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<blockquote data-quote="Tenbones" data-source="post: 4129168" data-attributes="member: 7499"><p>What I find interesting about the trend towards splitting off and doing d20 "your way" in the current field of publishers - is that ultimately it's d20. Outside of Green Ronin, whose True20 is a very real (and good) step away from the 3.5 system, others are just tweaks and changes (some I find very good - like Iron Heroes) and others just meh - it's 3.5 with a pet world.</p><p></p><p>Not to derail this topic - but I'd love to Pramas and Co. take a stab at really just going for it on an alternate system that blows the hinges off. I realize the commercial viability of such a venture is extremely risky at best (hence the graveyard of fantasy games that went toe-to-toe with the D&D-Juggernaut). But it seems to me that in the gaming community the cult-of-personality is alive and well - and apparently enough to be profitable as long as a system is sound and more importantly FUN. It certainly seems to transcend the d20 game itself.</p><p></p><p>I present Monte's Iron Heroes, and everything True20. They aren't very 3.5 compatible at all (although I personally use some Iron Heroes concepts in my own game) but they remain apparently sustainable financially. Can it be done? I would think so.</p><p></p><p>What the fantasy gaming field needs is more competition. There's 3.5 and what? GURPS Fantasy? Palladium? Runequest? All tried and true - without doubt. Where are the new systems to take it a step further by those that helped make 3e in the first place? Or is it still too costly?</p><p></p><p>I'd also like to throw a shout out to the OMNI-system. Beautiful in its simplicity, I did loves me some Talislanta.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tenbones, post: 4129168, member: 7499"] What I find interesting about the trend towards splitting off and doing d20 "your way" in the current field of publishers - is that ultimately it's d20. Outside of Green Ronin, whose True20 is a very real (and good) step away from the 3.5 system, others are just tweaks and changes (some I find very good - like Iron Heroes) and others just meh - it's 3.5 with a pet world. Not to derail this topic - but I'd love to Pramas and Co. take a stab at really just going for it on an alternate system that blows the hinges off. I realize the commercial viability of such a venture is extremely risky at best (hence the graveyard of fantasy games that went toe-to-toe with the D&D-Juggernaut). But it seems to me that in the gaming community the cult-of-personality is alive and well - and apparently enough to be profitable as long as a system is sound and more importantly FUN. It certainly seems to transcend the d20 game itself. I present Monte's Iron Heroes, and everything True20. They aren't very 3.5 compatible at all (although I personally use some Iron Heroes concepts in my own game) but they remain apparently sustainable financially. Can it be done? I would think so. What the fantasy gaming field needs is more competition. There's 3.5 and what? GURPS Fantasy? Palladium? Runequest? All tried and true - without doubt. Where are the new systems to take it a step further by those that helped make 3e in the first place? Or is it still too costly? I'd also like to throw a shout out to the OMNI-system. Beautiful in its simplicity, I did loves me some Talislanta. [/QUOTE]
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