EQ DMG: Boo-yeah! (:

[ced1106]

This is the book I wish was released first!

Here's the lowdown on the previous EQ RPG books:
* EQ PHB: Not worth making compatible with D&D PHB.
* EQ MM: Unispiring monsters. Lik 30HD mermaids.

As for the EQ DMG (EQ Game Masters Guide), it's a campaign book, GM advice, new mechanics and treasure supplement. Boo-yeah! AFAIK, it can be integrated into a D&D campaign quite easily. The Faction rules would make organizations and locales stand out more in a D&D game ("I'd like some training from the local thieve's guild." "Hmm... Well your faction standing is zero so they ask you for a Quest first..."). The Trade Skills might end up as skills for the NPCs. Magic looks like a bunch of colorful misc magic items.

Anyone else own and/or played it?


Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^

 

[Sagan Darkside]

Anyone else own and/or played it?

No, but I may get the dmg now that you have painted what is inside it. The faction rules sound interesting.

SD

 

[Ranger REG]

This is the book I wish was released first!

It's kinda hard to play the game when you have the setting information but not the rules.

Here's the lowdown on the previous EQ RPG books:
* EQ PHB: Not worth making compatible with D&D PHB.

IIRC, they did not specifically mentioned it is compatible with Dungeons & Dragons Player's Handbook.

However, it did mentioned "it is compatible with the 3rd edition of the most popular fantasy role-playing game." It could be D&D but I don't know for sure.

 

[ced1106]

Re: Re: EQ DMG: Boo-yeah!

It's kinda hard to play the game when you have the setting information but not the rules.

??? -- My first impression is that the EQ DMG can be easily used without the EQ PHB. The GM advice is certainly rules-independent. The faction / quest rules can be integrated into the d20 system. The trade skills require that you incorporate the Trade skills into your d20 campaign; I'd just assign these skills to Expert NPCs. Settings are... settings. Even many d20 settings (eg. Scarred Lands campaign book) are predominantly system-independent.

If you can tell which D&D alignment corresponds to "Disorderly Evil", I think you'll do fine with the EQ DMG.


Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^