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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 926431" data-attributes="member: 4275">Well- the classes in Blood and Guts are Prestige Classes.  So if they aren't completely in line with an advanced class, that's ok.  Also, the Intelligent Hero and Scientist have just as much access to the new skills as the Prestige Classes, through the addition of MOS skill packages.I did a lot of research on this game, and talked to a lot of soldiers, and they, along with the playtesters who have seen the game, seem very happy with the way the whole product hangs together.The difference in failing a skill check is not starting a mission prone.  Its starting a mission 5 yards away from your target, or starting it 20 miles of enemy filled jungle away from your target.  Caught 100 feet up in the jungle canopy.  Alone.While the rest of your team is 20 miles away.You make air traffic control sound boring. Any skill check can be boring, or it can be vital to the completion of an adventure.The Combat Controllers, an elite air force special ops unit, goes deep into enemy territory and sets up makeshift landing strips, then provides air traffic control in combat.Making a pilot check in a hurricane sounds fun.So does making an air traffic control check to get a medevac plane off a gravel runway with 100 screaming guerillas closing in.I had a lot of hard decisions to make in the design of the product, and I think I made the right choices for the product.Those who feel that d20 Modern covers all aspects of Modern life and that new skills should never be added, I would humbly ask them to look at the product and actually judge the product.Not make a lot of assumptions based on the TOC.Many skill functions were merged into existing skills already, and, after hearing your feedback, I am going back and reducing the number of new skills.But I doubt I will reduce the number of new skills to zero.  Nor do I feel like I should.D20 Modern has a BOATLOAD of new skills.I could make the same arguments about it."Riding a motorcycle? Driving a car? Can't make new skills- that screws up the rogue- umm let's use the Ride skill."Every new product that introduces a new area of play has some new skills- the psionics handbook has PsiCraft.  Why not "fold it into" spellcraft?Because that doesnt make any sense.Folding Paradrop into tumble makes just as little sense.So- I am listening to feedback- but I also have to make the best choices for the product.ChuckPS I am thankful for all the feedback, especially the ones who disagree with me, and would like to thank everyone for taking the time to let me know what's on their minds.  I'm enjoying the discussion  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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