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Best Sci-Fi RPG Of All Time?

Started by RPGPundit, December 02, 2014, 10:46:49 PM

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Spike

#90
December 08, 2014, 10:20:23 PM
Quote from: Ladybird;803197So, it's along the same sort of lines as SLA Industries?

It sounds good, I do love SLA.

Its a lot less grim than SLA Industries, and generally lacks the demigod GMPCs.

Similarly bloody? Oh yeah.  Similar play conceit? Absolutely, but utterly opposite in tone.
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Majus

#91
December 12, 2014, 07:01:02 AM
I haven't read through this thread yet, but the answer is clearly Rifts. Obviously.

The Butcher

#92
December 12, 2014, 05:06:27 PM
Quote from: Majus;804094I haven't read through this thread yet, but the answer is clearly Rifts. Obviously.

After some reluctancy I'm willing to entertain the idea that yes, Rifts is the right answer.

Then again, Rifts is always a good answer.

RPGPundit

#93
December 12, 2014, 07:12:55 PM
Quote from: Majus;804094I haven't read through this thread yet, but the answer is clearly Rifts. Obviously.


I was thinking Traveller, but the mention of RIFTS, especially if you include Palladium's Robotech stuff in the bundle, now makes a good challenger.
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#94
December 13, 2014, 07:59:17 AM
Three of my favorite scifi RPGs:

(1) Metamorphosis Alpha -- a nifty mix of sci fi and fantasy elements.

(2) Traveller -- those little black books are still a great go-to for standard scifi.

(3) WEG Star Wars -- great for straight scifi as well as cinematic scifi.
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Vonn

#95
December 13, 2014, 05:30:44 PM
No contenders: it's gotta be ICE's Cyberspace for me...the core rules are as complete as you can get for the cyberpunk genre and the system is a Rolemaster lite one, which IMO works perfectly compared to full blown Rolemaster or even MERPS...setting is pretty generic, but fun. Me and my players REALLY love this game!
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amacris

#96
December 13, 2014, 06:46:48 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;801974Traveller (Classic/Mongoose, then T4, and then the rest)

d6 WEG Star Wars(Revised & Expanded, Second Edition, and then the First)

Mekton(Zeta/II, and then the Original)

Of course, I'm biased.....

I agree with Jeff.

On top of those, Hard Nova 2 is excellent, and two recent games I've been well-impressed by are Hulks & Horrors and Machinations of the Space Princess.

3rik

#97
December 13, 2014, 08:01:59 PM
Quote from: Vonn;804386No contenders: it's gotta be ICE's Cyberspace for me...the core rules are as complete as you can get for the cyberpunk genre and the system is a Rolemaster lite one, which IMO works perfectly compared to full blown Rolemaster or even MERPS...setting is pretty generic, but fun. Me and my players REALLY love this game!
But it's a cyberpunk game, right? OP specifically said no cyberpunk, unless it's cyberpunk in space.
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Vonn

#98
December 13, 2014, 08:48:56 PM
Quote from: 3rik;804423But it's a cyberpunk game, right? OP specifically said no cyberpunk, unless it's cyberpunk in space.

You're right...I believe someone else mentioned Cyberspace in this thread, but perhaps in another context...(although I've run at least some adventures in space with Cyberspace!)

Ah well...then I'll choose WEG Star Wars (1e)...still fond memories about my Failed Jedi...
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dungeon crawler

#99
December 13, 2014, 08:59:04 PM
Stars without Number first choice.
Far second Mongoose Traveller or Classic Traveller.

3rik

#100
December 13, 2014, 09:27:21 PM
Quote from: Vonn;804431You're right...I believe someone else mentioned Cyberspace in this thread, but perhaps in another context...(although I've run at least some adventures in space with Cyberspace!)

Ah well...then I'll choose WEG Star Wars (1e)...still fond memories about my Failed Jedi...
I must have missed that other mention altogether, hehe. I'm completely unfamiliar with Cyberspace so I was just wondering if perhaps it's cyberpunk in space, but I guess it's not.
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Angelman

#101
December 21, 2014, 03:53:37 PM
For me it is Fading Suns. That's the only SciFi setting I've ever encountered that works 100% for me.
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Spike

#102
December 21, 2014, 03:55:10 PM
Quote from: 3rik;804436I must have missed that other mention altogether, hehe. I'm completely unfamiliar with Cyberspace so I was just wondering if perhaps it's cyberpunk in space, but I guess it's not.

I have had cyberspace for over twenty years and I can tell you up front that it is not set in any way in space. Its straight up cyberpunk in ICE fashion, and perhaps a bit more gibsonian than Cyberpunk 2020 in tone.
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Just Another Snake Cult

#103
December 21, 2014, 07:56:38 PM
Quote from: Spike;805448I have had cyberspace for over twenty years and I can tell you up front that it is not set in any way in space. Its straight up cyberpunk in ICE fashion, and perhaps a bit more gibsonian than Cyberpunk 2020 in tone.

Favorite bit from this obscure game: The government surrounded Death Valley with a cyclopian wall, turned it into a massive prison, and started dumping criminals there. Then the future-shocked masses and jaded thrill-seekers started showing up at the gates begging to be let in.
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Spike

#104
December 21, 2014, 08:34:20 PM
Quote from: Just Another Snake Cult;805474Favorite bit from this obscure game: The government surrounded Death Valley with a cyclopian wall, turned it into a massive prison, and started dumping criminals there. Then the future-shocked masses and jaded thrill-seekers started showing up at the gates begging to be let in.

Ahh... once upon a time I had that supplement/module.  I wonder what happened to it?

In retrospect: Its a remarkably clever way to put some Post-Apocalyptic gameplay into your setting without your setting actually needing to be PA.
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