What is the thing you envy most about a game you don't play

[AeroDm]

Most people have a preferred game system but have experience with a lot of different games. What is the thing you envy most about a game other than your preferred system? In other words, ignore the rippling effect of changing a rule and imagine you could port one thing from any system into your game. What would it be?

I would like to use the results of this thread to construct a more formal poll and want a baseline to intelligently develop poll options. It would also be helpful if you could identify your preferred system and the system you'd poach. Thanks in advance.

 

[Celtavian]

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I most envy the complexity of the GURPS combat system. I love their martial arts system. That's the one thing D&D has always been lacking is a well done martial arts system.

 

[Elf Witch]

I love Shadowrun's magic system and would love to see something like that in DnD.

 

[Starfox]

I love Shadowrun's handling of astral space and magic.

I hear an old edition of the Star Trek RPG has an interesting system for how to conduct starship combat while at different posts on a bridge. I've never seen the system, but it does sound very interesting.

 

[Stormonu]

The skill system of most non-D&D games. I really like the fact that everything, from combat ability to gambling, is a skill. D&D's lock-step "you must advance your combat abilities at this rate" sometimes annoys me.

 

[Dice4Hire]

Sometimes I envy other system's ability to be successful in a confrontation without using a weapon, spell or skill challenge.

 

[pogre]

I really dig The Weapon of the Gods combat system.

 

[AeroDm]

I really dig The Weapon of the Gods combat system.

Wow, I had not seen that system before. I now also envy the coolness of that mechanic.

 

[megamania]

Torg was a lot of fun. I wish I found a game that carried that level of fun.

 

[darjr]

aspects from FATE.

I really like how they can tie things down to backgrounds and characters and their history.