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#1 turalisj Dec 01, 2008 9:08:12	I was wondering if there was anyone that could help me convert the newest Tom Clancy game, End War (which is awesome by the way) into a d20 setting? Most of the equipment in there would be around pl6, but I would still need help statting it all out.
#2 tema69 Dec 01, 2008 15:30:27	Haven't played End War. But I'd love to see som Tom Clancy stuff for d20.
#3 AnimeSniper Dec 01, 2008 17:26:22	Same Here... Haven't played the game but I have read the book version!
#4 tema69 Dec 01, 2008 17:40:30	There's a book? ...good thing it's christmas soon.
#5 AnimeSniper Dec 01, 2008 18:11:44	Yes there is and there is even a Gears of War book out just recently... sometimes authors do faithful renditions of video games... S.D. Perry wrote the RE books!
#6 shinobi_guyver Dec 01, 2008 18:22:03	There's a book? ...good thing it's christmas soon. Yeah, my brother got the book to get hyped up for the game, then realized the game wasn't going to be what he expected. :\
#7 AnimeSniper Dec 01, 2008 18:24:37	True book renditions of video games are never really like the game itself... the book based around the 2nd RE game had snippets that happened in play but never an exact copy!
#8 turalisj Dec 01, 2008 19:53:33	The book for EW was released Feb08, a good couple of months before the game. Well, let's start off with the Joint Strike Force (JSF, all info according to the EW main site): M320 Spartan Mobile Artillery: Crew: I'm guessing 4 (driver, gunner, navigator, guy who gives the other 3 directions) Passengers: 0 Cargo: 2.5 tons Initiative: -4 Maneuver: -4 Top Speed: ?? Defence: 8 Hardness: 15 Hit Points: 50 Size: Gargantuan (the d20 rules for vehicle size are odd) Attacks: 155mm Howitzer: ?? damage (8d12 or more is my guess) Never made anything for d20 without some sort of guideline, so I don't know how well this is done. Feel free to tear the Spartan to shreds.
#9 AnimeSniper Dec 02, 2008 13:02:27	M320 Spartan Mobile Artillery: Crew: I'm guessing 4 (driver, gunner, navigator, guy who gives the other 3 directions) Passengers: 0 Cargo: 2.5 tons Initiative: -4 Maneuver: -4 Top Speed: ?? Defence: 8 Hardness: 15 Hit Points: 50 Size: Gargantuan (the d20 rules for vehicle size are odd) Attacks: 155mm Howitzer: ?? damage (8d12 or more is my guess) First off link us to EW's site so we can help:D Looks okay but what I never understood with d20 Modern is how some people like/dislike the idea of variable munitions in weapons during gameplay... they exist so why can't they be used in gameplay ; i.e. your Spartan fires an Airburst round {+1d20} that detonates over the target area... sure you have to keep track of what rounds the PC has but the PC also has to figure out which round to use his next turn! Then figure in PC wealth and how hard the GM makes finding the ammo they want to use
#10 tema69 Dec 02, 2008 15:23:51	May I suggest building the stats with the d20 Mecha SRD? These are some real nice guidelines that allow you to build anything, scale it appropriately, and give it a price tag. It takes only a wee bit of reading to understand. http://1257631298284345157-a-1802744773732722657-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/d20futurecampaign/Home/files/MechaD20_SRD.pdf?attredirects=1&auth=ANoY7coQkPsJEpJmEcmcHpbT-n5zuiIJw-HBP4ZnotUpBHuseHTs7gmrhIq26IvJe5qa4KgUZRkLyiVu69CS8eZWqaQG5arQ88q0Q8kpIFMfX_MwZIQvXegmpXAftOyx3VchSd_jL2eo8-99r_fpERmAXmw80mZg5OeCLLhINvyTCv07Q_DgXkZpJYPtM5s1mkXXNzS68ObMczooln7LiOwsYute_tbD_v_AmRCAvMo1SCI7cO-hhgA%3D
#11 turalisj Dec 02, 2008 15:39:38	I've been trying to find the D20 Mecha document, but they've been gone since GoO went out of buisness.
#12 tema69 Dec 02, 2008 15:58:08	The link provided in my above post goes to a .pdf version of the d20 Mecha SRD, translated to american english.
#13 turalisj Dec 02, 2008 16:06:09	I noticed that. Thank's for the link, it should help (and help with the gundam game I'm working on)
#14 AnimeSniper Dec 02, 2008 17:43:19	Gundam you say... which one are you basing it around cause I've seen a few and could maybe help...
#15 turalisj Dec 02, 2008 17:53:23	A generalized mix of all of them. Right now it's nothing beyond a few bits written in a notebook with some mobile suit ideas.
#16 doomsought Dec 02, 2008 18:11:40	M320 Spartan Mobile Artillery: Crew: 4 (driver, gunner, navigator, commander) Passengers: 0 Cargo: 2.5 tons Initiative: -4 Maneuver: -4 Top Speed: ?? Defence: 8 Hardness: 15 Hit Points: 50 Size: Gargantuan (the d20 rules for vehicle size are odd) Attacks: 155mm Howitzer: -15' burst reflex (>15?) 1/2 -damage (16d12) Never made anything for d20 without some sort of guideline, so I don't know how well this is done. Feel free to tear the Spartan to shreds. Fixed, a bit. I haven't played the game so I can't know for sure.
#17 AnimeSniper Dec 02, 2008 18:43:55	Originally Posted by turalisj M320 Spartan Mobile Artillery: Crew: 4 (driver, gunner, navigator, commander) Passengers: 0 Cargo: 2.5 tons Initiative: -4 Maneuver: -4 Top Speed: ?? Defence: 8 Hardness: 15 Hit Points: 50 Size: Gargantuan (the d20 rules for vehicle size are odd) Attacks: 155mm Howitzer: -15' burst reflex (>15?) 1/2 -damage (16d12) 16d12 for a Mobile Artillery unit... no complaints here on that... especially when your SPec Op unit grabs one and turns it on the enemy NPC's.:D
#18 narukagami Dec 02, 2008 19:24:08	Step 1) GET THIS BOOK: Amazon Link Step 2) Since it uses the d20 Mecha SRD to stat its vehicles, you can very easily modify the vehicles within to be more "advanced." For example: I recommend modifying the Paladin Mobile Artillery for the Spartan. Step 3) Enjoy. I love that Military Vehicles book, not only does it stat a TON of today's military vehicles and their weapons from all around the world, but it also serves as a great launching point and frame of reference for designing new weapons and vehicles. I particularly like their formula for figuring out armor and HP. Some of the weapon stats can seem a little wonky, but its not hard to modify those.