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Favorite New-school Game

Started by RPGPundit, July 28, 2009, 04:49:05 PM

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thedungeondelver

#45
July 29, 2009, 10:55:28 AM
Quote from: Haffrung;316631The Dying Earth
Savage Worlds
(and aside from relatively simple rules, you couldn't find two more different RPGs)

Right, because one is a game of blood and guts and amorality and derring do and the other is

wait, give me a minute, it'll come to me.

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#46
July 29, 2009, 03:26:16 PM
Mongoose Traveller is pretty much Traveller, but everything else I like is new-school: Requiem, Dark Heresy, Treasure.
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#47
July 29, 2009, 08:31:53 PM
Quote from: jrients;316603The mascot put me off it as well, but a great guy in the local scene was super-enthused about it and converted a bunch of people.

I hate Smilin' Jack.  From what I hear, he's been phased out of future releases, thank goodness.

Savage Worlds is weird in that it's one of the few games I can think of that simultaneously a RPGSite, RPGNet, and RPG blogosphere darling.
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#48
July 29, 2009, 11:10:54 PM
Quote from: Warthur;316600For me it's a tie between REIGN and Dark Heresy.

I must be one of the few people on the planet who doesn't love Savage Worlds; either that, or it's as much of an RPGsite darling as it is an RPG.net darling ;). Then again, my experience with it was in the context of the "Necessary Evil" campaign, which I understand wasn't the system's finest hour.

Believe me, you're not the only one. I actively despise Savage Worlds.
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#49
July 30, 2009, 12:29:32 AM
Quote from: thedungeondelver;316648Right, because one is a game of blood and guts and amorality and derring do and the other is

wait, give me a minute, it'll come to me.


I was thinking more along the lines of smash-mouth heroic action in a pulp setting (Savage Worlds) versus cunning schemes and worldplay in an absurdly decadent fantasy milieu (Dying Earth).
 

Imperator

#50
July 30, 2009, 02:14:45 AM
Too many, seriously. I agree with many of the options already presented.
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#51
July 30, 2009, 02:32:12 AM
Quote from: Warthur;316600I must be one of the few people on the planet who doesn't love Savage Worlds
You're not the only one. I have nothing against it, but I just can't bring myself to like it, for some reason. It's like it's either too close to other games I prefer, or it just is kind of weird in the parts that actually differ... I don't know. Can't really put my finger on the actual reason. The only iteration of Savage Worlds I would run would be Solomon Kane, because the setting's so great.

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#52
July 30, 2009, 01:57:36 PM
I really dislike savage worlds. Its stupid.

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#53
July 30, 2009, 03:25:49 PM
It would be a tie between The Lord of the Rings RPG from Decipher and the Cortex System games (Serenity, Battlestar Galactica, etc.).

Haffrung

#54
July 30, 2009, 03:51:05 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;316946I really dislike savage worlds. Its stupid.

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Savage Worlds is a game system, not game.

Savage Worlds is to The Savage World of Solomon Kane as BRP is to Call of Cthulu.


I don't think I'd have a good impression of Call of Cthulu from reading the BRP rules set.
 

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#55
July 30, 2009, 05:21:27 PM
Maybe so, but in that case they fucked up the promotion and presentation.

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#56
July 30, 2009, 07:41:35 PM Last Edit: July 30, 2009, 07:46:28 PM by RPGObjects_chuck
Godlike.

Awesome, awesome game with a really interesting flavor and art style.

The mechanics are passable. This is a game I play for the setting though.

Second choice would be Epic RPG.

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#57
July 30, 2009, 11:04:43 PM
Quote from: jdurall;316964It would be a tie between The Lord of the Rings RPG from Decipher and the Cortex System games (Serenity, Battlestar Galactica, etc.).
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#58
July 30, 2009, 11:30:40 PM
Godlike is cool for the setting. I totally agree.

And I really like Decipher's LOTR game - excellent when you're not picky about the accuracy of the setting to the source material (the books, not the movies).

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#59
July 31, 2009, 06:00:06 PM
I have a soft spot for Burning Wheel.
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