The d20 system, developed alongside D&D; 3e, forms the mechanical backbone for a variety of RPG's entirely departed from the D&D; system.
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looking for skype gm over play per post [closed]
basically I am never able to go to a game stpre and want to learn the d20/modern/future/modern arcana stuff so that i can start writing my own stuff. just about to sign that contract that will allow ...
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Does a natural 20 initiative roll have any special rules?
I rolled a 20 for initiative in a pickup game today and I realized that I didn't know if that was supposed to be treated specially, like some other rolls treat a natural 20.
Does rolling a natural 20 ...
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Running a game with intentionally “over-powered” PCs
I've been playing for a few years now (I know I'm green) but I've been planning on running a game with intentionally "Over-Powered" PCs. This is the style of play I would like to try:
My idea is to ...
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Cthulhu in D&D 3.5
I am planning a campaign arc where the antagonists are followers of the entity known as Cthulhu from H.P Lovecraft's strange tales. In the end of the campaign I'd like to have the adventurers fight ...
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Total or partial removal of skill cap in d20
What effect would removing or partially removing the skill cap in the d20 system (with a focus on DnD3.5 and Cthulhu d20)?
By partial removal I mean - for example - (handing out all the skill points ...
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d20 source books for modern/futuristic settings [closed]
I'm planning a game where different characters come from different time periods and cultures, and I'm using different source books to provide different rules for each character. The general idea is we ...
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What are the key mechanical gotchas when moving from d20 SRD to Legend?
As everybody knows, once you've learned to do something one way it is very hard to unlearn. This is easier when it comes to the big things like character creation but harder in the heat of combat.
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How to roll perception checks for characters who aren't actively looking?
This applies to all d20 systems, but with an example from the from the Pathfinder PRD (emphasis mine):
Stonecunning: Dwarves receive a +2 bonus on Perception checks to potentially notice unusual ...
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Does anyone know of a D20 system that uses the Harry Potter Universe?
Does anyone know of a D20 system that uses the Harry Potter Universe?
I want to try something new with a few of my friends. We really want to try and get away from the usual D&D for a bit and try ...
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How do I implement Social Combat into a D&D/D20/Pathfinder game?
One of the coolest parts of White-Wolf games, in my opinion, is that they usually offer the ability for Social Combat to be just as exciting as physical or mental combat.
How can I run Social Combat ...
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What are the rules of natural healing?
I've read a few times the core rules of Microlite20, and the Expert Rules, but didn't find a place where it explained how PCs healed naturally. What rules should I use for that? The ones in the ...
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How can I balance an encounter with reinforcements?
I've been planning encounters that come in two parts or have reinforcements recently, and it occurs to me that reinforcements don't have the same effect on an encounter as if they were there from the ...
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Which games have been based off/derived from the Anime d20 SRD?
The Anime d20 SRD brought some interesting changes to the original 3e d20 SRD. Aside from BESM d20, which obviously isn't a derivative of itself, which games have made use of the Anime d20 SRD - in ...
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A campaign based on a novel: Let the plot deviate or make the PCs' thread unrelated?
I want to start a Game of Thrones (d20) campaign. My idea is based on the first book of seven (which comprises the whole story).
I don't want to change the course of the novel, but if my PCs are ...
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How should a GM handle novice players?
In our game, we have 5 players - two are completely new to roleplaying, and one is new to the system we're playing (Pathfinder).
At the moment, the GM grants the new players no leeway - if the player ...
