''d20 Future'' is an accessory for the ''

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'' role-playing game written by Christopher Perkins, Rodney Thompson, and

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. It facilitates the playing of campaigns in the far future, using elements such as cybernetics,

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, space travel, starships, and

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. ''d20 Future'' is one of the most extensive of science-fiction d20 games and has its own SRD, which is a source for many other sci-fi d20 games.

New rules

''d20 Future'' introduced a number of new elements to ''d20 Modern'', including: * New classes, occupations, feats, and skill applications * New equipment, include cybernetics and

* Rules for robot player characters * Rules for mutations * Rules for scientific engineering, spaceships, and constructs * Hazards and environments, including vacuum and radiation * Progress levels, describing global levels of technological development

Campaigns

The book presented a number of campaign models, which provided a framework for building a full

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but did not include a full-scale setting. Campaign models introduced include: * '' Bughunters'', an adventure game and bug hunt setting inspired by '' Aliens'', '' Starship Troopers'', and its predecessor in ''

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''. * '' Dimension X'', an adventure game setting based on the concept of parallel universes, which are referred to as

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s. * '' From the Dark Heart of Space'', a Fifth Element style setting inspired by the eternal struggle between good and evil, with a touch of the Cthulhu Mythos. * ''Genetech'', apparently an uncredited adaptation of the background of the

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of books by S. Andrew Swann. It originally appeared as a mini-game in ''

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'' #155. * '' Mecha Crusade'', an

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-inspired (primarily ''

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''-inspired) setting taking place in the 2050s that focuses on the war between Earth and the Colonists, with giant fighting robots (mecha) being used on both sides. It originally appeared as a mini-game in ''Polyhedron'' #154. Mecha Crusade uses a different system than the

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-published '' d20 Mecha''. * '' Star*Drive'', a political space opera taking placed in the 26th century. It is a remake of ''

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'' campaign setting of the same name. * '' Star Law'', a remake of the popular 1980s '' Star Frontiers'' space opera-based role-playing game. The mini-setting is cited to use material from ''Star Frontiers Alpha Dawn'' and ''Zebulon's Guide to Frontier Space''. * ''The Wasteland'', a somewhat

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-flavored

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setting inspired by its predecessors in ''

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'' and ''

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''.

Expansions

''d20 Cyberscape''

''d20 Cyberscape'' is an expansion for the ''d20 Future'' supplement of ''

''. It adds more Cybernetics to accompany those found in ''d20 Future'', as well as alternate forms of cybernetics, such as cybernetics in fantasy. It also includes a cyberpunk campaign model called ''CyberRave'', in which the world has become a collection of corporation-owned and run countries.

''d20 Future Tech''

''d20 Future Tech'' is a 96-page supplement for the ''

'' role-playing game and the ''d20 Future'' supplement. This supplement contains rules which expand on various weaponry and gadgets from ''d20 Future''. The book contains additional material expands of the following topics already established in ''d20 Future'': Weapons/Personal Gear, Starships, Mecha, and Robotics. There is a chapter on how future technology affects life, and one on integrating different types of combat (Mecha vs Vehicle, Starship vs. Mecha, etc.).

Reviews

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References

External links

The d20 Future System Reference Document
{{D20 D20 System supplements Science fiction role-playing games