Re: [DL] D20 Book?

[Ronald Conner <marshal_dude@excite.com>]

Ok this Is what I wanted to say.

That's neat.  A new system for a game that already works.  I would post
conversion rules on the webpage.  A full book is more that it deserves. 
Maybe a pamphlet or a dime novel sized thing.  5 bucks no real downer.  If
the new system looks good I'll try it for a while.  But all in all I think
it will come out badly.  I mean try to imagine the trouble the guy writeing
GRUPS Deadlands is haveing converting the whole thing to d6's without
playing cards or fate chips....Well I shouldn't say that He may use those
but the general thing with gurps is that it doesn't use anything except
d6's.  a system useing only d20's would be nothing but conversion tables.
and charts....how much fun is that...

For refrence try looking at the Knights of the dinner table comic when BA
tried to convert the Warmace rules to Hack master....dice rolling...all the
way.

2 bits no tip.

Ron Conner


On Wed, 30 Aug 2000 12:04:22 -0700, deadlands@gamerz.net wrote:

>  
>  ----- Original Message -----
>  From: "Ronald Conner" <marshal_dude@excite.com>
>  
>  > What is a D20 book and why should I care.  I mean if they made one for
>  > deadlands of course it would be different.  A d20 book, of course.  I
mean
>  > come on, wouldn't you buy a d20 book, even if it wasn't deadlands...
>  >
>  > You can just smell the confusion.
>  >
>  > Ron "SnIFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF" Conner
>  
>  D20 is the brand name for the new D&D rules system used in 3E. The
question
>  comes because WotC has made it open policy to freely license this new
>  version of the rules so that all kinds of companies can make RPGs that
use
>  this system. It's the *free* paret that I think caught many people by
>  suprise. WotC just wants to increase the use and sales of their new game.
>  
>  As far as PEG goes, I think that they see this as a possible opportunity
to
>  add a new range of potential customers by increasing the accesability of
>  their game as well. Much like how GURPS has liscenced suppliments for
>  Vampire, Traveller, Werewolf (and soon Deadlands as well).
>  
>  In my mind it would be both interesting to see, and useless to me. I'd
buy
>  it to check it out, since it's Deadlands. But I love the current rules
very
>  much, and the D&D rules (even the new streamlined, *less* rediculous
rules)
>  still don't quite do it for me.
>  
>  Chris Aniballi
>  And that, my friends, is the rest of the story...
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