D20Modern/DragonStar -[Full]

[Gramcrackered]

Your characters will be assigned Armor and I am still debating if I want to use the Armor as DR stuff from Unearth Arcana, what are your thoughts? Would it just be easier to use the D20 standard A.C. rules?

If you're planning on this being a gritty game, then, eh, okay. Otherwise, why bother? I think there are a lot of tricky bits to DR to be worked out, making it rarely worth it - as illustrated by this man's rant: http://www.seankreynolds.com/rpgfiles/rants/armorasdamagereduction.html

You should be careful mixing in D&D 3.5 classes as they are almost up and up better than the core d20 modern classes. Better saves, better BAB, etc.

Also put me down as a double-warning for what Ferrix said. Dungeons and Dragons and D20 classes don't really mesh well.

I'll get to working on that character now.

 

[Gramcrackered]

Oh - any of you guys haven't checked out the web enhancements for the core D20 book and the Urban Arcana manual yet should do so. Both have quite a bit of handy information; the Urban Arcana one even has some military-relevant prestige classes some of you guys might want to use.

Edit: I'm gonna be a charasmatic leader, so don't bother going out of your way to fill that slot for the team.

 

[Gramcrackered]

We're ignoring Wealth and Reputation for now, right?

Also, those of you (like me) who don't know diddly about the way ranking in the Navy/Air Force/Marines/Whatever works might want to go to here and look into it. Er...this site might also be important if you don't really know much about comissioned and non-comissioned officers. Which is important. I think.

Bit ironic how much I tried to figure it all out, especially considering I eventually decided to just go with the only rank we were told was acceptable right from the get-go.

Name: Major Ben Torie
Branch: Air Force

Str: 12(+1), Dex: 14(+2), Con: 12(+1), Int: 14(+2), Wis: 12(+1), Cha: 16(+3)
- Put fourth-level stat point in Cha.

Levels: Charismatic Hero(4), Strong Hero(1), Soldier(1)

HP: 38/38

Base Attack Bonus: +3, Base Melee Bonus: +4, Base Ranged Bonus: +5

Fort: +5, Ref: +5, Will: +4

Defense: 21 (+3 Class Bonus, +2 Dex, +6 Armor), Flat-Footed: 19, Touch: 15

Action Points: 9

Reputation: +3

Skills Points: Bluff: +6/+9, Climb: +5/+7, Computer Use: +2/+4, Diplomacy: +6/+11, Gather Information: +6/+11, Hide: +1/+3, Intimidate: +6/+9, Investigate: +1/+3, Knowledge (Arcane Lore): +2/+4, Knowledge (Behavioral Sciences) +5/+7: Knowledge (Business): +6/+8, Knowledge (Tactics): +9/+11, Profession: +6/+7, Spot: +4/+5, Survival: +6/+8.
ACP for Balance, Climb, Escape Artist, Hide, Jump, Move Silently and Tumble: -4

Special Features
Permanent Skills: Climb, Knowledge(Tactics), Survival. All recieve a +1 competence bonus.
Coordinate: Full-round action, Cha check (DC: 10). If successful, two allies within 30' get +1 to attack rolls and skills checks for 3 rounds.
Inspiration: Full-round action, Cha check (DC: 10). If successful, two allies who can listen and observe get +2 bonus to saving throws, attack rolls and damage rolls for 3 rounds.
Extreme Effort: Recieves +2 bonus on a Str check by making a full-round action.
Weapon Focus: +1 attack with Beretta 92F Pistol.

Feats: Action Boost, Iron Will, Jack of All Trades, Light/Medium Armor Proficiency, Personal Firearms/Simple Weapons Proficiency, Urban Tracking, Trustworthy.

Weapons
- Beretta 92F (To Hit: +6, Damage: 2d6, Crit: 20, Range: 40', RoF: S, Mag: 15/15 Box)
- Masterwork Combat Knife (To Hit: +5, Damage: 1d4+1, Crit: 19-20, Range: 10')

Equipment
- 9mm Pistol Clips (2)
- Smoke Grenades (2)
- Combat Fatigues, Snow-Camo Pattern
- Thermal Jacket, Snow-Camo Pattern
- Mesh Vest
- Military Walkie-Talkie with Throat Mic
- Flash Goggles
- MRES (3)
- Night Vision Goggles

Armor
- Tactical Vest (AC: +6, Max Dex: +3, Reflex Bonus Vs. Autofire: +2, ACP: -4)

 

[ferretguy]

