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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RealAlHazred" data-source="post: 9592940" data-attributes="member: 25818">If I want to emulate a film, television, or book property, I like purpose-built RPGs. For example, you mentioned Pendragon, I don't think it has been topped for reflecting the feel of Le Morte d'Arthur. But for general gaming, or for settings that came from RPGs (especially where several different systems have been used to simulate it), I go with Hero System. I've been playing and running it for 40 years now, and I can do whatever I want with it well enough. I doubled the Hit Location BODY multipliers and used it for Hârn, and it was gritty enough. I added some Skill elements and used it for Traveller (twice, now). I like the flexibility. And I can use it for things that aren't well-represented in gaming, like my 1870s game. Most RPGs that focus on Victorian adventure focus on the 1890s or later; the earlier period is frequently ignored. But Hero did it just fine.</blockquote>