D20 Modern Library; am I missing anything essential?

[EditorBFG]

You made my month!

3. The Game Mechanics' Modern Player's Companion & Future Player's Companion. These really should be considered core, even though they aren't. It's the designers of the core products given the opportunity to do more of the same, and the time and aggravation things like class progressions and equipment packages will save you is unreal.

2. Big Finger Games' Versatile hero (and, to a lesser extent, the other Postmodern product: Traits & Flaws. This allows for an almost GURPS-like level of character customization, and it's CHEAP.)

First off, I wanted to note that you made my whole month by including a book I wrote, POSTMODERN: The Versatile Hero, in your list of a definitive d20 Modern library. A person writes these supplements hoping people will not only buy it, but use it.

Second, I want to make sure that you're using the revised version of the Versatile Hero we put out in September. If not, anyone who bought the original .pdf is entitled to a free copy of the new one. The new one is streamlined, better balanced, and has six bonus talent trees (a lot of folks have not picked theirs up, I think because most of them have the option to accept RPG Now e-mails turned off).

Third, I just want to weigh in and agree with what you said about the Game Mechanics' Companion books for Modern. They are the books that should've come with d20 Modern, and I think you just flat out need them to play Modern.

Fourth, as a publisher, I just wanted to ask: What else does your definitive d20 Modern library need? We want to make books people will use, and I think the best way to figure that out is to ask people who are actually running games. So, mention what you'd like to see, and we just might be able to do something to fill your library out.

Thanks again for your kind praise.

 

[Timespike]

First off, I wanted to note that you made my whole month by including a book I wrote, POSTMODERN: The Versatile Hero, in your list of a definitive d20 Modern library. A person writes these supplements hoping people will not only buy it, but use it.

Second, I want to make sure that you're using the revised version of the Versatile Hero we put out in September. If not, anyone who bought the original .pdf is entitled to a free copy of the new one. The new one is streamlined, better balanced, and has six bonus talent trees (a lot of folks have not picked theirs up, I think because most of them have the option to accept RPG Now e-mails turned off).

Third, I just want to weigh in and agree with what you said about the Game Mechanics' Companion books for Modern. They are the books that should've come with d20 Modern, and I think you just flat out need them to play Modern.

Fourth, as a publisher, I just wanted to ask: What else does your definitive d20 Modern library need? We want to make books people will use, and I think the best way to figure that out is to ask people who are actually running games. So, mention what you'd like to see, and we just might be able to do something to fill your library out.

Thanks again for your kind praise.

Fear Not, my good man. I am using the updated version. As for your question, I'll give that some thought and get back to you on it.

Also, the character has been posted back in my earlier "placeholder" post. I'm currently working on formatting his minions and robot familiar.

 

[andrew_kenrick]

Now Mansel Katarne really is a nasty piece of work! Just the sort of nasty piece of work I'd love my players to bump into in a darkened alleyway.

 

[Roudi]

Just noticed that Mansel Katarne has Savant (Intimidate). Can you take Savant for Intimidate? The Core Rules say "no", but maybe something you did with the 3rd party material allowed it.

 

[Timespike]

Just noticed that Mansel Katarne has Savant (Intimidate). Can you take Savant for Intimidate? The Core Rules say "no", but maybe something you did with the 3rd party material allowed it.

Tiny little bit of GM creative license. If you want, you can swap it for craft (chemical), which will make his chem warfare stuff even worse.

 

[Ebonyte]

Speaking as a player in this game...

Why do you want to kill us so badly?

It's all in good fun. You know I love your games. But we'll see how much I can impress you in turn with Ravenloft.

 

[Timespike]

Speaking as a player in this game...

Why do you want to kill us so badly?

It's all in good fun. You know I love your games. But we'll see how much I can impres you in turn with Ravenloft.

Ah. No worries. You won't be seeing this bastard for at least another 11 or 12 levels yet.

 

[Timespike]

Dawning Star: Operation Quick Launch is avaiable. It's a science-fiction campaign setting built on d20 Modern and powered by d20 Future. Free downloads including an adventure are available here: http://www.dawningstar.com/downloads.htm

I just bought this from RPGNow about 5 minutes ago. WOW. I've just scratched the surface, but WOW. You guys have an AMAZING product there. It may take me a while to go through and digest everything, but once I do, you'll get a NICE big review on RPGnow.com.

In particular, your art & layout are of amazingly high quality. Very, very clean looking.


EDIT: Mansel's Flunkies have been posted.

 

[Timespike]

Mansel Katarne & Minions finished and posted.

Mansel Katarne, both of his minion types, and his robot famiar are all statted out and there for your perusal.

Man, that took longer than I expected. :\

 

[andrew_kenrick]

[SHAMELESS PLUG]Just thought that I'd let you know that the Warmaster class used for Mansel is available as a separate download now from the ENWorld Store - we got some good feedback from that class so thought we'd share![END SHAMELESS PLUG]

And timespike - keep us informed how your players get on with Mansel ... I wanna hear tales of his villainy!