What RPG for the Twilight book series?

[Crothian]

I'd love to pick that game up but for the life of me I cannot find a hard copy of it.

My guess would be Lulu

 

[Lord_Psathus]

Play FATAL. Search your heart, you know this is the only system that could work for Twilight.

 

[Mistwell]

I don't get some of the responses here.

Twilight involves folks with powers living in the modern world, hidden from normal people. Unique powers for each character, and villains who are equally or more powerful. And, it has a fair amount of combat. Actual, tactical combat. Sounds pretty close to superheros to me.

So what's with all the "play a game system that is 100% narrative based" responses?

Seems like the Buffy and Savage Worlds systems might work. But, I liked the M&M, and d20 Modern, suggestions as well.

Don't get fooled by the romance aspects of Twilight. There is plenty of melee combat too. Pick a system that can handle both. Besides, one of your strengths is probably combat encounters, and you should not ignore your strengths.

 

[pneumatik]

Just for the proper use of latin e.g. basically means "look up this reference", i.e. means "for example" which is what is more correct for the above. Gary Gygax taught me that years ago via the 1st Edition AD&D books.

Not to be too pedantic, but I think you have them backwards. E.g. stands for exempli gratia, latin that translates into something like "for example". I.e. stands for id est, which if I remember high-school latin correctly translates to "that is". As far as "look this up" as a latin abbreviation, q.v. or viz. might work.

 

[Storm Raven]

If not Buffy, then maybe BESM or Amber.

 

[Marius Delphus]

As far as "look this up" as a latin abbreviation, q.v. or viz. might work.

Either cf. or q.v. (qq.v. for multiple references). Viz. is usually used to say something like "namely."

The cf. notation is used to send the reader to an external source: "used THAC0 (cf. 2nd Ed. AD&D Player's Handbook)."

The q.v. notation is used to call out what was just said as a reference: "the earlier discussion of the 2nd Ed. AD&D combat rules (q.v.)"; note real pedants only use q.v. when citing to other sections within the same document or work.

 

[Mishihari Lord]

Easy. Use the old classic "Teenagers from Outer Space" and reskin a little bit. Thematically a much better fit than World of Darkness.

Agreed. I think this would work really well. I dunno if Tervin was serious, but I am. Very simple rule set for the newbie, check. Handles super powers, check. Rules set supporting adolescent relationships, check. It's perfect.

And ignore the guy saying "don't try." If she likes it you have one more fun thing to do together. If not you haven't lost anything.