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2008-10-27T16:38:26Z

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2008-10-27T15:50:52Z

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2008-09-16T18:35:16Z

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2008-09-16T14:15:25Z

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2008-04-11T00:04:08Z

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2008-04-10T21:31:03Z

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2008-01-14T02:05:02Z

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2008-01-14T01:38:56Z

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2007-12-01T20:18:52Z

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~Iâve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', I’ve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~donât~~ get me wrong, I think ~~itâs~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~Iâve~~ seen for ~~âmagicâ~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isnât~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Playerâs~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations I’ve seen for “magic” in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isn’t wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Gamesâ~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Games’ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~DÃ©tente~~\|~~DÃ©tente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Détente\|Détente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~I’ve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', Iâve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~don’t~~ get me wrong, I think ~~it’s~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~I’ve~~ seen for ~~“magic”~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isn’t~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Player’s~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now donât get me wrong, I think itâs a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations Iâve seen for âmagicâ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isnât wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Playerâs Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Games’~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Gamesâ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~Détente~~\|~~Détente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#DÃ©tente\|DÃ©tente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~Iâve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', I’ve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~donât~~ get me wrong, I think ~~itâs~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~Iâve~~ seen for ~~âmagicâ~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isnât~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Playerâs~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations I’ve seen for “magic” in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isn’t wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Gamesâ~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Games’ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~DÃ©tente~~\|~~DÃ©tente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Détente\|Détente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~I’ve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', Iâve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~don’t~~ get me wrong, I think ~~it’s~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~I’ve~~ seen for ~~“magic”~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isn’t~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Player’s~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now donât get me wrong, I think itâs a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations Iâve seen for âmagicâ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isnât wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Playerâs Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Games’~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Gamesâ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~Détente~~\|~~Détente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#DÃ©tente\|DÃ©tente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~Iâve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', I’ve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~donât~~ get me wrong, I think ~~itâs~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~Iâve~~ seen for ~~âmagicâ~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isnât~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Playerâs~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations I’ve seen for “magic” in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isn’t wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Gamesâ~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Games’ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~DÃ©tente~~\|~~DÃ©tente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Détente\|Détente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~I’ve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', Iâve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~don’t~~ get me wrong, I think ~~it’s~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~I’ve~~ seen for ~~“magic”~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isn’t~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Player’s~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now donât get me wrong, I think itâs a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations Iâve seen for âmagicâ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isnât wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Playerâs Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Games’~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Gamesâ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~Détente~~\|~~Détente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#DÃ©tente\|DÃ©tente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~Iâve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', I’ve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~donât~~ get me wrong, I think ~~itâs~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~Iâve~~ seen for ~~âmagicâ~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isnât~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Playerâs~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now don’t get me wrong, I think it’s a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations I’ve seen for “magic” in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isn’t wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Player’s Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Gamesâ~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Games’ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~DÃ©tente~~\|~~DÃ©tente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Détente\|Détente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]

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	= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =		= About ''Horizon: Virtual'' =
	[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.		[http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/hr03.html ''Virtual''] is one of the five books that comprise the [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/horizon.html ''Horizon''] product line, a series of "mini-roleplaying games" by [http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/ Fantasy Flight Games]. The line is intended to work with the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/welcome D20 System] with the aim of providing a short campaign in an alternate setting. ''Virtual'' uses the D20 System as presented in the Version 3.5 Core Rulebooks to create a playable world inspired by the movie [http://disney.go.com/vault/archives/movies/tron/tron.html ''TRON''] and the animated TV series [http://www.reboot.com/ ''ReBoot''], a world where sentient programs called 'wakers' roam an electronic world that exists inside our computer networks.
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	== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==		== About the ''Horizon: Virtual'' WikiProject ==

	This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', ~~I’ve~~ wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.		This WikiProject has been set up and is being run by myself, [[User:IMAGinES\|IMAGinES]]. Ever since I purchased ''Horizon: Virtual'', Iâve wanted to develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained therein a bit more.

	''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).		''Virtual'' can only do so much in sixty-four pages, and although it tries to not be Another Fantasy Setting, its very reliance on the D20 SRD winds up being rather constraining.As a virtual world can look like anything, it starts to look like a fantasy wilderness so it can use the regular environments and beasts rules. And although the classes known as Programmers and Thinkers have been able to gain some level of universal Admin privileges due to their intuitive understanding of programming languages, use of said privileges is accomplished by using the standard D&D magic spells (with some of the names changed).

	Now ~~don’t~~ get me wrong, I think ~~it’s~~ a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations ~~I’ve~~ seen for ~~“magic”~~ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game ~~isn’t~~ wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons ~~Player’s~~ Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.		Now donât get me wrong, I think itâs a very natty idea, not to mention one of the best explanations Iâve seen for âmagicâ in any given setting. But I think the re-skinning needs to go a bit deeper, so that immersion in the game isnât wrecked by having to leaf through the spells lists in the Magic section of the Dungeons & Dragons Playerâs Handbook v3.5 and trying to remember that Magic Missile is called "Code Bolt" in ''Virtual''.

	Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.		Thankfully, the [[HorizonVirtual:Main_Page#Open Game License\|Open Game License]] allows one to do just that. In other words, chunks of the System Reference Document (such as the Skills, Feats and Magic Spells lists) can be re-worked to fit in more with the world of ''Horizon: Virtual'' and posted on the Web. Such re-working still takes time, but using a Wiki allows other interested parties to check the work in progress and make their own suggestions and corrections.
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	This WikiProject has two aims:		This WikiProject has two aims:
	# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight ~~Games’~~ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).		# To develop the ideas, rules and setting and contained in Fantasy Flight Gamesâ ''Horizon: Virtual'' mini-RPG in order to assist ease of play and extended campaigning (without infringing the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games).
	# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.		# To "re-skin" the [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=d20/article/20040121a D20 System Reference Document] for direct use with ''Horizon: Virtual'' without infringing the Open Game License that the D20 SRD is published under or the Closed Content and Product Identity of Fantasy Flight Games.

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	## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:The_Waker_Dictionary\|The Waker Dictionary]]
	# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''		# '''[[HorizonVirtual:Organisations\|Organisations]]'''
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#~~Détente~~\|~~Détente~~]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#DÃ©tente\|DÃ©tente]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#The_Snake_Eaters\|The Snake Eaters]]
	## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]		## [[HorizonVirtual:Organisations#Fox_&_Gekko\|Fox & Gekko]]