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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Messageboard Golem" data-source="post: 2009148" data-attributes="member: 18387">Having been a fan of the original Judge Dredd RPG, and now an avid supporter of d20 in general I had to buy this book when I saw it on the shelf in my local gaming store.This hardcover volume runs to 256 full colour pages, with black and white extracts from the original cartoons themselves throughout the text, and some excellant full-colour artwork too.The system is very close to original d20, except that Armour Class has been dropped and replaced by Defense Value (DV), based on the character's Dexterity modifier. This works well and reproduces the comic-book feel of cartoon-hero action.Character creation is simple to follow, and flexible enough to allow you to create Psi-Judges, Tek-Judges, SJS Judges as well as Street Judges. Player's can also be civilians, whether perps or not - but let's face it law-abiding citizens all turn to crime to relieve their boredom, every citizen is a potential perp.The book provides a comprehensive history of Mega-City One and the world in which it exists, including a full-colour map of the planet.Having read 2000ad for about eight years (from issue one) the whole book sat well with my knowledge of the setting (unlike a certain Movie production), and any fan of Dredd will be more than happy with this tome.Background material is sufficient for players unfamiliar with JD to get a grip on the feel of the city - with the help of an informed GM, and <a href="http://www.mongoosepublishing.com" target="_blank">Mongoose Publishing</a> has a strong line up of supplements for release throughout the remainder of the year.The official website <a href="http://www.2000adrpg.com" target="_blank">www.2000adrpg.com</a> has a downloadable character sheet, a two-page summary of character creation, and a few extracts from the book, as well as some great artwork. If you're not sure go see this stuff.I almost gave this book a 4 because of a niggling in the back of my head that 1st Level Judges (Cadets), and 2nd Level Judges (Rookies) don't fit in with the original concept of JD. Then thinking it through getting past 1st & 2nd levels is a breeze with d20, Cadets do have a day's training with a Judge, and Rookies need a pass from a Judge at the end of their course too, so this does sort of work for me.So in the end I had to mark it up, 5 stars for this book, and I will be buying some of the supplements that are planned (see the <a href="http://www.2000adrpg.com" target="_blank">website</a>).The Judge Dredd Roleplaying GameHardcover, pp.256, by Matthew SprangeISBN: 1-903980-31-3Cost: US$39.95, UK£24.99<a href="http://www.2000adrpg.com" target="_blank">2000ad RPG Website</a><a href="http://www.mongoosepublishing.com" target="_blank">Mongoose Publishing</a><a href="http://www.2000adonline.com" target="_blank">2000ad Online</a>As Dredd would say "I am the Law! - go buy it."</blockquote>

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