[LPJDesign] Haven: City of Violence D20 Modern released at RPGNow.com and Lulu.com

[lmpjr007]

Louis Porter, Jr. Design has released Haven: City of Violence D20 Modern for purchase. Here is information on this product:

Haven: City of Violence D20 Modern
Finally for the first time ever for use with D20 Modern!!! Out of control criminals, corrupt cops, immoral politicians and apathetic citizen. This is just another day in the city of Haven. Haven: City of Violence RPG in the newest and most innovative modern action-adventure genre role-playing game of its type. With this Main Rules Book, it provides you with all the information that is needed to start you adventuring in this city that is a cross between New York City, East Central Los Angeles and Beirut. This RPG is described as a cross between Frank Miller's Sin City, John Woo's Hard Boiled, James O'Barr's The Crow and your worst urban nightmare come to life. It is not a question of good versus evil in this game; it's a question of EVIL VERSUS EVIL! Make all the right choices and you can become a King in Haven. This book is 94 pages in length and was written by Louis Porter, Jr. and Charles Rice. In this Sourcebook there are: Character Creation Rules, New Feats and Drawbacks, History of the City of Haven, History of Important Non-Player Characters and Background of Influential Organizations in Haven. Available in PDF format at http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=3910 from RPGNow.com and Available in bookshelf format at http://my.lulu.com/content/92718.

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[lp]

I'm very interested in this, do you have any teaser or preview of the new material? How much of the book is devoted to rules vs the area itself? I've been looking for some good d20m setting type locations, does this fit the bill?

 

[Vigilance]

While the rules are of course first rate (sheer genius in fact... written by some guy... oh yeah it was me), they dont start until almost 50 pages into the book... there's a lengthy description of the city itself.

Im reading through my comp copy now and it looks great.

But again I helped write it so take that as you will

Chuck

 

[Nuclear Platypus]

So does the d20 version contain the HTH stuff that the original version had (similar to the one in Top Secret)?

 

[Vigilance]

The hth combat rules in the book are based off of RPGObjects' Blood and Fists book. The system is the same, so buying both books (Haven and Blood and Fists) will give you a ton more options, but the system in Haven is complete in its own right.

Chuck

 

[HellHound]

Nuclear - in a word - no. Haven d20 is a d20 modern product, with no leftovers of the Top Secret First Edition feel of classic Haven.

I picked up Haven this summer (I used to boycott LPJ's stuff on principle because of the amount of spam I received from him over the years because of my CyberPunk website), and was pleasantly surprised. In fact, I loved it - I'm a HUGE fan of Top Secret (not that Top Secret/S.I. travesty) and Louis has a -VISION- that stands out throughout the product that made me excited again, and wanting to play it. Except of course that my gaming group like d20 and HATE Top Secret, and Haven was really a simplified version of Top Secret at heart. Hell, I finally stopped boycotting LPJDesign after getting these books, and started talking to Louis directly about the setting and material.

Now, the d20 edition lacks the heavy-handed and moody graphic design of the original, but the writing style is a lot clearer (Chuck writes much clearer rules than Louis), and the graphic design is still good, if not as moody, dark and over-the-top as the graphic design in the original.

The book is a reissue of the original edition, but d20, in most respects other than graphic design. The setting is the core of the book, not the mechanics.

 

[lp]

Okay, assuming I see some good reviews, this is going on my pdf wishlist. Any plans for converting some of the other stuff to d20m or other product support?

 

[Vigilance]

Totally agree... the setting is the star of the book and my #1 design goal was to stay out of the setting's way whenever possible using understated mechanics that left Haven itself the most important part of the book.

Chuck

 

[Vigilance]

Okay, assuming I see some good reviews, this is going on my pdf wishlist. Any plans for converting some of the other stuff to d20m or other product support?

I believe Louis already has some d20 Modern adventures out set in Haven.

Chuck

 

[Christopher Lambert]

I believe Louis already has some d20 Modern adventures out set in Haven.

Chuck

I ran Shots Rang Out yesterday night and this morning, and it's very good. However, they're a bit railroady (more than a bit, actually) and you'll need to do the NPCs yourselves instead of using the ones that came with the adventures. (They have stats all over the place, can't seem to decide what level they should be compared to the party level, don't have occupations, talents or bonus feats, etc.)