D20 System

The d20 system ( used by 20 - sided die, d of Engl. Dice for dice ) is a book published by Wizards of the Coast under the Open Game License RPG system without a given campaign world. Key point is the separation and interchangeability of game rules and the world; the claim is that any role-playing game world should be playable at d20. The system is highly adapted to medieval fantasy worlds. For role-playing games, which are located in a modern world, there are the so-called d20 Modern.

The most famous pen -and- paper role-playing game Advanced Dungeons and Dragons, was fashioned from Wizards of the Coast ( WotC ) completely to the d20 system and is now called Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition, which was published in July 2008, in accordance with the original from the 1970s by Gary Gygax. In the computer role-playing game area set amongst other games like Neverwinter Nights on d20 or the fact -based D & D.

One of the ideas under the d20 project was to provide the appearance of extensions to the role playing game Dungeons and Dragons, a legal basis. There are now dozens of third-party companies that manufacture such extensions for Dungeons and Dragons under the d20 license. The d20 rulebook is available for free download on the official d20 - site. The German distributor Feder & Schwert had refused in the past to provide in accordance with a German rule document. Reasons for concerns have been specified on recurring questions from fans, as the U.S. rights holder WotC will not tolerate localized versions of the SRD (System Reference Document ). That conclusion is contrary to that already since the publication of the French core rulebooks issued by a local licensee translation of the SRD was in France without WotC would ever undertaken legal action against it. In April 2008, Feder & Schwert surprised the fans with the announcement that the American publishers have relaxed the legal shackles and a German translation of the SRD nothing now stood in the way. The announcement was received differently in fan circles. While most fans were pleasantly surprised and began in relevant forums immediately started working on the translations, criticized others that the decision come far too late in the face of the house standing rule 4 edition of Dungeons & Dragons.

Versions

  • D20 SRD 3.0: First version, usually based on the Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition (2000)
  • D20 SRD 3.5: Improved version of the d20 SRD 3.0, usually based on the Dungeons & Dragons v.3.5 (2003 ), also known under the name Dungeons & Dragons 3rd Edition Revised
  • D20 SRD 4.0: Completely revised version of the SRD, usually based on the Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (2008)
  • D20 Modern SRD: implementation of the SRD for non- fantasy backgrounds, rule base for the D20 Modern Roleplaying Game ( 2002)
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