FFG Horizon books

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Redline Redline Redline...

I'll have this book in my hands on Wednesday, but I still coundn't resist the previews on the website. I have one (and only one) concern (that segues into a suggestion).

I noticed there are many skills that are not in D&D or d20m.

Barter
Build/Repair (three different versions)
Chatter
Clamber
Scrounge


As someone who has a multi-generational cross-dimensional game, I'm used to adapting skills so that they're universal "across the board, so I hope these skills can be replicated using 3.5 or d20m skills. From the look of them, it seems like it, but you never know...

The suggestion... Please do everything in your power to try to stick to the already established skills that D&D and d20m have. Surely if there's a skill you think you need, there's got to be something you can substitute (maybe with a different key ability score or something).

I look forward to all of the future Horizon books as well as this one... Seriously, I want to use them for my reality leaping group of exiles, and maybe if the players like the world, it'll get some more attention. This way, though, everyone gets a "taste" of the various mini-games.



Thanks!
Chris

 

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Okay, I got Redline today, and while the skills seem kinda wonky, every new skill has one or two standard d20 equivalents that can be used instead. Good job, rather than trying to make totally different skills, this worked out... The only bad thing? The weapons are done like 3.0 and not 3.5 (the sizes and damage per size). Hopefully that'll be taken care of in future Horizon books.

Just from skimming it, the book looks great so far!


Thanks!
Chris