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<blockquote data-quote="Toben the Many" data-source="post: 2044057" data-attributes="member: 19273">Most games out there that are not d20 are rules-lite. Now, before I go on, keep in mind that when I say &quot;rules-lite system&quot; I am speaking in relative terms. All roleplaying games need to have sophisticated rules because they are trying to simulate real-life situations through dice rolls. The moment you try to translate throwing a punch into the rolling of a die, you get complicated. At the same time, there are systems that are definately &quot;rules-lite.&quot; These systems leave alot of what happens to the DM's discretion.&nbsp; By contrast, d20 has as little as possible left up to intrepretation. Here are a few games that I think are heavy on interpretation: White Wolf's storyteller is pretty rules-lite. One roll determines whether you hit and how much damage you do. Armor has one stat makes you harder to hit and reduces the damage you take. Weapons have one stat that make it more likely that you will hit and do more damage.Deadlands is a rules lite system. Yes. I said Deadlands. Again, much of what happens in Deadlands is left up to interpretion. Especially with Mad Scientists. One of my favorites: Little Fears. Very rules lite. I consider Mutants and Masterminds rules-lite. Sure, it's got a complex rule-set, but the overall system is incredibly simple. I hit you. You either get knocked out or you stay on your feet. Trying to destroy a helicopter is just as easy to understand as destroying a wall. An energy blast, a shuriken, or a missle can all do the same amount of damage. All of them can be resisted in the same way. You have a putty body like Mr. Fantastic, or a rock body like the Thing, but either way your strange body protects you in the same way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Toben the Many, post: 2044057, member: 19273"] Most games out there that are not d20 are rules-lite. Now, before I go on, keep in mind that when I say "rules-lite system" I am speaking in relative terms. [b]All[/b] roleplaying games need to have sophisticated rules because they are trying to simulate real-life situations through dice rolls. The moment you try to translate throwing a punch into the rolling of a die, you get complicated. At the same time, there are systems that are definately "rules-lite." These systems leave alot of what happens to the DM's discretion. By contrast, d20 has as little as possible left up to intrepretation. Here are a few games that I think are heavy on interpretation: White Wolf's storyteller is pretty rules-lite. One roll determines whether you hit [i]and[/i] how much damage you do. Armor has one stat makes you harder to hit [i]and[/i] reduces the damage you take. Weapons have one stat that make it more likely that you will hit [i]and[/i] do more damage. Deadlands is a rules lite system. Yes. I said Deadlands. Again, much of what happens in Deadlands is left up to interpretion. Especially with Mad Scientists. One of my favorites: [i]Little Fears[/i]. Very rules lite. I consider Mutants and Masterminds rules-lite. Sure, it's got a complex rule-set, but the overall system is incredibly simple. I hit you. You either get knocked out or you stay on your feet. Trying to destroy a helicopter is just as easy to understand as destroying a wall. An energy blast, a shuriken, or a missle can all do the same amount of damage. All of them can be resisted in the same way. You have a putty body like Mr. Fantastic, or a rock body like the Thing, but either way your strange body protects you in the same way. [/QUOTE]

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