Favorite non-C&C RPGs

Lucifer_Draconus · Post by **Lucifer_Draconus** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 4:49 pm

This has probally been brought up before but what are your personal favorite RPGs outside C&C ? Mine are as follows :

Cyberspace (ICE)

Cyberpunk 2020 (RTG)

Rolemaster2/Classic (ICE)

Palladium Fantasy RPG (PB)

RIFTS (PB)

Potential upcoming favs. :

Dead Reign (PB)

Deadworld (Seraphim Guard)
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Omote · Post by **Omote** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 5:35 pm

Basic D&D

Palladium Fantasy RPG 2nd Ed.

Robotech

TMNT

Call of Cthulhu

Cyberpunk 2.0.2.0.

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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:29 pm

I actually like a fair number too, even though I all too rarely get to play them.

Paladium Fantasy

RIFTS

Synnibar

Traveller (Modified Mega Traveller version)

Chivalry and Sorcery

Mutants and Masterminds

Shadowrun

GURPS

EPICrpg

Legend of the 5 Rings

I think I would like Warhammer too. I own it, but have yet to play it. I sure like what I see.

Now if just "like" is all your criteria, the previous is what I like enough to GM, the following I also would like to play:

Twilight 2000

Aftermath

Runequest

Cthulhu

Paranoia
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Name Level · Post by **Name Level** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 6:51 pm

In no particular order:

MERP

Fudge

Pathfinder

Mutants and Masterminds

Toon

Top Secret 1st Edition (w/ Companion rules)

skathros · Post by **skathros** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:12 pm

Basic/Expert/LL

Rolemaster Classic/Express/MERP

Savage Worlds

LA

and...

Talislanta!

Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 8:59 pm

skathros wrote:
Talislanta!

I am interested in trying out Arcanum/Talislanta. Am I remembering that right? Arcanum became Talislanta?
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danbuter · Post by **danbuter** » Sun Oct 19, 2008 9:41 pm

DnD 2e

BX DnD

Traveller

Earthdawn

Star Frontiers

Rolemaster 2e

Shadowrun 3e
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Maliki · Post by **Maliki** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:12 am

Other than C&C my other top two games would be 2E and BFRPG.
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Joe · Post by **Joe** » Mon Oct 20, 2008 1:25 am

Rolemaster (classic) Standard System was a nail in the coffin for ICE.

MERP

Gurps

Traveller
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Lucifer_Draconus · Post by **Lucifer_Draconus** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:39 pm

Damn..I can't believe I forgot Tal. oops LOL . Never played but wanted too. One the same not I liked the Original ed. of Chaosism's Stormbringer RPG.Just couldn't find people into trying it.
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DangerDwarf · Post by **DangerDwarf** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 6:43 pm

Savage Worlds

2nd Edition AD&D

Talislanta

Shadowrun

Rifts

4e

Luther · Post by **Luther** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 10:15 pm

I recently trimmed my library down to one game for each genre or novel/tv/movie series I like.

Low Fantasy: WFRP 1 & 2e

Pulp Sword & Sorcery: C&C (using all my old D&D stuff and Conan novels)

Chinese Fantasy: Xin

Greek Mythological: Agon (works for other cultures as well)

British Mythological: Pendragon

Viking Mythological: Rune

Science-Fiction: Dark Heresy

Science Fantasy: Mutant Future

Science Funny: Paranoia

Supers: Silver Age Sentinels

Supernatural: In Nomine

Cartoon: Toon

WWII: Godlike (great background, horrible system, but very old school in some ways)

Novel Series: James Bond, Call of Cthulhu, Ringworld, Lord of the Rings (Decipher and MERP), Amber

TV Series: Dr. Who (FASA & Timelord)

Movie: Serenity

Obviously I'll never be able to play them all, but I like having the options...
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Lord Dynel · Post by **Lord Dynel** » Tue Oct 21, 2008 11:46 pm

I like (in order, for the most part):

GURPS

AD&D (1st and 2nd)

BD&D

WFRP 2e

D20 (3.x, Modern, and SWRPG)