Sergeant Cliff 'Stone' Johnson Tough Hero/Soldier 5/1

Str:16 +3
Con:16 +3
Dex:12 +1
Wis:12 +1
Int:12 +1
Chr:10

HP: 66......AC:20 ( +5 Armor +4 Def +1 Dex)
Saves:
Fort: 7...Will:2...Ref:3
BAB:3
Range:4(5 with Shotgun)
Melee:6
Feats:
Simple Weapon Prof., Personal Firearm Prof., Combat Martial Arts, Armor Prof. Light, Armor Prof. Medium, Advanced Firearms Prof., Exotic Weapon Prof.Light Machine Gun, Strafe, Improved Init., Weapon Focus Shotgun

Talants:
Remain Conscious, Damage Reduction 2/-

Skills:
Climb 3(6), Survival (+1) 5(6), Move Silently 3(4), Hide 6(6), Spot 6(7), Know (tactics)(+1)5(6), Drive 2(3), Jump 2(5)

*climb, move silently, hide, jump all -4 due to armor

Equip:
Mossberg 7# 2d8 20 30ft 6 internal load
m249 18# 2d8 20 100ft box ammo
Colt Double Eagle 3# 2d6 20 30ft 9 Box
Metal Baton 2# 1d6 19-20/2

Combat Fatigues
Flashlight Standard
Climbing Gear 10#
2 Boxes 10mm (Double Eagle) 40rnds
2 drums (Light machine gun) 100
24 Rnds 12 guage
Light Duty Vest +5 Def Bonus -4 Check Penalty 8#
Snow-camo combat fatigues 3lb.
Light weight snow-camo thermal jacket 2lb.
Mesh vest 2lb with oversized range pack 3lb (add +3 to STR for carrying capacity D20Modern pg.121)
Military grade walkie-talkie with throat mic 1 lb
3 days MRE's 3#
70#load

Background:
Cliff was born in a small town outside of Mobile, Alabama. His younger brother, much smaller and not as tough, was much smarter then him and most of the populace around them. This wound up getting him into trouble with Cliff being the one confronting those that Billy showed up. Not that he minded, it helped while away the time in their small town, plus as his pappy would always say, 'The meek shall inherit the earth, but someone has to make sure they survive long enough to get there...'.
Unfortunatly their parents died in a terrible car/train accident leaving the brothers, in their latter teen years, to travel from one relatives house to another, never seeming to be in one place long enough to put down roots.
This lead to them both seeking out the military. Billy with the brains wound up being accepted into the Marine Force Officer Canidate School, while Cliff just made it into the enlisted ranks. They always kept in touch, Billy working on some classified projects for the government, Cliff winding up in a Marine Recon Unit as a Heavy Weapon Specialist.
Recently he heard his brother had gone missing after a strange attack had hit the base that he was working on. Cliff pulled all the strings he could to get assigned there, with the possibility of getting his brother back...after all someones got to look after him. So now he's part of a team to investigate other worlds...suits him fine, just as long as along the way he finds Billy...and Damn anyone who gets in his way...

Appearance:
Cliff is Big...and not just tall or stocky...BIG I'm talkin...at 6'5" 280# with his close cropped black hair size 16 shoe, he's someone you don't want to piss off in a dark alley(hell even a lighted one carrying a big club...)He tends to wear loose clothes, due to him tending to rip the seams of anything tight or restricting.

 

[DanMcS]

Sergeant Cliff 'Stone' Johnson Tough Hero/Soldier 5/1
Con"16 +3

HP: 53

This should be 10 (tough 1) + 4*8(tough 2-5) + 6(soldier 1) + 3*6(con)= 66 hps, as per:

Max Hit Points at first level, then as follows, based on Hit Dice Type: D6 =4, D8=6, D10=8, D12 =10.

 

[Keia]

Can't really post anything until I have the go ahead on the other world stuff. Noticed on the other post that I dind't put my e-mail (keia1980 at yahoo dot com).

Team's starting to shape up - I approve!

Keia

 

[Captain Tagon]

So are the web enhancements open because the UA one has a sniper advanced class that could be useful?

 

[DanMcS]

So are the web enhancements open because the UA one has a sniper advanced class that could be useful?

Doesn't matter, at least for initial character creation. We can't qualify- it requires the defensive position class feature, which you can only get as a gunslinger 4. The fastest you can get into gunslinger is at 4th level, so our 6th level PCs won't qualify for it, they'd have to be at least 8th level to have taken Sniper 1.

The classes in that web enhancement are prestige classes, not advanced classes, and you get into them later as a result.

 

[Captain Tagon]

Yeah, I just realized that as it was taking me forever to get the enhancement downloaded.

 

[Mithran]

Thanks for the link to the ranks Gramcrackered, I'm sure it's useful for some. Though I can't seem to find SEALS ranking on there, or anywhere else.

If someone can tell me whether I have a real rank on there that'd be good.