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Anime 5e, is best described, in my opinion as the love-child of Dungeon's & Dragons (D&D) fifth edition and Big Eyes Small Mouth (BESM) fourth edition.
It's basically D&D that's been converted to an anime world, if that's even possible. Page 12 of the rule book explains what exactly this game is, what's been included, and what's been omitted. This isn't to say that the stuff that's been omitted can't be used, it may in fact be playable, however, the fictional lore between the two settings may not mesh that well. But this is role playing, and a player that's determined to mash two incompatible things will make these inconsistencies work... somehow.
I should note that this product is not a replacement for the older BESM d20 system. Although, Anime 5e does seem to do a better job at bridging between BESM and D&D. I'd like to think of BESM d20 as the rough draft for Anime 5e. It was an experiment and over the years, the game system has been tweaked to be better. In fact, page 13 does a much better breakdown about what's different between BESM d20 and Anime 5e--other than BESM d20 is based on the D&D 3.5 ruleset.
The character sheet looks pretty familiar, if you've played any variety of Open Gaming License d20 games. There are six Stats (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma) There's also other familiar things like Bonus and Speed, but there's also new things that come from Big Eyes Small Mouth, like Energy Points, and the more loose and free-form writing area for character options.
I could probably break down this book with all sorts of explanation and critique, but instead I'll simply say that, I believe this game would be a good way to maneuver stubborn players who refuse to play anything besides D&D 5e to try other systems, specifically Big Eyes Small Mouth This game provides a decent balance between the rules commonly found in a D&D system, and also incorporates the BESM mechanics too. And because this game does use vast lore from D&D, you can use any D&D related material for your campaign. This means all those awesome Spell Lists are totally accessible-- but you have to have access to your own D&D books.
It's basically D&D that's been converted to an anime world, if that's even possible. Page 12 of the rule book explains what exactly this game is, what's been included, and what's been omitted. This isn't to say that the stuff that's been omitted can't be used, it may in fact be playable, however, the fictional lore between the two settings may not mesh that well. But this is role playing, and a player that's determined to mash two incompatible things will make these inconsistencies work... somehow.
I should note that this product is not a replacement for the older BESM d20 system. Although, Anime 5e does seem to do a better job at bridging between BESM and D&D. I'd like to think of BESM d20 as the rough draft for Anime 5e. It was an experiment and over the years, the game system has been tweaked to be better. In fact, page 13 does a much better breakdown about what's different between BESM d20 and Anime 5e--other than BESM d20 is based on the D&D 3.5 ruleset.
The character sheet looks pretty familiar, if you've played any variety of Open Gaming License d20 games. There are six Stats (Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma) There's also other familiar things like Bonus and Speed, but there's also new things that come from Big Eyes Small Mouth, like Energy Points, and the more loose and free-form writing area for character options.
I could probably break down this book with all sorts of explanation and critique, but instead I'll simply say that, I believe this game would be a good way to maneuver stubborn players who refuse to play anything besides D&D 5e to try other systems, specifically Big Eyes Small Mouth This game provides a decent balance between the rules commonly found in a D&D system, and also incorporates the BESM mechanics too. And because this game does use vast lore from D&D, you can use any D&D related material for your campaign. This means all those awesome Spell Lists are totally accessible-- but you have to have access to your own D&D books.
