Is this the first post in this section? Anyhow, I'd just like to ask what games outside of d20 other people play, or have played.
My personal favorites outside of d20 are (in no particular order)
Legend of the Five Rings
7th Sea
Shadowrun
I have pretty much played them all; like rifts; palladium, and role master for example; am currently playing in a warhammer roleplaying game the new edition.
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Hmm.. games that I have played.. well, here is a partial list anyway, in no particular order
D&D (various incarnations)**
Vampire**
Wraith**
Mage*
Werewolf
Gurps**
Call of Cthulhu**
Rifts
Rolemaster**
Deadlands (great game)*
Shadowrun*
Mechwarrior (and Battletech)*
Hol (mmm.. Buttery Hol of Goodness)
Battlelords of the 23rd Century (great game)**
Amber*
Aliens (so so rules, but fun to play for one night)
d20 Modern
Marvel Super Heroes
Ninjas and Superspies*
Dark Conspiracies
Chill
Middle Earth Role Playing Game*
Star Wars (both WEG and Wotc)*
and.. hmm.. lets see.. oh yeah nearly forgot
Paranoia
That is all I can come up with right now anyway. Basically, I will try any game once.
* - Denotes a whole campaign
** - I ran it.
Most of the others were one shots or occassiaon pick up games
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon
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Lets see...
Alternity, Darkmatter (I GMed a campaign over a year or so - good fun!)
Alternity, StarDrive (only played a few sessions, overshadowed by my friend's sporadic campaign of:
Phase World (Rifts) (pretty crazy campaign we still play once in a blue moon. Over probably 10 sessions over 4 years I dont think we've really gotten anywhere much, but its fun)
Rifts (played a few sessions)
Heroes Unlimited (played a couple of sessions)
Vampire (we play occasionally)
Call of Cthulu (a few sessions years ago - great fun)
Shadowrun (a couple of sessions years ago)
And got into D&D almost twenty years ago via "Advanced Fighting Fantasy" by Steve Jackson
In my troubled youth I've played Vampire: The Masquerade, including the lame LARP version with rock, paper, scissors. It was in a school club, though, and I quit after a few weeks because even I realized how much I already stank of angst and ennui without the game. The tabletop version is kind of okay, though.
I ran a session of Call of Cthulu for some friends recently and it was a great deal of fun. Unfortunately, no one went insane. But I aim to fix that.
RPGs other than AD&D, D&D?
Spacemaster
Twilight: 2000
Top Secret
Gangbusters
Star Frontiers
Space Opera
Traveler
MERP
FASA: Star Trek RPG
(I'm probably forgetting one or two)
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In my troubled youth I've played Vampire: The Masquerade, including the lame LARP version with rock, paper, scissors. It was in a school club, though, and I quit after a few weeks because even I realized how much I already stank of angst and ennui without the game. The tabletop version is kind of okay, though.
I actually ran a short campaign of the Vampire LARP in Milwaukee and used to attend the giganto one they held down at a college campus in Southeastern Wisconsin (whose name currently alludes me). Great fun if you have serious people involved in it. The one at the college routinely had hundreds of people at it, playing Vampires, Werewolves, and others.. lotsa fun.
Of course, playing Rock/Paper/Scissor was still kinda silly, but not overly so. I do enjoy the tabletop game more, but the LARP can be fun.
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon
Oh yeah.. forgot Twillight 2000 and Top Secret (which I kinda miss now and again)
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Ohhh.. I forgot about cyberpunk, TMNT, alternity, and All Flesh Must Be Eaten. All pretty fun games.
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of DragonWow dude, you played A LOT of games.
Makes me think you probably know a thing or two about RPGs ;-)
I do try. My high school and college groups used to try out new games almost monthly for years. That has slowed down a bit now, but every once and while, I still like to play the "new hotness".
