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What is your favorite generic system?

Started by Mcrow, October 11, 2006, 01:01:26 PM

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Mcrow

October 11, 2006, 01:01:26 PM
Which is your favorite and why?

I like True 20, Fudge, D20 Modern, and GURPS.

If I had to pick one, I guess I would say D20 Modern.

jrients

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October 11, 2006, 01:11:43 PM
I clicked Other because Savage Worlds is my current go-to generic game.  I like Fudge as well though.  And I'm this close >< to buying a copy of True20.
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Maddman

#2
October 11, 2006, 01:20:35 PM
Unisystem.  There's two main different kinds and lots of 'dials' in the game that lets you get the feel you want.  As I'm big into genre emulation, this makes the game very valuable to me.
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October 11, 2006, 01:22:58 PM
true20 is my game of choice.
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#4
October 11, 2006, 01:24:47 PM
Early on, the poll is swayed strongly in favor of "Other", which suggests to me that the specific options may have been chosen poorly.

Me?  I'd lean toward BRP for most "generic" uses.

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Christmas Ape

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October 11, 2006, 01:55:52 PM
It's actually a toss-up, and since two of mine aren't on your list, had to vote 'Other'.

If it's gonna be a high-power, pretty high action kind of game, I grab my Tri-Stat dX. For fantasy gaming, it's True20 - if I'm killing a monster with a sword, I have to roll a d20. For anything else, I either convert Interlock (for gear-heavy games) or the Heroquest system (for PC-power heavy games).


Edit for spelling/words missing - I'm going to bed.
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mythusmage

#6
October 11, 2006, 02:36:15 PM
I recommend re-doing the poll as multiple choice, and expanding the list of options.

My favorite? Dangerous Journeys of course. d20 is also good for those who like classes and levels.

I've also run across a rather obscure multi/universal genre system, Perfect20. Takes d20 in directions you'd think d20 couldn't go.
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#7
October 11, 2006, 02:38:26 PM
Perfect20 is Levi's system.

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Mcrow

#8
October 11, 2006, 02:39:39 PM
damn it!

scratch this poll I'll start another. :D

Christmas Ape

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October 11, 2006, 03:06:27 PM
It's also quite impressive, in my opinion. It's a damn fine statement of just how light you can make d20 without stripping it of its...d20-ness. I have noted with interest he says he can go lighter still...
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#10
October 11, 2006, 04:39:33 PM
My vote's for HeroQuest.
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October 11, 2006, 04:47:30 PM
Quote from: Christmas ApeIt's also quite impressive, in my opinion. It's a damn fine statement of just how light you can make d20 without stripping it of its...d20-ness. I have noted with interest he says he can go lighter still...
I've heard some such things, but haven't made the time yet to check it out. I hope to at least do a read though by end of the year.
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mythusmage

#12
October 11, 2006, 10:37:42 PM
Quote from: flyingmicePerfect20 is Levi's system.

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No wonder nobody's heard of it, Levi has an exagerrated sense of his own unimportance.
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Christmas Ape

#13
October 12, 2006, 03:15:41 AM
Quote from: blakkieI've heard some such things, but haven't made the time yet to check it out. I hope to at least do a read though by end of the year.
It's about 20 pages. You could finish a read through by the end of the week.
Heroism is no more than a chapter in a tale of submission.
"There is a general risk that those who flock together, on the Internet or elsewhere, will end up both confident and wrong [..]. They may even think of their fellow citizens as opponents or adversaries in some kind of 'war'." - Cass R. Sunstein
The internet recognizes only five forms of self-expression: bragging, talking shit, ass kissing, bullshitting, and moaning about how pathetic you are. Combine one with your favorite hobby and get out there!

Balbinus

#14
October 12, 2006, 05:16:46 AM
Quote from: mythusmageNo wonder nobody's heard of it, Levi has an exagerrated sense of his own unimportance.

Edit:  I misread this, yes, Levi undersells himself and his work.
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