Post originally by Malacoda at 2003-08-24 09:47:53
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"One minor nitpick: I wouldn't call the typical d20 game's selection of skills a "huge laundry list."

The typical d20 game has a list of skills with 40+ skills on it. You would be hard pressed to find another popular rpg that has a list that long.
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D&D 3.5e has 37 skills, if you count Craft (Alchemy) as its own skill (which makes sense).

* GURPS is a popular game and has well over 40 skills, just in the basic set.

* BESM seems to be popular, and has 50+ skills.

* Vampire: The Masquerade has 30 skills, which is not as many as D&D, but close. I don't think many would argue that VtM is a popular game.

* Call of Cthulhu still seems to be somwhat popular, and my edition lists 50+ skills.


Some of the other d20 games I own do have more than D&D, but then again they basically have most of the D&D skills with modern skills attached, like driving and computer use.

I wouldn't call the typical d20 game's skill list small, but neither would I call it a "huge laundrry list." More in the "medium" area.