Whats your favorite SCi-Fi Game

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Just Curious what everyones favorite sci-fi RPG is.

My $.02 has to be for Shadowrun.

[Spriggan]

west end Starwars!

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

That is a good one,...
WEG should have never lost that liscense

have you seen The Metabarons by WEG
Its the same rules system, different setting.
Its really a beautiful RPG book.


Huge too like a coffee table RPG.

[Fellfrosch]

For my money, the best sci-fi game has to be Rifts. I always loved WEG Star Wars, though, so it's up there, but Rifts holds an unreplaceable spot in my heart.

[Mr_Pleasington]

Hands down, Deadlands: Hell on Earth

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

I've not played many sci-fi RPGs. But I did play one. Alternity. I didn't know much about the system but I had fun in the game. I know, I suck, but I've not played any other sci-fi RPG so my opinion is a bit biased. Oh well! I'm looking for Spycraft books. That one looks interesting.

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I have to agree with Fell, there is just something special about Rifts. Course I also have a great appreciation for After the Bomb.

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I'm going to have to place my vote behind WEG Star Wars. I *tried* to like Palladium. I really did. Even after I stopped playing to a decade I came back and tried to like it again. But it didn't work. What is *up* with those rules?

[Fellfrosch]

Oh, are we talking about rules? Then WEG Star Wars definitely wins over Rifts. I prefer Rifts because of the world and the possibilities.

(On a similar note, I'm slowly working on an unholy hybrid of house rules that combines Rifts, CODA/d20, and Inquisitor. Should be interesting, if I ever get it off the ground. I'm thinking Rifts skills and character templates, CODA/d20 combat rules, and Inquisitor's damage system. I'd love to add in some system of feats, as well, but I have no idea how. While I'm on the subject, does anybody want to suggest any other really cool RPG mechanics from other games that should be included?)

[Gemm: Rock & Roll Star; Born to Rock]

Heh, how about d20 Modern's Wealth system! Just joking about that. I found Alternity's alignment system pretty good. If you need an alignment system, go with Alternity's.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

Maelstroms(Hubris Games) mechanics for the die hard roleplayer.

Advanced Squad Leader for combat!

[Spriggan]

alignments are lame, get rid of them

[The Holy Saint, Grand High Poobah, Master of Monkeys, Ehlers]

I just finished reading Atlas Games' Unknown Armies, which has a REALLY messed up attitude but some interesting mechanics ideas. You'll get a review soon, but it's worth checking out.

And I *like* d20 Modern's monetary system... for a modern setting. It works better than having a stricet monetary value and worrying about modern life economics. I mean really, it works like that. Some weeks I can buy a few extra things. In other weeks, I can't afford to even get a soda from the machine. It's not like my base expenses v. income changes. And I don't even want to work with an ABSTRACTED set of "this is how much you have to pay to live in this social class" sort of scale. It's artificial and doesn't help me enjoy the game. A cost DC remains playable and still makes how much money you have a factor. (It also doesn't screw up economies and things like that).

And yeah, the dumbest idea ever made for role playing games (and yes, it comes from my first love, D&D) is alignment. It doesn't help you model a real personality and there are realism problems with it. Stay away from it.

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I've always seen alignment as an optional rule, it's just that the writers usually forget to mention that part.

[Mad Dr Jeffe]

A certain Gary Gygax would disagree with you... he thought it was an essential rule.