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Games that are not pen and paper RPGs but you wish were

Started by thedungeondelver, June 25, 2014, 01:49:21 PM

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thedungeondelver

June 25, 2014, 01:49:21 PM
Anyone got any?
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Sacrosanct

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June 25, 2014, 01:56:45 PM
Might&Magic
XCom
Mass Effect
Elder Scrolls
Axis&Allies (squad level)
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

ZWEIHÄNDER

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June 25, 2014, 01:58:41 PM Last Edit: June 25, 2014, 02:05:27 PM by ZWEIHÄNDER
Dark Souls/Demon Souls.

The Witcher (even though there is a Polish RPG, it is pretty poorly written).
No thanks.

thedungeondelver

#3
June 25, 2014, 02:35:24 PM
Ohh shit yeah, a squad level WWII RPG would be a fine thing.  So would an Elder Scrolls game.

TES has gone from rigidly class-based to basically completely open (Hey check out my heavily armored stealth guy who casts destruction spells and healing magic!), so I wonder what system one might use to game across Tamriel, and in what age you'd play?  Time of the Dragonborn's Return?  The Oblivion Crisis?  Rise of the Nerevarine?  The betrayal of Jagar Tharn?

So many options...
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Exploderwizard

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June 25, 2014, 02:44:57 PM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;761323Ohh shit yeah, a squad level WWII RPG would be a fine thing.  So would an Elder Scrolls game.


GURPS 3E had some WWII stuff. We played a short WWII campaign years ago. We chose famous personalities/characters to base our characters on.

My friend played our lieutenant as Oddball from Kelley's Heroes. I played the grizzled old sgt. as G.Gordon Liddy. Hilarity ensued. :p
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Quote from: Old Geezer;724252At some point it seems like D&D is going to disappear up its own ass.

Quote from: Kyle Aaron;766997In the randomness of the dice lies the seed for the great oak of creativity and fun. The great virtue of the dice is that they come without boxed text.

golan2072

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June 25, 2014, 02:56:13 PM
Mass Effect
Thief: Dark Project
System Shock
Mass Effect
Deus Ex
S.T.A.L.K.E.R
Metro series
Mass Effect
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Sacrosanct

#7
June 25, 2014, 03:05:36 PM
Quote from: golan2072;761331Mass Effect
Thief: Dark Project
System Shock
Mass Effect
Deus Ex
S.T.A.L.K.E.R
Metro series
Mass Effect

so you agree with Mass effect?  ;)

Quote from: Celestial;761332Wing Commander

Oh, most defintely
D&D is not an "everyone gets a ribbon" game.  If you\'re stupid, your PC will die.  If you\'re an asshole, your PC will die (probably from the other PCs).  If you\'re unlucky, your PC may die.  Point?  PC\'s die.  Get over it and roll up a new one.

Emperor Norton

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June 25, 2014, 03:06:19 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;761315XCom

I still think an sort of steamlined 4e D&D (actually, probably take the Gamma World version as a base) could make an amazing XCOM game if done right. Its one of the few times where 4e D&D just feels like it would be right on the nose for representing the feel of the game.

Also, serously, I would love a good XCOM game that really plays up the squad based tactical combat aspect of the game. Also, if it can include optional rules for HQ Management, it would be even more awesome.

crkrueger

#9
June 25, 2014, 03:11:12 PM
Quote from: Emperor Norton;761335I still think an sort of steamlined 4e D&D (actually, probably take the Gamma World version as a base) could make an amazing XCOM game if done right. Its one of the few times where 4e D&D just feels like it would be right on the nose for representing the feel of the game.

Also, serously, I would love a good XCOM game that really plays up the squad based tactical combat aspect of the game. Also, if it can include optional rules for HQ Management, it would be even more awesome.

XCOM, Space Hulk, something like Xcrawl all would make good games with a focused 4e rules set.
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Panjumanju

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June 25, 2014, 03:17:32 PM
Go.

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Apparition

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June 25, 2014, 03:26:58 PM Last Edit: June 25, 2014, 03:31:06 PM by Apparition
Quote from: Shipyard Locked;761342Starcraft

I could be out of my mind, but IIRC, TSR published a StarCraft RPG back in the very late '90s, using the Alternity ruleset.  That's about all I know about it though.

Edit: Okie, I was close.  It was published by Wizards of the Coast in 2000.

dragoner

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June 25, 2014, 04:20:35 PM
Quote from: golan2072;761331S.T.A.L.K.E.R

I have used plenty of Roadside Picnic's themes and items in games, but many people either don't get it, or if they get it, don't like it. I think a lot of people are more comfortable with Campbellian Golden Age sci-fi.
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Brander

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June 25, 2014, 04:45:54 PM
Quote from: Sacrosanct;761315...
XCom
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See Corps 1st Ed.  More implied than explicit though.


I'd like to see:
Master of Magic
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