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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Andor" data-source="post: 2529121" data-attributes="member: 1879">I feel I need to point out that there is nothing inherently balanced about d20, anymore than there is in any level based system. Rifts is level based too and you'll never hear anyone (Except KS) claim it's balanced. d20 simply holds balance up as a design goal and so people try to make it so. But it does vary by system. A Spycraft Soldier or an Iron Heros Man-at-Arms is flatly superior to a DnD Fighter. If you want characters who are really strong in a particular field (And I agree that jury-rigging mecha out of scrap iron is a super-power) then give them a custom class. Or use a hyper flexible system like BESM d20. Honestly it sounds like you want to use the hero system, but if you insist on d20, don't get hung up on it's conventions. Frex, the Thief class from Iron Heros have a different skill cap (level + 5) than any other class anywhere in d20. And the world has not ended. For that matter if it's only a particular NPC you're worried about, just give her the stats/powers you think appropriate and an asterix in her stat block indicating that she breaks the rules and your PCs will never be that cool. ;-)</blockquote>