They are a classic “solve things with their fists” kind of character. We are launching with roughly 18 of those. That means you can play a Strong Hero, Tough Hero, Agile Hero, Wise Hero, Smart Hero, or Charming Hero. So d20 modern created the ability based classes. Our pre-launch page is live so people can click the notify me button now. So the first chance to purchase the system will be then.

We will be launching a kickstarter project within the April-May timeframe. What can people expect to find in the book? We began working on the project long before we realized the connection to the anniversary date. The first rulebook for d20 Modern was released on November 2nd, 2002 and we’re shooting to release the digital version of our Everyday Heroes on the same exact day – exactly 20 years from the date.

When was d20 Modern released? Would you be doing Everyday Heroes if it wasn’t the 20th anniversary? So we created a background and profession system to approximate the benefits you’d get from choosing your race in fifth edition. For instance, there are no races in d20 Modern. However, we were lucky that d20 modern solved a lot of problems we would face when creating a modern world setting. I personally like fifth edition’s simplicity and speed. The old d20 Modern rules were based on 3.5 so there was a direct path to fifth addition. What can 5e take from the old d20 Modern rules? Then we read through the fifth edition Standard Reference Document and began to compare the two. There were so many amazing concepts in d20 Modern that we knew we needed to pull from the original work. We first took the d20 Modern Open Gaming License and started from there. Yes it’s a mashup between the OGL and the SRD. Is Everyday Heroes a mashup of d20’s OGL and 5e? Geek Native had the chance to talk to Evil Genius founder Dave Scott.

Stan! Brown, a fellow d20 Modern producer, veteran game designer Steve Miller and upcoming game designers, Chris Ramsay and Sigfried Trent are also on the project. Our goal is to use ‘d20 Modern’ as inspiration, not duplication.

D20 modern core rulebook reprint