What are the more popular roleplaying systems?

[Xarlen]

BESM <-- Simple, almost TOO simple.

GURPS.

Hero.

Shadowrun.

Cyberpunk.

Ironclaw (Check the web. Not very well heard of, but Fun!)

Cosmic Synchronicity (It's free! http://www.fantasylibrary.com/lounge/cosmic/cosmic.htm)

 

[BiggusGeekus]

I'm partial to d6 Star Wars, myself.

People who prefer d20 Star Wars to d6 Star Wars should be kept away from children.

There's far too many bad influences on children already.

 

[sword-dancer]

GURPS

Rifts
Midgard oldes German FRPG

WFRP
Cyberpunk
Space Gothic German dark or Horror Space Opera, "In Space nobody hear you scream"

Hyperborea.

 

[The Cardinal]

White Wolf / Storyteller
Palladium
SJG / GURPS (90% of all my games!)
Shadowrun
WFRP

 

[Dr Midnight]

Feng Shui
Marvel Superheroes

 

[mhensley]

HackMaster - 2002 Game of the Year!

And according to Kenzer and Co., HackMaster is the #2 selling rpg right behind D&D.

 

[Furn_Darkside]

People who prefer d20 Star Wars to d6 Star Wars should be kept away from children.

There's far too many bad influences on children already.

Thats kind of funny- I was thinking the same thing about Star Wars in general.

FD

 

[Vaxalon]

According to the sales figures that I saw last (which are a few years out of date) it goes something like this:

1. 80% - Dungeons and Dragons, and other WotC products
2. 10% - White Wolf games (taken collectively)
3. 9% - GURPS (and other SJG products)
4. 1% - Everyone else
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   I could easily be wrong, though... I'll wager that the past few years, 3e has thrown the skew even further in the direction of DnD.

 

[ColonelHardisson]

Thats kind of funny- I was thinking the same thing about Star Wars in general.

FD

HackMaster is a great game. I wish it could somehow figure out a way to get the d20 label on it, so it could get the recognition sales-wise that it deserves.

 

[Furn_Darkside]

HackMaster is a great game. I wish it could somehow figure out a way to get the d20 label on it, so it could get the recognition sales-wise that it deserves.

Heh, I am not sure why you are quoting my Star Wars slam, but I will respond.

I am not interested in Hackmaster for three reasons:
1) I don't want to play 1st/2nd edition any more.
2) A game that starts as a joke is going to have to do something major to convince me to take it seriously.
3) The way they did their monster book series. How much would I have to spend to get all of them? Over one hundred dollars?

FD