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<blockquote data-quote="Deuce Traveler" data-source="post: 3655890" data-attributes="member: 34958"><p>I like GURPS for the flexibility, but the combat system can be tedious... but then again it's normally a good idea to avoid combat in almost all but GURPS Supers since the game can be quite deadly.</p><p></p><p>I have to second Castles and Crusades, which I very much enjoy as well as many other simple versions of DnD (ODnD and 1st Ed included). I would also say check out Hackmaster, but much of it for its comedic value. I've heard good things about Warhammer RPG and have the rulebook for it, although I have not tried it out as of yet. It seems a lot grimmer and deadlier, however. Someone on this site once said something clever I'll try to paraphrase: 'DnD is where your character goes from simple beginnings and then rises to destroy the great evil and become the renowned hero of the land. Warhammer RPG is where your character starts out from simple beginnings, stunts the growth of evil slightly, and dies forgotten in a ditch.' Another quote I will paraphrase: 'Warhammer RPG is where you believe you are playing DnD and then find out your playing Call of Cthulu'.</p><p></p><p>If you want something different, try Shadowrun or even Mechwarrior. I liked having my characters start out as mercenaries in Mechwarrior and spend half their time roleplaying outside of their mechs and the other half fighting battles inside. Kinda like a bad episode of Voltron.</p><p></p><p>I've also heard good things about Traveller and Spaceship Zero, but I'm afraid I'm beginning to steer you away from fantasy RPGs now.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deuce Traveler, post: 3655890, member: 34958"] I like GURPS for the flexibility, but the combat system can be tedious... but then again it's normally a good idea to avoid combat in almost all but GURPS Supers since the game can be quite deadly. I have to second Castles and Crusades, which I very much enjoy as well as many other simple versions of DnD (ODnD and 1st Ed included). I would also say check out Hackmaster, but much of it for its comedic value. I've heard good things about Warhammer RPG and have the rulebook for it, although I have not tried it out as of yet. It seems a lot grimmer and deadlier, however. Someone on this site once said something clever I'll try to paraphrase: 'DnD is where your character goes from simple beginnings and then rises to destroy the great evil and become the renowned hero of the land. Warhammer RPG is where your character starts out from simple beginnings, stunts the growth of evil slightly, and dies forgotten in a ditch.' Another quote I will paraphrase: 'Warhammer RPG is where you believe you are playing DnD and then find out your playing Call of Cthulu'. If you want something different, try Shadowrun or even Mechwarrior. I liked having my characters start out as mercenaries in Mechwarrior and spend half their time roleplaying outside of their mechs and the other half fighting battles inside. Kinda like a bad episode of Voltron. I've also heard good things about Traveller and Spaceship Zero, but I'm afraid I'm beginning to steer you away from fantasy RPGs now. [/QUOTE]
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