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Re: The Ultimate Generic Game system
« Reply #15 on: August 06, 2003, 10:58:37 AM »
Could you make a monkey, or a penguin thats totally hellbent on destruction?
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Re: The Ultimate Generic Game system
« Reply #16 on: August 07, 2003, 03:40:03 AM »
I'd have to vote for FUDGE. It's really handy in its simplicity. Myself and my friends find that so long as we have some scratch paper and a few dice, we can develop an RPG for any theme pretty much instantly, by thinking of some appropriate attributes. The great thing is for lazy people like me who always end up being GM - I don't have toa actually prepare anything, since I can take a setting, be it The Matrix or Cardboard Tube Samurai, and make it up as I go along by FUDGing it. Handy.
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Re: The Ultimate Generic Game system
« Reply #17 on: August 07, 2003, 09:34:14 PM »
I recently pulled out my old WEG d6 book and I have to say it is incredibly versitile, rules lite, comprehensive, and has cool art.  I still haven't played Savage Lands, but I have been hearing good things about it.

Several people have mentioned BESM.  While I love the original game, I am not crazy about their move to D20.  Their system was good, easy, and fun: it didn't need to be squeezed into another unwieldy D20 box.  

Oh, and  just in case you haven't seen the newest original BESM book, 'Cold Hands, Dark Hearts,' make sure you pick it up.  It is not only cool, but can be used to generate an entire campaign in and of itself.
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Re: The Ultimate Generic Game system
« Reply #18 on: August 13, 2003, 10:17:41 AM »
BESM moved to d20? That is disappointing. Despite d20's versatility, not everything needs to become a Wizard's offshoot. Particularly not a generic roleplaying system...I don't think d20 handles generic worlds very well. (The farther you get from D&D, the worse d20 performs anyway.)

I may have to start looking for a basic BESM manual before they're all gone.
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Re: The Ultimate Generic Game system
« Reply #19 on: August 13, 2003, 11:02:34 AM »
BESM is both d20 and Tri-stat...

Their empheisis is still on Tri stat and it isn't like to change anytime soon.
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Re: The Ultimate Generic Game system
« Reply #20 on: August 13, 2003, 11:37:03 AM »
That's good to know. I can breathe a little easier at least.
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