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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5119389" data-attributes="member: 19675"><p>I understand your mistrust of <em>Paranoia </em>given your history in D&D, but trust me, that game is <strong>a blast</strong> to play. The first thing to realize is that, unlike other games, one thing you DON'T do is spend an hour creating the guy. The second thing is that you have to remember that your PC is part of a clone "family"- you essentially have 6 "lives."</p><p></p><p>The ultimate in "love the setting, hate the system" games has got to be <em>RIFT</em>S. Its incredibly creative, but the mechanics are awful.</p><p></p><p>Another one sometimes found in that class is <em>Space: 1889</em>, the classic Wellsian/Vernian space RPG. I've used it as is, but also used it as a backdrop for 2 different supers campaigns.</p><p></p><p><em>Godlike, </em> a supers RPG set in WW2 also has a system that you'll either love or hate, but with a setting that is extremely well written.</p><p></p><p>The supers/cyberpunk hybrid <em>Underground</em> is yet another game with a system of questionable quality, but a setting that is quite creative.</p><p></p><p>If you're interested in supers, probably the 2 most powerful systems out there are <em>HERO</em> (my personal favorite) and <em>Mutants & Masterminds</em>. Both are über flexible. <em> HERO </em>demands a chunk of time in PC design, but once that's done, the game runs quickly. You may not have to reference the book again until you spend some of your XP. <em> M&M </em>is almost as powerful, and is a lot easier to grasp for people who are big fans of D20 based games.</p><p></p><p><em>Shadowrun</em> is a unique mix of fantasy and cyberpunk.</p><p></p><p><em>Deadlands</em> is a classic mixture of fantasy & western.</p><p></p><p><em>Sidewinder</em> and <em>Aces & Eights</em> are two of the best pure western RPGs out there.</p><p></p><p>I've had online discussions with the designer of <em>X-Crawl</em>, which is about LARPing as a competitive sport. While he didn't actually use them as inspiration, his game shares many things in common with Larry Niven's & Steven Barnes' <em>Dream Park</em> novels and the <em>Westworld</em> movies.</p><p></p><p><em>SpyCraft</em> is another RPG based on the D20 system, and does spy/modern better than most.</p><p></p><p>The <em>Scion</em> games seem to be pretty cool for a modern take on demigods wandering the Earth.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5119389, member: 19675"] I understand your mistrust of [I]Paranoia [/I]given your history in D&D, but trust me, that game is [B]a blast[/B] to play. The first thing to realize is that, unlike other games, one thing you DON'T do is spend an hour creating the guy. The second thing is that you have to remember that your PC is part of a clone "family"- you essentially have 6 "lives." The ultimate in "love the setting, hate the system" games has got to be [I]RIFT[/I]S. Its incredibly creative, but the mechanics are awful. Another one sometimes found in that class is [I]Space: 1889[/I], the classic Wellsian/Vernian space RPG. I've used it as is, but also used it as a backdrop for 2 different supers campaigns. [I]Godlike, [/I] a supers RPG set in WW2 also has a system that you'll either love or hate, but with a setting that is extremely well written. The supers/cyberpunk hybrid [I]Underground[/I] is yet another game with a system of questionable quality, but a setting that is quite creative. If you're interested in supers, probably the 2 most powerful systems out there are [I]HERO[/I] (my personal favorite) and [I]Mutants & Masterminds[/I]. Both are über flexible. [I] HERO [/I]demands a chunk of time in PC design, but once that's done, the game runs quickly. You may not have to reference the book again until you spend some of your XP. [I] M&M [/I]is almost as powerful, and is a lot easier to grasp for people who are big fans of D20 based games. [I]Shadowrun[/I] is a unique mix of fantasy and cyberpunk. [I]Deadlands[/I] is a classic mixture of fantasy & western. [I]Sidewinder[/I] and [I]Aces & Eights[/I] are two of the best pure western RPGs out there. I've had online discussions with the designer of [I]X-Crawl[/I], which is about LARPing as a competitive sport. While he didn't actually use them as inspiration, his game shares many things in common with Larry Niven's & Steven Barnes' [I]Dream Park[/I] novels and the [I]Westworld[/I] movies. [I]SpyCraft[/I] is another RPG based on the D20 system, and does spy/modern better than most. The [I]Scion[/I] games seem to be pretty cool for a modern take on demigods wandering the Earth. [/QUOTE]
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