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<blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 8623048" data-attributes="member: 177">So, I'd like to use this to make a point - Each so-called &quot;generic&quot; system still has its own style, and lends a different flavor to the play experience.&nbsp; Both GURPS and Fate can be used to do &quot;fantasy&quot;, but they will not be the same in play, by a long shot.I love Fate for its pulpy-action feel, and how character action really comes down to who the character is.&nbsp; If you are looking for a flavorful, fast paced play experience that yields a fun narrative, in which the characters interact with the situation you've set up, Fate is awesome.&nbsp; However, if you want a deeply tactical game... Fate probably isn't appropriate.I have to agree that GURPS, does gritty/&quot;realistic&quot; games pretty well, and the rules are quite detailed - and yeah, the rules can get fiddly, which to some people is a feature, not a bug.&nbsp; Savage Worlds is, imo, a pretty decent example of a traditional game design made into a &quot;generic&quot; core ruleset.&nbsp; Not rules light, not rules heavy, not particularly narrative driven.&nbsp; If I wanted to play D&amp;D, but didn't want to use the d20 ruleset, I'd probably choose Savage Worlds.Cortex Prime is more of a toolbox than a game you'd play directly.&nbsp; You assemble the bits you want.&nbsp; That makes it a bit difficult to say how it works in play, because it depends on what bits you choose.&nbsp; In my experience it has been very good at media genre emulation - The Marvel Super Heroic Roleplaying game, Leverage, and Tales of Xadia games have all been quite fun to play.Cypher System I own, but I haven't used a whole lot, so I'm hesitant to try to characterize it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Umbran, post: 8623048, member: 177"] So, I'd like to use this to make a point - Each so-called "generic" system still has its own style, and lends a different flavor to the play experience. Both GURPS and Fate can be used to do "fantasy", but they will not be the same in play, by a long shot. I love Fate for its pulpy-action feel, and how character action really comes down to [I]who[/I] the character is. If you are looking for a flavorful, fast paced play experience that yields a fun narrative, in which the characters interact with the situation you've set up, Fate is awesome. However, if you want a deeply tactical game... Fate probably isn't appropriate. I have to agree that GURPS, does gritty/"realistic" games pretty well, and the rules are quite detailed - and yeah, the rules can get fiddly, which to some people is a feature, not a bug. Savage Worlds is, imo, a pretty decent example of a traditional game design made into a "generic" core ruleset. Not rules light, not rules heavy, not particularly narrative driven. If I wanted to play D&D, but didn't want to use the d20 ruleset, I'd probably choose Savage Worlds. Cortex Prime is more of a toolbox than a game you'd play directly. You assemble the bits you want. That makes it a bit difficult to say how it works in play, because it depends on what bits you choose. In my experience it has been very good at media genre emulation - The Marvel Super Heroic Roleplaying game, Leverage, and Tales of Xadia games have all been quite fun to play. Cypher System I own, but I haven't used a whole lot, so I'm hesitant to try to characterize it. [/QUOTE]

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