What Systems Exist These Days?

[GreatLemur]

In addition to Aus Snow's excellent suggestion, I can recommend John H. Kim's awesome RPG Encyclopedia. It is absurdly huge, includes forgeign language stuff, and even describes a little about the setting and system of most games.

But, yeah, as everyone's been pointing out, there are enough systems out there now that it's almost pointless to try to list them all. There are new ones being made constantly, and there are ever-branching subspecies of each major one. It's a beautiful time to be a gamer.

So I think the question here becomes "Why do you need such a list?" Is there anything in particular you're looking for, or do you just want to get an overview of the whole hobby as it stands today?

 

[Scribble]

So I think the question here becomes "Why do you need such a list?" Is there anything in particular you're looking for, or do you just want to get an overview of the whole hobby as it stands today?

Pretty much the second... Or more precisely, because it was 4:30 on a wednesday afternoon, and I was bored.

 

[Qwillion]

Playing
Monte Cook's Arcana Evolved,

Wanting to play
Amber Diceless

 

[NerfedWizard]

Mine:- Omnifray RPG - Home

It may appear a little complicated and it may demand effort, but it's worth it:- it's my baby.

 

[Jack of Shadows]

Also,

Battlelords of the 23rd Century - | SSDC, Inc. | Science-fiction role-playing game company - Producer of "Battlelords of the Twenty-Third Century" | Games That Unleash Your Imagination

As one of its (few) fanboys I have to add it to the list 'cause it's a hoot to play.

JoS.

 

[Mark Plemmons]

Well, HackMaster 4th edition has pretty much run its course for new products, but we're working hard on the next edition (HackMaster Basic, followed by Advanced HackMaster). Lots of HMB spoilers are here, by the way...

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Rolemaster and Spacemaster are both still in print with new books being developed, and ICE is still selling books from older editions.

Not to mention, of course, that HARP is still in-print and HARP Sci-Fi is due for release any day now. My company's got a third party campaign setting for the latter that should launch within a couple months.

edit: Shadowrun's on its Fourth Edition, and this one is actually much more suitable for adaptation for other genres and settings.