4e modern: Harry Dresden style

[Herobizkit]

keep in mind 4e has X[w] attacks... so a 1d6 pistol on a 2[w] encounter power i already 2d6+stat, where as a high level sniper with a 3 or 4 w power could throw

(Sniper rifle d12) 4d12+9 (+5 dex+2 focus+2 magic) witch is way more then modern every had,,,

The same opponents also have more HP than Modern opponents. 4d12+9 is still instant death to a minion, for example, and any creature with 200+ HP is still gonna shrug that off.

 

[Rechan]

Yes, but many monsters can shrug a bullet off. I mean, unless it's cold iron, a faerie is going to just smirk at you pulling a gun on him.

For modern firearms I would also allow a suppression power for any automatics and also usable as a party power if several character work together.

If nothing else, a "Cover me" type action. Although that may look like a readied action.

we discused that after we did all this, but this really started as just a d20 modern game that well throwing around idea's it kinda morphed into this...

Just sayin'. It's an option when it comes out, if nothing else. The book is going to be HUGE. Like, 400 pages or so. A lot of that is setting info. But I imagine there's a lot of useful info in there even if you're not using the system.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

I assume just more often then not harry doesn't get extended rests mid adventure... and that is how I plan to play it after like level 3 or so, but I wanted to start out small...

He does get to sleep most books, often several times, so he does get to take extended rests. Now, he doesn't necessarily get them when he'd want, but hey, them's the breaks.

Brad

 

[Rechan]

He does get to sleep most books, often several times, so he does get to take extended rests. Now, he doesn't necessarily get them when he'd want, but hey, them's the breaks.

He sleeps, sure. But that doesnt' mean he gets the full benefits of an extended rest.

Only at the end of the book does he ever pull out the Big Guns, so to speak. It's not like he uses his dailies early on, then refreshes, then uses them again.