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New World of Darkness (also starting soon probably Hunter)
While waiting for Eclipse Phase to come out hopefully soon.
You know, once upon a time I had a pretty good idea of the RPGs that were out there. Then I left university... that was 15 years ago or so, and I have the feeling that there are a lot more RPGs now than there were back then. Not only that, you've got multiple versions of some games (with their groups of adherents).
Don't know how true that perception is, but as I'm no longer in my "acquire/play any RPG" phase, it seems a bit like that.
(I'm currently in my acquire/play and boardgame phase!)
Well, I don't pay that strong attention, it is just one something pops up that sounds interesting I zone into that and usually look around what that company does a bit more.
So, zoned in on Cthulhutech then jumped to looking forward to Eclipse Phase. Then with the Anniversary Edition of Shadowrun coming out, finally decided to check it out.
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Playing: 3 4E games.
Running: one OD&D and one Rules Cyclopedia game, and beginning preparations for a d20 Gamma World game - although it could end up being a post-apocalyptic GURPS game.
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I only voted for 1Ed & 3Ed D&D as well as Mutants & Masterminds since that accurately describes my current gaming situation. It does not, however, reflect my historical situation or my preferences.
There are many games I'd like to play, but my current group is HIGHLY D&D centric. The only reason M&M makes the list is that enough of them want to play a supers game and I suggested we use it (as opposed to my personal favorite rpg, HERO) since it is very flexible and most closely resembles the game with which most of the group is familiar (3.XEd). My volunteering to run the game also factored into this.
Just playing in a bunch of 4E games right now. Looking forward to starting a Trail of Cthulhu game sometime this winter or next year, after we finish up a converted Age of Worms.
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Currently, Castles and Crusades (run 2, play in 2) , L5R 3E (play), and Warhammer 2E (play). Prepping for Mutants and Masterminds (playing), a 1E game (we haven't decided who is DMing), and Twilight 2013 (running).
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D&D 3e, D&D 4e, Traveller (Mongoose) and Call of Cthulhu Delta Green.
Mike
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Running M&M 2e, playing 3e and some 'old skool', baybee. Will start running some Pathfinder-esque 3e soon as well, for a smaller group that I don't think would take too well to M&M. Well, probably not. And that'll get changed over to The Real Thing as of August. Not sure about other stuff in the future - see when we get there I s'pose.
I'm currently running face-to-face D&D 4e and I'm about to re-start an AD&D campaign. Until recently I was playing a HARP game and with that group, before we switch back to AD&D, I'll be running a one shot with Dragon Warriors and a short CoC adventure.
Over the Internet, I'm running two AD&D games and a Basic Fantasy RPG one. I'm playing in yet another AD&D game, a Conan game that recently switched from d20 light to BRP and a Swords & Wizardry game that the GM is progressively house-ruling in order to build his D&D "hack".
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