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<blockquote data-quote="Falanor" data-source="post: 309537" data-attributes="member: 2634">&quot;Ok, I can address most of your points by simply stating that SAS d20 was never intended to be D&amp;D in tights.&quot; -- whisper_jeffI don't think anyone wanted D&amp;D in tights.&nbsp; If they did, why not play D&amp;D.&nbsp; The problem I see is that you seem to think D&amp;D is synonymous for D20, which it isn't.&quot;No. They aren't. They are a cool (or kewl, as may be the case) part of D&amp;D and various other d20 mechanic games but they are not a key component of d20.&quot; -- whisper_jeffActually you could consider it a very core part of the D20 system, what with it being internally tied directly towards a characters level.&quot;Because D&amp;D players are familiar with it? Sure, but we aren't making D&amp;D. We are making the best game system possible for a superhero game using the d20 system mechanic.&quot; -- whisper_jeffActually wouldn't it be best to do it because D20 players are familiar with it, not just D&amp;D players?As far as Comic book characters not increasing in power...Green Lantern increases in power, Quasar, Darkhawk, the characters from Legacy, Superman's gone through countless ability increases (after all he used to only be able to 'Leap tall buildings in a single bound' because...he could only leap them not fly), Spidey did when he became Cosmic Spidey, and again when JMS took over (something wierd be goin on with him),&nbsp; Punisher did as well, Wolvie had only a healing factor before and gained an adamantium skeleton, Rogue gained the powers of Marvel Girl perminatly instead of temporarily...I could go on, but I'd have to exhume my collection of comic books to do so....</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Falanor, post: 309537, member: 2634"] "Ok, I can address most of your points by simply stating that SAS d20 was never intended to be D&D in tights." -- whisper_jeff I don't think anyone wanted D&D in tights. If they did, why not play D&D. The problem I see is that you seem to think D&D is synonymous for D20, which it isn't. "No. They aren't. They are a cool (or kewl, as may be the case) part of D&D and various other d20 mechanic games but they are not a key component of d20." -- whisper_jeff Actually you could consider it a very core part of the D20 system, what with it being internally tied directly towards a characters level. "Because D&D players are familiar with it? Sure, but we aren't making D&D. We are making the best game system possible for a superhero game using the d20 system mechanic." -- whisper_jeff Actually wouldn't it be best to do it because D20 players are familiar with it, not just D&D players? As far as Comic book characters not increasing in power... Green Lantern increases in power, Quasar, Darkhawk, the characters from Legacy, Superman's gone through countless ability increases (after all he used to only be able to 'Leap tall buildings in a single bound' because...he could only leap them not fly), Spidey did when he became Cosmic Spidey, and again when JMS took over (something wierd be goin on with him), Punisher did as well, Wolvie had only a healing factor before and gained an adamantium skeleton, Rogue gained the powers of Marvel Girl perminatly instead of temporarily...I could go on, but I'd have to exhume my collection of comic books to do so.... [/QUOTE]

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