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Part of the fun of the quest I have to admit, at least in our present time, is finding all these rare offshoots people have created. If you follow the links I listed in What's your favorite free RPG you will find quite a few gems out there. M20 was one of those finds and if you got the...

Dethklok, here is where I first mention core mechanic and point out players wanting to stick to familiarity: In response to your counter of: The central mechanic in terms of dice should be viewed as the system used overall for resolving the largest portion of variable needs, i.e. combat and...

Which has been part of my point. If you think of how often someone talks about it you will see that they often describe elements of their favorite game system, but with modifications that meet what they don't like about it. It becomes a desire in essence for a home brewed system without them...

I feel your pain on that one. I have bought many a good game only to have it sit on my shelf and gather dust after reading it because I couldn't find someone to play with. Which is another illusion that feeds into the quest since a "One True System" would have playability for everyone the...

I agree with you in that regard, but the mechanics used to arbitrate the randomness of reality (or in this case imaginary reality) is what people are looking for. They don't want to have to learn multiple systems to determine if their character succeeds or fails. Which is why it's an element...

As pointed out by several a "One True System" is definitely a personal goal and I think it can be achieved. BRP, Cortex, Gurps, and Savage Worlds, to name a few, definitely seem to be adaptable to different genres. The myth is definitely a "One True System" for everyone. If you think about...

I was over on Ninth World Hub the other day and joined in a conversation about converting D&D to Numenera when one of the members commented about a group on that site who are working to complete conversions and hacks for a few things. You can find out more about the system adaptions here. The...

I agree. It is definitely the gamer version of utopia. Not to mention any game to actually attempt to completely cover every player desire would be an extremely large book indeed. Very much a vision quest if anything since in the end it comes down to personal desire as you mention.

I was reading the latest thread about Savage Worlds when I saw reference to the “One True System” by the original poster. This got me thinking about my own quest for said mythic legend. I find it interesting that eventually almost every gamer seems to start down this path, looking for one...

I will also cast a vote for Alternity. I rebuilt almost my entire collection for only $45 buying from eBay.

My favorite place to troll for free RPGs is John Kim's Free RPGs on the Web though it doesn't get updated as much any more. You might also look at Tabletop Games or RPG Free List or List of Libre Games or even The Compendium of Free Role Playing Games to get a good taste of free stuff. Then...

I wonder if they will do an all at once release or do a three month release schedule as has been done in the past.

I think they are basing this on the recent trends of Hasbro/WotC's handing of the D&D IPO. They have made a lot of bad decisions (in some peoples opinions) over the last couple of years that have turned a lot of fans away from the game. This new decision is just another. While online sales...

I don't see how it is a "higher level of granularity" when you are mixing the skill system of one into the other. Both systems are simple. How does that make it more complex?

What game are you looking forward to seeing released in 2014? I'm waiting for Firefly myself.

Anyone order the book yet? $37 for a hardback that size is actually pretty good price. Though don't know how well Lulu does their binding.

E6 counts. Star Wars hack of Dogs sounds interested. Nytmare do you know where it might be found?

A possible way to handle this would be Minor & Major backgrounds. Minor backgrounds could be things like the character once fought in a specific war as a member of a small brigade of local peasants recruited by the local lord of the land. They were taught just enough to not hurt themselves and...

Actually it was evilbob who mentioned it. I just happened to look for it myself, trying to remember where I had seen it and thought the same thing. Luckily I have the PDF so did a search for it.

People basically taking a rules system and stripping out the setting info and gearing it toward a different genre or setting. There is a Star Wars hack for Dragon Age for example. Often they have a small rules set you use in addition to the original or in place of.