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From: ccastkv@gitpyr.UUCP (KEITH VAGLIENTI)
Newsgroups: net.games.frp
Subject: Mixing Technologies
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Date: Tue, 14-Jan-86 11:24:57 EST
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Posted: Tue Jan 14 11:24:57 1986
Date-Received: Wed, 15-Jan-86 01:19:54 EST
Organization: Georgia Institute of Technology
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My advice on mixing technologies in AD&D is don't. There exist several
other systems that lend themselves to this sort of thing much more
easily. I'd reccommend one of the following systems; Lords of Creation from
Avalon Hill, the Hero System from Hero Games (Champions, Justice, Inc.,
Danger International, and Fantasy Hero), and the I.C.E. Law systems.

If you are going to mix techonologies using AD&D then treat technological 
items as special magic items. Blaster pistols are a variant on wand of
lightning, defense/force shields are pseudo-cubes of force, and so on. The
most important thing to remember is that unlike their magical counterparts
anyone can use them. The other important thing is that these items require
energy to work, energy which won't be available to the characters unless
they brought along a portable power plant or somesuch. If not, well, everything
works great until...


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Keith Conrad Vaglienti
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