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I'm not entirely sure what you mean but here is something (I think) that's similar. Knowledge rolls should be part of the underlying skill. It doesn't make sense that a mechanic knows nothing about (car) technology without Knowledge: technology. It also confounds me, as a DM, when I have to...

While Gary Gygax appears to have run his games this way he really sounds like a...uh...jerk of a Dungeon Master when he describes his style. He also isn't the only person who defined how Dungeons & Dragons would or should be played (I've heard rumors of this guy named Dave Arneson for one)...

I see little to no evidence in literature, myth, or roleplaying character concepts by players that agree with your analysis. :cool: Could you point me to some references or provide a citation that supports your claim? I, not particularly heroic, couldn't stat myself out with D&D rules given...

You're absolutely correct that clear goals are critical to this kind of project. :D My goals were to 1) copy Saga with as few changes as possible to make it work for Dungeons & Dragons and 2) finish the project quickly with as little entirely new design work as possible. I didn't initially...

Of course. Only the core rules sell better than Sword & Fist, Complete Warrior, etc.

Neither. The player's character, a mechanic, wants to build a droid from scratch like Anakin Skywalker did with C-3P0.

I didn't see this comment in the High Fantasy references on Wikipedia. I read the entire entry for High Fantasy and Low Fantasy but the summary (emphasis mine) provides a funny paradox. I want my Dungeons & Dragons game to revolve around epic quests and dramatic (world-changing) events. So I...

I'm trying to find rules or advice on allowing my players to build a droid from scratch. Based on the rules in Saga and Dungeons & Dragons how would that work? How long should it take? How much should it cost? :)

Nope. :D Reality is that almost all paper roleplaying includes Dungeons & Dragons products.

So what you're saying is that complaints that D20 Modern firearms aren't lethal come about because Damage Threshold isn't being used (correctly at least). :heh:

Sometimes reality doesn't submit itself to my will. :eek: But I'm not so foolish as to insist that what I want is optimal in the face of evidence to the contrary. I'd like a good solution to magic that is simple and isn't Vancian but so far it doesn't look possible given the short timeline...

I want Use the Force [ed. Magic] but I'm not sure that it's possible within the constraints we've set for this project. Dungeons & Dragons uses Vancian spellcraft because it is, fundamentally, simpler. Using something Vancian would require less rework than the proposals described above...

I'm surprised by the strength of this opposition to the simple and clean skill rules for the Star Wars Saga Edition rolelpaying game. More comments (and opposition) here: http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?p=3685433&posted=1#post3685433 Do you think, on balance, Saga rules for skills and...

Doesn't Star Wars Saga Edition do this? Anything from small pistols (3d4) to large rifles (3d10) can KO nonheroic characters in one or two hits [note: a CL 1 nonheroic character has 3d4 hit points]. :lol:

Thanks for the quotation. Makes me happy (I agree with the Wizards of the Coast R&D team). This also helps as we design species Talents and Feats (regarding what kinds of abilites should fall into each category and how the relative power should work out). :D

Elf and human paragons are almost identical. They get the same base attack bonus progression, the same saving throw progression (with different choices for good vs. poor saves), and the same spells per day progression. Human paragons get two (2) more skill points: 4 instead of 2 per level...

Thanks for keeping me honest. ;) Now that I have Unearthed Arcana in front of me I can give more detail. In the D20 Modern Roleplaying Game characters can purchase two (2) Talents with one Feat: Strong Plus, Fast Plus, Tough Plus, Smart Plus, Dedicated Plus, and Charismatic Plus from D20...

Could you please be more specific as to why? Personally, I strongly favor removing almost all stat boosting magic items (does Saga have any such thing). Once you remove stat boosting magic items it's ok to give each race access to a racial talent that gives a +2 to one Ability score. This...

I was gently shocked, and pleased, to read the rule in Saga that all characters get to improve two scores by +1 instead of only one. I've always felt that the stat bumps were too seldom to be noticable or exciting for players. Wizards especially tended to put 100% of their stat increases into...

While I agree I think it's important to note that unless we're trying to support non-core race rules then nothing relating to racial talent trees is within the scope of this project. However, the owners of this project have expressed a preference to add these rules so I'm trying to help. I...