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 Jul 5 2006, 05:14 PM
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Dragon  Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019  |
Which RPG system do you love more than any other?
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Jul 5 2006, 06:11 PM
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Shooting Target Group: Validating Posts: 1,618 Joined: 29-January 03 From: Montevideo, Uruguay. Member No.: 3,992 |
What an odd list...
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Jul 5 2006, 06:28 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
I had to vote other, as there are a ton of games I like. Each system has its own feel to it, and tends to lend itself to different setups.
High Fantasy: D&D Gritty fantasy: Rolemaster High Magic + Technology: WoD Gritty Magic + Technology: Shadowrun Gritty future: Spacemaster Other future: depends on the game to be run. Silhouette works well, as do the various d20 offerings such as Star Wars and d20 future Legend of the Five rings is the one to play if you're looking for gaming set in an oriental setting with heavy elemental ties. D&D's Oriental Adventures offers a more generic setting with less opportunities for instant death (at higher levels of course). The categories are by no means all inclusive or exclusive. You can have a high fantasy game in Rolemaster just by using different characters and foes. You can have a cinematic / high fantasy version of Shadowrun just by changing the char gen rules and offering things like mechashiva catgirl rigs. Basically, my favorite RPG is the one I'm playing at that point in time, as long as it doesn't suck. |
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Jul 5 2006, 06:32 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
Where's the "I don't play RPGs" option?
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Jul 5 2006, 06:53 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
In the poll on the non-RPG boards is my guess. :)
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Jul 5 2006, 06:53 PM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
What's wrong with my list? :(
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Jul 5 2006, 06:55 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 358 Joined: 12-May 05 From: The nearest UV host near you... Member No.: 7,390 |
Shadowrun, Earthdawn, In Nomine, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay ... in no particular order.
I also enjoy Call of Cthulhu, Champions, Paranoia and Gurps a lot. |
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Jul 5 2006, 06:58 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
1) It includes Shadowrun on a Shadowrun board. "What's your favorite non-SR game?" may have gotten more interesting responses. 2) It's impossible to list ten games on this poll. Even a "what's your favorite fantasy RPG" couldn't be covered in just ten games. 3) You wrote it and you're emo samurai and therefor it sucks! Sorry. I think I may have been momentarily possessed by Dranem on that 3rd one. |
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Jul 5 2006, 07:03 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,401 Joined: 23-February 04 From: Honolulu, HI Member No.: 6,099 |
I miss DC Heroes. :( And Marvel. And Star Frontiers.
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Jul 5 2006, 07:11 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
Ahhhh Star Frontiers. The original home of the Thri-kreen. :)
Marvel was pretty sweet too, although there are now what could be considered better superhero systems, the sourcebooks for those I've seen pale in comparison. Plus there was several years worth of Dragon Magazine with monthly addons for the game. |
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Jul 5 2006, 08:30 PM
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panda! Group: Members Posts: 10,331 Joined: 8-March 02 From: north of central europe Member No.: 2,242 |
voted other because i like diffrent games for diffrent reasons...
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Jul 5 2006, 08:35 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
I prefer the RPG 7, mostly because you can buy them in bulk at discount prices all accross the world.
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Jul 5 2006, 08:45 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 5,430 Joined: 10-January 05 From: Fort Worth, Texas Member No.: 6,957 |
RPG 7?
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Jul 5 2006, 08:50 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
Rocket Propelled Grenade model 7, Soviet Manufacter I believe.
Details Here :) http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/wor...ussia/rpg-7.htm |
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Jul 5 2006, 08:51 PM
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Bushido Cowgirl Group: Members Posts: 5,782 Joined: 8-July 05 From: On the Double K Ranch a half day's ride out of Phlogiston Flats Member No.: 7,490 |
...yeah I'm a throwback, but my all time favourite has been and always will be Champions - The Super Hero Role Playing Game
This was one of the first systems to dispense with random attribute determination (ie. dice rolling) in favour of a build point system. It also had character advantages & disadvantages and a discussion on developing a character concept which was quite "new" to RPGs at the time. It had a fairly simple mechanic, using all 6 sided dice exclusively with the pool based on the level of power/attribute the character used. Also, there is something about playing an "over the top" costume hero that I find kind of fun, particularly when RPGs started taking a "darker" turn with systems like White Wolf & CyberPunk. I have every edition from the first printing (with the blue cover and text that looks like it was typed up on an old Underwood) to the latest Hero System BBB as well as a number of supplements. Sadly, the game is not popular where I live so the books are providing homes for dust bunnies for now. |
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Jul 5 2006, 08:52 PM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 17,006 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Fringeworthy!
That or the M72 LAW. ~J |
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Jul 5 2006, 08:54 PM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,556 Joined: 26-February 02 From: Seattle Member No.: 98 |
And if you know trig, and are reasonably creative, you can use it against air targets! |
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Jul 5 2006, 09:22 PM
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Incertum est quo loco te mors expectet; Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 6,546 Joined: 24-October 03 From: DeeCee, U.S. Member No.: 5,760 |
WHO VOTED D&D??? WHO?? I WANT NAMES!!!
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Jul 5 2006, 09:24 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,026 Joined: 23-November 05 From: Seattle (Really!) Member No.: 7,996 |
Ditto, promise you won't be a target for the RPG 7 :grinbig: |
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Jul 5 2006, 11:37 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,379 Joined: 16-April 02 From: the LI shadows Member No.: 2,607 |
AD$D was sweet when I first got into it, but later I got into the original Marvel Superheroes RPG, which led to Palladium's TMNT & Other Strangeness (now reborn and After The Bomb II) & a few other Palladium titles.
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Jul 5 2006, 11:42 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,640 Joined: 6-June 04 Member No.: 6,383 |
I think that Little Fears deserves mention. It's really an ingenious setting in my opinion.
Also, I have a soft spot for Hero Quest, aka D&D Lite. Hero Quest may not be very complex but it's great for a pickup tactical game if we don't want to spend hours creating characters for a one-shot at a party or something. Hero Quest is very soothing mentally to play. |
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Jul 5 2006, 11:57 PM
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Target Group: Members Posts: 49 Joined: 18-June 06 Member No.: 8,734 |
In no particular order:
WEG's Star Wars RPG Top Secret/S.I. Marvel Superheroes TMNT & Other Strangeness/Nijas & Superspies (Because there is just something cool about a Thai Kickboxing Koala) Twilight 2000 Paranoia BattleTech/MechWarrior (until they stared that Jihad nonsense. Now FanPro/WizKids won't get a dime of my money for anything BattleTech. I won't even introduce new players to it they've pissed me off so bad and I had played it for 20 years.) |
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Jul 6 2006, 12:05 AM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,028 Joined: 9-November 02 From: The Republic of Vermont Member No.: 3,581 |
Amazing. Shadowrun has a huge lead. Who would ever have guessed.
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Jul 6 2006, 12:20 AM
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Dragon Group: Members Posts: 4,589 Joined: 28-November 05 Member No.: 8,019 |
I'll make a new poll.
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Jul 6 2006, 09:18 AM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 637 Joined: 26-February 02 Member No.: 1,528 |
Cyberpunk - For near future. All tech, no f--- magic
T2K - For blowing things up. With rules for Nukes, just to be sure GURPS - for all other things these days |
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