I was just wondering what games besides Dungeons and Dragons do people play and enjoy. I am about to start a Stormbringer campaign and was recently reading through the book again and realized how muich simpler the rules were for this game than Dungeons and Dragons. This is not a flame, I own all core 3.5 books and play D&D on a semi-regular basis. I am just curious to see if people have widened their horizons, as far as fantasy games, and found anything worthwhile.
What Fantasy rpg's, other than D&D, do people enjoy?
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WayneLigon
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I'm sure I would enjoy several, if anyone would ever run them :/
I'd love to try Witchcraft. I like GURPS moderately well. Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Everway. I'd love to play some Second-Edition RuneQuest again. Fantasy Hero.
I'd love to try Witchcraft. I like GURPS moderately well. Big Eyes, Small Mouth. Everway. I'd love to play some Second-Edition RuneQuest again. Fantasy Hero.
Stormborn
Explorer
Given a braod definition of Fantasy:
GURPS: I have played in a 1920s Call of Cthuhlu game I really enjoyed (with Huey Long, Al Capone, Deep Ones, an unexpect pregnancy, a brief trip to a very Dante version of Hell, and getting decked by another PC) as well as a one shot set in Napolionic France that involved mummies. Both run by the same GM.
Unknown Armies: I love the feel of this one, and the magic system. But its not the rest of the groups cup of tea. I have run one and played in one. The one I ran gave people nightmares, the other was loosley based on the novel Flicker.
Buffy: Played a half-demonic watcher/warlock in late 1800s Shanghi. Killed a shogoth with magic, eyes turned black.
D20 Modern: ran a short Urban Arcana style game, mostly stiringing togehter adventures from WoC. I liked it, and all of the players but one did as well.
MERPS: I don't care for the infinite number of tables, but it was pretty good for a small dose of Tolkein fantasy.
GURPS: I have played in a 1920s Call of Cthuhlu game I really enjoyed (with Huey Long, Al Capone, Deep Ones, an unexpect pregnancy, a brief trip to a very Dante version of Hell, and getting decked by another PC) as well as a one shot set in Napolionic France that involved mummies. Both run by the same GM.
Unknown Armies: I love the feel of this one, and the magic system. But its not the rest of the groups cup of tea. I have run one and played in one. The one I ran gave people nightmares, the other was loosley based on the novel Flicker.
Buffy: Played a half-demonic watcher/warlock in late 1800s Shanghi. Killed a shogoth with magic, eyes turned black.
D20 Modern: ran a short Urban Arcana style game, mostly stiringing togehter adventures from WoC. I liked it, and all of the players but one did as well.
MERPS: I don't care for the infinite number of tables, but it was pretty good for a small dose of Tolkein fantasy.
shadow
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I love the little known indy rpg Imagine(www.role-playing.com)
The only problem is that it's not very well known so it's hard to find people to play it with.
The only problem is that it's not very well known so it's hard to find people to play it with.
Ghost2020
Hero
We do a variety of RPGs, not much besides D&D for fantasy, although I've threatened to run a GURPS Fantasy and/or some Palladium Fantasy.
We play a variety of systems:
D&D Scarred Lands
Heroes Unlimited 2nd ed.
Rifts
BESM
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Alternity (horror, modern)
Most are mini campaigns, and we have a nice set of home rules to 'fix' the Palladium problem areas. It's a fast playing system once those bugs get leveled off, not necessarily the best, but it works.
We're working towards doing some of these:
Hunter: The Reckoning
Armageddon (by Eden)
Mutants & Masterminds
Babylon 5 (D20)
Armageddon: 2089
Werewolf
Call of Cthulhu d20 or BRPS
We're trying to do the 'once around the game shelf', and so far, it's been pretty good.
We play a variety of systems:
D&D Scarred Lands
Heroes Unlimited 2nd ed.
Rifts
BESM
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Alternity (horror, modern)
Most are mini campaigns, and we have a nice set of home rules to 'fix' the Palladium problem areas. It's a fast playing system once those bugs get leveled off, not necessarily the best, but it works.
We're working towards doing some of these:
Hunter: The Reckoning
Armageddon (by Eden)
Mutants & Masterminds
Babylon 5 (D20)
Armageddon: 2089
Werewolf
Call of Cthulhu d20 or BRPS
We're trying to do the 'once around the game shelf', and so far, it's been pretty good.
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