I stumbled upon the Qwixalted rules and thought it was a pretty decent simplification of the Storyteller System. As someone disappointed by the mess that the system often is (I follow the philosophy that the more complicated rules are the easier they are to break), I thought about converting other Storyteller games to some variation those rules, such as Scion and World of Darkness. The official quickstarts from over a decade ago (Vampire, Werewolf, Mage, Changeling and Mind's Eye Theatre) provide a decent basis for conversion.

I will detail more of my thoughts in later posts. If anyone has any advice to give I would love to hear it.

EDIT: I stumbled upon some simplified rules. I find these very useful and any attempts I make in the future will be based on these.
https://mobunited.wordpress.com/2010/11/23/fast-darkness/
https://mobunited.wordpress.com/2012/09/21/phantasm-home-of-storytelling-lite/
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?224373-Microlite-Storyteller-%28Or-A-DM-s-House-Rules-For-White-Wolf-In-Need-To-Feedback%29
http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?607861-My-Own-90s-Heartbreaker-Qwixalted-Style

I know the creators! :-)  Good fellas, one was my roommate for a couple years.

It plays really fast! Requires a ST who can adjudicate powers because they don't include lots of details. Also, you want to have a Yes, but... or Yes, and... mentality. Games like Quixalted break down when the ST is a "no..." kind of person.

We told some epic tales with Quixalted...