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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kannik" data-source="post: 9291261" data-attributes="member: 984">Have you played or run the Silhouette system?  It's the rules system used by the RPGs of Heavy Gear, Jovian Chronicles, Tribe 8, Core Command, and Gear Krieg, as well as being released as a standalone core/generic rulebook.  If you have, what did you think of it?First released with the Heavy Gear RPG, the Silhouette system burst onto the scene in 1994 with a roleplaying game that included an integrated hex-based tactical combined arms combat rules as well as a lavish and heavily illustrated rulebook with an evocative graphic layout.  The setting/worldbuilding was also strongly detailed, which would be continued in future games that explored additional sci-fi with Jovian Chronicles, a post-apocalyptic earth with dreaming magic in Tribe 8, an alternate history earth with Gear Krieg, and the space operatic Core Command.The core of the Silhouette system is a d6 pool that is read differently than most: the highest value rolled counts as the test’s total, with additional 6s adding +1 to the result.  Compared to a target number, the roll also determines a Margin of Success or Margin of Failure, with narrative or mechanical effects (including damage) directly tied to the result of the roll.As noted in the previous “Grade…” threads, “the D20 System is the undeniable favorite for tabletop RPGs today, but there are plenty of options out there for those who don't like D20 or might be looking for something different. The goal in these little surveys is to highlight the different systems and options available to tabletop fans...not bash on anyone's favorites.”So! If you’ve played one of the Silhouette games, I’d like to hear about your experiences.  What do/did you like or dislike about it?  If you haven’t played, was there something that dissuaded you from giving it a try?And as before, just for fun I’ll take the responses to give the system a “grade.”  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Grade: COf those who voted, 53% have heard of it, and about a third (32%) have played it.Of those who have played it: 0% love it, 30% like it, 53% are lukewarm, 18% dislike it, and 6% hate it.Previous entries:<a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/tell-me-about-the-cypher-system.699558/post-9113969" target="_blank">Grading the Cypher System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-pathfinder-2e-game-system.699577/post-9114720" target="_blank">Grading the Pathfinder 2E (D20) System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-savage-worlds-system.699639/post-9118485" target="_blank">Grading the Savage Worlds System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-fate-fate-core-system.699746/post-9123350" target="_blank">Grading the Fate/Fate Core System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-modiphius-2d20-system.699862/post-9130300" target="_blank">Grading the Modiphius 2d20 System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-gurps-system.700000/post-9136681" target="_blank">Grading the GURPS System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-powered-by-the-apocalypse-pbta-system.700132/post-9143576" target="_blank">Grading the Powered by the Apocalypse System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-d6-system.700240/post-9149838" target="_blank">Grading the D6 System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-hero-system.700391/" target="_blank">Grading the Hero System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-storyteller-system.700467/post-9165156" target="_blank">Grading the Storyteller System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-megaversal-palladium-system.700634/post-9172320" target="_blank">Grading the Megaversal/Palladium System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grade-the-basic-roleplaying-system.700825/post-9181516" target="_blank">Grading the Basic Role-Playing System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-saga-system.700972/post-9189430" target="_blank">Grading the SAGA System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-warhammer-40k-system.701299/post-9204415" target="_blank">Grading the Warhammer 40K RPG System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-rolemaster-spacemaster-system.702503/" target="_blank">Grading the Rolemaster/Spacemaster System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-cortex-plus-and-cortex-prime-system.702676/" target="_blank">Grading the Cortex Plus and Cortex Prime System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-burning-wheel-system.702810/" target="_blank">Grading the Burning Wheel System</a><a href="https://www.enworld.org/threads/grading-the-genesys-system.702979/" target="_blank">Grading the Genesys System</a></blockquote>

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