Alternity vs D20 Modern

[Darke]

Yeah, a conversion guide Alternity -> d20 modern would be great. I have all the Alternity Stuff and it was and is amazing and I would like to use the fluff it in the future too (without doing the conversion myself).

das Darke

 

[Shadowlord]

Even if the settings will be brought back to modern, the question is if it will have the same good feel as in ALTERNITY ? Or are there plans for ALTERNITY D20 ?

 

[Staffan]

Even if the settings will be brought back to modern, the question is if it will have the same good feel as in ALTERNITY ? Or are there plans for ALTERNITY D20 ?

Alternity d20 wouldn't make any more sense than, say, GURPS d20 or Hero d20 or BRP d20 - Alternity is just a rules engine. However, there are plans for a "d20 future" supplement to d20 Modern, expanding Modern to cover futuristic stuff as well.

 

[Shadowlord]

Yes I know it was a silly thought, but ALT has still many concepts that modern can't do better or lacks altogether. It's a skill-based system which supports GM's decisions much more than d20 does. I don't think WOTC should have copied D&D for sci-fi. D&D is fine for fantasy, but for modern (or future) RPGs ALT does a better job IMO than d20.

It's THIS thought that lets me hope some day ppl will realize what an amazing concept they let die... Reviving ALT through d20 is indeed a silly thought.