Is the d20 System just another term for “Dungeons & Dragons”?
Yes and no. The current version of Dungeons & Dragons is the basis for the d20 system. The market research done to determine what gamers wanted out of an RPG game was used to determine what kinds of rules, and what level of complexity, would go into the game. That foundation was also used to produce the Star Wars roleplaying game, and it will be used to create a number of future products now in development at the company. Over the long term, the two identities will separate. Dungeons & Dragons will mean the specific brand identity of that game, and d20 System will mean the common shared rules and systems used by many different games.
