Re: [Arianne-general] Why not D20? Was: Stendhal dungeon & more questions

[Sal Z <Sa...@qu...>]

> one serious question to you and to all:
> 
> D20 (the system of D&D) is "open source". Its main benefit is, that it is *the* unified system among level/XP-based RPGs.
> 
> Why do you re-invent the wheel, instead of using a definitely fail-proof, well-balanced and time-proven system?
> 
> As you know, I don't like XP-based systems, but D20 really has its advantages, and using an extract of D20 will save you much time you could better use on content (maps, quests, whatever).
> 
> Just my 2 cents.

Uhmmm...Actually ,as far I remember , the D20 "AD&D" Ruleset was usually
avaible only on some expesive rule-books...Can you tell me where did you
find it?
Are you just speaking about a "lite" version or a full one?

By the Way, remodelling the Ruleset would be really useful...I've tried
to get some balancing between the Level/EXP and the level/"HP-ATK-DEF"
and it is awfully unmanageable...

For example , has someone got any decent values about the the ratio
between exp from level n to level n+1?

A linear approach cannot be used or it will cause severe balancing
problems...it's like the gears of a car: The distance between the 1st
and the 2nd gear isn't the same between the 5th and the 6th: nor the
same, nor a multiple of the same value!The same can be considered true
for the levels.
I hope I explained it correctly...

Another problem comes when defining the values correctly for enemies,
without any classes it's extremely hard to define a coherent
"level-growth" behaviour between the races...