Completely point buy [Archive] - Wizards Community

Completely point buy [Archive] - Wizards Community

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adamb0nd
11-10-05, 11:42 AM I'm about to embark on a journal of headaches and trechery, to convert the 20 level system, to a more customizable pointbuy system. It adds the beauty, fun, and general easy understanding of wizard's d20, with the customizable, and uniqueness of white-wolfs d10.

Before I go driving for a world of hurt, does any one know if such a system has aready been made, by either corperation or customer?

My vision is very basic class system, and no "levels". Can yah dig?
Seeker95
11-10-05, 11:52 AM It's called GURPS (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/).
Escef
11-10-05, 11:56 AM Mutants and Masterminds uses a very customizable varient of d20.
Conshey
11-10-05, 11:57 AM amen, a new 4th edition of GURPS is out and it is alot less of a head ache than 3rd try it. you might actually like it. Although GM preparation goes from 6-8 hours a week, to 12-20 hours a week, good luck
weasel fierce
11-10-05, 02:15 PM Most games with points buy systems has what you are after. I believe BESM D20 has something like this as well.
Having a sane system for buying things isnt a bad idea, rather than the random fracture between class, ability, feat and skill, and each coming from different things.

Its true that GURPS can have high prep time, though D20 has as well, though complications in play are a lot less. Particularly combat is much easier to do, IMO
Germytech
11-10-05, 06:25 PM There are some on the boards, here, too.

There's the Uber Generics (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=282481) thread.

And then there's my Big Point System, if someone else recalls it. I don't have my copy at work.

A few others, I think, that I cannot remember offhand.
Gadodel
11-10-05, 09:56 PM Mutants and Masterminds uses a very customizable varient of d20.
Yep.

And I heard True D20 might also be helpful.
Stuntman
11-11-05, 09:04 PM There's also the Hero system.
MadBlue
11-12-05, 01:03 AM amen, a new 4th edition of GURPS is out and it is alot less of a head ache than 3rd try it. you might actually like it. Although GM preparation goes from 6-8 hours a week, to 12-20 hours a week, good luckNot if you have GURPS Character Assistant - that's a real timesaver. :D

For d20, I second M&M or True20 (or a combination of the two).

MadBlue
Tyler Do'Urden
11-12-05, 02:34 AM Most games with points buy systems has what you are after. I believe BESM D20 has something like this as well.

BESM d20 has d20-style classes. Original BESM was all point-based.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
adamb0nd 11-10-05, 11:42 AM	I'm about to embark on a journal of headaches and trechery, to convert the 20 level system, to a more customizable pointbuy system. It adds the beauty, fun, and general easy understanding of wizard's d20, with the customizable, and uniqueness of white-wolfs d10. Before I go driving for a world of hurt, does any one know if such a system has aready been made, by either corperation or customer? My vision is very basic class system, and no "levels". Can yah dig?
Seeker95 11-10-05, 11:52 AM	It's called GURPS (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/).
Escef 11-10-05, 11:56 AM	Mutants and Masterminds uses a very customizable varient of d20.
Conshey 11-10-05, 11:57 AM	amen, a new 4th edition of GURPS is out and it is alot less of a head ache than 3rd try it. you might actually like it. Although GM preparation goes from 6-8 hours a week, to 12-20 hours a week, good luck
weasel fierce 11-10-05, 02:15 PM	Most games with points buy systems has what you are after. I believe BESM D20 has something like this as well. Having a sane system for buying things isnt a bad idea, rather than the random fracture between class, ability, feat and skill, and each coming from different things. Its true that GURPS can have high prep time, though D20 has as well, though complications in play are a lot less. Particularly combat is much easier to do, IMO
Germytech 11-10-05, 06:25 PM	There are some on the boards, here, too. There's the Uber Generics (http://boards1.wizards.com/showthread.php?t=282481) thread. And then there's my Big Point System, if someone else recalls it. I don't have my copy at work. A few others, I think, that I cannot remember offhand.
Gadodel 11-10-05, 09:56 PM	Mutants and Masterminds uses a very customizable varient of d20. Yep. And I heard True D20 might also be helpful.
Stuntman 11-11-05, 09:04 PM	There's also the Hero system.
MadBlue 11-12-05, 01:03 AM	amen, a new 4th edition of GURPS is out and it is alot less of a head ache than 3rd try it. you might actually like it. Although GM preparation goes from 6-8 hours a week, to 12-20 hours a week, good luckNot if you have GURPS Character Assistant - that's a real timesaver. :D For d20, I second M&M or True20 (or a combination of the two). MadBlue
Tyler Do'Urden 11-12-05, 02:34 AM	Most games with points buy systems has what you are after. I believe BESM D20 has something like this as well. BESM d20 has d20-style classes. Original BESM was all point-based.