Re: [DL] D20 Book?

[Ronald Conner <marshal_dude@excite.com>]

I can think of no stranger crossover than Deadlands and D&D.

The storylines are too different to make any kind of sense.  Not to mention
the differences in universe, time frame, and general system of belief.

D&D is something totally alien to the Judeo christian tradition.  It has
it's own gods, goddesses and religions.  Magic comes under a totally
different system of use and abuse.  The end run around this would be a wild
sort of planescape adventure but any character would be lost from one game
to the next.  This isn't to say that you couldn't move elements from one to
the next.  Bards in particular are something i've been thinking about
attempting a crossover with.  The monstous manual would make a gruesome if
not totally outragous set of baddies to throw at a party..."What do you mean
we're fighting Shadow Dragons!"    Don't think It could go the other way. 
D&D has never been much for serious horror.  They don't seem to hold to any
one time and they don't have any real world point from which to hold a
mirror to.  The do it yourself attitude of D&D has always been, build your
own world and do it your way.  Time isn't important, it's always midevil. 
Guns don't really work yet.  You can't even invent ones that do.  science is
left to the bumbleing gnomes and the wizards control everything worth
controling.

I perpose a dual.  My uber-ranger against raistlin, or fistandatalus
I'll use my kung-fu harrowed, mad science to seriously kick his butt.  And
just to be fair I won't even use my tempest power.

Ron "Still don't think I covered the origonial post but I'll try again
later" Conner
>  
>  ----- 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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