Sci-Fi gamers: what's the RPG you use / prefer

[Ron]

I am a classic Traveller fan, although I would also play other games, such as Alternity. Unlike many of the posters, I don't feel that d20 do well in sci-fi games.

 

[Pbartender]

Spycraft 2.0...

...IN SPA-A-A-A-A-A-A-ACE!

 

[diaglo]

Gamma World 1st edition

ditto.

or metamorphosis alpha

 

[sjmiller]

With rare exceptions I use LBB Traveller (aka Classic Traveller). I've created Doctor Who games, Flash Gordon games, and assorted other SF games using Traveller as the core rules. The few times I have not used Traveller I've used GURPS.

 

[Wombat]

I have played in several sci fi campaigns in my life -- Star Trek, Star Wars, Traveller, Space: 1889, Space Opera, Blue Planet, varioius home made games. As such I can say that the system I prefer is ... it depends.

If I am playing a hard sci fi game, I want a set of rules that reflects that, probably pretty rules-intensive; if I am playing standard science fantasy (aka Star Wars), I want something much lighter and quicker. Heck, Star Wars plays well if you use Fudge or Over The Edge; hard sci fi would be crippled with such rules.

I am still looking for the "best" rules, even for the specific genres...

 

[Bagpuss]

2300AD, Traveller: The New Era, Cyberpunk, Shadowrun or Star Wars D6 and D20. So I picked other.

 

[pogre]

I'm looking forward to the 40K RPG.

 

[Dragonbait]

I've used SW d20 and the SW d6 system. I think in many cases, the d6 system works better for SW than the d20 system, but the d20 system works well enough. I've wanted to try some non-SW scifi, but the closest I got was playing Farscape with the SW d20 rules. I'm looking to this poll to see what system might be good for a possible non-SW scifi game in the future.

 

[LostSoul]

Star Wars d6.

I generally had campaigns last no more than 20 sessions or so. After that, things were resolved.

 

[Allandaros]

Paranoia.

(Also Shadowrun, Alternity...but mainly Paranoia. I do have the first edition of the B5 RPG, but haven't tested it out yet...and I'm already obsolete :/ )