A) It's designed to work without magic, and it does.
B) Having all sorts of skills and abilities mapped out seems to work well for emulating modern to future settings better than a strict class system.
C) The base classes, modeled to fit each ability score, are iconic enough to be classes, but are used more like ability templates. It's really easy to create the sort of character you like.
Strong Hero
Fast Hero
Tough Hero
Smart Hero
Dedicated Hero
Charismatic Hero
You had me at "Fast Here."
ReplyDeleteYaaaH, baby !!
ReplyDeleteHehe...need an anti-hero.
ReplyDeleteI've got the Grim Tales d20 rulebook, and saw the implementation of these stat-based hero classes. I actually think it's a pretty good extension of the old D&D "prime requisite" taken to a much more logical conclusion.
ReplyDeleteI've yet to play an actual game that uses this "class" or perhaps "archetype" schema, but it seems to make a lot of sense.