what's d20 ?

[hirch duckfinder]

can anyone help . im still using little black books + have played lots of d+d ( 1st ed + bit of 2nd ) . im curious about t20 . are the rules self contained ? they are advertised as requiring a d20 core book , but i cant seem to find one of those . do i really need it to play ?

 

[Ellros]

By Core book, they usually mean the 3rd ED D&D Player's Handbook, which started the whole d20 revolution.

 

[Commonman]

D20 is TSR\WOTC\HASBRO in house rule system. DND 3rd edition is based on it but it also has an open game liscencse so you can use the basic system in a role playing game without having to license it. IMHO it is not a "generic" system, just a good starting point for rules. Using TSR etc. D20 system Quicklink has come up with a pretty good D20 converstion to Traveller. I like to think of the D20 sytem and the games sprung from it as being like Quake and the mods it has spawned.

 

[bozzutoman]

Basically all you need is the T20 Handbook and a Wizards of the Coast core rulebook. I recommend the Star Wars RPG Core Rulebook as it is also sci-fi based.

Here are some sites to get started:

The d20 System: http://www.wizards.com/D20/main.asp?x=welcome,3

SRD: http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=srd

Modern SRD: http://www.wizards.com/D20/article.asp?x=msrd

T20 Lite: http://www.travellerrpg.com/T20/

 

[Ellros]

The Star Wars book is actually a very good choice instead of the D&D book, just as Bozzutoman said. With the exception that automatic fire is different, everything else is explained very well.