Looking For a System (and I have a forum question)

[Morrus]

It was a bit more specific than "cat aliens". But, you could well be correct.

Oh, it actually has cat aliens? I rest my case!

Honestly, don't worry about it. It's the hard work you put into writing it, all those pages of words, that are the valuable part. And that's protected by copyright. Nobody can just copy and paste your words for publication.

 

[Max_Killjoy]

Oh, it actually has cat aliens? I rest my case!

Honestly, don't worry about it. It's the hard work you put into writing it, all those pages of words, that are the valuable part. And that's protected by copyright. Nobody can just copy and paste your words for publication.

Sorry, I meant "not something as widespread as cat aliens" -- not "a specific version of cat aliens".

 

[Morrus]

Well, I suggest you just go for it. I, for one, am curious!

 

[Max_Killjoy]

Looking at WOIN -- how do the Careers compare to the classes or "splats" of a typical D20 or other RPG system?

 

[Morrus]

Looking at WOIN -- how do the Careers compare to the classes or "splats" of a typical D20 or other RPG system?

Not really comparable. You spend XP on skills, attributes, and exploits. Or you can spend 'years' on careers, which are small packaged bundles of skills, attributes, or exploits. Much, much more granular. There's very little in common with d20 games.

 

[LordEntrails]

Cartographer's Guild has some forums and threads on specific aspects of world building. Depending on your question, you might check there.
http://www.cartographersguild.com/forum.php

 

[Max_Killjoy]

Can't create a new thread here right now, so I'll link to the GITP thread I started for the campaign setting:

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/show...-World-for-New-Campaign-Cosmology-and-Origins

 

[Morrus]

Why can't you create a thread? Are you getting some kind of error?

 

[Max_Killjoy]

Why can't you create a thread? Are you getting some kind of error?

http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?485014-quot-Database-Error-quot

I've also been in contact with Dave R via email regarding the problem.

 

[Tony Vargas]

Mechanics wishlist:
No classes -- character builds are open.
No levels -- progression is by XP expenditure.
Characteristics and skills both matter.
Dice results are "curved" resulting in somewhat more predictable results.
Combat is smooth, but not highly abstract -- mechanical actions model character actions, not some undefined unit of abstract stuff.
Game scales well -- avoids the issues some games have of the attack/defense/damage/soak relationships radically changing as characters advance.

Hero certainly, or GURPS.

Resolution is relatively quick, without a massive amount of mathematics or debate before or after a roll, and without needing to look up a dozen of special "talents" and whanot

...or not.

Can handle magic without magic overwhelming other ways of doing things.

Not many 'fantasy' games, most follow the lead of D&D, that way.

Prefer resource-based rather than slot-based magic.

What do you mean, exactly?
'Slots' are a resource, no?

Maybe that's a tall order -- certainly doesn't match anything I know of, other than trying to build it myself starting with HERO or something.

There's Fantasy Hero, of course. Hero certainly seems to hit most of what you want.