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The Expert isn't a "skill-based Role", it's an "anything that isn't a Warrior or Adept Role", with a bit of combat focus worked in as well. Sure it gets more skills than the other two Roles, but it's really more of a "Generic Adventurer Role" than a "skill-based Role", especially considering the...

I see it as a case of wanting to use a wheel that's more appropriate to the vehicle in question. MadBlue

Denaes, I understand what you mean, but in a modern, non FX game, I just see what one could so as a different role. Personally, I think too much is rolled onto "Expert". The moment anyone says anything about skills, people say "that's the Expert's balliwick". In a low-tech fantasy game, the...

Granted the Adept would work well for a mad scientist type character, but most of the Arcana effects couldn't be simulated by a more mundane scientist or doctor, even with treating scientific breakthroughs, robotics, curing diseases and reviving the dead as Arcana. Actually, in the case of a mad...

Ah! OK. I see what you mean. That makes sense. I'd probably give the role 4 skills though, since it wouldn't be capable of the same level of power that a standard Adept would be capable of. In a modern campaign with FX, such as psionics, the Adept would be the role to use, but a non-FX...

I didn't mean "magic" literally. I meant it in the sense of things that fulfill a similar role to what only magic could accomplish in a low-tech fantasy game, such as advanced life-saving techniques (Medical Miracle), robotics (Build Robot), etc.; technological things that are represented by...

I agree with you. I think Special Abilities like "Minor Medical Miracle", "Medical Miracle", "Build Robot", "Scientific Improvisation" etc. should be given to the Talent (or the Specialist, or what-have-you) and the social Expert Feats should also be shifted from the Expert to the Talent. It...

None of the technological Advanced Class abilities are covered. Medical Miracle, for example, might not be common, but when you don't have an Adept around to cast healing spells, it's the next best thing. And once you get into d20 Future, converting the Feats and abilities over would amount to...

IMHO what True20 is missing is a non-SFX character with a non-combat focus. A 3/4 BAB for a scientist, diplomat or technician seems a bit high to me (of course they don't have to take weapon proficiencies, though). In a fantasy world, theres not a whole lot a technician type could do. But high...

I'm planning on using True20 for a modern game. Warrior and Expert work OK, but I really feel that more roles are needed. I don't feel that a political, technical or scientific character would be well represented with the Expert role. Maybe a role with a good Will Save, poor Combat, 4-6 skills...

Good summary of the system, amethal. Just one point - Conviction (the action point equivalent for readers who aren't familiar with the system) can be regained by acting in accordance with a character's Vice or Virtue (kind of like WoD's Vice and Virtue vis a vis Willpower in that regard), so...

I like Downer. Quite a bit, actually. It's one of the first things I turn to. Mt Zogon is hit and miss (although Zogonia, in Dragon, is consistantly funny). The Portent is a waste of space, IMHO, but it doesn't take up much room, so if other people like it, I can deal with that. OOTS would be...

Dragon #332 has an article called "Cutting up the Dragon". I don't have the issue yet, but it might have the kind of information you're looking for. MadBlue

In my next campaign, I'm toying with the idea of giving a bonus Feat to all characters at 1st level (it has to be a Regional, Ancestor or Heritage (i.e. Draconic Heritage) Feat). In that case, Humans will get the Adaptive Learning special ability (from the Human Paragon class). In any case, Half...

The annoying thing about a lot of home-brewed "Cat-folk" is when their creators come up with a whole laundry list of traits they've witnessed in their own cats and try to stat them out for the race. Things like "Soothing Purr (Ex): A cat-folk's purr has the effects of a Calm Emotions spell (DC...

"Everyone, sooner or later, needs a good jerkin". Comedy gold. :) MadBlue

I don't think it's so much "campaign specific" as it is "generic". It definitely isn't as customizeable as your Noble (or the Star Wars Noble) though. Four Bonus Feats, with a restricted list (like the SW Noble) and/or 6 Skill Points per level would make it more customizeable without being...

It's posted on WotC's SWRPG site HERE. The Noble in the Dragonlance Campaign Setting book is very similar, with a few differences: HD is d8 and Skill Points are 4 per level, and both Reflex and Will Saves are Good, better weapons and armor (given the setting), skills are different, and there's...

The pleasure is all yours. ;) MadBlue

Why did I have to tell you twice, then? :p Not every fight, though, which is my point. An encounter at the same CR as the party's ECL still calls for Saving Throws and To Hit rolls. Besides, AP can be spent outside of combat as well, for example, for making a critical skill check. It amounts to...