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<blockquote data-quote="payn" data-source="post: 9305749" data-attributes="member: 90374">I just received my Cowboy Bebop KS recently. I sprung for the special dice sets for each character and figurines too. There are rules for making your very own Cowboy Bebopper but I have no intention of doing that. This will strictly be a one shot bespoke experience for love of the series. I also have BladeRunner from KS as well. Same there, there are rules for making characters, but i'm more likely to run it one shot. I just want to concentrate on a great singular experience.Now I have a friend who views RPG systems as entirely from a universal perspective. Bladerunner for example, he expects there to be detailed car rules and attack ships in space with plasma rifles and whatever else is mentioned in the film. He scoffed at the idea when I told him I planned to make pregens for whenever I get around to running this. Oddly, they feel the same about Aliens. Any RPG for them should be a universal kit with campaign implications.For some im guessing tradition has set the expectation. Others have a very deep seated idea that an RPG must be universal or it cleaves too close to video/board game territory or something. Not sure how it forms in the minds of gamers but ive seen all different types. Now, I do enjoy universal systems like Traveller, D&amp;D and Pathfinder. I like that they are general world sims that leave a lot of room for GMs to make whole cloth stories or use published campaigns to expand into detailed campaigns. I truly think both genral and bespoke systems are neccesary for the hobby. I simply dont have the time or the players to do a level 1-20 RPG expeince in every theme and IP under the sun. I find value in both styles of play.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="payn, post: 9305749, member: 90374"] I just received my Cowboy Bebop KS recently. I sprung for the special dice sets for each character and figurines too. There are rules for making your very own Cowboy Bebopper but I have no intention of doing that. This will strictly be a one shot bespoke experience for love of the series. I also have BladeRunner from KS as well. Same there, there are rules for making characters, but i'm more likely to run it one shot. I just want to concentrate on a great singular experience. Now I have a friend who views RPG systems as entirely from a universal perspective. Bladerunner for example, he expects there to be detailed car rules and attack ships in space with plasma rifles and whatever else is mentioned in the film. He scoffed at the idea when I told him I planned to make pregens for whenever I get around to running this. Oddly, they feel the same about Aliens. Any RPG for them should be a universal kit with campaign implications. For some im guessing tradition has set the expectation. Others have a very deep seated idea that an RPG must be universal or it cleaves too close to video/board game territory or something. Not sure how it forms in the minds of gamers but ive seen all different types. Now, I do enjoy universal systems like Traveller, D&D and Pathfinder. I like that they are general world sims that leave a lot of room for GMs to make whole cloth stories or use published campaigns to expand into detailed campaigns. I truly think both genral and bespoke systems are neccesary for the hobby. I simply dont have the time or the players to do a level 1-20 RPG expeince in every theme and IP under the sun. I find value in both styles of play. [/QUOTE]

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