Not Enough Anime in 4e, on to BESM!

[thastygliax]

As I mentioned earlier, I'm considering using BESM 3E instead of D&D 4E for my next Freeport game. I've been working on converting some races, classes, and monsters to BESM, and thought I'd share some of it:

* Races: http://unnamedfreeportproject.wikispaces.com/tag/view/besm3+races
* Classes: http://unnamedfreeportproject.wikispaces.com/tag/view/besm3+classes
* A sample character (my wife's paladin of the Pirate God): http://unnamedfreeportproject.wikispaces.com/Harissa+(BESM)

A couple caveats: 1) These templates were translated from D&D 3.5 [and the BESM (2E) Fantasy Bestiary] rather than 4E. 2) The class templates are designed for beginning adventurers (200 Points), because we're starting from (very roughly) the equivalent of 1st level.

 

[Sorrowdusk]

It actually has it's own system of Sword World RPG, which from what I've played is pretty cool, but it is almost essentially "D&D only Japanese." It uses a mix of skill and class based mechanics, and uses - but has a slight twist on - the standard pick-three-classes system and just uses d6's, like you see a lot in jTTGs. It's unfortunately not translated into English (and I don't know of any plans to do so), but if you have someone who can read Japanese, it's pretty good.

As far as BESM/Tristat, it's fun, but very, very easy to accidentally break.

Really, it depends on what kind of game you want to play. "Anime" isn't a genre, after all ;p

My understanding is that Lodoss War and its Light Novels and "Replays" were based off of original Dungeons and Dragons sessions which Mizuno was in-THEN the popular Replays being published, and eventually Sword World (AKA Forcelia).

 

[Scurvy_Platypus]

Page 253 M&M 2nd edition Core book in the OGL
BBM

And if Mr Kenson hadn't designed anything in SAS d20, he took enough to mention it in the OGL of his work.

*shrug*

It's not listed in the first ed M&M book (unless I'm completely blind) which is what I've got. So unless Green Ronin dropped the ball and neglected to include it in the 1st Ed M&M (mine is a 2nd Printing) then I still say the link people are looking for isn't actually there.

If GR revised M&M to include SaSd20 stuff.... Ok.