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Oops! I must appologize to people on this thread; I'd incorrectly read the core rulebook and missed a key part of the magic system: the sentence which gives a cumulative -2 penalty to all magic rolls after the first (while a point could be made about how hidden the sentence was I blame this on...

Re: Re: Buffy Magic Actually I love Mage, but the magic in D&D (and the FX system presented in Shadow Chasers is D&D magic), Mage, and Buffy are all different. D&D magic is essentially formula; if you say right words, do the right hand motions, and present the right objects you get the same...

Best skill (imho) Make it a drive check with a -4 penalty unless you have Vehicle Operation (Skateboards).

Buffy Magic While I love the Buffy RPG I hate the magic system; it requires far too much adjucation and thought, easily becomes unbalanced, and DOESN'T reflect magic in the show (no dangers from using magic). I recommend using the Channeling system from Wheel of Time and the Ritual Magic from...

Frenzy is intended to reward characters for melee attacks, something the Strong hero excels at. That said, it is not uncommon for there to be strong/fast hybrids with weapon finesse. The idea was that the character got a +1 to melee attacks (which are highly encouraged by Flurry of Blows) and...

The second time I ever DMed I had the third level players enter a tomb where they had to face off against a 20th level lich. Of course the players only needed to hold her off for three rounds before my Ancient Great Gold Wyrm would rescue them. *Sigh* Oh, and that entire campaign went by...

Here are some new Talents I wrote, just in time for the new year. Enjoy and have a great new year. Strong Sustained Strength Talent Tree Strong Back: Your carrying capacity is increased as if your strength were 3 points higher. Extreme Effort Talent Tree Frenzy: The Strong hero gains the...

Ignoring everything that's the same (the greatsword itself, the strength of the fighter) the +4 greatsword does 9 extra points of damage on a full power attack. The +1 +3d6 Fire greatsword does 4 to 19 extra points of damage (average 11.5) without even using power attack. We're talking higher...

There's a feat in Song and Silence that lets bards' songs effect undead.

Nope, Detroit's still open. Join up and send in your plot.

Modern Living was the original suggestion but when Charles Ryan was asked about the possibility of the RPGA starting a Modern Living campaign (or similar) he was unable to deny the possibility. It was decided that we didn't want confusion between an offical RPGA campaign and Modern Live...

One of my views regarding d20 is that the less the original system is altered the better. It keeps things simpe and minimizes the amount of rules that need to be learned or, worse yet, looked up in fast-paced situations. This is why the martial arts styles presented in Oriental Adventures...

I've always had a problem with speed in D&D. Most people don't run at the same speed. To this end I'm considering the following house rule (note: this rule is primarily intended for D20 Modern but should be suitable for all d20 games). Speed = (base speed) + (5 feet * dexterity modifier)...

For some time now I and several other people have been building Modern Live, a shared d20 Modern world set in a Shadow Chasers style world. Each GM runs a city and posts results to the list, defines the metaphysics of the world, and contributes to metaplot. If you're interested go to...

I've been a bit disapointed by the Martial Artist in d20 Modern; it's a good class and allows customization for different martial arts with the feats but it doesn't really define existing martial arts in d20 terms. To that end I have written "Martial Arts Styles" in the same format as Oriental...