d20 Weapons Locker: A d20 Modern Supplement [Hardcover]

Keith J. Potter (Author)

Book Description

Series: d20 Modern Supplement | Publication Date: February 1, 2004

d20 Weapons Locker is an extensive collection of modern-day firearms for use in any campaign for the d20 Modern roleplaying game. Over 500 individual firearms are fully illustrated and described in detail, including statistics for roleplaying.

From pistols to shotguns to grenade launchers and antimateriel rifles, every firearm described actually exists in the real world.

To use this product, you also need the d20 Modern Roleplaying Game core rulebook. For players and Gamemasters, this product is compatible with other d20 System roleplaying games.

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About the Author

Keith J. Potter is a writer and game designer from Cincinnati, Ohio. He has previously designed material for Twilight: 2000 from GDW, Delta Green: Countdown from Pagan Publishing, and both Ironclaw and Jadeclaw from Sanguine Productions Ltd.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (February 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0786931329
• ISBN-13: 978-0786931323
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.5 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #155,932 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars doubtful value, May 1, 2004

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"svartalf" - See all my reviews

This review is from: d20 Weapons Locker: A d20 Modern Supplement (Hardcover)

There's a fact : if you even think of buying this, it's because modern weaponry will have a major importance in your game. Another fact is that, even to the detail minded, the weapons described in the basic D20 Modern book should be enough for most campaigns : the variations ins statistics between similar weapons are just not that great in D20 system.

If you insist on getting a book just for weapons, you still have a choice between this one ant the Ultramodern Firearms published by Green Ronin, which I deem the better choice.

The good points of this book are these : the sheer number of weapons covered which range from ther very old (pistols dating from the early 1900s and wwII machineguns) to th so new they are described as still in development. Also, unlike the other offering, this book covers grenade launchers, a weapon system or accessory which I deem rather important.

The bad points now : a) disorganization : the weapons are listed by type in alphabetical order, and you'd better know how it's organized, because there is no index or recapitulative table to help you find it . (a real bother when you are looking up a british weapon; and while the Uzi SMGs are listed under their maker, IMI, this is far from systematic). b) repetitions : a number of weapon systems, which exist under variable denominations but with little variation are listed more than one. c) poor graphics : the weapons are illustrated with line drawings which go from barely fair to downright bad. it seems that they suffered from unsufficient resolution when being digitized, if they weren't bad to start with. d) incoherence : funny enough, the same cartridge does not do the same damage according that it's fired from a machinegun or another weapon system, and weapons described as quality and expensive have their price listed as cheaper than cheap, mass produced versions... d) close to no attention given to ammunition ... well, there ARE rules for special ammo types, but no study of the myriad cartridge types (i.e. wha't the fragging difference between the 9x18 Makarov used in classical pistols and SMGs, and the one unsed in the newer PMM; why does the 7.62R do less damage than 7.62NATO?)

well, you see the overall picture... frankly, unless you need a fairly comprehensive, if disorganized catalog of weaponry, or give a great importance to greanade launchers, you'll be better off with the smaller, but better made Ultramodern Firearms, or even, unless you are a compulsive collector, contenting yourself with the basic list in D20 Modern.

11 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Almost Perfect, March 10, 2004

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"preyo" (Kenai, AK USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: d20 Weapons Locker: A d20 Modern Supplement (Hardcover)

Weapons Locker is a very nice addition to d20 Modern. The sheer amount of weapons is nice, allowing you to make more unique characters. The book also has more ammo types and a helpful explaination of the surpressed/silenced rules. The only glaring flaw of the book is the lack of a table of gun stats at the beginning of each chapter, leaving you to leaf through the book to find the stats you want. However I am still quite happy with the book and I have found a lot of use for it in my campaign.

4.0 out of 5 stars Useful compendium, October 17, 2007

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M. J. Dwyer (Melbourne, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: d20 Weapons Locker: A d20 Modern Supplement (Hardcover)

In this book you can find most of the weapons you're likely to come across in everyday life. The additional section at the end of the book explaining which weapons are typically carried by different law enforcement agencies around the world is quite useful, but I would have liked to see it expanded, and made a little less US-centric.

If you're after a specific weapon not listed in the book (one of my NPCs carries a South African pistol that isn't listed) you can always compare the weapon to one of those that is available and use those stats.

Altogether a handy compendium, but as always more detail would be better.