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<blockquote data-quote="Shades of Green" data-source="post: 4571594" data-attributes="member: 3297"><p>4E is off my list for the time being due to cost considerations. With GURPS I have my problems (and its seems a bit rules-heavy to me), but thanks for suggesting it anyway.</p><p></p><p>I'm leaning towards 2E or BFRPG, but I'm still open to other possibilities.</p><p></p><p>So far, the possible options seem to me (not in order of preference):</p><p></p><p>1) D&D 2E (for which I already have the core-books) with a few house-rules and with the Book of Humanoids.</p><p></p><p>2) <a href="http://www.basicfantasy.org/main.html" target="_blank">BFRPG</a>, which is similar to 1E/2E but with some 3E-inspired streamlining; ordering it from LULU in hardcopy isn't that expensive and it shows promise.</p><p></p><p>3) <a href="http://storygame.free.fr/MAZES.htm" target="_blank">Mazes and Minotaurs</a>, though this would work best with a Greek, Roman (or a fantasy version of bronze/iron age Canaan) rather than with traditional fantasy. The downside of this means that I'll have to print it by myself (which isn't THAT expensive but IS time-consuming).</p><p></p><p>4) <a href="http://www.studio2publishing.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=25_75_129&products_id=2364" target="_blank">Savage Worlds</a>. I'm not very familiar with that system but I'll read the free "test drive" PDF soon enough. It is also pretty cheap.</p><p></p><p>5) Castles & Crusades, with which I'm not familiar; many people seemed to think that this fits me best so this is an option. This is also a bit expensive but if I could get the Boxed Set from Troll Lord Games, this will only cost me half of what 4E would.</p><p></p><p>6) <a href="http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/" target="_blank">OSRIC</a>, which is another clone of AD&D 1E; I don't know if I could get it printed by LULU, otherwise it'll mean printing it myself.</p><p></p><p>7) <a href="http://" target="_blank">Labyrinth Lord</a>, another OD&D/1E clone available from LULU, a little bit more expensive than BFRPG but also an option.</p><p></p><p>8) <a href="http://www.fudgerpg.com/fudge.html" target="_blank">FUDGE</a>, which is a very cute RPG toolkit. Its main downside is the need to build your actual system out of its "building blocks".</p><p></p><p>9) <a href="http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=51&esem=2&esum=90" target="_blank">Warhammer Fantasy RPG</a> with which I'm not familiar at all, but was recommended to me. It is quite expensive (39.95$ for the corebook not including shipping).</p><p></p><p>Any more input would be very welcome!</p><p></p><p><strong>EDIT:</strong> A little clarification - when I said I want a low-to-moderate magic level I meant that I want less dominant magic than in 3.xE, and no "Christmas tree effect"/"Everything's Magical and got powers". I still want a heroic fantasy game with considerable magic, just not a world over-saturated with magic (as is implied by 3E). If I wanted a truly low-magic gritty game I'd use a fantasy adaptation of the Mongoose Traveller SRD/OGL rules, which in fact I did put <a href="http://www.sfrpg.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=156" target="_blank">some work</a> into.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shades of Green, post: 4571594, member: 3297"] 4E is off my list for the time being due to cost considerations. With GURPS I have my problems (and its seems a bit rules-heavy to me), but thanks for suggesting it anyway. I'm leaning towards 2E or BFRPG, but I'm still open to other possibilities. So far, the possible options seem to me (not in order of preference): 1) D&D 2E (for which I already have the core-books) with a few house-rules and with the Book of Humanoids. 2) [URL=http://www.basicfantasy.org/main.html]BFRPG[/URL], which is similar to 1E/2E but with some 3E-inspired streamlining; ordering it from LULU in hardcopy isn't that expensive and it shows promise. 3) [URL=http://storygame.free.fr/MAZES.htm]Mazes and Minotaurs[/URL], though this would work best with a Greek, Roman (or a fantasy version of bronze/iron age Canaan) rather than with traditional fantasy. The downside of this means that I'll have to print it by myself (which isn't THAT expensive but IS time-consuming). 4) [URL=http://www.studio2publishing.com/shop/product_info.php?cPath=25_75_129&products_id=2364]Savage Worlds[/URL]. I'm not very familiar with that system but I'll read the free "test drive" PDF soon enough. It is also pretty cheap. 5) Castles & Crusades, with which I'm not familiar; many people seemed to think that this fits me best so this is an option. This is also a bit expensive but if I could get the Boxed Set from Troll Lord Games, this will only cost me half of what 4E would. 6) [URL=http://www.knights-n-knaves.com/osric/]OSRIC[/URL], which is another clone of AD&D 1E; I don't know if I could get it printed by LULU, otherwise it'll mean printing it myself. 7) [URL=]Labyrinth Lord[/URL], another OD&D/1E clone available from LULU, a little bit more expensive than BFRPG but also an option. 8) [URL=http://www.fudgerpg.com/fudge.html]FUDGE[/URL], which is a very cute RPG toolkit. Its main downside is the need to build your actual system out of its "building blocks". 9) [URL=http://new.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=51&esem=2&esum=90]Warhammer Fantasy RPG[/URL] with which I'm not familiar at all, but was recommended to me. It is quite expensive (39.95$ for the corebook not including shipping). Any more input would be very welcome! [B]EDIT:[/B] A little clarification - when I said I want a low-to-moderate magic level I meant that I want less dominant magic than in 3.xE, and no "Christmas tree effect"/"Everything's Magical and got powers". I still want a heroic fantasy game with considerable magic, just not a world over-saturated with magic (as is implied by 3E). If I wanted a truly low-magic gritty game I'd use a fantasy adaptation of the Mongoose Traveller SRD/OGL rules, which in fact I did put [URL=http://www.sfrpg.org.uk/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=30&t=156]some work[/url] into. [/QUOTE]
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