Party Animals everyone!!!
Y'all, I'm literally BEGGING you to read this article. It's am article from Variety about Titan Takedown with a bunch of interview questions from Brennan peppered in there.
Imagine someone just randomly coming across this article. Can you even comprehend how confused they must be????
We, as d20 fans, know how Brennan talks. But seeing it all written out like this is insane.
it's time for a t-t-t-takedown!
i'm really enjoying this so far. d20's used dnd in a couple of different settings where it hasn't been perfect, but does the job, but i feel like it's really at a good point here as a combat system. quick fights with a combination of skill checks to appeal outside of the ring, it works well.
the shine tokens are a fun aspect as well, playing with the idea of worship and the less physical aspects of the game. i loved their use of the system and how they worked around limitations to get what they needed.
also i love the commentator bit. the instant i saw wrestlers on d20 i wanted murph, ify and danielle to be there, so 2 out of 3 isn't bad at all.
anyway it's time for some quick mechanical breakdowns:
julius mortem:
- the son of kronos with a ticking hourglass around his neck
- a level 5 monk (subclass unknown at the moment. i'm thinking maybe a little bit of chronomancy homebrew given the shield and redirect abilities)
thea kittleroo:
- a cursed kangaroo minotaur
- a level 5 juggernaut barbarian (she can't be knocked prone while raging and can push combatants up to Huge size 5 feet in a direction of her choice automatically)
- presumably has a feat giving her the thorn whip
adonis thanaformis:
- a formerly hot undead king
- a level 5 battlemaster fighter (he has a trip attack and presumably 2 other maneuvers)
- presumably has a feat granting the fear effect; i'd say it might be a reskinned, one use dragon fear given the cone
tabatha:
- the tabaxi goddess of loving your cats
- a level 5 rogue (unknown subclass, leaning towards arcane trickster given the magic even though vicious mockery isn't on the wizard spell list)
- any feats are unknown, but she has a bag of cats, which i'd call a reskinned bag of tricks perhaps