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<blockquote data-quote="JESawyer" data-source="post: 304301" data-attributes="member: 4329">I think SPECIAL would be better off if it were revised along its own lines than &quot;put into&quot; d20.&nbsp; SPECIAL already has some of the best elements of d20 -- or I guess 3E has some of the best elements of SPECIAL.&nbsp; Same XP table, perks every three levels, skills start with an ability score-based foundation and build up from there.&nbsp; It's a classless system, so it's not like you need to add a whole bunch of extra stuff to it.&nbsp; Its main faults, IMO, are:* The goofy, unnecessary GURPS-esque arbitrary formulae for deriving intial skill values.* The way the weapon skills are split up (I can be a master sniper with a sniper rifle, but hand me a laser rifle, and I'm worse than Don Knotts in Shakiest Gun In the West).* Percentile damage reduction doesn't work.* The way armor is set up, it's impossible to make Dodgy McBullet.&nbsp; If you don't wear at LEAST Combat Armor, you will die.&nbsp; Badly.&nbsp; This is both due to how AC and Damage Reduction work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JESawyer, post: 304301, member: 4329"] I think SPECIAL would be better off if it were revised along its own lines than "put into" d20. SPECIAL already has some of the best elements of d20 -- or I guess 3E has some of the best elements of SPECIAL. Same XP table, perks every three levels, skills start with an ability score-based foundation and build up from there. It's a classless system, so it's not like you need to add a whole bunch of extra stuff to it. Its main faults, IMO, are: * The goofy, unnecessary GURPS-esque arbitrary formulae for deriving intial skill values. * The way the weapon skills are split up (I can be a master sniper with a sniper rifle, but hand me a laser rifle, and I'm worse than Don Knotts in Shakiest Gun In the West). * Percentile damage reduction doesn't work. * The way armor is set up, it's impossible to make Dodgy McBullet. If you don't wear at LEAST Combat Armor, you will die. Badly. This is both due to how AC and Damage Reduction work. [/QUOTE]

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