Monte Cooks WoD is for 3.5

[Ipissimus]

Until it happens, it hasn't happened.

Very true. I do, in fact, know a bit about IP laws, being in a creative industry, so I'm not just speaking out of my hat. I also remember reading several articles about the OGL and why it was instituted.

All I'm saying is that it is a risk. White Wolf can mitigate that risk to close to 0%. If you want to roll the dice, go right ahead, I'll be cheering for you.

Some of us happen to feel that "roleplaying mechanics" are intrusive and let players do lip service to roleplaying.

And some of us have found that roleplaying mechanics bring a new level of realism to PC reactions and break players out of their moulds and stereotypes. nWoD does this elegantly in my experience by giving rewards in the form of Willpower points for social interaction. Of course, like anything, this only works if the players are prepared to do so.

Different strokes, dude.

I think I have a pretty good judgment of what is going to work in my game

No argument, it's your game after all. I'm just saying it has worked for me and my players.

Of course, so has the SRD templates, I just can't understand what people have against them. I've found that they're no worse than powerful magic items and easily compensated for even if you ignore the experience penalties.

This last bit strikes me as just the same-old knee-jerk Internet naysaying, but as a fellow fan of Modern I do hope the material is easy to convert.

I try not to do knee-jerk reactions and in honesty, I did think long and hard about my opinion on this. Why do the same-old same-old when you can start afresh? Why drag WoD into d20? I'm sure the business side loves this idea, they get to whack Monte's name in front of a popular franchise and sell books. I just don't see any need for it on the player's end of the equasion, it fills a need that's already filled.

 

[RedFox]

I just don't see any need for it on the player's end of the equasion, it fills a need that's already filled.

For you, perhaps. Not for everyone.

Like it or not, there simply isn't a "post-apocalyptic WoD game using 3rd Edition mechanics put out by Monte Cook" on the market right now. Some folks will be all over that. I must admit that I'm intrigued myself, despite my utter disgust with the company that's publishing it.

Intrigued enough to purchase? Well, we'll see how the implementation is.

 

[Nepenthe]

Very true. I do, in fact, know a bit about IP laws, being in a creative industry, so I'm not just speaking out of my hat. I also remember reading several articles about the OGL and why it was instituted.

I was under the impression that the "revised third edition rules" thing is an accepted form of describing your product as being 3.5e compatible. Doesn't interfere with trademarks and gets the point across in a way that even a normal human being can understand (at least I assume so, I'm a lawyer and thus have the Vermin type).

Maybe I've just seen too many S&S products and thus think of it as being perfectly normal.

/N