Wierd Science in True 20

[JadedBrush]

Would i use the adept with powers representing various gizmos or would i go with the expert route.

[committed hero]

The rules are there to emulate this as an adept, I suspect. The tough part would be translating fatigue loss into battery life or some such.

[MdavidJ]

Blood Throne: The Survivor's guide to the Age of Blood, handles this very well with things called mana shards, which are used to power items called ascendant technology.

There are various types of shards. Some act as batteries, some amplify an effect, some are used to imbue an item with a specific power like elemental blast.

I think it would work very well for you.

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[di_sconzi]

You can also use the rules for supernatural item building from the Companion.

Single-use items fall apart after being used, like grenades. Multi-use use could be the most common ones, since they eventualy run out of "fuel" and then need to be recharged. Permanent supernatural items are fueled by perpetual motion engines or such.

In my oppinion, powers themselves would represent innate capabilities of the individual -- like psi. If the effects themselves originate from the gadget itself -- telekinesis raygun insted of a helm that enables telekinesis through mindwaves.

If characters themselves do not have access to powers, you might like the Artificer Training feat from the Adept's Handbook -- if adepts are not available, make it a expert feat then. Just change its name to "crypto-engineering" or "mad science" and you're ready to go.

[cthughua]

Some sort of Gadgeteer Role would be neat. I have some ideas but don't have my companion with me at work.

[True20Chick]

Reality Blurs recently came out with Gearcraft. It's a set of rules for constructing amazing machines in steampunk style.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php? ... s_id=55760

You can make just about any type of wierd contraption with it, from anything dreamt up by H. G. Wells and Jules Verne, to anything dreamt up by you.

[Web Warlock]

I am not a big fan of Weird Science in most games unless it's a Pulp or Supers game, but I think Savage Worlds does a really good job of doing Weird and Super Science.

Basically I'd use the Adept and have the powers represent different devices or abilities.
For example TK would a something like a "Gravatron Manipulation Ray" or something.

Stealling ideas from the old Mage: The Ascension would work too.

Tim