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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 7718314" data-attributes="member: 22779"><p>Just to add to that, I cannot imagine that if I wanted to go the seriously simulationist road, d20 is not going to do it for me. Far, far too random. And the combat system is so abstract that you'd more or less have to completely rewrite it in order to go that road. Meaning that you'd then have to rewire a fair chunk of the rest of the game since so much rests on the combat system - class design for a big one.</p><p></p><p>Imagine a game where you are serious about diplomacy. This is a game where combat plays a very back seat and you are expected to talk, make deals, lie, whatever, to achieve in game goals, but, combat is to be avoided wherever possible. D20 is not going to work at all for that. The HD vs Damage mechanics alone make it too wonky.</p><p></p><p>I think an excellent example of what [MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] is talking about would be the d20 World of Darkness conversions. They just really failed to capture WoD feelings.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 7718314, member: 22779"] Just to add to that, I cannot imagine that if I wanted to go the seriously simulationist road, d20 is not going to do it for me. Far, far too random. And the combat system is so abstract that you'd more or less have to completely rewrite it in order to go that road. Meaning that you'd then have to rewire a fair chunk of the rest of the game since so much rests on the combat system - class design for a big one. Imagine a game where you are serious about diplomacy. This is a game where combat plays a very back seat and you are expected to talk, make deals, lie, whatever, to achieve in game goals, but, combat is to be avoided wherever possible. D20 is not going to work at all for that. The HD vs Damage mechanics alone make it too wonky. I think an excellent example of what [MENTION=42582]pemerton[/MENTION] is talking about would be the d20 World of Darkness conversions. They just really failed to capture WoD feelings. [/QUOTE]
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