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  1. Nuclear Platypus

    Is hard sci-fi really appropriate as a rpg genre?

    In case you're looking for critters with pics, might I recommend "After Man" by Dougal Dixon? The book is full of color drawings of possible critters that take the place of current (thus extinct) animals. For example, rabbits evolve longer legs and occupy the niche held by free range grazers...
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    Best fight scene?

    Lessee. The duel between Optimus Prime and Megatron in the Transformers Movie. The final encounter between Depth Charge and Rampage in Beast Wars. Here's 3 from Deadly China Hero aka Last Hero in China (with Jet Li) Wong Fei Hong (Jet Li) vs. the High Priest Wong's disciples vs. the High...
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    Warhammer d20

    There's Grim Tales, which might give a similar feel to what you're looking for. Offhand, one possible drawback is its modified from d20 Modern (each stat becomes a 20 level class instead of the baseline 10). However I do recall finding a D&D to d20 Modern class conversion somewhere but I don't...
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    [LPJDesign] Haven: City of Violence D20 Modern released at RPGNow.com and Lulu.com

    Here's an easy question tho I think I already have the answer. Can Haven support the antics of 4 radioactive prepubescent terrapins with kung fu abilities named after Renaissance artists and their rodent mentor along with their "sounds like an appliance" nemesis and his legions of Spider Man...
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    Anachronisms in Fantasy

    I am not in any way trying to bring religion into this but merely referencing 2 religious texts which have had some effect on the original game. The Hindu holy text (Vedas?) has references to weapons being rather similar to rockets and a few other smart weapons used in a battle between Ravana...
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    Worst character concepts

    How about a drow mage (bard?) based off Wile E. Coyote as a result of a cursed Acme spellbook. You could have Magic Missile be a result of the Acme Blast-O-Matic, Acid Arrow = Acme Dissolving Gun, Jump = Acme Rocket Boots, etc. Just make sure you have plenty healing potions or a souped up Ring...
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    [LPJDesign] Haven: City of Violence D20 Modern released at RPGNow.com and Lulu.com

    So does the d20 version contain the HTH stuff that the original version had (similar to the one in Top Secret)?
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    The trends of 2005

    I admit a lot of this is just wishful thinking but still... Green Ronin will unleash a new version of Dragonfist with a possible chanbara supplement later on. A few flash in the pan PDFs supporting that WWE wrasslin' rpg for other federations like WCW / nWo, ECW, etc. Someone will pick up the...
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    Worst character concepts

    How about a monk that only communicates in subtitles or in a badly dubbed voice? Add in some cheesy sound effects for the attacks and leaping around. Ooo! Make him a monk / sorceror with spikey hair and whenever he casts an attack spell, he has to shout it out like "Kamehameha!", "Hadouken!"...
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    Favorite scenes from cartoons? [spoilers]

    I'd like to add in "Full Metal Alchemist", which has numerous scenes but one that comes to mind is how the brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric manage to take a train back from some terrorists through the use of alchemy (Edward) and brute force (Alphonse) tho the scenes between the brothers are...
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    [MnM] Kaiju

    Egads! Smithers, release the robotic Richard Simmons!
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    Favorite scenes from cartoons? [spoilers]

    Lessee. Beast Wars, Code of Hero - Dinobot takes out the Predacons singlehandedly Beast Wars, season 2 finale (part 3) - the Predacons go all out to wipe out the Maximals like Rattrap riding the nuke like it was a buckin' bronco, eventually landing in Rhinox's arms: My hero! *kiss him on the...
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    [MnM] Kaiju

    How about tv shows like Ultraman where the good guy grows a la Jet Jaguar to fight the monster of the week?
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    Do you roleplay in 1st or 3rd person - why?

    Usually 1st person but like others I switch to 3rd person to speed things up tho occasionally so I can remain in my comfort zone. However there was my halfling monk that spoke in 3rd person (watched too much of the Rock) and had the most -electrifying- move in gaming today, the Halfling Elbow...
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    Why Do You Play D&D?

    "To crush my enemies, see them driven before me and to hear the lamentation of the women." That and it lets my inner child out to play make believe again. We all have our favorite movies, stories or whatever and gaming lets you do it all over again. Oh, it also gives me a more legit reason to...
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    Best fight scene?

    A few from Deadly China Hero aka Last Hero in China with Jet Li as Wong Fei Hong. Wong Fei Hong's apprentices vs the High Priest Wong Fei Hong vs the High Priest Centipede Fu (Gordon Liu and bad guys) vs Chicken Fu (Jet Li) Final fight between Gordon Liu and Jet Li From Kiss of the Dragon: Jet...
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    Happy belated birthday!

    Happy belated birthday to the king of monsters, Godzilla! The Big G turned 50 on Nov 30th and got a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I'd hate to be on the other side when he blows out his candles tho I kinda wonder if he'll go back to his original name in retirement.
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    This is a good puzzle - except I can't solve it!

    Even more recently (sort of) was an episode of Samurai Jack (episode XV), part of a trilogy of shorts instead of a full episode. Jack encountered a 2 headed dragon that will grant a wish if the riddle was solved.
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    Elvis Impersonator phrases...

    Don't forget the sequined jump suit, maybe even have it as the material component for a few spells like the charm <whatever> ones ("Can't... take... eyes... off... sequins..."). If you can find it, there were a couple of episodes of Brisco County Jr that had an Elvis impersonator as the sheriff...
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    D20 Modern Wish List

    Something to simulate the over the top-ness of a Hong Kong movie, whether it be from Yuen Wo Ping, John Woo or Tsui Hark. Heck, add Jackie Chan since he's in a class all to himself, especially when using a folding ladder to hold off some bad guys. Sure there's Feng Shui but that isn't d20...
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