OSINT CHANGELOG 250509
Neither of use remember because neither of us played them, but we both have a vague recollection of either the official D20 Modern for 3e or a Modern d20 game by Green Ronin (?) using the six primary attributes as character classes. Strength Hero, Dexterity Hero, something like that. It fits with our idea of using Backgrounds as the identifier rather than class. Character progress based on that attribute aptitude, which has to sync with the Background. It isn’t copying any one game system, but it’s using the SRD 5.2.1 base and allowing us to pull in things that we like to build this franken-system. Which is a lot of the fun of being a role playing gamer.
Neither of use remember because neither of us played them, but we both have a vague recollection of either the official D20 Modern for 3e or a Modern d20 game by Green Ronin (?) using the six primary attributes as character classes. Strength Hero, Dexterity Hero, something like that. It fits with our idea of using Backgrounds as the identifier rather than class. Character progress based on that attribute aptitude, which has to sync with the Background. It isn’t copying any one game system, but it’s using the SRD 5.2.1 base and allowing us to pull in things that we like to build this franken-system. Which is a lot of the fun of being a role playing gamer.
OSINT CHANGELOG 250508
A random conversation about 5e Backgrounds somehow led Piper to compare them to the old James Bond RPG’s Fields of Experience. They’re not your character class, but they explain who you were before you became an adventurer and what you might do in your downtime. We looked at each other and realized that we need to write a spy game. Both of us are more invested in the thriller genre than fantasy. I don’t know if there’s been another D20-based espionage RPG since Spycraft, but it doesn’t really matter. There are a million 3e- and 5e-based fantasy role playing games even though D&D dominates. There are always niches to be filled and different takes on a genre to be explored.
A random conversation about 5e Backgrounds somehow led Piper to compare them to the old James Bond RPG’s Fields of Experience. They’re not your character class, but they explain who you were before you became an adventurer and what you might do in your downtime. We looked at each other and realized that we need to write a spy game. Both of us are more invested in the thriller genre than fantasy. I don’t know if there’s been another D20-based espionage RPG since Spycraft, but it doesn’t really matter. There are a million 3e- and 5e-based fantasy role playing games even though D&D dominates. There are always niches to be filled and different takes on a genre to be explored.
OSINT CHANGELOG 250503
Even though SRD 5.2 was only released about a month ago, Wizard of the Coast has already released 5.2.1. I haven’t looked into what changed, but for a Creative Commons licensed game base it’s pretty substantial. Piper and I have talked about writing a game, but neither of us wants to go through the pain of writing a rules system from scratch. This might be the solution. We can change what we want and keep what works.
Even though SRD 5.2 was only released about a month ago, Wizard of the Coast has already released 5.2.1. I haven’t looked into what changed, but for a Creative Commons licensed game base it’s pretty substantial. Piper and I have talked about writing a game, but neither of us wants to go through the pain of writing a rules system from scratch. This might be the solution. We can change what we want and keep what works.