Is there an RPG that is awesome, but doesn't get enough credit?

Spinachcat · May 28, 2019, 01:39:57 AM

Quote from: PrometheanVigil;1089658SLA Industries.

90's alt-UK as fuck. Gives just as much fucks, too.

Start a thread on SLA Industries! I remember hearing great things about it, but never saw a copy or a demo.

Shawn Driscoll · May 28, 2019, 02:11:59 AM

Someone had mentioned Mothership.

I remember it having the rule "Rolling 2d10 will give you a number between 2-20" while the picture of a d10 die had the numbers 0 - 9 on it.

Spinachcat · May 28, 2019, 03:42:09 AM

WASTE WORLD by Bill King (Warhammer & 40k & WoW author)
https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13937.phtml

Definitely the best 40k RPG ever written!

Dan Davenport · May 28, 2019, 08:10:11 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;1089674WASTE WORLD by Bill King (Warhammer & 40k & WoW author)
https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13937.phtml

Definitely the best 40k RPG ever written!

Ooooh, yes! Excellent game, and with a very slick system, too!

Thornhammer · May 29, 2019, 11:11:50 PM

Quote from: PrometheanVigil;1089658SLA Industries.

90's alt-UK as fuck. Gives just as much fucks, too.

And has some of the best supplements ever.

danskmacabre · May 29, 2019, 11:28:33 PM

Skyrealms of Jorune

A sort of weird Scifi/Fantasy type RPG.
It initially comes off as Fantasy, but in reality is a sort of weird Scifi type setting.

I loved the world, setting, races, classes and so on.

The mechanics themselves were nothing remarkable and a bit unwieldy really, but it was such an interesting setting, I was willing to forgive that.

Seems there was a push to make it a thing again, but that effort has died.

Eisenmann · May 30, 2019, 11:58:49 AM

Jumping in to mention Fantasy Dice.

It strikes a really good balance of a sense of realism and easy character creation and gameplay for both the players and the GM. An NPC can be boiled down to a die pool, weapon, and armor. Compare that to other games that are roughly covering the same territory, like Burning Wheel and Mythras. Mind you, I like both of those too.

I wrote a bit about giving the game a whirl.

grodog · May 30, 2019, 11:28:16 PM

Blue Planet -Biohazard Games
Upwind - Biohazard Games
Thoan - Descartes (in French)
Fading Suns

Allan.

Theory of Games · May 30, 2019, 11:30:58 PM

Did I say Daniel Bayn's Wushu?

Warboss Squee · May 31, 2019, 11:46:54 AM

Quote from: grodog;1089969Blue Planet -Biohazard Games
Upwind - Biohazard Games
Thoan - Descartes (in French)
Fading Suns

Allan.

Fading Suns is getting another edition. Time will tell if it's as unplayable as the others.

ThatChrisGuy · May 31, 2019, 11:59:34 AM

Quote from: Warboss Squee;1090002Fading Suns is getting another edition. Time will tell if it's as unplayable as the others.

It's a neat kitchen-sink setting with a terrible system. "Dune with the serial numbers filed off and Catholic Jedi" actually kind of works.

Warboss Squee · May 31, 2019, 07:16:24 PM

Quote from: ThatChrisGuy;1090004It's a neat kitchen-sink setting with a terrible system. "Dune with the serial numbers filed off and Catholic Jedi" actually kind of works.

Absolutely. Love the setting. Never got a chance to play it because every time the subject is broached it becomes a talk about how busted the system is. And I've read the books, it's busted as hell.

Theory of Games · May 31, 2019, 10:16:29 PM

Did I post "Spirit of '77"?

That game is so much fun. It hits the 70's action tropes so well you can't help but have a blast.

Darrin Kelley · May 31, 2019, 10:31:37 PM

TORG.

I had a blast with that setting. You could do nearly everything with it but mecha. And I just enjoyed The Nile Empire and Terra so much.

Dan Davenport · May 31, 2019, 10:46:59 PM

Quote from: Darrin Kelley;1090072TORG.

I had a blast with that setting. You could do nearly everything with it but mecha. And I just enjoyed The Nile Empire and Terra so much.

Have you given the new version a try? It's fantastic.