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There is quite a lot of good information and some mouth-watering sort of previews off of Monte's site, I suggest checking it out. I was doubtful at first, but even the early previews of this book's contents and style have me thinking very carefully.

He's trying to stat out an Anime called Sakura Wars using some combination of BESM and Modern, and simultaneously seems to be asking for how to houserule BESM or modern to better reflect the series for a game. Its a little on the specific side for here. I suggest 1) Focusing on putting...

It usually adds to your defense with the idea that you are using the shield to parry an attack. I have sometimes seemed advanced shield usage adding in a small DR boost.

Here is a subset of rules that haven't been discussed, starting with the mindset-changing campaign philosophy for the first bunch. Philosophy In the modern world, experience counts for a good deal. But once you hit a certain point, you are pretty much locked in place as an individual. Some...

This rule is sort of a weal and woe kind of thing. I've always thought that for some groups it was essential to prevent munchkin-shopping. I prefer to drop the rule, and get my players to be as financially responsible with their money as their character should be. What does this mean? If a...

That would probably work... however, a number of talent trees (and of course AdvClasses) have been designed to help represent modern archetypes. That means that while Modern might work, it will be providing a subtle twist to the game toward modern civilization in medieval times. My...

If one does not already exist, a plausible reason for the group to stay together is top priority. This usually means establishing the metaplot, or something that heads to the metaplot. Thats kind of a dull answer, but where fantasy allows for 'traveling companions' for a few days or weeks...

I'm one of argo's players. I agree with his words. Something about the Conan maneuvers was particularly appealing. 'To the Hilt', for example, is really more risk than its worth... except when you use it in that one attack to destroy your opponent. Then its just a little icing, and the...

Oh, that's very good. It reduces damage to the plot-device sort of status it has in Stargate. I like that. I don't have the d20 books, but I've been batting my head against some of the inconsistencies with the series other damage systems seem to create.

http://www.swrpgnetwork.com/ is sort of the official fansight/hangout for the SW RPG fans. Sort of how EN World is sort of the d20-in-general place.

Arguably, having Profession[adventurer] should be possible. You do things like lead safari's in Africa, guard businessmen in South America, or whatever. And these jobs are the 90% of your life that goes more or less smoothly. I like making the salary a bonus to Profession. Profession...

In a modern setting? If its a case of more or less recent 'Awakening' where magic has just arrived, I would imagine all of it would be looked at with suspicion. All but the most benign spells (including about 95% of most d20 magic) would require special licensing or be illegal. Even magics...

Conan is not about crunchy culture, its about stereotyped crunchy culture. The different cultures not only have different racial abilities, they also have different favored classes. But at 1st, 5th, and 10th level of racial-classes-only you get a bonus feat! Seems ridiculous, I know. But it...

Are you asking for comments about the post on Initiative? That's the sort of thing you might as well double-post here for comments. Or perhaps House Rules. In any case, Weapon Speeds are a bad idea in d20, as per Sean K Reynolds'* explanation some years back. Knowledge[tactics] really isn't...

I don't know. But I physically saw it at my local FLGS. First time I heard of it. I was actually fairly impressed- it appears to be a very good presentation of the movie as a game. But $45 is too steep.

Let me add in a vote for Conan. I haven't had a chance to really look at Iron Heroes, but if its Errata you're waiting for, than might take a while. I played in a short Conan game, and it was a blast. For a variety of reasons, I played about five characters across 8 sessions. (No, I wasn't...

D20 in general is not designed for a cinematic GM. Its designed for a rules lawyer. However, its perfectly easy to be a cinematic GM. Where some feats seem like they should be universal for your campaign, staple them as freebies attached to basic proficiency with the weapon- or just give them...

Also, certain key things like BAB just go up slower. Full BAB in Modern is not the same as in D&D. If you maintain Full BAB you are not just the 'warrior', you are almost a powergamed warrior. A level 5 character in Modern is less effective of an adventurer than a level 5 character in D&D...

That last paragraph you use to explain the table is a little hard to follow. Perhaps you could rewrite it with a step by step list? I think there might also be a couple terminology typos.