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If I like Savage Worlds, I might like...

Started by Angry_Douchebag, April 20, 2016, 12:06:41 AM

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3rik

#15
April 20, 2016, 10:55:00 AM
Ubiquity, (Classic/Cinematic) Unisystem

Or you might want to look into Mystical Throne Entertainment's Entropic Game System, which from what I read seems to be an amalgamation of elements from both Savage Worlds and Legend.
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SirKerry

#16
April 20, 2016, 12:17:16 PM
Quote from: Angry_Douchebag;892888My other criteria:

* Somewhere near Savage Worlds rules weight (I simply don't have the patience anymore for the concept of rules mastery, there are other things I'd like to do with my time).
* Skill Based character builds.
* Perhaps a broader scale of character power levels?  Savage Worlds characters tend to start out good and get... better.  I'm not really looking for Epic level play, but a little deeper granularity might be nice.


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cranebump

#17
April 20, 2016, 12:27:49 PM
Since it's skill-based, then d6 system. The old Amazing Engine is skill-based, as well.
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jan paparazzi

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April 20, 2016, 02:50:09 PM Last Edit: April 20, 2016, 02:53:32 PM by jan paparazzi
Quote from: cranebump;893038Since it's skill-based, then d6 system. The old Amazing Engine is skill-based, as well.

I am already familiar with Unisystem and Ubiquity, but not yet with D6. I might have to look into it, because I like all these systems. I like skill based and I like the system weight.

Are systems like SW, Ubiquity, D6, Cortex and Unisystem rules light?
Does that mean that Basic Roleplaying is rules medium? And what about the Storytelling system (nwod)?
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Spinachcat

#19
April 20, 2016, 03:06:25 PM
Quote from: Simlasa;893005I don't mind them if I can make some in-game connection. Such as 'Luck' being a tangible force in the setting or 'Hero Points' representing extra effort/focus put into an important act.
All the better if there's some consequence to using them... like Spellburn in DCC that adds points to spell checks but comes off your base stats till you take time to rest. Meaning they're limited and you don't end up using them for every casual thing that comes along.

Good point. It's why I like Force points in Star Wars D6, but I'm not thrilled with using that same mechanic as general Luck points in other D6 games. For me, its gotta be drilled into the setting / genre.


Quote from: jan paparazzi;893072Are systems like SW, Ubiquity, D6, Cortex and Unisystem rules light? Does that mean that Basic Roleplaying is rules medium? And what about the Storytelling system (nwod)?

FOR ME, I see SW as rules medium, on par with BRP.

I see D6 as rules light for MiniSix and the full bore D6 is probably rules medium. Unisystem is slightly crunchier than MiniSix.

Brand55

#20
April 20, 2016, 03:54:50 PM
Quote from: jan paparazzi;893072Are systems like SW, Ubiquity, D6, Cortex and Unisystem rules light?
Does that mean that Basic Roleplaying is rules medium? And what about the Storytelling system (nwod)?
The whole light > medium > heavy spectrum isn't perfectly defined or universally agreed upon, but I would put all of those at different levels of rules medium with Mini Six arguably being right on the edge of rules light or medium depending on which rules you want to use. Rules light would be something like Risus or The End of the World, whereas rules heavy are games like Anima or Hackmaster 5.

yojimbouk

#21
April 20, 2016, 04:05:51 PM
Quote from: daniel_ream;892891The Cortex+ system is very similar to SW mechanically, and most iterations of it have some Fate-ness but it can be dialed down. Perhaps the biggest problem is that there's no generic Cortex+, just a bunch of licensed games only two of which you can still get legally (Firefly and Leverage).

Er. Yes, there are. There's the Cortex System RPG (2008) for Cortex Classic and the Cortex Plus Hacker's Guide (2013) for Cortex Plus.

daniel_ream

#22
April 20, 2016, 06:06:47 PM
Quote from: yojimbouk;893098[...]the Cortex Plus Hacker's Guide (2013) for Cortex Plus.

There is no complete version of any of the three big Cortex+ games in that book.

I didn't know the original Cortex generic system book was still being sold, though, you're right about that.
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Angry_Douchebag

#23
April 20, 2016, 11:33:18 PM
Thanks for the replies, looking forward to sifting through tem.  :)
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