Angel Tarragon
Dawn Dragon
I am curious to know what has been done to the d20 Modern system by the people that play to suit their campaign(s) better.
D20 Modern - What are your house rules?
- Thread starter Angel Tarragon
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Viktyr Gehrig
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D&D-style nonlethal damage, and I use my scaling point buy system.
I also use Fractional Progression and standardized progressions for Class Defense. (Generally lower, and it removes the huge bonus for the 1 level dip in Fast Hero.)
I mess with d20 Modern a hell of a lot less than I do with D&D.
I also use Fractional Progression and standardized progressions for Class Defense. (Generally lower, and it removes the huge bonus for the 1 level dip in Fast Hero.)
I mess with d20 Modern a hell of a lot less than I do with D&D.
The Shaman
First Post
My list is pretty short - in addition to these, I also use the Cool check variant developed by Rich Redman and suppressing and covering fire from Spycraft Lite.
Vehicle Acceleration
From a standing start a vehicle may move up to one-quarter its maximum speed on the first round, one-half its maximum speed on the second round, and maximum speed on the third and subsequent rounds.
If a vehicle in motion is operated at less than half-speed, the vehicle may increase its speed by one-quarter its maximum speed on the next round and may move at maximum speed each round thereafter until its speed drop to less than one-half maximum.
Kneeling
Kneeling, sitting or dropping prone is a free action. Rising from a kneeling position is either a free action or a move action at the GM’s discretion – a character may drop to one knee (to receive a Defense bump, for example) and rise as a free action, while a character praying from a kneeling position would rise as a move action.
Rising from sitting or prone still requires a move action to complete.
Revised skill: Knowledge (military science)
The revised Knowledge (tactics) skill reads as follows:
Knowledge (military science): Military organization and administration, history and traditions, combat tactics and maneuver, logistics, and military justice.
Knowledge (military science) provides the same benefits outlined by the present rules and meets the prerequisite for any class ability, skill, or feat as the present Knowledge (tactics) skill. In addition, Knowledge (military science) has a number of other uses. For example:
The new Craft skill reads as follows:
Craft (culinary arts): Food preparation, menu planning, and food preservation and storage.
Examples of Craft (culinary arts) in the game:
Possible synergies include Diplomacy, Knowledge (history), and Bluff.
Revised feats: Concealable Armor Proficiency, Tactical Armor Proficiency, and Archaic Armor Proficiency
The light, medium, and heavy armor feats are replaced by the Concealable Armor Proficiency, Tactical Armor Proficiency, and Archaic Armor Proficiency feats
Concealable Armor Proficiency
You are proficient with concealable armor (see Table 4-9).
Benefit: When you wear a type of armor with which you are proficient, you get to add the armor’s entire equipment bonus to your Defense.
Normal: A character who wears armor with which s/he is not proficient takes an armor penalty on checks involving the following skills: Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, and Tumble. Also, a character who wears armor with which s/he is not proficient adds only a portion of the armor’s equipment bonus to her Defense.
Tactical Armor Proficiency
You are proficient with tactical armor (see Table 4-9).
Benefit: See Concealable Armor Proficiency.
Normal: See Concealable Armor Proficiency
Archaic Armor Proficiency
You are proficient with archaic armor (see Table 4-9).
Benefit: See Concealable Armor Proficiency.
Normal: See Concealable Armor Proficiency.
Impromptu armor does not require a feat to use proficiently.
Alternate pre-requisites for advanced classes
This list is in development.
Vehicle Acceleration
From a standing start a vehicle may move up to one-quarter its maximum speed on the first round, one-half its maximum speed on the second round, and maximum speed on the third and subsequent rounds.
If a vehicle in motion is operated at less than half-speed, the vehicle may increase its speed by one-quarter its maximum speed on the next round and may move at maximum speed each round thereafter until its speed drop to less than one-half maximum.
Kneeling
Kneeling, sitting or dropping prone is a free action. Rising from a kneeling position is either a free action or a move action at the GM’s discretion – a character may drop to one knee (to receive a Defense bump, for example) and rise as a free action, while a character praying from a kneeling position would rise as a move action.
Rising from sitting or prone still requires a move action to complete.
