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Pretty much. Most systems amplify the damage of guns, grenades and rockets like that. Save for d20 modern. That's not as vulnerable to this - but then again, that sort of thing where someone at high level can take three million shots to die - means that a single blow is less of a risk. It sort...

Hm. That almost depends on the tone you pick and the players you have. GURPS is a good general system, but you can die *fast* in that one b/c of the damage your weapons do. On the plus side - once you teach your group GURPS, they'll be set for anything from Shadowrun near future to Traveller...

Surprise!! Ambushes are *deadly*. Period. End of discussion. I've never seen bad guys go down faster. I've never seen players go down faster later in the game when the 'favor' was returned. Be careful not to party wipe. It is easy in a DnD game to keep your party at 'half hitpoints' to amplify...

I left my character at home. Your next biggest issue is with 'get away drivers' and with 'hackers' as an archetype. Neither of these archetypes are exactly designed to get in the thick of things if they do their jobs right. So make sure they have to - the hacker has to get inside the facility to...

Pick your tone early. That's the biggest and most important thing to do, critically important. Your team can be Ocean's 11 - or they can be Reservoir Dogs. Make sure your *players* are all on the same page or you'll have what my SR games have had: 1 memory wiped corporate enforcer dumped in the...

....Huh? Blink in 3.0 and 3.5 doesn't work like that. You don't pick the rate at which you blink - you just *do* it and gain a 50% miss chance for any attacks or spells aimed at you. In the 1.0 I have here, again, the player has no control over the blinking effect once it's started. You roll...

Aye. A highway would have smoother surfaces, cobblestone or pounded gravel which tend to be easier on the hoof and foot, with rest stops and a sense of security vs. a road which may be that winding, potholed, rocky and muddy road that goes off into the deep dark woods.

I suspecte b/c as far as WOTC is concerned they don't want to dilute their efforts for somethign that is a bit of a niche market. They leave it to the fansites to take over for that duty. As for why the fansites haven't... well - we haven't had any volunteers with a good plan on how to do it. :)

.... *yoink* If you've not popped up this idea on Planewalker... let me know if you'd like to - thats' the sort of resource I'd love to host. :)

*eyebrow* Source? Cite reference? Anything?

Hush Xaosman or we toss ya back in the Gatehouse... ;)

'Loths... it's always with the yugoloths with my GM...

Um. Having seen the movie... trust me - that would be the *least* of the corn. It's a pity MST3K is done and over.

My questions are generally: Given an opportunity to harm someone, at no benefit or harm to yourself, would you? Given an opportunity to help someone, at no benefit or harm to yourself, would you? The key phrase there is the at no harm or benefit - nuetral characters (and folks who aren't...

What sort of thing are you after? Realistic WW2? Or something more like Indiana Jones vs. Nazis? Or something more like the background of the Hellboy setting?

in a superhero game with hints of sliders in it... "So, let me get this straight - in order to stabilize this empire in the Legend of the Five Rings setting... you're... going to walk in and claim to be sent by the gods to bring peace while they determine the new emperor?" "Yes." "... you are...

So... can Phil 'perform'? ;)

Of course they are! But pirates are tastier, they've been marinated.

Now see, I voted for Wes - but that's mostly cause I've met him in real life and can appraise how much good lean muscle mass he's got... though - having the one editor I've met get eaten... mmm. Let's go switch that to Sales... sorry Phil ;)

Planescape. (duh) And...ahem... Shadowrun ;)