D20 Past Cover Posted!

[Ranger REG]

personaly i found the d20 future bland but workable.

Which is why it is written in the form of a generic toolkit, just like how I would describe D&D's Unearthed Arcana (aka "The Big Book of Variant Rules").

The only that comes close to flavor are those brief descriptions of the eight campaign models.

 

[Angel Tarragon]

It's definetly official as it can be. Of course cover art can change at the drop of a hat.

 

[Ranger REG]

It's definetly official as it can be.

That's what I stated four posts ago.

Of course cover art can change at the drop of a what.

What? :\

 

[Angel Tarragon]

Sorry, I meant to say 'hat'. My earlier post has been edited to reflect that.

 

[hobgoblin]

given the style of d20 modern and d20 future im guessing that it will not change...


and that coat is definetly a victorian age style of clothing...

 

[Ranger REG]

given the style of d20 modern and d20 future im guessing that it will not change...

and that coat is definetly a victorian age style of clothing...

Yeah, WotC is sticking with their trade dress template.

 

[0-hr]

personaly i found the d20 future bland but workable. .. alltho the cybernetics rules may make my people less willing to use high amounts of it tho. unless they have high level constitutuion (but in a d20 game, who dont?).

There is always the cybertaker feat for more cybernetics. I agree with your assessment though - d20 Future is broad but shallow. I suspect the theory is that 3rd party companies will take advantage of the Open Game License to add depth.

With the shortness of this Past book, there will be even more of a need for such supplements.

 

[Olive]

I would be more excited if it were a bigger book. 96 pages? d20 Future did a very shallow job of covering the future in 224 pages, I don't see how they can cover much at all in 96.

Well, you won't need nearly as many rules systems. Driving a cart is much more like driving a car than driving a space ship is. What will we need to do the past more than some feats, some new skill uses, some backgrounds, some equipment lists and some campaign models? That stuff didn't take 96 pages in Future, so it might do a much better job than future.

 

[Ranger REG]

I dunno. I'd like to see air combat rules ("I've got you know, Red Baron!"), sailing ship rules ("Arrgh, matey! Yo ho ho ... and a bottle of rum!"), U-boat rules. And oh, what the hell, WW I & II mass combat rules.

Throw in maps that changed with the timeline. Names used in the past.

And if they're not going to include fluff about history, at least give us a list of good books to read, from which they based their game information.

 

[marcoasalazarm]

¿Anybody here knows when is the book going to be on sale?