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Gamma World might be the thing to get me into 4e after all.

I allowed the Vagabond in the Rifts Coalition Soldiers Campaign that I ran once upon a time. Sort of a conscript option. It worked okay, but the other OCCs & RCCs were very restricted. There was some sort of bonus for being a vagabond, but it was definitely a "story" choice as opposed to a...

Our group liked the DCCs at one time. I bought a couple of them, and another guy ran a couple. Now, I can't see going back to a d20 module that isn't fairly toned-down on the complexity. We're trying 4e, but I don't think it will last for us. I still like d20, especially 3e, but it just gets...

I did that with a Heroes Unlimited alien and wound up with a very cool MD character. He was still undone by a 1 MDC mini-grenade hidden in an aspirin tablet that he took for an in-game headache. Ah, the good old days!

My overall recommendation for you is to use Savage Worlds. My next Western game will use a Boot Hill module with the Savage Worlds rules plus some of the additional rules from Deadlands Reloaded in the Aces & 8s setting (if the game gets detailed enough to need a fleshed-out setting). My...

The D&D Miniatures Handbook has rules for a skirmish campaign that add more RPG elements, particluarly a simple advancement scheme and random magic items. I've been thinking of using it for a DDM campaign, and I think you could apply the basic advancement scheme to SW minis. You might also...

I still love it. Although I grew to dislike our most recent 3.5 game, I can't wait to run my old 3.0 game again. I even have a couple of ideas for new/extended games. I really love DDM to use with it or even as an RPG on its own. I even picked up a used copy of the Miniatures Handbook...

I have used both. I prefer painted minis, but they just aren't practical for some settings. Minis cost time, money & effort to find, but & paint. I have even made counters out of 4-square pictures downloaded from the internet into Word and then scored & cut to make a sort of standing square...

Heck yes I've seen it. My buddies just about ruined Star Wars for me by turning it into D&D in Space. Smaller groups are usually better about getting into the groove of other games, but the players are usually looking for "power-ups" for the characters by picking up stuff that the bad guys...

I've tried to get the sci-fi chocolate in the fantasy peanut butter a few times, and it generally doesn't work. I also made 2 replies to this thread 2 days ago but both got lost somehow. So, here (hopefully) is a condensed version. First, decide what kind of game you want to run and find...

What an intriguing question. At this point, I would lean toward one of two semi-homebrewed mega-adventures. Each anticipates using the D&D minis I've collected for the encounters. I would use the minis stats for the foes but allow the players to use the full rules from the 3.x PHB. Here are...

D&D Minis RPG is the thing I would like to see published. Something with cool minis & easy rules. Sort of like all the Rules Cyclopedia references in this thread but with updated d20 rules and prepainted minis. I might even foray into 4e if that was the product offered. But, the minis games...

Yep. I thought of Savage Worlds immediately upon reading the original post. It really captures all the things you're looking for. To put it in the terms of one of my gaming buddies, it has the fine granularity of options that players want but the coarse granularity that game masters want. In...

Yes. I have bought no 4e books. I have purchased a few other RPG books, but those are less satisfying, too.

I personally really like Savage Worlds, which uses cards for initiative with dice for task resolution and chips for fate points. It is a derivative of the original Deadlands, which used cards for character generation, initiative and magic effects (I think). But the game you're describing...

So, Clark, how are sales? I hope it's a continuing source of income but nothing compared to your day job.

Rather than simply agreeing with many of the films already metioned here, I'll add one to the list: Reign of Fire. After seeing that movie with one of earstwhile gaming buddies, I really wanted to play a modern, post-dragon-apocalypse game. Plus, it made me like Matthew McConaughey. Of...

I went once. It was fun, but it has its downsides (which have been discussed). Your budget is just about what I spent, too. I haven't been back, but it was great the time I went. I think you should experience it at least once. I also like the little, local cons. There is no comparison...

Congratualtions, and here's hoping you go with the Rhienfield on the 20th.

Thanks for the nod to Mutant Chronicles. As I discovered in another thread, it looks like GW is releasing a new board game: Space Hulk | Games Workshop