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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Roudi" data-source="post: 2966341" data-attributes="member: 12423">I don't know so much about X-Com Apocalypse, but I'd love a setting based off of X-Com: UFO Defense.  That was old school action.X-Com agents aren't really anything special.  I don't see the need for a special class to represent them.  If I were to run an X-Com game, I'd pick up <a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=4423&src=roudi" target="_blank">Blood & Guts 2: Military Training Manual</a> and use the five classes within appropriately.  X-Com training would probably require a few new MOS's or a slight reworking of current MOS's to fit the organization.4th is an appropriate starting level for X-Com agents.  There were some missions in UFO Defense where it felt like I had a whole team of first-level Ordinaries...I'd recommend implementing some form of morale / panic / sanity system.  Having your troops panic and flee at the sight of some alien horror is a staple of X-Com gaming.  I suppose Call of Cthulhu d20 might have something along these lines.  The D&D Minis game also has a morale mechanic that you might be able to Macguyver into something useful.As for psychics, <a href="http://www.enworld.org/showthread.php?t=168874" target="_blank">this thread</a> discusses different psionics systems to use with d20 Modern & Future.  I'd recommend starting your search here.</blockquote>