d20 Modern

Equipment / Tech Level

This site uses the Gurps Tech Level scale:
Lvl Name Description
__ Stone Age
1 Bronze Age Athens
2 Iron Age Rome
3 Medieval pre-1450
4 Renaissance/Colonial 1450-1700
5 Industrial 1701-1900
6 World Wars 1901-1950
7 Modern 1951-2000

This scale is very similar to the scale used in the Arms and Equipment Guide. See the table below. The level numbers are added for clarity and correspond to the Gurps Tech Levels mentioned earlier.

Lvl Name Description
__ Stone Age
1 Bronze Age
2 Dark Ages
3 Crusades
Medieval Default for D20 3rd Edition
4 Renaissance Optional rules in DMG

The higher resolution at lower Tech Levels may serve a purpose in a (pre-)medieval setting, where the distinction between Crusades and Medieval technology may be relevant. For the purpose of a D20 Modern campaign we can group Crusade and Medieval technology into a single Tech Level and simply use the GURPS scale.