Perform skills for her, well, she also's been in choirs. So that'd be two Performs to invest in. Plus, I want the maxed Knowledge skills to reflect the things she actually learned in grad school - it just seems like a more primary aspect since she's spent so much more time on it.

And BTW - who decided non-Charismatic Heroes couldn't carry a tune? D20 Modern is MUCH better than D&D in opening up the class skill lists, but some things are still odd. And yes, I know a Creative could take Perform as a class skill, but again, it's a question of priority - she's much more a Doctor than a Creative.

[reapersaurus]

unfortunately, the d20 mechanics are quite BAD at accurately representing a real character's abilities, mainly due to their flawed skill system (rooted in their class system) - IRL, most people have quite a few skills, talents and knowledge that can't be touched with "Skill Points" and "Feats".

[garyh]

Originally posted by reapersaurus
unfortunately, the d20 mechanics are quite BAD at accurately representing a real character's abilities, mainly due to their flawed skill system (rooted in their class system) - IRL, most people have quite a few skills, talents and knowledge that can't be touched with "Skill Points" and "Feats".

...and on the other side of that, there are the dozens of combat feats few real people can perform. You'll note I didn't assign either of us Great Cleave or Burst Fire.

[Dagger75]

Have you tried to see if you can beat an average house cat with your stats

Also your girlfriend has better stats than you. So when you arm wrestle her is it a dead heat.

[garyh]

Originally posted by Dagger75
Have you tried to see if you can beat an average house cat with your stats

Also your girlfriend has better stats than you. So when you arm wrestle her is it a dead heat.

Haven't tried a house cat. I wouldn't put any money on it, though.

As for our relative stats, I used 28 point buy for each of us. I developed Lee Williams for a game Angelboi's running, and then thought it'd be fun to stat my g/f, too. I just used the same Char Gen rules I used from AB's game for Lee for her.

[Jeph]

I'd probably stat your average 25-year-old guy as level 2 or 3. just seems about right, in terms of skills.

I'd probably handle sports with the Profession skill, only using Dex (or sometimes Str) as the key ability.

I'd probably pull a rank or 2 from Computer Use. In my way of thinking, nobody who's not a hacker really needs more than 1 or 2 ranks. After that, I think it has more to do with knowing multiple programming languages, being able to set up/crack complex firewalls, etc.

Cool, though. I should try to stat myself some time . . .