What's Your Favourite Tabletop RPG System?
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I was thinking of Mage, but your right about Ars Magica. Both had a very open spell system that let the player create adventures in which they felt like they were useing magic their way, bending it to their will. It was a lot of fun to play.McClaud said:
Oh, BESM. One of the most versatile systems I've ever used. I once made a high-speed character with arm-blades, and it took barely any time. Wonderful system. Though I've never actually played a game with it properly.Micah Weil said:
And 2020 is good. I'm involved in a 2020 game where one of the characters is so 'borged up, he has an empathy score of 0.5. And wields one of those jet-powered 'borg warhammers. But combat is SCARY. My character has had his leg sawn off by SMG fire three times. Always the same leg. The GM ruled that the hospital has a bed always on standby for me. My character's a Solo with a Barrett m90 sniper rifle. And has rarely had a chance to stay back and unleash the mayhem. So I bought him an armour-piercing shotgun. Which can fire up to three shots per round.
I played 2nd Ed. AD&D for years. THAC0 i something I don't really miss. I also played 3.5 but I can't force myself to play 4th.
Being a giant GRRM fan I also played AGoT RPG. Awesome stuff.
Being a giant GRRM fan I also played AGoT RPG. Awesome stuff.
Actually that's another reason I liked 2020...KBKarma said:
"Oooh, 7.62 round to the arm, what are you wearing? Leather Jacket?...Bet you're regretting 'style over substance' now..."
"Fuck you"
"You know you're gonna lose that arm...again"
"Bastards! I haven't finished paying for this one yet..."
"You didn't pay for it, you got it off that cop we shot in the face"
"Yeah but I paid to have it sewn on to my stump..."
Oh yeah. My character couldn't use heavy armour because, well, he's a Solo with a sniper rifle. Every bit of AG helps.scumofsociety said:
Due to the regularity of our injuries (until our last two sessions, where we worked like an incredibly well-oiled machine AT LAST), our Medic set up a ripper shop, which doubled as our hide-out/HQ. After we blew up Arasaka. And an Army base. And a few dozen Nomad raiders. And stole a cryotank. And some full-'borg armour.
We moved cities twice. And are still in hiding.
I'm a fan of Dark Heresy, it must be said. I like the completely over the top combat, which is completly synonamous with the 40K universe (an assault rifle that shoots rockets. THAT EXPLODE). I like the grim and dark setting and the gunfighting, which can produce some really cool action movie style shootouts. That, plus the chance of a simultaneous 'NO-ONE EXPECTS THE IMPERIAL INQUISITION!', which is always a lot of fun. Though one does have to work to hold back the players from storming into places and shouting 'Imperial Inquisition, hand over all your planetary defense forces, there's a possibly dangerous lone convict we need to track down.'
I like 4th Ed (D&D), as I like the more dynamic, flowing system, and the fact that you don't have to add up 50 differnet bonuses. Though I'm only second level in 4th, and my 3.5 ranger has bonuses from about 6 or seven places- base attack, magical strength, magical sword, two handed attack, dual wielding attack etc and while fun, I like the flow of the power's in 4th ed.
A freind of mine recently bought paranoia, and we are yet to try it. Should be fun though. I've also tried the Serenity RPG. The rules are somewhat... unfathomable, as the rulebook is laid out in quite an illogical pattern, but nevertheless it is still fun, but that might be because... It's Firefly man, the best TV EVER (and I will hear no argument)
I like 4th Ed (D&D), as I like the more dynamic, flowing system, and the fact that you don't have to add up 50 differnet bonuses. Though I'm only second level in 4th, and my 3.5 ranger has bonuses from about 6 or seven places- base attack, magical strength, magical sword, two handed attack, dual wielding attack etc and while fun, I like the flow of the power's in 4th ed.
A freind of mine recently bought paranoia, and we are yet to try it. Should be fun though. I've also tried the Serenity RPG. The rules are somewhat... unfathomable, as the rulebook is laid out in quite an illogical pattern, but nevertheless it is still fun, but that might be because... It's Firefly man, the best TV EVER (and I will hear no argument)
Something that's occured to me: have any of you heard of the Anima system?
It's a very customisable d100 system, which takes customisation to the next frighteningly comprehensive level. Of the twenty classes, you can specialise in any way you like. If you're a combat monster, you can add in stealth abilities, psionic powers, or magic.
A friend described it favourably as "I can't believe it's not Final Fantasy: the roleplaying game." Anyone else heard of it?
It's a very customisable d100 system, which takes customisation to the next frighteningly comprehensive level. Of the twenty classes, you can specialise in any way you like. If you're a combat monster, you can add in stealth abilities, psionic powers, or magic.
A friend described it favourably as "I can't believe it's not Final Fantasy: the roleplaying game." Anyone else heard of it?
That won't happen until there's a Twilight RPG or those girls find out about old World of Darkness VtM.GameDevigner said:
Exactly. But Pathfinder actually makes combat fun again.GameDevigner said:
I totally understand the entire hate for Roles in 4e, and the fact that the RPG elements are pasted in.
As I mentioned, 4e is okay as a gateway drug to RPGs. Once you figure out that characters can be more than their stats, you move into games that are more story-oriented than combat-oriented. That's when the real role-playing starts.
And a new DM should never, ever, ever be running a 4e DnD game with the hopes of creating epic stories. They should start with something like ... I dunno, how about World of Darkness? Old DM's can turn 4e into something greater than the sum of it's disjointed parts.
You mean this? -> http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=64&enmi=Anima:%20Beyond%20Fantasy%20RPGKBKarma said:
Yeah, but it's not for amateurs. I tried it at PAX 08 at the FFG booth. It was pretty involved, especially in character creation/evolution.
That's the one. Yeah, it's pretty technical. The friend I mentioned above spent about two days trying to break it. And was surprised when he couldn't find anything. My group, however, have yet to actually do anything, since our game has stalled (PbP forum game). He's running the same campaign offline. Oddly enough, most of the players in the tabletop game are playing magic-wielders or psionics, while most of the online ones are fighters or sneaks.McClaud said:
Chaos 6010 A.D. is by far my favorite system. Little known but the game is bad ass. Set in a dark future where demons have come from the sixth dimension to turn our world into a realm of chaos. Guns, cybernetics, magic, space, aliens. You can basically make any type of character you want and the actual mechanics are easy and fun. http://chaos6010.com/
If your willing want to try something very different. The FATE system.
You can do anything with it and it will make your story better as side effect of how well done of a system it is.
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?filters=0_0_0_44284
You can do anything with it and it will make your story better as side effect of how well done of a system it is.
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/index.php?filters=0_0_0_44284
D&D 2nd ed, Merp, Rolemaster, Traveller, Call of Cthulu.
NONE of these being d20 version...
In my opinion, d20 systems are for people who can't count.
NONE of these being d20 version...
In my opinion, d20 systems are for people who can't count.
Rolemaster. Never heard of it? Go look for it, it is an amazing system. You have to order all the books online, but the game is worth it. It's a percentage based game (d100 and d10 almost exclusively) and amazingly realistic while still being amazingly fun. Great leveling system, wonderful combat system, just a great, great role playing experience and just stupidly better than DnD 4e