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46.) Your character is a psion (this is for every game I have played in , but not in the ones _I_ run.) 47.) Your GM grabs a Forgotten Realms book and you grab DragonStar. 48.) Your character uses 3rd party suppliements to make his psion. (ditto) 49.) Your GM raises an eyebrow when you say...

MnM has some great potential to not only be d20 Supers, but also a decent system in general. I am thinking that 6th level games could be fun, especialy if you used the optional rules that bring back hit points and variable damage dice weapons back into the game. (Which makes sure that all of my...

I have also fiddled with the idea of porting over MNM's Damage Save mechanic with the assumption that if one wanted to bring this mechanic into d20 (especialy those d20 rule versions that already have a Defense score- such as most of WotC's stuff), I would guess that you could use your class'...

Never said it was WotC’s fault. :) Call it targeting your audience, call it pandering, the company was shooting for certain customer and I think they hit it on the mark. Unfortunately, that mark missed me. And if the book isn’t aimed at your needs, then is it worth to purchase? Then obviously...

much much better. I thought I went blind!:eek:

For me it was all a matter of bad timing. If I was just getting into DND, I’d get d20 Modern instead. There are some nice rule changes, but there were a few things that barely tipped things the other way and most of them were personal gaming taste. 1.) The need to get a campaign book to get my...

Yes, use a white font for your table it blends into the background to be almost invisible.

LOL! I am the other way. There was only one hardback I popped $40 for, Farscape, which was still a thick book, with color photos and was even paying for its franchise fee. Yet, I didn't think Judge Dredd was worth that much of an investment (It IS a nice looking book and seems to have good...

Re: Re: POW mutants and masterminds BAMF That is a problem I have when I tell the guys at the store about M&M, it is difficult to describe without mislabling it. If you say it's almost as easy as post SAGA Marvel, people get the wrong idea. If I says it a point buy like GURPS, Champions or...

So in a lot of cases, we have discovered that is it player behavior, not game stats, that are the source of the problem. (heck we all know of players who went from high to low levels in their PC with NO character “development” ever occurring.) Though this is a feature of designing a game on...

I just got done playing in a game where I was a 16th level Lizardman druid. And now I cringe that we are starting over -- especialy since I am now a thief. My Farscape game, however, is a different manner. Every game and player is different, but I was sort of starting to enjoy my 16th level...

From the M&M game designer, Steve Kenson, on Protection: "For folks who want a weaker but still effective form of Protection, I recommend changing it to attacks reduced below -5 damage bonus have no effect. That way damage bonuses within 5 of the target's Protection still have a slight chance...

I was thinking of starting out a group using a 5th level "Hero class." Start with using the AC system instead of Defense ... Roll up attributes BAB +3 Fort, Ref, Will Save +1 40 PP if you are making up a human 30 PP if you chose a demirace For the sake of keeping MNM closer to DND, I...

Mutants and Masterminds has some great optional rules that let you bring the game back to a more traditional d20 frame of mind. So I am wondering if I made a more traditional game if I should reintroduce classes or offer something like the "archtypes" in the M&M book. If I were to do a class...

pet thoery Xander is Whedon's alter ego for the Buffyverse.

Not that I didn't say "realistic." :) I suppose this defintion is that realism = familarity and a different quality to your suspension of disbelief. In some ways you can maintain your character easier since a lot of table talk can be incorparated into in-character (current events, political...

Okay, this may sound strange how about emphasizing the use of smaller groups of PCs that answer either to an organization (if your fantasy group is a bunch of mercenaries) or are bunch of consultants (If your fantasy group answers to a liege lord -- Proof of Life was good example of how even...

I was advocating new core classes if you find that your players are trying to spread themselves thin across three or more core classes. The OA Shujengi (sp) is a perfect example. With this one class you wrap up the Wizard, Sorcerer and Cleric into one class and set of mechanics, thus you cut...

In similar situations I have seen, it usually a combination of both that is egged on by a lack everyone talking things out in an out of game format. Too many times, people think that in-character means solving metagame problems with in-game soultions. Wait .. Let me rephrase that. A LOT of...

I have a friend who very much like this, but a little more direct. He says he is avoiding "cliche" characters by doing something like insisting he plays a 16-year old psionic prodgy in a party of overly serious special ops guys. Or insisting he plays a "enemy spy" for the other side and he...