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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jürgen Hubert" data-source="post: 1978762" data-attributes="member: 7177">I had thought of that too, but I want to make this d20. And this means that  I will have to leave the attributes mostly as they are, or else attribute generation will get seriously out of whack. Thus, the physical attributes must still count for something, and I will define them as the general ability to interact with the physical world when inhabiting a body. Constitution influences Vitality Points. Dexterity is the fine control. The attribute I am still having problems with is Strength, but I will think of something...On the other hand, the mental attributes will also be very important, as they take the place of the physical ones in Astral Space - which is not the one from the standard D&D cosmology, but a parallel realm where the souls can float free (and are highly vulnerable, too). I'm not sure yet what kinds of mechanics I will use there, but the following setup is a start: Astral Str =  Cha, Astral Dex = Int, Astral Con = Wis.Several reasons:- Cost: The better bodies cost much more money.- Customs: It is bad form to go to social occasions in a full metal body.- The Law: The really good stuff is likely restricted to the military.Note that I will likely not use standard golems for these rules. Instead, I will likely adapt some modified version of the Mecha d20 rules that allow you to custom-build bodies - both biological and golem bodies. And since I don't plan to use the standard hit point rules, all these bodies are still fairly vulnerable if they don't have a competent soul inhabiting them...Sounds like a lot of paperwork to be. Frankly, it will be complicated enough just keeping track of all the bodies with the normal rules. Besides, one of the basic ideas of this setting is that the soul is something separate from the body...</blockquote>

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