Dungeon crawling RPG?

[Evenglare]

Hey guys, so I've rekindled my lover with the Phantasy Star Online series, specifically Phantasy Star 0 for DS. This got me hyped to make a homebrew for the series. However I don't really care about the roleplaying aspects of the game. Let's face it, it's a loot game. That's the reason why it's so addicting. Now I was thinking, what system could I possibly pair this with to get that loot type feeling.

I know 3.5/pathfinder is the obvious choice, but it just has such a heavy back end with rules I would not use because, again I just want a loot collecting game. 4e has a great system for combat heavy games, but the AEDU system doesn't necessarily fit the feel of phantasy star. I really would like a system that uses TP (basically MP) to power special attacks and techniques.

I think numenera would be a perfect fit, hell, even the game facilitates a 3 class system that has a very similar feel, but the cypher system revolves around single use items and a combat system that just doesn't seem to cut it with the loot aspect. So is there a simple game system out there that facilitates this? Should I just buckle down an create a new system or modified d20 system from the ground up or is there something else?

 

[GMMichael]

Would you describe the "loot type feeling?" I watched a YouTube of PSO, and definitely did not get the feeling.

Be wary: table RPGs do some things well and some things not-so-well. I suspect that maintaining video game addictiveness is one thing that TRPGs don't do well.

 

[SirAntoine]

Classic D&D would work. It can be used for a deep, immersive role playing game, too, but the rules are basically just made to focus on dungeon crawls and what we used to call "kill the monster, get the treasure".

 

[biotech66]

You want old school Dungeon crawling? Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. Hands down the best at the crazy appendix N pulp out there. Not much official content, but the fan zine community has a ton of stuff for this RPG.

 

[GMMichael]

Munchkin seems like a winner, since it's all about loot. And blue falcons. . .