d20 Star Trek Anyone?

[REG]

I have yet to determine the d20 System's equivalents of the LUGTrek skills. Some of those skills should be converted to feats instead, IMHO.

I am currently using D&D3e and Star Wars d20 as reference. I would like to see how the upcoming Traveller d20 (or T20) rules deal with prior service background.

<font color="white">Off the top of my head, one LUGTrek skill level should be approximately equal to two d20 skill ranks.</font>

I'm also toying with a radical concept based upon the prestige class rule mechanics called promotion class (tentatively titled). It's a set of one-level "prestige classes" that determines your standing rank. Just like a prestige class, you need to meet the requirements. And high-ranking promotion class would definitely require low-ranking promotion class (e.g. a Lieutenant promotion class requires the Lieutenant Junior Grade and Ensign promotion classes). Don't worry, there will be a promotion class rule mechanics for enlisted personnel, too.

(I'm also toying with the concept of Officer-level benefit based on the Epic-level rules mechanics for comparison of two different approach to promotion ... and see which one is better.)

Like I said, it's a radical concept that character do not need to spend a feat for it (I know a lot of you are thinking of using promotion as a feat).

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Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...

[This message has been edited by REG (edited 07-21-2001).]

[Phantom]

And so many people were worried about a Star Trek using the D20 system, the whole 5th level Captain thing seemed to turn people off. Since I never really looked at it that way I'm glad some people are giveing it a try. In theory I thought it would work, I'll have to keep an eye out here to ses if it works in practice.

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In the Praetors Name!

[Sawyer]

I guess my main question is: Do we
1) Develop a d20 system using ideas & concepts from LUGTrek?
=OR=
2) Develop a means to convert a LUGTrek character over to a d20 system?

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[REG]

I'd opt for choice #1.

We can work on the conversion rule later. We have yet to established a set of d20-based rules for a Star Trek RPG.

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Anyhoo, just some random thoughts...

[Sawyer]

<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by REG:

I'm also toying with a radical concept based upon the prestige class rule mechanics called promotion class (tentatively titled). It's a set of one-level "prestige classes" that determines your standing rank. Just like a prestige class, you need to meet the requirements. And high-ranking promotion class would definitely require low-ranking promotion class (e.g. a Lieutenant promotion class requires the Lieutenant Junior Grade and Ensign promotion classes). Don't worry, there will be a promotion class rule mechanics for enlisted personnel, too.

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I like this idea a lot. It is interesting to have a multi-level prestige class. I often figured once I took a prestige class I wouldn't be taking another prestige class. I don't think there is anything preventing it.


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