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<blockquote data-quote="buzz" data-source="post: 1536398" data-attributes="member: 6777">To be a pedant, such a game does not exist. Use of the d20 logo requires certain limitations on the content, and thus all truly d20 games require a core book. What you *can* find are OGL games based on the d20/d20M SRDs.Okay, now that I'm done being Comic Book Guy... <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Most of this has been covered, but the only d20-based RPGs that don't require a D&amp;D PHB are:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Star Wars</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">D20 Modern</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wheel of Time</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Call of Cthulhu d20</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Arcana Unearthed</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">OGL Horror</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">OGL Ancients</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">OGL Cybernet</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Conan</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Mutants &amp; Masterminds</li>
</ul>Wheel of Time, Arcana Unearthed, Conan, and OGL Ancients are fantasy. Arcana Unearthed, while not requiring a D&amp;D PHB, nonetheless does rely on access to the DMG and MM; it's an &quot;alternate player's handbook,&quot; and not really a stand-alone OGL game.Of course, all of that DMG and MM content can be found for free in the d20 SRD.What type of game is your friend running and why are they so averse to buying D&amp;D books?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="buzz, post: 1536398, member: 6777"] To be a pedant, such a game does not exist. Use of the d20 logo requires certain limitations on the content, and thus all truly d20 games require a core book. What you *can* find are OGL games based on the d20/d20M SRDs. Okay, now that I'm done being Comic Book Guy... :) Most of this has been covered, but the only d20-based RPGs that don't require a D&D PHB are: [list] [*]Star Wars [*]D20 Modern [*]Wheel of Time [*]Call of Cthulhu d20 [*]Arcana Unearthed [*]OGL Horror [*]OGL Ancients [*]OGL Cybernet [*]Conan [*]Mutants & Masterminds [/list] Wheel of Time, Arcana Unearthed, Conan, and OGL Ancients are fantasy. Arcana Unearthed, while not requiring a D&D PHB, nonetheless does rely on access to the DMG and MM; it's an "alternate player's handbook," and not really a stand-alone OGL game. Of course, all of that DMG and MM content can be found for free in the d20 SRD. What type of game is your friend running and why are they so averse to buying D&D books? [/QUOTE]

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