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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 5354854" data-attributes="member: 15538">It's a little more complicated than that. The d20 Modern classes were designed to balance, in a pinch, against standard D&amp;D classes. Hence, their defense bonus is balanced against weaker class features. Further, only the Strong Hero has full BAB, and most PrCs are medium BAB, as well. To be truly &quot;balanced,&quot; you would leave the Modern characters alone, realizing they will have better AC but worse spellcasting and multiple attacks. They do more damage, but quickly fall behind in accuracy. For instance, a Strong Hero 3/Soldier 1 has full BAB as a Strong Hero but medium as a Soldier, and gains Weapon Focus as a class feature as a 1st level Soldier. So the d20 Modern character would have BAB +3 +1 (Weapon Focus) = +4 + Str (or Dex) to hit, while a 4th level Fighter has BAB +4 +1 (weapon Focus) = +5 to hit, and likely has Weapon Specialization, which the Soldier won't gain for another level. The Soldier has +3 Defense, but does not natively have armor proficiency.The larger issue is that d20 Modern assumes a much lower massive damage threshold and the use of action points. So you will need to make some decisions about the global gameworld environment.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 5354854, member: 15538"] It's a little more complicated than that. The d20 Modern classes were designed to balance, in a pinch, against standard D&D classes. Hence, their defense bonus is balanced against weaker class features. Further, only the Strong Hero has full BAB, and most PrCs are medium BAB, as well. To be truly "balanced," you would leave the Modern characters alone, realizing they will have better AC but worse spellcasting and multiple attacks. They do more damage, but quickly fall behind in accuracy. For instance, a Strong Hero 3/Soldier 1 has full BAB as a Strong Hero but medium as a Soldier, and gains Weapon Focus as a class feature as a 1st level Soldier. So the d20 Modern character would have BAB +3 +1 (Weapon Focus) = +4 + Str (or Dex) to hit, while a 4th level Fighter has BAB +4 +1 (weapon Focus) = +5 to hit, and likely has Weapon Specialization, which the Soldier won't gain for another level. The Soldier has +3 Defense, but does not natively have armor proficiency. The larger issue is that d20 Modern assumes a much lower massive damage threshold and the use of action points. So you will need to make some decisions about the global gameworld environment. [/QUOTE]

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