Modern FX styles

The Shaman

First Post

• Nov 15, 2005

• #1

What kinds of FX do you incorporate into your Modern games?

 

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Kanegrundar

Explorer

• Nov 15, 2005

• #2

Depends on what I'm using the system for. For Rifts D20, just about anything and everything is fair game (which is how I voted in the poll). Sidewinders, not a lick of FX is present. Post Apoc...it depends on if the end of days came out via magic or zombies or just your run-of-the-mill nukes.

That's why I like the D20 Modern system. It's so modular that I can take all sorts of stuff out or add a lot to it and it runs fine.

Kane

 

C. Baize

First Post

• Nov 15, 2005

• #3

Kanegrundar said:

Depends on what I'm using the system for. For Rifts D20, just about anything and everything is fair game (which is how I voted in the poll). Sidewinders, not a lick of FX is present. Post Apoc...it depends on if the end of days came out via magic or zombies or just your run-of-the-mill nukes.

That's why I like the D20 Modern system. It's so modular that I can take all sorts of stuff out or add a lot to it and it runs fine.

Kane

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OOh ooh!
Me too, me too!

 

HeapThaumaturgist

First Post

• Nov 15, 2005

• #4

Same here, though I have to say I didn't vote psionics just because I haven't used the D&D style psionic powers (have used Psychic powers, though), and I haven't done a no-FX game nor superspy.

On the whole, though, that's why I prefer d20M and GT over just about anything else.

Tinker-tacular.

--fje

 

DwelleroftheDeep

First Post

• Nov 15, 2005

• #5

I usually end up creating a new magic system and source of magic for every campaign setting so I checked other on account of never doing the same one more than a few times.

 

Falkus

Explorer

• Nov 16, 2005

• #6

Right now, I'm running a high magic, Urban Arcana campaign, where one of the main players is a mage.

 

The Shaman

First Post

• Nov 16, 2005

• #7

Kanegrundar said:

That's why I like the D20 Modern system. It's so modular that I can take all sorts of stuff out or add a lot to it and it runs fine.

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Me too.

I'm just trying to get a sense of what sorts of pieces people are taking out or adding in.

 

Stormborn

Explorer

• Nov 16, 2005

• #8

High Magic, Low Magic, Cthulhu, and homebrew FX - all depends on what I am doing. But, we have never played a nonFX game.

 

The Shaman

First Post

• Nov 16, 2005

• #9

Interesting results so far.

Only four of eleven categories broke the 50% of respondents mark so far:

• Low magic 73%
• Aliens 65%
• Things that must not be named 61%
• Futuretech 57%

Low magic is favored by a ratio of 2:1 to high magic among the respondents - I guessed it would be about 3:2 or even 5:4.

Given the frequently-espoused popularity of Spycraft and its gadget rules on these boards, I expected a much better showing from Superspies as well.

Keep the votes coming!

 

Bobitron

Explorer

• Nov 17, 2005

• #10

I chose no-FX. I prefer a more historical game. Low-magic or Spy would be my second choices.