Diceless Systems

[ced1106]

Good point about diceless games being more plot oriented. My perception is that dice-based games don't allow drama all that well (although this is from my grognard days of roleplaying).

Marvel SAGA used cards partially as randomizers, partially for drama. I liked the system, but with a ranting 12 year old kid, I'll just roll on a @#$% chart.

Baron Munshausen is a competitive storytelling game that uses tokens and bidding to resolve plots.

Soap: The RPG uses plot tokens to contest other's storytelling (especially when your character gets the short end of the story

And, of course, there's Once Upon a Time.

Personally, I think "dice only" rpg'ers are missing out. Storytelling can be quite fun, even if it's not traditional roleplaying.


Cedric.
aka. Washu! ^O^

 

[Mortaneus]

If you REALLY want to get experimental, try the game called Universalis

It's a GM-less RPG!

 

[AuroraGyps]

Hey Mortaneus, you wouldn't have a cousin named Scott H. would you? If so, I know some of your play-testers.

 

[Mortaneus]

Hey Mortaneus, you wouldn't have a cousin named Scott H. would you? If so, I know some of your play-testers.

*laugh*

Wrong Mort...there's another one on here somewhere.

So far, the only book I've written is Twilight of Atlantis for Avalanche.

 

[AuroraGyps]

Wrong Mort...there's another one on here somewhere.

Oh, it was Universalis that made me wonder... though it was a bit of self promotion. Sorry for the error.