Revised skill: Knowledge (military science)
The revised Knowledge (tactics) skill reads as follows:
Knowledge (military science): Military organization and administration, history and traditions, combat tactics and maneuver, logistics, and military justice.
Knowledge (military science) provides the same benefits outlined by the present rules and meets the prerequisite for any class ability, skill, or feat as the present Knowledge (tactics) skill. In addition, Knowledge (military science) has a number of other uses. For example:
- a character with Knowledge (military science) observing another character in uniform can identify the country and branch of service (DC 15), the character’s rank (DC 20) and unit (DC 25), what service medals the character has won by her or his ribbons (DC 30), and that at least one of the ribbons is fake because the character couldn’t possibly have been present in the theatre of operations to receive it (DC 35)
- a character using Knowledge (military science) studying satellite photos of a military installation can identify that the installation is a fuel and weapons depot (DC 15) for mechanized infantry (DC 20) in at least battalion strength (DC 25)
- Knowledge (military science) provides a synergy bonus to Knowledge (civics) for military justice including courts martial – anyone interested in playing a JAG attorney or NIS agent?
- Knowledge (military science) provides a synergy bonus to Knowledge (technology) for identifying the capabilities of a new weapons system
- Knowledge (military science) provides a synergy bonus to Knowledge (history) for the location of bunkers built for a battle decades ago
The new Craft skill reads as follows:
Craft (culinary arts): Food preparation, menu planning, and food preservation and storage.
Examples of Craft (culinary arts) in the game:
- Recognizing the ingredients of a dish by taste or presentation
- Preserving foods for travel
- Correctly planning rations needed for an expedition
- Preparing a cordon bleu meal
- Identifying a fine wine
Possible synergies include Diplomacy, Knowledge (history), and Bluff.
Revised feats: Concealable Armor Proficiency, Tactical Armor Proficiency, and Archaic Armor Proficiency
The light, medium, and heavy armor feats are replaced by the Concealable Armor Proficiency, Tactical Armor Proficiency, and Archaic Armor Proficiency feats
Concealable Armor Proficiency
You are proficient with concealable armor (see Table 4-9).
Benefit: When you wear a type of armor with which you are proficient, you get to add the armor’s entire equipment bonus to your Defense.
Normal: A character who wears armor with which s/he is not proficient takes an armor penalty on checks involving the following skills: Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently, and Tumble. Also, a character who wears armor with which s/he is not proficient adds only a portion of the armor’s equipment bonus to her Defense.
Tactical Armor Proficiency
You are proficient with tactical armor (see Table 4-9).
Benefit: See Concealable Armor Proficiency.
Normal: See Concealable Armor Proficiency
Archaic Armor Proficiency
You are proficient with archaic armor (see Table 4-9).
Benefit: See Concealable Armor Proficiency.
Normal: See Concealable Armor Proficiency.
Impromptu armor does not require a feat to use proficiently.
Alternate pre-requisites for advanced classes
This list is in development.
- Daredevil AdC: Player may substitute six ranks in Ride or Balance for required ranks in Drive
Garnfellow
Explorer
The Shaman said:
Where's that from?
BiggusGeekus
That's Latin for "cool"
Action Points boost AC 1d6 for a full round.
HeapThaumaturgist
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I don't do much to d20Modern.
I do use D&D Style Nonlethal Damage.
And I use some Spycraft gunplay rules culled from Grim Tales.
Little things.
Firing a weapon with Burst or Autofire without the proper feats, you can get a +1 to the attack roll for tossing more lead downrange toward the target.
Bracing, stuff like that.
I tend to strap alot of stuff on to D20 Modern, though. Different FX rules, alot of RPGObjects stuff for different genres of games. The core of the game, though, remains mostly as-is.
--fje
I do use D&D Style Nonlethal Damage.
And I use some Spycraft gunplay rules culled from Grim Tales.
Little things.
Firing a weapon with Burst or Autofire without the proper feats, you can get a +1 to the attack roll for tossing more lead downrange toward the target.
Bracing, stuff like that.
I tend to strap alot of stuff on to D20 Modern, though. Different FX rules, alot of RPGObjects stuff for different genres of games. The core of the game, though, remains mostly as-is.
--fje
