I don't remember the GBI game having feats. Besides, my point is not that it can't be done, rather that there's a lot of work to be done in order to get it to play smoothly and in a way that's both fast and fun.

I notice that someone else is already busy working on a d20 adaption for ghostbusters.

http://www.ghostbusters.net/disscussion/ghn/12/88484/

Me and Dancing Toaster found someone who has the original system by West End Games.

Did you want a copy? There's a place up the road from me that always seems to have a copy for sale.

Ahem…I'm sorry to interject, but I am still working out the rules for a D20 RPG for Ghostbusters. I see absolutely no problem with the D20 system, and feats are not all used for combat….and almost ALL skills are useless in combat.

I'm using the D20 modern system as my base, and adding elements from “Call of Cthulhu.”

All monsters in D20 are quite usable, as the ghostbusters don't just battle ghosts.

Yes, a whole new equiptment list will be implemented, as well as rules for trapping ghosts.

Whoa so it will be a video game? Unlike what GBVA has set up for GBI

No. the D20 system is a tabletop RPG. If you are interested in the future video game RPGs….then here you go.


http://www.ghostbusters.net/disscussion/ghn/12/71497/0/

I posted the thread on your work on a d20 version above, Vincent. How's it coming along?

I think that we will use the old West End Games system for now…if I have more time I will follow up on the d20 system…some of the people EgonsGirl and I rp with know a bit about the d20 modern and CoC.

Thank you all for your help. :d

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Anyway, Castewar, the only snag I've hit so far is in using the D20 modern's “Talent tree”

I want to make one available to all Ghostbusters (as all GB heroes will use the base classes from D20 Modern), but I'm not exactly sure what to put in it.

I'm also debating making Action Points a “rechargable” source. According to the rules, once they're spent….they're spent. The coolest abilities in the game require Action Points to use! What fun is it if you're all of a sudden unable to do something just because you don't have action points?

I was also thinking of a system of abilities that you could buy that are activated by the use of action points. I have a lot of stuff floating around in my head, and no real way to organize it and fit it together. I'll think of something eventually.

I haven't had a look at the d20 CoC yet, so I can't compare, but I've played the original system and I like the sanity point idea (did they keep that for the d20 system?).

Something like that would allow for the GB idea of “Ray's gone bye bye, Egon. What have you got?” Ghostbusting isn't about dying anyhow, but they do get frazzled sometimes. Peter's “he slimed me” moment is a perfect example of a character blowing their sanity roll and becoming useless for a bit. The same goes for Winston getting run over by the ghost train, or Egon retreating into his calculations when they meet their first ghost.

There are a number of games that do something similar to what you're describing with making action points rechargable. The few that come to mind use a system where certain skills are linked to your action points and when you successfully use them, you get a point. There is a cap on these points, so you can't stockpile tonnes of them and overwhelm the rules. I'd imagine for a d20 system you might want to limit it to naked rolls, rather than rolls where people apply bonuses, take 20, or are aided by another character. On the plus side, you now have the possibility of a new feat, where the action point limit is increased by a point or so.

Just some thoughts.