On Sat, 31 Mar 2001, Lizard wrote:
> > Say, "Using the world's most popular game system!" or "A game with
> > rules you already know!" or something. Leave it to other people to
> > actually say it's D20.
>
> Perhaps the unofficial FAQ could include 'Top 10 Euphemisms For D20'
>
> 'Duodecahedron System'
> 'D19++ System'
Well, a duodecahedron is actually the shape of a 12-sided die.
A twenty-sided die is an icosahedron. However, since no one knows
that, it isn't so useful as a euphemism. :-) I believe some of the
current D20 stuff uses "Third Edition" as a euphemism, which I guess
works OK. However, it would be nice to have a agreed-upon distinctive
term which could be recognized across products.
i.e. WotC D&D products have both "D&D" and "D20" as marks which
relate them to just "D20" products. Similarly, 3rd party products
could put "blah-blah" and "D20" on products that use the D20 STL,
and just "blah-blah" for OGF products derived from the D20 system.
- John
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