Star Wars: To Modernize The Force Or Not To Modernize The Force?

[Ranger REG]

Tangent: People are discussing updating d20 Modern FX rules for 3.5 psionics rules.

Wouldn't it be easier (and roughly balanced) to simply give them Telepath and the Battlemind the PP and powers known progressions of 1st through 10th level Psions and Psychic Warriors, respectively? Doesn't the original Telepath use the 3.0 Psion's power progression anyway?

Then, leave their other class abilities alone except as needed for the update-- which I can't recall there being any need for.

I'm not fond of WotC's model for D&D psionics. Personally, it should have been done in the same model as their Star Wars Force system. Of course, this one utilizes VP/WP. But the skill-n-feat based Psychic System from The Psychic's Handbook by Steve Kenson is exactly the model I'm looking for, especially for modern and futuristic campaigns.

 

[Plane Sailing]

I think that the best thing to do would be to import the force feats and force skills from StarWars and give them a RP'ing prerequisite.

If you wanted Jedi too, I would make a Dedicated talent tree with talents such as "block weaponfire" and "increase lightsabre damage" and whatever other class features seem important.

I wouldn't go anywhere near 3.5e psionics for the force.

Cheers

 

[Turanil]

There was a thread in here a few months ago dealing with this very thing. They converted the Jedi to Modern. It was a pretty good port, solving a lot of the problems that Ankh-Morpork brought up. I use it in my Modern/Future games right now.

Hey! I would really be interested in this Jedi to d20M conversion! Do you know the title of that thread? Or have a link to it? (Or at least would it be possible you send me that document?).

Thanks.

 

[Kanegrundar]

Hey! I would really be interested in this Jedi to d20M conversion! Do you know the title of that thread? Or have a link to it? (Or at least would it be possible you send me that document?).

Thanks.

Turanil, just send me your email addy to kanegrundar AT gmail DOT com. I'll send you a copy. It's pretty basic, but if you port over SW Force rules (at least some of them) it works pretty good.

Kane

 

[beverson]

Turanil, just send me your email addy to kanegrundar AT gmail DOT com. I'll send you a copy. It's pretty basic, but if you port over SW Force rules (at least some of them) it works pretty good.

Kane

I'd really love to get a look at these myself... mind if I drop you a note, too?

 

[Kanegrundar]

I'd really love to get a look at these myself... mind if I drop you a note, too?

Not a problem.