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<blockquote data-quote="Yair" data-source="post: 2606953" data-attributes="member: 10913"><p>I haven't read it, but for your preferences I think Castles & Crusades looks like the best candidate.</p><p>If I were you and C&C turns out not so good, I'll take down the d20 SRD, and start chopping and modifying until I get what I want, then print it out and give to the guys. It's a lot of work, but it's the only way to truly get what you want.</p><p></p><p>Perhaps something like this (just rambling, so I'll spoiler it): [sblock]Keep most races, the Rouge, Barbarian, and simplified Fighter (make feats into ability chains). Modify Bard to be the holy caster (simpler to run then a cleric), or adopt some non-core spontanous divine caster. Reserve arcane magic to NPCs. Put in "customization" into each class by allowing choices between feat-chains as class abilities. Buff them up with special abilities in line with magic items, and don't give out any magic items (use an extended Masterwork ruleset, though, and give out cursed/artifact items rarely). Simplify skills by striking off their specific rules and using a global guideline for setting DCs. Adopt some Iron Heroes options for skill use in combat.</p><p>What you end up with is a system where you can play a Dwarf Cleric (i.e. Bard), Human Barbarian, or so on by reading nearly only your race and class sections, the general rules of combat and the general rules of skills. Referencing the book into other sections won't be required, and the characters will remain as powerful as D&D characters and use the same stats so you can use all the 3.xe adventures et al. </p><p>The downside is that you remove a lot of options by taking away feat and spell choices, some classes, and so on, and that it's A LOT of work.[/sblock]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yair, post: 2606953, member: 10913"] I haven't read it, but for your preferences I think Castles & Crusades looks like the best candidate. If I were you and C&C turns out not so good, I'll take down the d20 SRD, and start chopping and modifying until I get what I want, then print it out and give to the guys. It's a lot of work, but it's the only way to truly get what you want. Perhaps something like this (just rambling, so I'll spoiler it): [sblock]Keep most races, the Rouge, Barbarian, and simplified Fighter (make feats into ability chains). Modify Bard to be the holy caster (simpler to run then a cleric), or adopt some non-core spontanous divine caster. Reserve arcane magic to NPCs. Put in "customization" into each class by allowing choices between feat-chains as class abilities. Buff them up with special abilities in line with magic items, and don't give out any magic items (use an extended Masterwork ruleset, though, and give out cursed/artifact items rarely). Simplify skills by striking off their specific rules and using a global guideline for setting DCs. Adopt some Iron Heroes options for skill use in combat. What you end up with is a system where you can play a Dwarf Cleric (i.e. Bard), Human Barbarian, or so on by reading nearly only your race and class sections, the general rules of combat and the general rules of skills. Referencing the book into other sections won't be required, and the characters will remain as powerful as D&D characters and use the same stats so you can use all the 3.xe adventures et al. The downside is that you remove a lot of options by taking away feat and spell choices, some classes, and so on, and that it's A LOT of work.[/sblock] [/QUOTE]
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