d20 Future: wimpy robots?

[0-hr]

According to the charts on page 178-9 of d20 Future, it looks like you can't make a robot of medium size with more than 1 hit die.

Is that the case, or am I missing something?

I'd really like to use some medium (and smaller) robots that have some feats and hit points, but it looks like it is just flat out impossible by what is written. If there are better (Open Source) robot rules in another source I might be able to use them, but house rules are not feasible.

 

[pawsplay]

Well, you're also missing that the rest of the rules for robots are pretty bad, too.

Sorry.

 

[ValhallaGH]

According to the charts on page 178-9 of d20 Future, it looks like you can't make a robot of medium size with more than 1 hit die.

Is that the case, or am I missing something?

You can make heroic robots.

But yeah, the d20 Future robot rules are pretty suck.

 

[0-hr]

With a little squinting, I can read the rules to say that I can make a "Biodroid" that looks like something other than a human. And since there are whatever kinds of alien critters I need in the galaxy, I can basically make a Biodroid that looks like whatever I want. Then I can give it some levels. Sure, it's a floating sphere with a gun - that's what the Gaspores of Arcturus III look like..




It's wierd that (for lesser types) page 175 says "other robots may only advnce as Ordinary characters" but then page 177 says "Nonheroic robots don't get class levels". Perhaps the easiest solution is to assume page 175 is correct and give my Armature bots whatever non-heroic levels I feel like.

 

[CCH_LLC]

It would take some conversion, but for the D20 future game I am in the GM just converted a bunch of robots from R.I.F.T.S., I can assure you that a Manhunter isn't wimpy.