Sup /tg/. I'm going to be DMing a game with a group of friends soon a setting similar to Cowboy Bebop, Outlaw Star, and Space Dandy.
I need to find a good D20 system that can handle a group piloting a ship, sci-fi combat, and and some magic combat. Do you guys have any ideas on what system to use?
>>49704383
>handle a group piloting a ship, sci-fi combat, and and some magic combat
>D20 system
Anon, I'm not sure how to to tell you this.It doesn't exist.
This is the kind of thing I'd use GURPS for, but just use BRP since it's less effort for you as a GM.
Literally what traveller was made for
>>49704610
Traveller isn't d20 though, is it? I heard the d20 version of it is awful.
>>49704610
>>49704867
I think I'll give Traveller a look
>d20
Why? Its what you're familiar with? Don't be afraid to try new stuff.
Some other dedicated systems for spaceship adventures: Diaspora, Hard Nova, Stars Without Number
Of course any of the DIY toolkit systems can work it if you're willing to put the effort
>>49702390
D20 is not built to do that, anon. Sorry to break it to you. I strongly encourage you to step out of your comfort zone if you really want to nail the feel you're going for.
Good candidates for games that would give you want you want, depending on how you ran the game:
> Star Wars: Edge of the Empire with the serial numbers filed off
> Traveller
> Stars without Number
> Savage Worlds
> FATE
> An Apocalypse World hack
>>49702390
>good
>D20 system
>>49705353
Well, he can try True20. It's the closest to a good d20 system.
>>49704594
>>49705297
>>49705341
>>49705353
>>49705353
I shouldn't have posted 'D20'.
Any rpg is fine, I was just trying to find an alternative to GURPS.
>>49705420
If you want alternative for GURPS you can look at Savage Worlds or WEG d6.
Or just use GURPS Lite.
Bounty Head Bebop is some kind of inverted variation on d20. Can't tell you if its any good because I don't know if anyone has ever actually played it. Always been curious about it though.
>>49702390
4e.
No, seriously.
Outlaw Star is space-fantasy. Gene is a space wizard, the catgirl is a were-tiger, there's a katana girl and I'm just going to go ahead and assume the android chick is some form of divine type thing.
Rename some of the skills (arcana->computers, religion->ancient technology or something) and you are essentially good to go. Space combat is iffy, but you can handle it as a group challenge.
>>49706367
I have no idea how anybody can legitimately believe that DnD, any edition, can be used for anything except heroic medieval fantasy.
>>49706399
If you replace the "medieval" part with "space" you get Outlaw star. It is Slayers... in space!
And 4e fluff is made to be replaced. Not that you need to work too hard....
http://funin.space/compendium/item/Laser-Pistol.html
>>49702390
Ballad of the Laser Whales was more or less explicitly meant to be Outlaw Star where everything is German instead of Chinese. It's D10 though, and also not finished. The developers of SoS made it in two days as a joke, and it turned out to be better than SoS.
>>49702390
>I need to find a good D20 system
>>49702390
>I need to find a good D20 system
You're going to have to search for a long fucking time in that case buddyStars without numbers is d20 I think.
>>49707127
SWN literally only uses D20's to hit things with a weapon. It's primarily 2d6+modifier based with a few different dice for weapon damage.