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D20: Iron Kingdoms - I'd actually get the Character Guide rather than the World Guide. For my money, the IKCG had all the stuff that made the setting come alive for me while the IKWG read like a rather dry encyclopedia (and an incomplete one, without the IKCG info). Heavy Gear - Technically...

What Armistice said: the Gnostic deals with the "of, relating to, or possessing intellectual or spiritual knowledge" definition of the word, not a literal adherent of any of the big-G Gnostic religious traditions. It's almost as much of a catch-all term for users of divine magic as "Cleric" in...

Some people will always prefer the BRP system to class/level-based d20, and don't care about the other stuff (compatibility with D&D, full-colour art, etc.). Incidentally, most of the recent editions of CoC-BRP -- v5.5, the 20th Anniversary Edition, and the first printing of v6.0 -- have been...

In theory, I agree. In practice, I find that the feats and talent trees in the d20 Modern corebook are limited and somewhat lame, and many of the cool abilities are gained only by taking Advanced Classes... which are archetypes, so you're back to square one. This is mitigated somewhat by some...

Does the quickstart just give rules, or Mythos background info as well? Because DG is always a worthwhile purchase, but it's a lot less worthwhile if you don't know what Mi-go are, and don't know what Deep Ones are, and don't know who Nyarlathotep is, and don't know why Innsmouth is noteworthy...

Spycraft 2.0 with the d20 Mecha Compendium (DP9) would be my choice, although Silhouette would also work well. KoOS

Why? Other than "I want it," that is... EDIT: To elaborate, DG isn't a game -- it's a sourcebook for Call of Cthulhu, that presumes you have a Call of Cthulhu corebook or are at least familiar with its contents. If you already have CoCd20 or CoC-BRP, then you don't need d20M mechanics; if you...

Because it deserved to be repeated in bold type. CoCd20 had the huge advantage that the writers were interested in presenting the game as a useful toolkit for cosmic horror, and in incorporating their thoughts and experiences* on what makes the game enjoyable to run and play. The BRP version...

It will be dual-statted for CoCd20 and BRP. Keep in mind that this book has been written and awaiting print for awhile, and the primary markets are: * the many people who already bought the print run of CoC d20, and * those BRP fans who want the long-out-of-print DG, didn't buy it when it was...

I don't know if it's kosher to include links to online retailers here, but searching for "Alien Legion" on your favourite online bookseller's website should give you the list of TPBs. I assume your comics shop should be able to order them as well, although IIRC Checker Publishing focuses on the...

You forgot "Unisystem." Spycraft 2.0 will do well at RPG.net because it's not Just Another D&D Variant, it has a lot of innovation and huge flexibility/adaptability. I mean, on the AEG boards even Funksaw praised the game. Funksaw, of all people! KoOS

Agreed with Denaes, the extra crunch in the skills section is something I'd likely handwave in actual play. It's really nice to have it but it's not absolutely necessary to use if it gets in your way. KoOS

Not to mention that Eden is a very small company, and if they have money tied up in the development and production of one book that gets held up in the approvals process they can't just switch gears to another line at the drop of a hat -- thus, external (i.e. licensor) delays cascade through the...

The question is, is it so awesome that we might possibly see some Ronin Arts "Powered by Spycraft" PDF products down the line? ;) KoOS

It's not the expense of the license, it's the terms of the license which specify that Wizards produce a minimum of 4 and a maximum of 6 products per year (for whatever definition of "products" applies... I suspect it's different for minis, where perhaps an entire expansion set counts as a single...

You'd have to ask Charles Ryan what the point is. I suspect it's to compensate for the greater number of damage points characters have (i.e. VP+WP > HP), and also perhaps to account for the use of armour that reduces damage instead of making it harder to hit (assuming that the "user of a VP/WP...

If that's the case, you might be better off with d20M. Spycraft is definitely in the vein of Hollywood action-hero style -- a big element of the design is enhancing PC competence at lower levels (esp. relative to D&D) and the character abilities are definitely geared towards the cinematic...

I really dig the non-archetypal approach to base classes. At the same time, there's a community of players out there who just refuse to embrace the idea. I didn't really understand the vehemence of such people when I first encountered it but eventually I realized, you can't argue about taste...

Oh, that's certainly all true. I was just confused by your initial post, which implied that you thought there weren't any free d20M adventures. I think one of the great failings of d20M is that the development team assumed that Urban Arcana / Shadow Chasers would be the default mode of play...

Well, what kind of modern and sci-fi games do you like to run/play? Cinematic or gritty? High-powered or mundane? KoOS