D20 Elements Playtest!

[Grail Quest]

Latest updates!

Latest Updates to my house rules, "D10" (available free to view or download at http://www.freewebs.com/d20elements)


2004-Sep-20
* Major change to Armour Penetration
* Firearms!
* Important note regarding Campaign Tone and Dice Ranks

2004-Sep-18

* Overhauled Weapon Mastery
* Miscellaneous changes to some feats
* Added Life Point Percentage chart to Tables.xls

 

[lp]

Checking it out, thanks.

 

[Grail Quest]

Latest Updates

As usual, all files available free-to-download at ww.freewebs.com/d20elements

Latest Updates:

2004-Oct-1
* Added optional rule: Additional Dice on Critical Success
* Added optional rule: Direct Hits
* Adjusted Sneak Attack feats

2004-Sep-29
* Added more feats, updated several feats
* New size chart based on Special Mass Adjustment - Size/Mass ratings for existing entries will be adjusted when those writeups are revised
* Special Mass Adjustment changed to "Humanoid Mass" or

"HMass"
* Size and Mass calculators to quickly find correct Rank to use

2004-Sep-23

* Added "Dodge" option to combat

 

[RainOfSteel]

I notice classes have been replaced by careers. To me, class and career are synonymous.

 

[Grail Quest]

I notice classes have been replaced by careers. To me, class and career are synonymous.

In some ways, it's a cosmetic change. However, I wanted to highlight moving away from the concept of classes as it is now. Also, if you are familiar with WHFRP at all, the Career system proposed is conceptually similar.
Careers do not follow levels at all. You can have a full career at level 1 and pursue a new career or add feats to enhance your career.

Characters can pursue as many careers, and simultaneously, without penalty.
They can also lose careers in certain circumstances.
Their set of skills and feats can also qualify them for careers even if they do not formally list them.

The word "class" as it stands in D20 implies a fixed development scheme and is tied to inching forward over several levels, and the dedication of a full character level at a time.

 

[Grail Quest]

latest update and Skills experiment

As usual, all files available free-to-download at www.freewebs.com/d20elements

Latest Updates:

2004-Oct-9
* changes to cleave feat
* changed Bestiary writeups to use tables instead of tabs

2004-Oct-8
* Finished draft of "D10 Skills"
* Folded some D20 Modern skills into existing skills
* Folded some feats into existing skills
* Folded Threat and Natural Fear into Intimidate
* Renamed "Direct Hits" to "Skill-Based Combat", and make it closer to a skill-resolution system

2004-Oct-3
* Changed Fairy Dreaming gods from Hindu-style triune to simpler Sky/Earth worship.
* Added Called Shot location chart
* Modified Massive Damage to account for Campaign Tone and realtive ease of Called Shots

 

[Grail Quest]

even more updates!

As usual, all files available free-to-download at www.freewebs.com/d20elements

Latest Updates:

2004-Oct-13
* Expanded information on Senses and the levels of sense-ability
* Revised skills. Added Danger Sense. Folded Bard songs into Perform. Revised many feats. Moved more feats into D10 Skills document.
* Added section on Senses and Perception in D10 Elements.
* More cleanup on D10 Bestiary. Undid subfiles, but removed all incomplete entries. Revised Potentials for all creatures. Section on how to modify entries.

2004-Oct-11
* Defined senses as Targeting, Locating, Ambient, and Contact. Revised Listen and Spot skills.
* Unified "Locate By Senses" action
* Organized D10 Bestiary into sub-files. Only Animals and completed Monster Manual conversions are included in D10.zip.
* Slightly changed bestiary entry format.

 

[Grail Quest]

minor update

* reset bestiary Potential settings
* basic conversion of Xorn