We like RPGs, Vin Diesel likes RPGs, and we can assure you both groups of people we just mentioned are suckers for a good D&D game. And if you've been watching just how many trailers we've been popping up here for the upcoming Dungeons and Dragons title for the PSP, you'll know we're very interested in what the game offers to geeks like us who like our RPG's the way we like our women - sophisticated, intelligent, and in their 20's (D20's, that is).

With that in mind, we picked up an short interview Gaming Nexus conducted on Eric Grossman, Atari's producer for D&D Tactics for the PSP. Eric was very excited to be talking about this installment, all the more with its rich heritage and the strong fanbase behind the franchise. The game, according to Eric, will be based on the D&D 3.5 ed rule set. To give some of you guy an idea of what it might look like on a tabletop, Eric also gave some examples of game scenarios:

"Anastriana attempts to make a Hide check at the current location
Rolled a 3 on a d20
Anastriana has a skill rank of 4 in this skill. Revised Skill check = 7
Key ability modifier of 1 applied. Revised Skill check = 8
Total miscellaneous modifiers of 0 applied. Revised Skill check = 8
Skill check 8 fails against DC 10
Hide check failed"

The gameplay calculates these factors for you in-game, so those with an aversion for numbers will be happy to know that all they have to do is play, and the game's engine runs everything else.

More on the interview details after this jump!

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