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon
Ohh.. I forgot Mutants and Masterminds... great game that. You gotta love any game with a villain called the Atomic Brain
Games Little Nicky Plays:
These are the games I've run (I've played them all too):
D&D 3.5
RIFTS
Ninjas and Superspies
Palladium Fantasy
Beyond the Supernatural
TMNT and Other Strangeness (I LOVE THIS GAME!)
MARVEL superheroes (Ye Olde TSR version)
Heroes Unlimited
Vampire
Werewolf
Mage
Changeling
Exalted
Game of Thrones D20
Call of Cthulu (both Chaosium and D20)
Star Wars (West End Games and D20)
Shadowrun
Twilight 2000
Top Secret (ah, the memories!!!)
Robotech (Palladium)
Gamma World (New and Old)
Games I Have But Haven't Run Yet:
The Mountain Witch
Burning Wheel
Burning Empires
Mortal Coil
Primetime Adventures
Dogs in the Vineyard
Bulldogs!
Sorcerer
Recently my favorites have been:
D&D (of course)
Ninjas and Superspies: Don't stop til ya get enough! And Nick just can't get enough of this game. I love martial arts, and this game does too! You get to pick your moves man! YOU GET TO PICK YOUR MOVES!!! "I roundhouse kick the security guard in the head and then duo-fist strike his buddy in the chest!" GET SOME!
Shadowrun: Eat a bullet, get brain-burnt, or slot off chummer! This game is like a way of life! Frag the mega-corps man! Down with Wal-Mart! I haven't gotten to run this since Gencon and it's all I can think about!!! Can't wait to run it again soon.
Marvel Superheroes: This game is PURE HIGH OCTANE FUN! When done right that is. There are like NO rules to get in the way of the action!!! Space, time, the structual integrity of the surrounding cityscape, all flow like liquid in a well run game of Marvel. My group out here in Hawai'i COMMANDS me to run this often. I get voicemails that say: "Smell the Mar-vel Nick!"
THE GAMES THAT HAVE BROUGHT ME THE MOST FUN IN MY LIFE!!!
Hands down, at the top of the list is TMNT and Other Strangeness. Used to play this after school with Brendan Victorson like every SINGLE day. Ahhhh, the memories.
Shadowrun tops the list for best roleplaying experiences. Some really tense (and often times hilarious) moments and scenes have come from this game.
THE GAME I WANT TO RUN, BUT AM SAVING FOR A REALLY PERFECT TIME:
Goes to Call of Cthulhu! I have like three of the freakiest adventures evar brewing in my mind, but my group out here hates this game...sad. Soon though, soon, Cthulhu will rise again, and madness shall reign supreme!
'My personal favorites outside of d20 are...'
Traveller (Played over 110 years of game time with the same two main PCs and three players)
Twilight:2000 (It inspired me to visit Poland-I wound up living three years over there...)
Tunnels and Trolls (Liz Danforth's art endures still in my memory...)
Villians and Vigilantes ('nuff said!)
Cyberpunk 2020 (the 400 Boys rock!)
Battletech (played to marching music...)
Top Secret (Projectile Weapon Value...)
and Call of Cthulhu (The Horror at Red Hook...)
I want The Mountain Witch for Christmas.
I've been a good dog.
Nick, quit makin' me want games! (lol)
All I hear is goodness about this game. I can't frickin wait to play it.
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I'll steal Jason's format:
D&D (FR, Planescape, Greyhawk, Game of Thrones d20, and homebrews)**
Vampire**
Mage
Hunter**
Exalted*
Star Wars (WEG)**
Star Trek (Decipher)**
Kobolds Ate My Baby
Men in Black
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Heroes Unlimited**
Shadowrun**
EDIT: Marvel Super-Heroes Game - both the one with the cards and the one with point allocation
(also, I've played in home-designed games based on Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy VIII - I had a friend who was way into designing systems for the anime that interested him at the moment)
There are many, many more that I own and fully intend to run one day, but have not gotten the chance yet. Those that top that list are Call of Cthulhu, Deadlands, Trinity, Werewolf, Wraith, Changeling, Spycraft, 7th Sea, and Adventure!
