I have this problem, I am planning on running a D20 Pulp game using D20 Past and what I have already purchased of the Thrilling Tales line and want to have as...
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Gareth-Michael Skarka
gmskarka
Mar 1, 2006 6:50 pm
I'd probably handle it as a Mad Scientist invention (in other words, an FX ability locked into a device), and basically have it be the d20 Modern Equivalent of...
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C. Baize
hildulf
Mar 1, 2006 7:27 pm
Could do that... or you could go with the non-FX option of using a poison in aerosol form and treat it like a tear gas grenade with chloroform or knockout gas...
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Gareth-Michael Skarka
gmskarka
Mar 1, 2006 7:29 pm
... True, but given that he's running a Pulp campaign, crunchy realism doesn't really fit. -G...
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o_z_chase
Mar 1, 2006 7:55 pm
I was reading through Fear Effects by 12 to Midnight. I like the system overall, but I do have one question: Is the save for Fear checks always a DC 10?...
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Preston DuBose
preston_dubose
Mar 1, 2006 8:55 pm
The short answer is, it's whatever you want it to be. The longer answer is that a lot of discussion went into how to set the DC. We talked about setting lower...
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 2, 2006 6:48 am
Would Call of Cthulu as done for in conjunction with Wizards work well with D20 Modern for fear and madness....
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Preston DuBose
preston_dubose
Mar 2, 2006 1:20 pm
I loaned out my d20 CoC book (Ed!!), but I don't see why not. Only thing (from what I remember) is that it requires the players to each keep a sanity score....
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 2, 2006 4:16 pm
Well in some ways, the sanity score would be just another stat. I'm more a fan of the old fashioned way of making and creating character sheets which is ...
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o_z_chase
Mar 2, 2006 5:19 pm
Thanks for the answer. Although I am not running a game right now, last time I did most of the players tended to be 'special' in some way (psychic, werewolf, ...
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Mark Gedak
xtremedming
Mar 2, 2006 5:29 pm
I think when I used Fear Effects I will probably do the following. Base DC 10 + 1/2 Adventure level So an adventure for 6th level PC would be DC 13. Then I...
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neal_hyde
Mar 3, 2006 9:45 pm
I recently ran a game at a con using Fear Effects (the adventure was 12 to Midnight's Last Rites) and I found that with DC 10 checks some characters will be in...
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rcooke2k1
Mar 6, 2006 7:59 pm
Does anyone have a D20 past shaman spell sheet or know where i can find one?...
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steelwhisper2112
steelwhisper...
Mar 13, 2006 1:33 am
Hi all, Chuck here. Just wanted to let everyone know we've released the first in a new series of period pieces. Timeline: 20s provides all the classes, ...
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 13, 2006 1:40 am
In a message dated 3/12/2006 8:33:55 PM Eastern Standard Time, ricecharles2112@... writes: http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=6656 ...
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John Reiher
kedamono
Mar 13, 2006 4:44 am
Hi Chuck! I tried to download the demo and got the following error: Not Found The requested URL /pdf/RP3019_demo.zip was not found on this server. ... -- John...
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ricecharles2112@...
steelwhisper...
Mar 13, 2006 7:43 am
Thanks for the heads up. Ive sent an email to the boss and this should be corrected shortly....
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Chris
posterboy_rpg
Mar 13, 2006 2:39 pm
Ops. I fixed this. Thanks for the heads up. -chris ... From: John Reiher <kedamono@...> To: modern20@yahoogroups.com Sent: Sunday, March 12, 2006...
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Chris
posterboy_rpg
Mar 13, 2006 2:43 pm
I wouldn't really compare the two exactly. It's not Pulp per say (altough it could be used to do Pulp), it's just about the 20s. ... From: FenrysStar@... ...
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 13, 2006 5:52 pm
At least two of the advanced classes are Pulp related, the G-Man and the Man of Mystery. I can let the G-Man slide into the generality of the 20's but not the...
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Chris
posterboy_rpg
Mar 13, 2006 6:45 pm
For certiain that class has a pulp theme, but I'm just trying to inform you that this book is for the 1920s. If somone buys it thinkiing it's going to...
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ricecharles2112@...
steelwhisper...
Mar 13, 2006 9:07 pm
Also- the Man of Mystery is something that appears in many non-Pulp modern contexts. The class could be used for someone like Batman and other superheroes as...
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Gareth-Michael Skarka
gmskarka
Mar 13, 2006 9:28 pm
Of course, people could be forgiven for making the mistake of assumption, given that we've already released classes with those names, as part of our Thrilling...
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 14, 2006 1:47 am
The point is, a few of the advanced classes were covered in Thrilling Tales. G-Man and Man of Mystery of the top of my head.I am interested but it's not a...
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 14, 2006 1:49 am
In a message dated 3/13/2006 4:34:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, gmskarka@... writes: Of course, people could be forgiven for making the mistake of ...
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jaerdaph
Mar 15, 2006 4:19 pm
This series sounds great. I noticed the ad copy says you'll be doing other 20th century periods. I'd like to suggest you consider doing a Victorian era...
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John Reiher
kedamono
Mar 15, 2006 4:35 pm
... And as much as I hate "me toos" Me Too! I've been working on a Victorian/steampunkish background and wouldn't mind seeing an OGL supplement on the...
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FenrysStar@...
shad0ww0lfl0rd
Mar 15, 2006 6:43 pm
Steampunk as a possible add on to D20 Past, I love it...
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ricecharles2112@...
steelwhisper...
Mar 15, 2006 9:04 pm
Thanks :) We have another book coming out shortly that will make the reason for the Timeline series very, very clear. It just so happened that A) the first...
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Paul W. King
pkingdnd
Mar 16, 2006 3:26 pm
When the Mob Boss becomes a Captain or higher, their Reputation among criminals and the law increases. From the Captain description, it says this Reputation...
