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Sketch 1 Here's the first sketch from Jeremy: the Brawler. (That means this one is still rough, but sorta how it will appear.) I added the watermarks to protect our artist, so blame me for that. He's working on the Divine Weapon next. Comments? :D

Certainly true. Where would Spycraft be without the truth in this statement? I'm sure many persons will play d20 Modern as spec ops teams, or what have you. That is fun, with the threat of death more palpable.

Just to throw some reality ion the mix, there's no such thing as non-lethal damage in the real world. Everything is a degree of real damage, no matter what the games would like to be true. Things like boxing gloves serve to reduce the real damage a blow does. Even thought the game is heroic...

Truly archaic armor would indeed suffer under fire. kreynolds is also correct, however. Modern metallurgy and forging techniques lend a great deal of strength to modern versions of archaic armor. This is one reason why armor as protection from damage, not as a sort of "deflection" device...

Yep... I can understand your annoyance, but hey, people believe whatever they want to believe, right? I think looking at d20 Modern in terms of "how much fantasy" is a good idea indeed. Isn't it possible, though, to be realistic in your world political dynamics and still have fantasy elements...

Reality? I can only assume this question is aimed at me, but you must note that I didn't say I believe there was a conspiracy about 911. I said, and accurately, some persons do believe such a thing. Thus, I'm a little confused by the preachy seeming of this post. My points were merely building...

Hmmmm... The above is a good idea, but probably no fun for players with weak characters. Perhaps all hits do 1 point + Str modifier. That way you are too weak to inflict damage when you actually are weak (9 or less). :D

Nice! You're right about your points above, and I'm glad you weren't offended. Hey, being able to disagree is what discussion is all about. So, what about the alternative armor proficiency rules? ;)

Hmmmmm... Ah, but it is indeed implied by the rules in general, and the history of the d20 system, if nothing else. If one scrutinizes the rules, one notes that feats applied to rules are listed in several places to aid the learning of the system, such as the firearms feats listed with the guns...

Geopolitical Maneuvering One point I'd like to add is that if nobody took credit, the powers that be in our country would then start searching and pointing fingers where they liked. Thus, everyone who'e irritating to our foreign policies and commercial interests comes on the screen as a...

What? The fact that one doesn't suffer the armor check penalty due to having the armor proficiency would be an assumption that's not stated or clearly implied in the feat. Nowhere does it say a character doesn't suffer the penalty in the "Benefit" of the feat. Now, I can see where there might...

Yep... That does work for boxing. Perhaps, though, losing a certain amount of NLH (as you put it) should translate into real damage. 5 NLH = 1 real hp, or something. Even boxers take a few days (or more) to recover from the real injury they sustain in a match. :D

Unbreakable! The Unbreakable talent tree for the Tough Hero clearly has ramifications to your damage model, as you stated. I might make the Tough Hero with 'Remain Conscious" able to remain standing all the way up to -1 x Tough Hero level non-lethal hps. You may wish to consider the Clobbered...

Subdual What you've come up with here is very similar to subdual damage in D&D. Your idea is certainly decent, and more playable than non-lethal damage in d20 Modern.

Oooops! Unfortunately, Paul, I couldn't read your study because the site is down. I think you got a lot of interested visitors! :D That said, I need some things from you ... most essentially, the math on Kaob's skills (especially Swim). What do you think about the idea of making Kaob's...

Progress First of all, I'd like to congratulate Paul King on his MBA work. (See the news today.) Jeremy Mohler is just starting work on the illustrations. The book itself is in a standby pattern until these start rolling in. As soon as I get one or two, I may do some sample pages to keep...

OGL I want to make sure everyone is accounted for in our OGL, for the principle of it, not just the legal aspect. I want to respect everyone's intellectual property. Perhaps you can help me with that Paul? I also plan on writing a little foreword about all of this. Thanks a lot Paul! :D

Hey everyone. Things are progressing. I've created an iconic Dwarven Forgemaster (attached), but he's not totally finished. I'm tossing around the idea of modifying the Cross-Class Learning feat to make two skills available as class skills to whomever takes the feat. Let me know if you object...

The story to Edge of Dreams is quite good, but the mechanics in the module are not sound. This adventure provides a great tale for the gaming table, but takes an expereinced DM to make sure some of the mistakes in the module don't unhinge the game. 3/5

Praise and questions.... The preview looks good, and those illustrations are great. That display font is a little tough to read at times. I have some questions, though. What's OGC in the book? If the deities are OGC then that could make the book popular as "official" d20 drow, methinks. It's...