From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >From: "Mark \"Tipop\" Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > Please correct me if I'm wrong, but it appears that according to
this
> >license, it would be possible to create a game that uses the d20 system
> >with a completely new magic system, armor that absorbs damage instead of
> >adding to AC, and AC that is modified by the character's base to-hit
bonus.
>
> I certainly hope so!
>
> Do you know of someone who is writing up a system like this? ;)
Actually, yes. I am a contributing author for the 4th edition
Talislanta RPG. There is some discussion on the Talislanta list about
making a d20 version of the game after Tal4 is published, hence my interest.
If we had to straightjacket outselves with (what I percieve as) D&D's system
flaws, it would be a much harder sell.
> > Neither the magic system nor the way AC is determined is a "defined
> >term".
>
> But what "AC" is is.
AC is simply defined as the number you need to roll to hit. How that
number is derived is not defined. In Talislanta, a character's combat skill
determines how difficult he is to hit, not his equipment. To put that in
D&D terms, you could just say that the character's Base To Hit modifier adds
to AC, and armor itself just soaks damage.
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