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Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 9:47
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Subject: Re: [OGF-L] OGC in Crooks
1. A feat as per MSH had more in common with a
skill check than a D20 feat if I remember correctly.
2. What makes something a 'feat' is very context
oriented. A D20 feat is a D20 feat because the word 'feat' is used to describe
a specific set of circumstances and data. Yes, White wolf's "Merit" (to take
an example off the top of my head) is very similar to a "d20 Feat" but it is
called a Merit and has different fields to describe what it does. The concept
is almost identical, but context changes it.
Similarly.. how many games have spells in them? A
whole ton. Most of them have ranges, levels, area of effect.. but only the D20
version has that particular set of fields in that particular order and calls
them 'spells'. If I were to create a new game that gave PCs access to 'spells'
I could.. I could even have most of the same fields.. it is just about the
presentation and uniqueness. I probably would have Close(25+5/level) as a
range for instance.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, April 12, 2004 8:14
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Subject: Re: [OGF-L] OGC in
Crooks
In a message dated 4/12/2004 4:24:40 AM
Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
So, in short,
no. I'd say the concept of feats, as
presented in D&D3E, predates
D&D3E, and thus can't be derived
from the D20SRD.
Strangely though, since
TSR did MSH (did they get the copyright or Marvel?), and since WotC bought
out Marvel, WotC may have de facto originated the usage in mainstream gaming
if MSH is the only usage we can find for it.
I doubt that it is,
because I imagine somebody has used the phrase "feats of daring do" or
somesuch in the industry.
I don't know that this has any bearing on
the OGL at all. I just thought it was noteworthy.
Lee
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