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<blockquote data-quote="DMScott" data-source="post: 1330569" data-attributes="member: 11734">I dunno, one of the things I like about modern era play is the familiarity. The ability to casually throw in some current event or location that makes things seem more real. All that geology and history is pretty useful in setting the scene, and pretty hard to replace.If I were to want to toss that out, I think I'd still set a d20 Modern game on Earth, just with a different cultural background and maybe different natural laws. For example, I've got some random notes on a version of Earth where (a) the Romans sufferred early reverses against Carthage and as a result didn't become the rulers of the known world, (b) Pauline Christianity didn't catch on, and (c) magic works, though not at full D&amp;D levels, and is affected by the degree of civilization in an area a la Ars Magica. Advanced to modern times, I think it might be a neat world, with a much different political setup and some kind of tension between magical/rural societies and technological/urban societies, but I'm kind of scared of the amount of work required.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DMScott, post: 1330569, member: 11734"] I dunno, one of the things I like about modern era play is the familiarity. The ability to casually throw in some current event or location that makes things seem more real. All that geology and history is pretty useful in setting the scene, and pretty hard to replace. If I were to want to toss that out, I think I'd still set a d20 Modern game on Earth, just with a different cultural background and maybe different natural laws. For example, I've got some random notes on a version of Earth where (a) the Romans sufferred early reverses against Carthage and as a result didn't become the rulers of the known world, (b) Pauline Christianity didn't catch on, and (c) magic works, though not at full D&D levels, and is affected by the degree of civilization in an area a la Ars Magica. Advanced to modern times, I think it might be a neat world, with a much different political setup and some kind of tension between magical/rural societies and technological/urban societies, but I'm kind of scared of the amount of work required. [/QUOTE]

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