This was another big influence. Simply put, d20 Modern took a set of rules I understood (Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition) and tweaked them heavily (classes, occupations, setting), and I loved it even more.Maybe it was the idea of playing X-Files meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, or the fact that the rules could more easily … Continue reading RPGs that influenced me IV – d20 Modern
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Another new idea – Attack of the Netherverse
Or Invasion of the Netherverse, or from the Netherverse, or something along those lines. This is my take on the Shadowhunters / Dark•Matter setting (also seen in Alternity), so it's a bit Buffy the Vampire Slayer, a bit X Files, and probably a lot of Cthulhoid monsters - so maybe a bit Hellboy/BPRD too. So there's … Continue reading Another new idea – Attack of the Netherverse
Department 7
So, I've played a lot of games with Department 7 as a central focus. When d20 Modern was new, I ran a few different X-Files style games, with the players working for a mysterious Department 7. Sometimes they were a subsidiary of the FBI (I think they were some kind of "Frontline Division Department 7" … Continue reading Department 7
Inquisitorial backtracking
A few years ago, I wrote a little piece for a creative writing class about a guy being led astray by his best friend. He was, however, led towards the open arms of a succubus, and only saved when the 'weird guy' who dropped out of high school turned up and arrested the succubus and … Continue reading Inquisitorial backtracking
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