Will WotC revamp d20 Modern as well?
Are there any 3rd party publishers out there that plan to support d20 Modern in its present form? It seems like it's been a long time since WotC released anything for d20M.
Thanks.
Wizards says they plan to support the franchise, and there's every reason to believe that it will follow the 4e model. It doesn't matter what we'd all prefer, one way or the other. They have hitched their wagon to 4th Ed.
The only people still supporting d20 in modern form are specific brands, like Mutants and Masterminds. There doesn't seem to be any Pathfinder equivalent for Modern (yet), but there is a metric crap-tonne of people like me, making home-brew stuff. As long as you don't mind downloading off of the internet and taking part in the design process, then there is no shortage of Modern material to work with.
That's why I support genre-specific RPGs. Check my sig. Just sayin'.
It seems to me that RPGs need a recognisable genre or setting, and d20M tried to be just a bit too universal.
I disagree, there are numerous very successful RPGs that are completely genre-less, universal, and generic. Though their main selling points are in the fact they were completely universal, and most of their expansions are in settings and genre books.
What d20M really needed was consistent, genre-specific support. Without that, it was kind of a blank core book.
Innerwall, I was going to tell you that I feel as though there would be no update for the red headed stepchild that is d20 Modern, but if TheRealOrion says that Wizards said that they would, then Wizards said that they would.
And yeah, I think WotC may have dropped the ball by not coming up more genre-related material. I also wonder if it would have taken off more if it had been 100% compatible with D&D (if I recall it was close but not spot-on).
I personally don't pay all that much attention to talk of Wizards relaunching the game because I'm not especially inclined towards 4e, otherwise I think I'd have that information myself. Sorry man.
Innerwall: it was very close, but the minor differences were enough to mess with a D&D player who wanted to "cross-over." Also, it anticipated a few of the changes made to 3.5, if I recall correctly, but not all of them. So it was incompatible with both 3e and 3.5e, which limited its cross-over appeal. Don't get me wrong. I think it's a very good system in a lot of ways (with a few exceptions), and I think if Wizards didn't have to show immeiate profit to satisfy Hasbro, then d20M might have had a chance to gain a small but dedicated player base, and then we would have gotten more genre books, instead of past/modern/future + Star Wars (the latter of which, a recognisable property, actually did pretty well!). If "Past" had been named "Pulp" and they'd really gone for the genre feel, it would have done better. That's what I think, anyway. If "Future" had been called "d20 Sci-Fi," it would have sold better. It would have given people some place to start.
But I've ranted about this many, many times. I'll leave it alone now.
or at least the Class ToHit tables in the DMG
now that was gaming..... no minmaxing a bunch of junk
Bring Back THACO!!!
or at least the Class ToHit tables in the DMG
now that was gaming..... no minmaxing a bunch of junk
If you couldn't minmix you weren't trying hard enough. :P
Go go 18/00 Strength! I totally rolled it legit guys! No really! I did! Why are you looking at me like that?
that is 'lieing'
... there is a difference... not much... ok, maybe not ;)
Dude, I would love to put your mind at ease, but I do not know how to dig up the quotation. I know that a few months ago, a bit of text showed up on these fora (possibly before they were drastically reduced to their current size!) that said that there were plans to look at d20M again in 2011. Anybody have that text kicking around? Or a link to that text?
I personally don't pay all that much attention to talk of Wizards relaunching the game because I'm not especially inclined towards 4e, otherwise I think I'd have that information myself. Sorry man.
That's all right, like I said before, I'm inclined to believe you.
They seem to treat other products as sand-boxes for D&D, which I suppose is fair enough. It is the thing that keeps them in business. But if you're at all fond of those other products, it can feel a bit dismissive.
Agreed. Fortunately it seemed to have worked for at least one of their products. SWSE, which I've heard referred to as D&D 3.75, came out quite nicely in spite of the sand-box effect.
That's all right, like I said before, I'm inclined to believe you.
It was done during a Q&A at a D&DXP on a video cast from Gamer Zero,he asked Christoper Perkins and Perkins said there was a future for D20 modern..
It was done during a Q&A at a D&DXP on a video cast from Gamer Zero,he asked Christoper Perkins and Perkins said there was a future for D20 modern..
Actions speak louder than words, so far we've seen nothing to indicate there is even an interest beyond a single nearly-year-old comment.
I'll believe it when I see it.
Actions speak louder than words, so far we've seen nothing to indicate there is even an interest.
I'll believe it when I see it.
I know....I've asked Webster the VCL for our area to check and see if Chris' answer has changed
www.d20radio.com/forum you can find their forum. They are called Department 7