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I just watched the trailer for "Forbidden Kingdom" and wondered if Wuxia SAGA would work...make up a martial artist class/classes and use "Blood & Fists" as a starting point for some bonus feats and talent trees.

Gneech --- Really nice job on that Swords & Sorcery SAGA. Wish I had a chance to try it out, but the gaming opportunities are few and far between lately.

Snagged it yesterday. There's some good stuff in there. I'm not sure that it's the smartest way to go, but for the purposes of a one-shot, I could see making all of these guys essentially the Steve Reeves Hercules and play off the idea that each of these guys is used to being the World's...

I'd kitbash some sort of SAGA influenced D&D 3.5 just for the occasion, probably. Boost most of the starting traits by +4, give everyone Divine Rank 0, and be generous with additional special traits to differentiate the heroes. Conan would be interesting, although perhaps a bit gritty...

The Sons of Hercules! would be an homage to the sword-and-sandals movies that came out of Italy in the late 50s and 60s, usually starring Steve Reeves or another bodybuilder as a Classical Age superhero, smiting evil and posing impressively and speaking in a rich baritone. Since RPGs have an...

Forgive my thread necromancy. This is the greatest thread ever, and I want all the kids to see it and learn from it. WOLDPUNK From Philip Jose Farmer's Wold Newton. Planetary would be a contemporary example, as would League of Extraordinary Gentlemen and the Anno Dracula series (and...

I have a copy I'd part with, if anyone's interested. Getting strapped for cash.

I'm glad that the plan is to get around to d20 Moderner eventually. A lot of the changes previewed in SW Saga and D&D 4.0 seem like they'd be good fits. And Vig can do "Blood & Fists: Reninjad" and take some more of my money.

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Hey! Just checked your blog not ten minutes ago, Core. Yeah, CD, I understand that you don't think the OGL applies to you, or you don't need it, or whatever. So what are you waiting for? Finish that baby up and get it out there! If you get sued, you can just print out this thread and...

People always stop and look at a train wreck, CD. To restate my previous point . . . as an attorney, I think the issue here is not whether your interpretation of IP/copyright law is correct...it's whether it makes more sense to use the OGL or to risk legal action which will be a massive...

On the other hand.... I have often wanted to roleplay a fight between a microscopic organism and a planet. Tell me more of these rules, that my gaming experience might be enriched!

Hey, law stuff! I'm a lawyer! And here's what I tell folks every time this sort of talk starts up: Don't worry about whether you think you are ultimately acting within the law. Worry about what you are actually going to do when you get that cease-and-desist, and then get served with a...

Bingo. Don't turn a game into bookkeeping. We never see Mal sit down and balance the checkbook, so don't make the players do the same. If they pull off a job, the ship keeps flying and presumably Jayne sends some money to Mom and Kaylee buys some batteries and Wash and Zoe sock some money...

I hate to burn skill points on something like this, so I'd do it as a feat. Call it something like "Trick Shot" and give a +4 with ranged weapons when trying to do something other than inflict direct damage. Nice character concept. I've always liked the idea of a super-skilled shooter who...

Barsoomcore, my imaginary friend from the Interweb. Vigilance, so we can talk about old-school martial arts comics and such.

I see your point, but there's this scene from "The Hills of the Dead" that gets me every time: "Mighty men, we be!" declared N'Longa with deep approval. "Vampire city be silent now, sure 'nough! No walking dead man live along these hills." "I do not understand," said Kane, resting chin on...

I think these guys just might be the PCs from my next one-shot.

Interesting. I think the skill benefits are a good angle --- new class skills a la Blood & Fists for d20 Modern don't work as well in True 20, with the smaller skill list. I tried to stat up some martial arts fighters using True 20, and found that there just weren't enough feats to work with...

My point is that the d20/OGL licenses allow WotC to maintain some control over its rules set without getting into a lot of legal wrangling over how closely someone else is copying their IP. It also lets 3rd party publishers use the D&D rules without going through the hassle of rewording every...