JoeGKushner
Adventurer
I've already reviewed BESM d20. It's a very interesting take that not only captures the anime feel for the d20 system, but also provides a set of point based character building guidelines.
Why then is the old review a higher score than this product? Well, this product isn't aimed at me. It's the Stingy Gamer Edition. That means it's crunched into fewer pages, is in a black and white format, reduced art, and advertisements are scattered through it..
There are two bits of good news though. The first is the price. At $9.95, you owe it to yourself to check this book out if you want to try something different with your d20 game. It still includes all of the rules necessary to build an anime style campaign in addition to several unique core classes that fit the setting well.
The second piece of good news is for those who want a 3.5 version of BESM d20. They didn't get all crazy. The new core character classes were designed to be fairly equal after all. The big changes come in the Dungeons & Dragons Core Classes, which have been broken down according to 3.5 standards. This means classes that underwent changes from 3.0 to 3.5 are revised here. Other revisions that I notice right away are in the feat section. Those feats which were added are also added here and those that were removed, like Ambidexterity, removed.
The person whose going to get the most use out of this is ironically enough, someone like me. Someone who has the original book and wants an inexpensive upgrade in printed format. Those who want to use the Dungeons & Dragons Core Classes in a 3.5 setting with everything set up for them with new feats, will also find this a must by book. Me? I'm hoping that we'll see a new printing of the hardcover. That is one beautiful book that looks like it's a guide to an anime show as opposed to a role playing game.
Why then is the old review a higher score than this product? Well, this product isn't aimed at me. It's the Stingy Gamer Edition. That means it's crunched into fewer pages, is in a black and white format, reduced art, and advertisements are scattered through it..
There are two bits of good news though. The first is the price. At $9.95, you owe it to yourself to check this book out if you want to try something different with your d20 game. It still includes all of the rules necessary to build an anime style campaign in addition to several unique core classes that fit the setting well.
The second piece of good news is for those who want a 3.5 version of BESM d20. They didn't get all crazy. The new core character classes were designed to be fairly equal after all. The big changes come in the Dungeons & Dragons Core Classes, which have been broken down according to 3.5 standards. This means classes that underwent changes from 3.0 to 3.5 are revised here. Other revisions that I notice right away are in the feat section. Those feats which were added are also added here and those that were removed, like Ambidexterity, removed.
The person whose going to get the most use out of this is ironically enough, someone like me. Someone who has the original book and wants an inexpensive upgrade in printed format. Those who want to use the Dungeons & Dragons Core Classes in a 3.5 setting with everything set up for them with new feats, will also find this a must by book. Me? I'm hoping that we'll see a new printing of the hardcover. That is one beautiful book that looks like it's a guide to an anime show as opposed to a role playing game.
