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« Reply #30 on: <09-07-10/0803:04> »
Rules? GURPS.

Setting? Castle Falkenstein; (GURPS) Goblins
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« Reply #31 on: <09-07-10/0924:57> »
I remember playing both James Bond and the Indy games back as a youth. The only problem with the games is that EVERYONE wanted to be Bond or Indy (or clones of them), and they tried to do everything exactly like the movies...

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« Reply #32 on: <09-07-10/1018:38> »
One of the hazards of playing in a licensed universe, really. I've been lucky in my Trek gaming in that no one really wants to be the crew of the Enterprise...they'd rather do their own thing, and occasionally meet iconic characters for spice. I know some horror stories there, though; it can get ugly.
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« Reply #33 on: <09-07-10/1041:19> »
Star Trek's nice because they have so many different shows, it's easier for players to not try to be an iconic. Now, try playing a Star Trek game before 1987 when ST:tNG premiered...

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« Reply #34 on: <09-07-10/1052:24> »
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« Reply #35 on: <09-07-10/1224:34> »

James Bond 007


Dude! I thought I was the only one who remembered that game. It was my first experiance with point based character creation, something that led me to my one true RPG the Hero System. Others include:

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« Reply #36 on: <09-07-10/1235:42> »
Star Trek's nice because they have so many different shows, it's easier for players to not try to be an iconic. Now, try playing a Star Trek game before 1987 when ST:tNG premiered...
I did. :) Same results for me, though as I said before, I know my results have been atypical.
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« Reply #37 on: <09-07-10/1606:02> »
Other than ShadowRun, I only play EarthDawn and D&D.  Though I used to play MechWarrior.

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« Reply #38 on: <09-07-10/1612:04> »
My favorite setting besides Shadowrun is the world of Kult. Sadly, the rulesystem it uses sucks so badly, noone wants to play it. So I am now in the process of converting the Shadowrun rules to fit the Kult setting...
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« Reply #39 on: <09-07-10/1622:02> »
What's sucks so much about the rules?

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« Reply #40 on: <09-08-10/0041:27> »
Lets see. Man, it's tough to try and pic from all of the ones I've done...

How 'bout my Current favorite Non-SR (My fav!) games.

1. Battletech!!! Only a half step behind SR in my Game Pantheon.
2. X-Crawl. Cross DnD dungeon crawls / Pro wrestling / Pro Athlete Celeb status and Gladitorial combat.
     http://www.goodman-games.com/xcrawl.html Sounds corny, I know, but fun as hell!!!
3. Star Wars (Old Skool WEG D6) No other version for me.
4. DeadLands. Just a great time with some freinds.
5. And of Course ADnD: Forgotten Realms (Any ED. but 4th......Ugh! >:()

As an Honorable mention the game I used to have a BLAST playin but havn't played in years, :'( as Caine Hazen pointed out, VOR!! That was an awesome system. Oh and Skuzzy if yer hangin here too, Lets go with 2.0!!!
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« Reply #41 on: <09-08-10/0052:43> »
What's sucks so much about the rules?

First, I really hate games based on D20s (not D&D D20 system, its something else). Second, it was designed kind of CoC like, but instead of going insane, you just die, because basically everything supernatural has attribute and skill ratings in ridiculous heights (Like Shadowrun NPCs/Critters with Attributes and Skills in the Rating 60 area!). So I am reworking the system for Shadowrun 4 style D6s and make it a lot more survivable. Turning it from "You all die as soon as you stop running" Horror Splatter into "Everybody around you dies, but at least you as a PC have a fighting chance" Horror Splatter.
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« Reply #42 on: <09-08-10/0116:10> »
What's sucks so much about the rules?

First, I really hate games based on D20s (not D&D D20 system, its something else). Second, it was designed kind of CoC like, but instead of going insane, you just die, because basically everything supernatural has attribute and skill ratings in ridiculous heights (Like Shadowrun NPCs/Critters with Attributes and Skills in the Rating 60 area!). So I am reworking the system for Shadowrun 4 style D6s and make it a lot more survivable. Turning it from "You all die as soon as you stop running" Horror Splatter into "Everybody around you dies, but at least you as a PC have a fighting chance" Horror Splatter.
Ahh... Every good splatter game just needs two skills: Running and Tripping Other PCs. :P

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« Reply #43 on: <09-08-10/0207:27> »
Remind me not to invite you to one of my Kult gaming rounds... for your own protection. This is Bavaria, the other players WILL have torches and pitchforks ;D
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« Reply #44 on: <09-08-10/0838:02> »
My favorite gaming world was the Dark Sun setting. After that I loved Alternity. It was really short lived but a blast to play.
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