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Upon giving this matter further thought, I realized that d20 system is PERFECT for DBZ. Why? Well, whenever a character powers up and achieves a higher level than his peers, they can't even lay a hand on him, or if he lets himself get hit, he doesn't take any damage. This is d20 through and...

The power scaling in DBZ actually SLOWS down after reaching a certain point. This is a creative barrier, because after claiming to be able to blow up moons and planets, there's really not that much more to boast about. For instance, in the first tourney, Roshi blows up the moon, from pretty...

The problem, actually, lies within the mechanics of the d20 system itself. There's a flaw in the way it handles modifiers over +20, whether from skills or ability bonuses or some combination thereof. The d20 becomes insignificant. Now, I understand the point of assigning DCs of 50 or 100 or...

Hmm, this discussion somehow got a lot more exposure when Tracy Hickman threw in his two coppers... Frankly, I really don't have a clear view, from all of the hype, about what BoVD will contain and whether it will be worth buying. Depending on if it is good or not, that can be considered good...

The easiest method would be to treat armor as DR. In this case, Str would only add bonuses to damage, not to attack. This makes more sense, in consideration of the D&D rationale for Str bonuses to attack. Namely, because in D&D, armor adds to AC, Str is added to reflect aiding in punching...

Nothing beats the tables in Rolemaster! Whoo-hoo! And while we're at it, why don't we just call D&D a dumbed down version of life? I mean, c'mon, FOUR elements? My periodic table lists at least 109...where the hell is Meitnerium?

With the re-introduction of the Mountain Giant, it is not unreasonable to introduce colossal or "epic" versions of current giants. Frankly, I saw little enough difference in 2nd Ed. to classify Mountain Giants as that much different from Hill Giants...just like Fog Giants were pretty close...

Fantasy genetics fails on several fronts, the least of which being the tarded explanation of elf and human interbreeding in the PHB. That aside, I allow monster-human matings only if the monster can take on human form via polymorph or some such spell, since the physical characteristics remain...

Personally, I never really had much of a problem with fast level advancement, and I don't see the need for a defined time requirement for level advancement. Of course, since I never ran into the problem...well, it is usually the case that there is some down time between adventures, in game...

But this is obviously not always the convention used in the official material. One example would be the dark elf SR and the svirfneblin SR. Drow, in 2nd Ed, had 50% + 2%/lvl MR, or in strict 3E conversion terms, SR 21 + 2/five levels. Svirfneblin, in 2nd Ed, had 20% + 5%/lvl MR, or in strict...

This depends on if yours is a Christian-type faith or a polytheistic one. Certainly the priests and oracles of the Greek gods were said to have divine powers or to be initiated in the mysteries, so non-clerics among them would be rare. On the other hand, the nature of the Christian church...

Traditionally, I believe that the idea of homosexuality was taboo in a medieval setting under heavy Catholic influence, though I will not even go into Catholic priests and altar boys. However, in a classical setting such as Greek or Roman at their peaks, I would assume that there was no such...

Seems like we're stuck in an impasse with people pimping their pet systems. Really, though, I think it comes down to playing style. While I agree that, to a certain extent, being able to find a rule for any conceivable superpower and to define it is a bonus, the degree to which a bulky...

Arrogance and elitism go hand-in-hand with the type of game that RPGs are--namely, games that each group, both players and the DM, makes their own. That we provide the impetus and the input to create our own worlds lends itself naturally to an inflation of the ego. That said, there is also a...

Of course, the virtuoso PrC opens another can of worms... I suppose no one brought the matter of PrCs into the discussion b/c this is about core classes, but IMO, PrCs are the major culprit that can make or break a core class. For example, the Virtuoso pretty much allows you to advance most...

Named good outsiders That's because D&D has traditionally been played to slay evildoers, not angels and such. However, I can mention one named outsider in a core product (not adventure)...except I can't remember the name. :p He's the king of the throne archons from 2nd Ed. Also, I think...

The Cha29 was probably put in there to allow them an avatar. The designers might not have thought about inherent bonuses, etc. Oh, and they forgot Zeus can't have an avatar.

Old Monster Mythologies and Legends and Lore cited I just noticed that the class levels for the demihuman and monster deities seem to match those from the 2nd Ed. Monster Mythology (Corellon Ftr19/Wiz20/Clr10) for example, and the other deities seem close to the levels in Legends and Lore. I...