What Game Rules should be my alternate for WotC products?

[jonathan swift]

Savage Worlds
d6
Mutants and Masterminds/True20
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplaying

 

[Nightfall]

Smootk,

I support d20 but True d20 has something going for it too. Mostly Green Ronin.

 

[Wrathamon]

Warhammer 2nd Edition would be my vote if you didnt want to play anything related to D20

The Riddle of Steel is interesting

I like TRUE20 if you want to have something familiar

 

[Nightfall]

Or True d20 if you wanna support the NEW revolution!

 

[Wik]

d6

...seriously?

I'm in love with the d6 system... in fact, next month, we're using it for a wild west game. It's great for sci-fi or modern adventure - anything with a cinematic feel. But for a fantasy game, I find the system lacking - especially in it's newer incarnations.

The Character Abilities are not at all balanced (which is fine, since this isn't really a game about balance - the GM is expected to use more than a bit of fiat to run the game). Much of the rules are splotchy at best. And it has a crappy progression system - it's fine for mini-games, but it has no real "progression" to it.

I just don't feel it does fantasy well, or campaigns.

 

[Nightfall]

Wik,

Then do what I do, go true d20.

 

[Aus_Snow]

I'd also recommend True20. It has a good fan base, rules that work. . . but anyway, I suggest checking out the game (and its main forums) to see if it appeals, first of all.

For a more oldschool approach (i.e., 3e meets 1e), C&C should do the trick. Again, a good fan base, and rules that apparently work well.

 

[Nightfall]

Aus is right, C&C is more "old school" but it can be fun.

True d20 though probably has more options in terms of what you can do with it and what game types to run.

 

[Glyfair]

Lots of good suggestions above (including "keep playing D&D, but don't buy more from WotC"). However, I'll suggest Runequest (Chaosium's old version, or Mongoose's new one).

The system has strong roots in D&D. It's solid (although I hear the Mongoose version needs few patches). Plus, you get to support a trademark that Hasbro let expire (they owned the trademark from buying Avalon Hill).

 

[Jdvn1]

Wik,

Then do what I do, go true d20.

I expected a Scarred Lands comment here.