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Planning use BESM d20 character class and fest with pfrpg
Okay...? Are you asking something? It's just one line announcing that you're planning on converting it to BESM. Good for you? I don't get it. I've used the system too, and it's got on there there extra CP for the Fighter who was missing too many abilities. He had 28 CP, and gained an extra 6 CP from Pathfinder. If you're asking what to do, I'd just add in a few more CP, and then the difference will be what you have to add to the BESM classes. They didn't get upgraded all that much though, just revised to balance things out better. At best, I think 20 CP would do it. Use 10 to increase either the HD (no more d4 for Pet Monster Trainer or Adventurer), or the saves (Martial Artist should have two strong saves), and then 10 CP spread out over 20 levels. So instead of +/- 200 CP to build a class, it'd now be +/- 220 CP. The base PF classes would of course have to gain the difference for that as well.
I'm actually working on something like this myself, but there are a lot of people who really despise the game and points in general, so I've tried to keep my mouth shut since that post. Plus, you say 'anime' and a DBZ fan is going to be disappointed that he can't crack the planet in half too, so it could be argued that an anime game doesn't click with ogl/Pathfinder/whichever.
Otherwise, there really are a lot of problems with using the rules with your standard ogl type game and those have to get ironed out before making a proper conversion.
Have you checked out Mutants and Masterminds? It's perfect for running a high-powered anime game and there's a lot of BESM d20 in the current version's DNA. They actually released an anime/mecha sourcebook recently.
I loved BESM as a GM. Ran a vampire campaign my players loved...although to be truthful, they only gave me a list of what they wanted and I built them.
Yes, don't speak the blasphemy of points to some d20 purists, it tends to cause seizures of unwanted accusations of daring to play something like gurps...soap box over.
Are you planning on using the Energy points/dynamic sorcery attribute for spells like Besm or spells per day?
One thing you could definitely do is repackage some attributes as feats once you add limitations so they equal the 2pt cost of feats.
I did a quick total comparison between 3.5 cleric and Pathfinder Cleric using BESM D20 and I figured the total was 65 point total difference. That means a 20th level 3.5 is roughly 200 point and Pathfinder is 265 points, roughly. This would translate to 3.25 point per level difference converting from D&D 3.5 to Pathfinder.
I am guessing this is going to be pretty much true through out the various classes. Do you guys want a break down in how I got there?
I'd love to see your point breakdown. I had been using a 220CP total as a guestimate myself, mostly based on a quick look at the fighter and the wizard. (Likely too quick, but I try to keep a comedic bent on the game so nobody is particularly worried about who is more powerful.)
I've been mostly just using CP for creating custom races, but the guy playing a Dynamic Sorcerer has been begging for more CP. (Even though I gave him the runecasting abilities from the 'Book of Experimental Might' Runeblade class to back up his spellcasting.) I think he's being a little greedy, but if there's a good justification, I have no problem.
d20 BESM power calculations are fracked up. While I enjoy Mark MacKinnon's work and hope his family and him are well, the d20 blend with BESM didn't really work well. Case example is the d20 Modern class which are over billed for Skill Points. Some of the assumptions about ability costs are just awful.
Personally if I was ever to touch the concept again I'd want to go and merge 3e BESM with Pathfinder. I'd also likely add on the bell curve d20 replacement. The big point is 3e BESM has a finer grained point system which helps deal with some of that minor variations between "class abilities".
Although really I'd like to go the other way. Pathfinder concepts and class structures into the BESM 3e rules set. It tends to adapt better to a bell curve then BESM does to linear progressions.