Dark Angel in Spycraft

[Ruland]

I'm a fan of James Camerons "Dark-Angel"-TV show and consider integrating a similar theme in a Spycraft- or d20-Modern-Campaign. Has anybody already tried a similar thing, e. g. converted the chem-monster rules in Shadowforce Archer?
I'm going to create a template for characters like Max and post it here in a few days (or weeks) for discussion.

 

[Voneth]

That's cool.

If you can dig into the messageboard's archives, there has been some discussion on this before. You might also want to check out Green Ronin's Mutant's and Masterminds next month. It is d20 Super Heroes, but the system looks flexible enough for gritter games.

 

[Dismas]

d20 Modern has Human/Animal crossbreeds in it (Max is a Human/Feline Genetic Solider).

In next issue of Polyhedron:

GeneTech, a setting for the new d20 Modern campaign in which genetically altered soldiers on the run from the government try to make sense of a destabilized world.

 

[Ruland]

Thanks for the Mutants and Masterminds and Polyhedron tips. I'm certainly going to check them out.

 

[Morgenstern]

Max-imum agents

I would definitely handle it as a Department. The question is one of power level. Do you want the chimera to have enough of an advantage over "regular" superspies that a ECL is involved? If not, I would look at probably a +2 to Strength and Dex, and a -4 to Cha (sure, she's pretty, but abrasive as hell and not totally socialized), department bonus to spot and listen checks. department bonus to reflex saves. Rather than a feat maybe 90' low light vision and the equivalent of the scent feat.

The rest of what we see from Max I would consider a function of her training in the program and later experience (i.e. levels). Level or three in soldier, ditto in fixer and you could be in business. Eye towards high Strength during creation and posible martial arts feats during career.

If ECL doesn't present a problem, you cold go hog wild, but in practice the vitality you lose to ECL in a party of the same level gets crippling up above ECL +2...