Rolemaster

NWOD

cinderblock · Post by **cinderblock** » Wed Oct 22, 2008 12:58 am

All D&D except 4th

Talislanta

Twilight 2000

Blue Planet

Earthdawn

Warhammer 40k rpg

Edge of Midnight

Savage Worlds

Hollow Earth Expeditions

Shadowrun 1st & 2nd

Underground

skathros · Post by **skathros** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 6:36 am

Everytime these polls/questions show up, i'm always amazed at how many times Rolemaster chows up in people's choices. And here I thoght I was the only RM fan.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:49 pm

OD&D

BD&D

Lejendary Adventures

Metamorphosis Alpha

WHFRP 1E/2E

Star Frontiers

AD&D

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serleran · Post by **serleran** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:51 pm

Interesting you like MA but not Gamma World... but do like Star Frontiers.

Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 11:43 pm

serleran wrote:
Interesting you like MA but not Gamma World... but do like Star Frontiers.

Oh, I don't not like GW, but haven't ever seen any of the material. I'm very interested.

The others, I've played and have the games, except WHFRP - which I hope to get sometime.

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Lucifer_Draconus · Post by **Lucifer_Draconus** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:35 pm

skathros wrote:
Everytime these polls/questions show up, i'm always amazed at how many times Rolemaster chows up in people's choices. And here I thoght I was the only RM fan.

LOL I've fallen in love with Rolemaster 2/CL . I currently play in a RM2/CL game on mon. I love the rules. Other than Palladium system , RM is the only rules hvy system I'll use . That said I'm going to get RM Ex. for a rules-lite version .
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Deogolf · Post by **Deogolf** » Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:40 pm

Hmm....let's see...

1) AD&D/D&D

2) 1ed Gamma World.

3) Runequest

4) LA

5) 1ed CHILL
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concobar · Post by **concobar** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:32 pm

D&D 4e

Mongoose traveller

OD&D

Dark heresy

WHFRP

moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 9:46 pm

You mean to say that there are OTHER roleplaying games beyond C&C?

Seriously though... not counting the various D&D and AD&D incarnations, I've enjoyed playing or running the following:

1) WEG's Star Wars (2nd ed to be precise)

2) Shadowrun

3) Marvel Super Heroes

4) MERP

5) Call of Cthuhlhu

There have been others but these tend to stick in my mind the most for at least one reason or another.

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James M. Ward · Post by **James M. Ward** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 3:10 pm

I'm sorry to see my METAMORPHOSIS ALPHA didn't show up at all. Maybe I can talk Steve into letting me show a little bit of it in Crusader.

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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 5:22 pm

James M. Ward wrote:
I'm sorry to see my METAMORPHOSIS ALPHA didn't show up at all. Maybe I can talk Steve into letting me show a little bit of it in Crusader.

Happy Holidays

James M. Ward

That would be cool. I haven't checked it out because I already have my sci fi game, Traveller, and what I have heard of MA and its system, made it seem very incompatible. So I never checked it out and "bought into it" like I did Star Frontiers. So if you can expose me to it, even if I don't fall in love with it, I'll buy into it if I see a fair amount of cross compatibility.
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moriarty777 · Post by **moriarty777** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:12 pm

James M. Ward wrote:
I'm sorry to see my METAMORPHOSIS ALPHA didn't show up at all. Maybe I can talk Steve into letting me show a little bit of it in Crusader.

Happy Holidays

James M. Ward

Sadly, I'm not really familiar with it though now that I think about it, I seem to vaguely remember an article or two for it in one of the Best of Dragon Magazines... either volume 1 or 2. My foray into RPG's really at the dawn of AD&D 2nd Edition and where I happened to be living at the time, the pickings were slim and dice were a valued commodity!

However, since you mention it... I think I should try and track some of this stuff down!

