Should there be a d20 *generic* corebook?

[dead]

What you describe is D20 modern buy the way...

Why is it called d20 Modern then? Can I play a primative game with it? Can I play a Supers game with it? Can I play an anime/comedy/steam-tech game with it?

If it is generic, why did they pigeon hole it by calling it a *modern* RPG?

I don't know, you'll have to clear me up on this because I don't own d20 Modern.

 

[Magistus71]

I'm not sure because I haven't looked at the SRD but isn't the SRD just all the stuff in the D&D 3.5 corebooks? And, wouldn't the stuff in the Modern SRD just be all the stuff in the d20 Modern book?

If so, then no, this doesn't provide a solution. Both of these are not *generic*. A GM would have to go in and tweak them a lot to make them suit his unique game.

I'm looking for a generic d20 that will conceivably work for a wide range of genres -- from primitive to modern -- without having to create new rules all the time.

Actually the SRD is just the rules for the game minus and real campaign world information. And I would think you could use it to run a pretty generic game, though you would have to write some custom rules for races, etc. So i guess in a way this is not what you are looking for if looking for something that is already done and ready to play off the shelf.

 

[teitan]

Why is it called d20 Modern then? Can I play a primative game with it? Can I play a Supers game with it? Can I play an anime/comedy/steam-tech game with it?

If it is generic, why did they pigeon hole it by calling it a *modern* RPG?

I don't know, you'll have to clear me up on this because I don't own d20 Modern.

You can run primitive games with it, steamtech games, supers (Four Colour to Fantasy), pulp etc. Anime... maybe with 4colour as a source for wacky anime powers.

The focus of the core book is ON modern gaming but the system itself is very open and free form, barely even noticeable as a class based system. Yes, the equipment is modern, the presumed setting is modern day but the rules themself lend themselves to just about every genre I can think of quite reasonably. I am going to be running a Flash Gordon style game with it in the winter (yes, my gaming is planned that far ahead). Is it perfect for EVERY genre? no, but no system is... I would suggest BESMD20 for Anime conventions...

Jason