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09/21/2006

d20 Modern Dark*Matter Excerpts
By Wolfgang Baur, Monte Cook

The time has come to introduce (or reintroduce) your players to the world you'll find within the pages of d20 Dark*Matter. Be "in the know" or become so through adventuring in the setting when you take advantage of Dark*Matter's conversion to the d20 Modern rules. If you aren't sure what to expect, then you're off to a good start -- perhaps your characters will be a bit more prepared for anything.

However, to make it a bit easier on you, we're providing you with some excerpts, including the Table of Contents, a list of feats, the entry about the Alchemist prestige class, and some information about the Greys.

TABLE 2-3: FEATS

Feat	Prerequisites	Benefit
Alien Craft Operation	Pilot 4 ranks	Take no penalty on Pilot checks or attack rolls made to operate a type of alien craft.
Alien Weapons Proficiency	--	You are proficient with alien weapons.
Blood Magic	Wis 13, ability to cast arcane or divine spells	Cast a spell you know without using a spell slot, but take 2d6/spell level damage.
Closed Mind	--	+2 bonus on saves to resist psionic powers and psi-like abilities.
Disciple of Life	Ability to turn undead	Deal 1d6/level damage to undead within 60-ft. radius.
Greater Power Crystal	Ability to create power crystal	Imbue a power crystal you create with 8 power points.
Greater Psi-Blade	Ability to manifest psi-blade	Damage dealt by your psi-blade increases by one step.
Hurl Psi-Blade	Ability to manifest psi-blade	Make ranged attacks with your psi-blade.
Nanite Mastery	Sand slave outcast	Gain a new sand slave special ability.
Open Minded	--	Gain 5 skill points.
Power Focus	Manifest psionic powers	+2 on save DCs against a specific power.
Power Penetration	Manifest psionic powers	+2 bonus on manifester level checks to defeat power resistance.
Psi Mastery	Have power point reserve	Gain additional power points.
Psionic Surge	Have power point reserve	Spend 1 action point to regain 1d6 spent power points.
Sixth Sense	--	You can't be surprised.
Spell Focus	Cast arcane or divine spells	+1 on save DCs against specific school of magic.
Spell Penetration	Cast arcane or divine spells	+2 bonus on caster level checks to defeat spell resistance.
Spell Recall	Cast arcane or divine spells	Spend 1 action point to recall one previously cast spell.
Sudden Manifest	Manifest psionic powers	Spend 1 action point to manifest a 0-, 1st-, or 2nd-level power as a free action.