M

*EDIT* - Hey... there is at least one mention of it. Rhuvein listed it!!
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gideon_thorne · Post by **gideon_thorne** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:40 pm

moriarty777 wrote:
Sadly, I'm not really familiar with it though now that I think about it, I seem to vaguely remember an article or two for it in one of the Best of Dragon Magazines... either volume 1 or 2. My foray into RPG's really at the dawn of AD&D 2nd Edition and where I happened to be living at the time, the pickings were slim and dice were a valued commodity!

However, since you mention it... I think I should try and track some of this stuff down!

M

*EDIT* - Hey... there is at least one mention of it. Rhuvein listed it!!

There's a brand spanking new 4th edition Metamorphosis Alpha hardback out actually.
http://www.metamorphosisalpha.net/
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Treebore · Post by **Treebore** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 6:44 pm

Studio 2 is selling the print version? Seems to be, just want to be sure.
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Tadhg · Post by **Tadhg** » Tue Nov 25, 2008 9:56 pm

moriarty777 wrote:
M

*EDIT* - Hey... there is at least one mention of it. Rhuvein listed it!!

Yes, but I think I'm going to edit that out of there.

Jim killed my android TWICE in our MA game!!
The 2nd death was along with the death of entire adventuring party! TPK!!
Great game for sure!
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Heavy_Crossbow · Post by **Heavy_Crossbow** » Mon Dec 01, 2008 5:17 pm

Wow. Favorite non C&C RPG's? Well, I've just about played every RPG under the sun, or at least every system, including the strange lands of "Indy" role-playing games, such as Inspectres and Prime Time Adventures, even Dread. So you must understand how horribly torn I am right now.

But my Favorites? I'll only mention my top three, in no particular order:

1. Hunter: The Reckoning. It's like Mystery Men meets Call of Cthulhu. You are underequipped, undermanned, underloved, and yet, through human perseverence alone, you succeed....occasionally. But I like the roleplaying element that comes along. I have always loved the White Wolf system, but I loathe the setting. I mean, you have to read sooo much just to understand Werewolf society (Werewolf the Apocalypse is the only other White Wolf game I will ever play). And with the Hunters, you don't have this bleak angst permeating every layer of society. It's like, "Oh, I'm a vampire, life has no meaning, I have ultimate power, but I can't find true love." STAKE IN THE HEAD. Plus, you can run a broad spectrum of gravity for the games, such that you can't do with its other World of Darkness counterparts. And its funny that you have to talk your way out of situations with the police. It's not like you can turn into a wolf and live out of a dumpster for a few weeks. "Officer, I swear, the 16 year old kid was trying to kill me. Luckily, I happened to have a phosphorous grenade and a crossbow handy..."

2. Shadowrun. Yeah, the system is complicated. Yeah, the first-person shooter ruined it for many people. But if you want a deliciously cyber-punk game, this is for you. Ever since the SNES game, I've loved Shadowrun. In fact, the only successful LARP I've been in was a Shadowrun LARP. A lot cooler than it sounds. Then again, we had some pretty awesome people. A game where you can be a dwarf with an army of robots at your command? Sign me up!

3. Ironclaw. Black-powder, pseudo-renaissance, low-magic, politically-explosive setting with elegant mechanics and easy-to-learn character creation? Yeah. Even with the "furry" characters, it is still utterly awesome. The only problem (other than the furry-ness, which isn't that much of a problem) I can really find is that players need a large amount of background-knowledge of the world, and the game master must know a lot about the setting.

So these are my top three non-C&C rpgs. After posting this, I will probably slap my forehead at my choices, having forgotten something awesome. So these are just the three favorites I can think of right now. I'd recommend these games to anyone. They are happy fun.
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Frost · Post by **Frost** » Tue Dec 02, 2008 8:59 pm

1.) D&D 3.5 - I'm currently playing in one campaign and DMing another. I think I'm the first to list this here. edit: Never mind, I see cinderblock lumped it in with his "all D&D except 4e" comment.

2.) AD&D 1e/2e - I lump these together because I never had a problem combining them.

3.) Shadowrun - I haven't played this much, but back in high school we played a lot and I loved it.

4.) Call of Cthulhu - I really only play this at cons, but it's a blast every time.
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