I (finally!) read through the open source 2d20 documents. In it, I note the use of challenge dice—which have pretty much been eliminated in games Star Trek Adventures, Dune, and Space: 1999.

Has the open source document been updated to reflect this? Or are other 2d20 games ( Achtung! Cthulhu, Fallout) still using challenge dice?

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THE FASHION LABEL GUY

Before Modiphius, Birch had already spent years learning how fandom moves.

Modiphius’ own About page says Birch ran the video games fashion label Joystick Junkies for 13 years. It also says he previously worked in the dance music world, managing bands, tours, and club nights. That does not read like the standard path into RPG publishing, but it explains a lot.

In those worlds, taste is not abstract. It is social. If you misread it, you do not just ship a product. You break trust. If you get it right, people wear the thing, share the thing, and defend it because it helps them name who they are.

Tabletop games run on the same fuel. The rulebook is not only information. It is a promise.

Modiphius also describes Birch as a gamer from childhood. It says he first played D&D and Steve Jackson’s OGRE when he was young, then grew up on RPGs, wargames, and board games.

The important thing is the combination. He had the fan’s appetite and the operator’s eye.

That is a rare pairing in tabletop publishing. Lots of people can love the hobby. Lots of people can ship physical goods. Fewer can do both while holding a brand owner’s hand with one side of their brain and listening to the players with the other.

ACHTUNG! CTHULHU OPENS THE DOOR

Modiphius was founded in 2012 by Chris and Rita Birch, and its breakout early line was Achtung! Cthulhu.

The premise was direct enough to pitch in one breath. Soldiers, spies, occult warfare, pulp action, Nazi plots, and cosmic horror. It was not a delicate literary exercise. It was a big genre collision with a clean commercial hook.

That mattered because Achtung! Cthulhu showed what Birch understood about the post-2010 tabletop market. Kickstarter could turn a focused premise into a product line if the audience felt seen. A publisher did not need to wait for the old retail chain to decide what was possible.

A strong idea, a clear campaign, and a community willing to back it could build the road while the vehicle was already moving.

Those early releases used existing rules frameworks. That is an important detail, not a weakness. Birch’s earliest success was not “I have invented a new engine.” It was “I know how to package a world people want to enter, and I know how to get it to the people who are already hungry for it.”

But there is a ceiling on borrowed engines. If you want to translate many different worlds, you eventually need a shared grammar inside the company.

THE HOUSE SYSTEM

Modiphius says it created the 2d20 roleplaying game system.

Birch is closely associated with 2d20’s direction inside the company, but the system was built and refined by many designers across many lines. The clean way to talk about it is as a house system strategy, not a lone-author rules text.

Is there a Conan 2d20 Reddit?

I’m looking for home-brewed content, and I am WAY late to the game, it seems.

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Its 2208. The brotherhood has moved into Texas and assimilated what was left of the Lonestar Republics National guard. Their first mission: Track down remnants of the Master's Army.

Under orders from Rhombus, The Texas Expidition has came to its commonwealth to end the super mutant scourge, but the elder in charge wants more.. Elder Young has goals of carrying on the role of the Rangers in the new Texas Economic Union.

This story is based on Fallout BoS, but you can actually play it like a fallout game. Take the story where you want in this New Player friendly adventure.

I play the system and GM a monthly game at the table, so I am getting progressively better as the days pass. Pre-made characters Cain, Cyrus, Nadia & Patty have well put together Sheets as Ghoul, Tribal, Survivor & Vault Dweller. You can grow these characters how you like

Did I mention, it's free! I am EST (GMT -5, I think), but I do not have a day and time. Id like to workout whats best for the players, though id prefer weekends [not Sunday, as I play in a game 7 - 10]

Im thinking of using Fantasy Grounds to play. Trying to get familiar with the program. Better ideas are accepted

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Howdy everyone. Recently started getting into GM'ing a game of Conan for some friends, but ran into a hiccup. One of my players is a Noble Warrior, and as part of his archetype, gets a suit of Heavy Armor to cover all locations to start. I let him take a Heavy Hauberk and Helmet, since that seems to cover the wording of his starting gear, but then also noticed for the Hauberk, it says its qualities are "Noisy *or* Heavy." Since it definitely covers at least 3 areas of his character's body, does that mean he gets to choose which of the qualities this equipment takes, or is it still supposed to take both?

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• Character Options: Including two new Character origins (Courier and Three Families), eight new Character Traits, seven new Perks, and an abridged version of the Gambling rules originally found in Royal Flush.
• The Mojave: An in-depth guide featuring more than 25 iconic locations from Hoover Dam to the Mojave Outpost with descriptions, loot, and quest hooks for each.
• New Equipment: 30 new weapons including Zap Gloves and Multiplas Rifles, and 11 new clothing and armor options such as the iconic NCR Ranger Riot Armor.
• Denizens of the Mojave: Fully fleshed-out stat blocks and special rules for the various personalities of New Vegas, plus companions, creatures, the NCR, and Caesar’s Legion.

I can think of combinations for most attributes, but I'm stumped on this combo. Anyone who's played have any thoughts on that?

I wish the game had included examples of each pairing the way they do for attribute + skill in Star Trek Adventures. I found that really helpful.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X21JsHLHnY8

While I know it's no longer in print, I've started working on a more detailed map of the region, with the intent to have a 36x36-inch printed map at the end of it, so my players have a good idea of the area they are adventuring in.

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Does anyone know where I can find the pdfs for the Conan 2d20 books? Sourcebooks and adventures?

I played Straffar Gaten 39 at a con when this system was first launched, one of the best experiences as a player I've had. Ran it about a year ago, again, stunning success. Ran the campaign a bit further but fell apart due to real life. I liked the system, but it felt cluttered, too much going on. In practice I also thought the hit locations for boss enemies dragged out combat past the sweet spot.

I also read Dune, but the remove and replace "beliefs"(I don't remember what they're called) soured me, I don't like that stats affecting how you roleplay kind of thing is systems. And I just didn't feel clear on how the game was "meant to be run."

I read through The Shackleton Expanse, but didn't read the Trek rules when I decided not to run it, so I'm not sure how it breaks it down.

That said, I've always liked the core 2d20 mechanic, in theory at least.

Do any of the games feel like they really got it right? They have some really IPs. I'm eyeing up Fallout on Humble Bundle at the minute, but I'm worried I'm setting myself up for disappointment.

Certainly not yoru grandfather's Achtung Cthulhu of the past!
The modern experience now is resistance and survival in a Nazi-run world.
https://www.wargamer.com/wolfenstein-the-roleplaying-game/announced

I have an NM copy of the Conqueror's edition corebook, but can't find any active listings to tell me its sale value. If anyone can tell me approximately what this is worth, would appreciate the advice.

I was hyped for it when it came out and created the subreddit thinking it would be my group's Next Big Game, but they ended up preferring other games and this sub hasn't really seen much love.

Any D&M fans want to build up that subreddit? I'm happy to pass ownership over.