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What's the best RPG or setting that's actually unpopular?

Started by Dumarest, May 27, 2017, 06:19:25 PM

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#75
June 08, 2017, 09:59:47 AM
Quote from: AsenRG;964807Well, I'd say Spellbound Kingdoms. It's a setting where magic actually can go wild on you, because it responds to strong emotions, like in most stories, and sometimes that leads to magical catastrophes.

But for some reason, I barely hear about it, despite the fact that it also has one of the coolest combat systems out there!

Yeah, I came in to the thread to say Spellbound Kingdoms.  Integrated use for organizations in play, good skill system, good support for swashbuckling.  And the combat system has to be one of the most original innovations in rpgs since the start, while still being functional and fun to play.

And no one knows a thing about it.  :/

There's supposed to be a supplement forthcoming; I hope that draws some new interest.

hedgehobbit

#76
June 08, 2017, 10:09:13 AM
Quote from: Greentongue;967033"The Bushido system is dice-based, most important rolls being made with a twenty-sided (d20) die."
In Bushido, all your skills were from 1-100 but rolled on a d20. A skill of 60 would roll 12 or less. Combat wasn't that far from D&D, you'd roll your skill - enemy AC. So a skill of 60 versus someone with an AC of 4 would roll 8 or less (12-4). Damage was typical D&D scale with PCs and named NPCs having 20 or so hit points. It was pretty close to starting D&D at 3rd or 4th level.

QuoteI think the thing that caused resistance to playing was:
"Each character is randomly assigned at birth to a class in the strict feudal hierarchy of Nippon"
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This is sad because it was fairly easy to work your way up in social status in Bushido. Just because you were born a commoner didn't mean you'd spend the whole campaign as one.

tenbones

#77
June 08, 2017, 11:52:27 AM
Pfft! That's easy: Talislanta.

Talislanta is immortal. You can't kill it. Five Editions +1 Alternative Edition, most people have never heard of it, but maintains an insane cult-like following. Still unique, still awesome. Most people dismiss it without ever having played it. It's always been the red-headed step-child of the RPG world... but it remains a secret genius.

tenbones

#78
June 08, 2017, 11:56:49 AM
Quote from: jeff37923;966037Cyberpunk 2020, Mekton II, Mekton Zeta, Dream Park - a lot by R Talsorian Games

I wouldn't say any of these are unpopular. Old, sure. But not unpopular. I don't know a lot of people that actively dismiss any of these games by R.Talsorian.

Quote from: jeff37923;966037Traveller when it is not married to the OTU. Traveller was originally a generic science fiction RPG system that could be applied to a lot of literary science fiction. The OTU, however, has overshadowed this by being one of the most detailed and massive settings ever created which has been growing for over 40 years. Many believe that the OTU setting is Traveller.  It has only been with MgT1e and Cepheus Engine have things gone back to its origin of being a generic science fiction RPG and non-OTU settings being developed.

Traveller is *insanely* popular (and I don't even play it). Sure you're gonna have haters of a particular edition, but overall, I wouldn't classify Traveller as unpopular.

jeff37923

#79
June 08, 2017, 12:34:03 PM
Quote from: tenbones;967166Traveller is *insanely* popular (and I don't even play it). Sure you're gonna have haters of a particular edition, but overall, I wouldn't classify Traveller as unpopular.

When it is not married to the OTU. A lot of the love for Traveller is more of a love for the OTU and the Third Imperium from my experience. Other settings for Traveller do not get nearly as much love, although that is changing.
"Meh."

Willie the Duck

#80
June 08, 2017, 01:46:54 PM
Quote from: jeff37923;967169When it is not married to the OTU. A lot of the love for Traveller is more of a love for the OTU and the Third Imperium from my experience. Other settings for Traveller do not get nearly as much love, although that is changing.

I haven't gotten a game of Traveller together in decades, so I am close to a novice here. I thought the two general modes of play were 1)3rd Emperium, or 2)homebrew. Is there other settings out there that multiple people use?

jeff37923

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June 08, 2017, 01:52:24 PM Last Edit: June 08, 2017, 01:55:53 PM by jeff37923
Quote from: Willie the Duck;967178I haven't gotten a game of Traveller together in decades, so I am close to a novice here. I thought the two general modes of play were 1)3rd Emperium, or 2)homebrew. Is there other settings out there that multiple people use?

Yes!

Go to DriveThru RPG and look for Cepheus Engine under Traveller, there are several out now. Of note for originality are Orbital 2100, Clement Sector, Mindjammer, and These Stars Are Ours.

By directive of Marc Miller, Cepheus Engine even has its own spot on Citizens of the Imperium forum. Traveller Big Tent FTW!
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