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DnD Modern before 4th edition DnD Modern 4th edition

Skills
Craft, Repair, Item Creation feats Folded into Craft, each category is treated as a separate subskill as normal
Autohypnosis, Concentration Folded into the skill Concentration
Balance, Escape Artist, Tumble, Use Rope use of Survival skill Folded into the skill Agility
Bluff, Disguise, Forgery, Gamble Folded into the skill Deception
Climb No change
Computer Use No change
Decipher Script, Speak Language Folded into Speak Language, each language is treated as a separate subskill as normal
Diplomacy, Gather Information, Handle Animal, Intimidate, Sense Motive Folded into Persuasion
Drive No change
Disable Device No change
Appraise, Forbidden Knowledge (Overall), Research Folded into Forbidden Knowledge, each category is treated as a separate subskill as normal
Appraise, Forbidden Lore (Overall), Research Folded into Forbidden Lore, each category is treated as a separate subskill as normal
Hide, Move Silently, Sleight of Hand Folded into Stealth
Investigate No change
Jump No change
Appraise, Knowledge (Overall), Research Folded into Knowledge, each category is treated as a separate subskill as normal
Listen, Search, Spot Perception
Appraise, Lore (Overall), Research Folded into Knowledge, each category is treated as a separate subskill as normal
Perform No change
Pilot No change
Profession No change
Psicraft, Use Psionic Device, Metapsionic feats Folded into Psicraft
Ride No change
Spellcraft, Use Magic Device, Metamagic feats Folded into Spellcraft
Survival, Navigate Folded into Survival
Swim No change
Treat Injury No change

Talents Trees
Battle Mind Folded into Soulknife
Chronomancer Renamed to Exarch Trained
Elite Infiltrator Folded into Infiltrator
FX Trickster Folded into Rouge
Glamourist Folded into Personality
Holy Knight Folded into Paladin
Legendary Dreadnought Folded into Dreadnought
Martial Artist Folded into Monk
Negotiator Folded into Abassador
Paladin of ... Folded into Paladin
Perferct Wight Folded into Rouge
Psionic Agent Folded into Psychic Warrior
Psionic Fist Folded into Psychic Warrior
Shadow Slayer Folded into Shadow Hunter
Techie Folded into Technosavant
Unholy Knight Folded into Paladin
Wildlord Folded into Druid

Feats* (so far)

Individual Feats
Endurance Is a skill
Improved [insert class name] plus Gone
Greater [insert class name] plus Gone
Superior [insert class name] plus Gone
Supreme [insert class name] plus Gone
Elite Character Is now part of a feat tree
Salvage Is now part of Perception skill
Tracking Is now part of Survival skill
Urban Tracking Is now part of Persuasion skill

Feat categories
General feats Mostly no changes
Fighter feats Renamed to Combat feats
Psionic feats, Feats that applies to spellcasting Are now Mental feats
Initial feats No changes
Talent feats No changes
Elite Feats* Some changes

Other (so far)
Action points system* Some changes
Spellcasting system* Skill based
Manifesting system* Skill based
Bards, Druids, Rangers Cast Nature spells
Talent trees Are now called Paths


DnD 4th* (so far) DnD Modern 4th edition
Actions (DnD 4th edition) Gone
Arcane powers Spellcraft uses
Attack system (DnD 4th edition) Gone
Character roles Gone
Divine powers Spellcraft uses
Duration system (DnD 4th edition) Added
Eladrin Some changes
Healing system (DnD 4th edition) Perhaps
Martial powers Combat Focus (new skill) uses
Monsters (DnD 4th edition) As DnD 3.5 and d20 Modern with some changes
Reach system (DnD 4th edition) Some changes
Rest system (DnD 4th edition) Some changes
Saving throw system (DnD 4th edition) Some changes
Static Defence Added
The trio of "C" rules Perhaps
Tiers Gone


Other Changes
Types
Aberration type has some changes
Animal type are now a subtype
Beast type added
Construct type has some changes
Elemental type remains a type
Fey type remains a type
Giant type are now a subtype
Humanoid type are now a type modifier
Magical Beast type are now gone
Monstreous Humanoid type are now gone
Ooze type are now a subtype
Outsider type remains a type
Plant type are now a subtype
Undead type has now a subtype
Vermin type are now a subtype

Subtypes
Allegiance subtypes (Balance, Chaotic, Evil, Good, Lawful) remains as they are
Angel subtype remains as it is
Aquatic subtype are now a type modifier
Archon subype remains as it is
Augmented subtype has some changes
Elemental energy subtypes (Air, Cold, Earth, Fire, Water, Wood) remains as they are
Extraplanar subtype is now a condition
Humanoid subtypes (such as Elf, Goblinoid or Human) remains as they are
Incorporeal subtype has some changes
Native subtype is gone
Psionic and similar subtypes are gone
Shapechanger subtype has some changes
Swarm subtype has some changes

Type modifiers
Elder type modifier added
Exemplar type modifier added
Tauric type modifier added

*= Unreleased