I have d20 Past

[Turanil]

Hehe, we're talking about the first 328 from the late '30s.

Here's a picture of one from 1936...

http://www.geocities.com/MotorCity/Speedway/6040/1111/1936_BMW_328.jpg

Oh yeah! Now I do remember about this really nice 1930's car. At one time, there were many replicas of it (with modern engine, etc.) sold here and there.

 

[jeff37923]

I have some serious doubts about the Minions and Sidekick Feats presented in d20 Past. They both give me the impression of Munchkin Bait. As people get in game experiences with them, I'd like to hear about it.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

Complete with the references to D&D-style nonlethal damage that does hit points of damage....

Sigh. :\

The way they keep popping up, it's starting to look like the nonlethal damage rules are becoming a "stealth amendment" to the Modern ruleset. It doesn't bother me too much because I had already houseruled them in, supplementing the KO rules. I like the symmetry to the lethal damage rules that setup provides.

 

[The Shaman]

Complete with the references to D&D-style nonlethal damage that does hit points of damage....

I think the first step in writing a good d20 Modern supplement is to hire authors who know how to play d20 Modern.

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Mistakes so egregious are inexcusable.

A couple of things I noticed in d20 Past:

• I noticed two typos immediately - it's Colt Thunderer, not "Thunder," and I'm not sure what the word "sthens" means.
• The book includes stats for the LeMat pistol and the Ferguson rifle, insuring that d20 Past has its own equivalents of the FN FiveseveN in terms of munchkin weapons.
• The range interval for the M3 grease gun is better than the Tommy gun - that doesn't sound right to me as the Thompson has a longer barrel and a better stock.
• In a book with limited page count, weapons from the core rulebook are repeated here (Colt M1911 pistol, fragmentation grenades, machete) - since you can't use the Past book without the Modern book, this is another waste of space.
• The M1 Carbine has the same range interval as the M1 Garand? Do the authors understand the concept of a carbine?
• Reloading a flintlock takes 2 full-round actions? A percussion cap and ball takes the same time to reload as a metallic cartridge? Feh. See Sidewinder: Recoiled if you want to see reloading rules handled correctly.
• The Winchester M1873 and Spencer rifles do not have box magazines - both have internal magazines. The first box mag Winchester lever-action was the M1895.

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[Byrons_Ghost]

Is there any declared OGC? I'm wondering if most of this material, like D20 Future, will make it into the SRD...

 

[Bobitron]

I think the first step in writing a good d20 Modern supplement is to hire authors who know how to play d20 Modern.

I noticed that range issue with the M3 as well, and I'm not a details guy. That's a poor oversight.

Well, anyhow, regardless of the equipment they chose to stat out, it seems like a decent book. Keep an open mind, Shaman. Not everything can live up to our beloved SR

 

[Bobitron]

What's the Purchase DC for something valued at around $1 million!?!

I already have time travel dreams about picking up a Bugatti Type 57 Atalante (probably worth about $1m) or an Alfa 8C (current value around $4m) for a DC of 37.

Man, it drives me nuts to see what some of these classics sold for back then.

 

[Olive]

I have some serious doubts about the Minions and Sidekick Feats presented in d20 Past. They both give me the impression of Munchkin Bait. As people get in game experiences with them, I'd like to hear about it.

How do they compare with the henchmen (basically a form of the followers part of the leadership feat from DnD) and sidekick (the cohort part) feats in Blood and Space 2: Merchants, Pirates and Smuglers?

 

[Olive]

What's the Purchase DC for something valued at around $1 million!?!

41 or 42.

 

[GMSkarka]

How do they compare with the henchmen (basically a form of the followers part of the leadership feat from DnD) and sidekick (the cohort part) feats in Blood and Space 2: Merchants, Pirates and Smuglers?

I don't have D20 Past, but they sound like the Minions and Sidekick feats from Green Ronin's MUTANTS & MASTERMINDS (which Adamant had already adapted for D20 Modern in our THRILLING TALES pulp line).