Can't find a system I like for...

[jdrakeh]

Have a look at SLA Industries. I haven't played it myself but one of my most requested gaming companions says it's the dystopian future cyber-punk game. It's available free at RPGnow (I think). If you can't find it there Google it cuz I know that it's out there.

I think that you need to re-read my post

 

[Derro]

I think that you need to re-read my post

Totally missed that. I think I just woke up from a nap. I'll rescind that then and instead recommend GURPS Cthulhupunk. It's pretty dark. I know, I know, that ain't very K. Dick-ey.

I was always pretty happy with CP 2020. I never got too into any of the Chromebooks because they always had something that bordered on the absurd, IMO, and just broke the setting for me. Those full body cosmetic conversions to fantasy races in 2 or 3 were laughable.

I hear Ex Machina from GoO is pretty good. The core book has four ready to play settings. Of course there's no support since GoO went belly up but that's not a huge issue. Tri-stat is a pretty decent system that is easy to pick up and play.

Shadowrun has some dark -- but it's also littered with the highest of High Fantasy tropes, oozes magic in a way that would make Tolkien blush, and is hopelessly 1980s. The latest edition remedied some of this last bit, though not enough to make the setting a feasible future, IMHO. Regardless, it's still High Fantasy with magical technology at the end of the day and, while fun, that's not what I want out of a Dark Future RPG. I want a. . . uh. . dark RPG set, you know, in the future (not this fantasy world past as future stuff).

Shadowrun has got some really good setting stuff independent of the high-fantasy tropes. Their treatment of organized crime, street level ganging, and corporate skullduggery is all excellent. The only reason I don't like to play Shadowrun is because of the damn elves and dragons. System-wise I find some of the dice-pooling a little hinky but the setting of dark future is really good.

 

[jdrakeh]

It's pretty dark. I know, I know, that ain't very K. Dick-ey.

Well, if you follow the political and social commentary in Dick's stuff, some of it is plenty dark (Second Veriety, for example).

I hear Ex Machina from GoO is pretty good. The core book has four ready to play settings. Of course there's no support since GoO went belly up but that's not a huge issue. Tri-stat is a pretty decent system that is easy to pick up and play.

I'd forgotten about this. Noble Knight Games was selling new copies of this and other GoO games for $9.95 each (they appeared to have some crazy GoO overstock at the time). I might have to see if that discount is still on