I'll steal Jason's format:
D&D (FR, Planescape, Greyhawk, Game of Thrones d20, and homebrews)**
Vampire**
Mage
Hunter**
Exalted*
Star Wars (WEG)**
Star Trek (Decipher)**
Kobolds Ate My Baby
Men in Black
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Heroes Unlimited**
Shadowrun**
EDIT: Marvel Super-Heroes Game - both the one with the cards and the one with point allocation
(also, I've played in home-designed games based on Dragon Ball Z, Gundam Wing, Final Fantasy VII, and Final Fantasy VIII - I had a friend who was way into designing systems for the anime that interested him at the moment)There are many, many more that I own and fully intend to run one day, but have not gotten the chance yet. Those that top that list are Call of Cthulhu, Deadlands, Trinity, Werewolf, Wraith, Changeling, Spycraft, 7th Sea, and Adventure!
I totally forgot about 7th Sea!!! I love that game!
Have Run
2nd Edition: Planescape
d20: Forgotten Realms, Rokugan
Palladium: RIFTS
Have Played
1st & 2nd Edition: D&D
FASA: MechWarrior
Cyberpunk 2020
Palladium: RIFTS, Beyond the Supernatural
d20: Star Wars
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I knew there were a few that I forgot, fortunately I have my trusty home library to help me out.
Hackmaster (I know.. its basically 1st Ed)
Gamma World
Spyrcraft
Dragonstar
and.. I can't believe I forgot this one.
Torg... oh yeah.
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon
I think that might be it... maybe
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Beyond the D&D/AD&D/d20 stuff...
MERP, SpaceMaster, RoleMaster - all very good
The whole spectrum of GURPS - also very good
Shadowrun - fun as hell, but with extensive house rules
Twillight 2000 - great game, again with tons of house rules
Traveller, MegaTraveller - both great games
Palladium, RIFTS, TNMT, Recon - so-so. RIFTS is really bad...
Warhammer - both fantasy roleplay, which has the best modules anywhere, and a heavily adapted hive city gang-wars take on WH40.000
Earthdawn - decent
Runequest - great game! I cried when Avalon Hill went under
The WEG edition of Star Wars - OK
Most of the White Wolf games - not really my thing. Exalted is OK
Call of Chuthulu - fun one-offs
and, of course... Toon!
Dagnabbit, I forgot to add GURPS to my list of "played in."
Lots (dozens of sessions, also DM'd):
Ars Magica
GURPS
RuneQuest
Cyberpunk 2020
Some:
Rolemaster
MERP
Spacemaster
Vampire
Werewolf
ANKH
2300 AD
Little (max couple of sessions):
Twilight 2000
Call of Cthulhu
Mage
Changeling
Harn
And I have made characters to Shadowrun and Marvel Super Heroes but never got around to play.
I probably forgot something from the list...not including couple of homebrew systems with no names. And those are the systems I have played: themes of other games have been present even if the system used were GURPS or whatever.
hehe your guys list look like mine if I had written one; wow havent thought of twilight 2000 and Top Secret in years; and was 003 in James Bond, wow all these game systems; all the games, i run across my old villians and vigilanties characters and star frontiers and whatnot every now and again. List threads like this is always a walk down memory lane for me; each game name makes me think of my characters in that game.
Wow someone had Harn on their list; I have all the Harn stuff; If I decide to end my game that I run using judges guild maps; I was gonna use the maps from Harn as I am the only one I know that has them; they are rich and coloful and full of stuff my players have never seen.
looking at all your lists there are only 5 that I have not played, I guess they are new like men in black and kobolds ate my baby, though I know call of cuthulu is old and been sitting around nobody in my group wants to play it so we never did though some of the other have played it.
A lot of us played Marvel but used the Champions rules and game system as we thought marvels rules and power ideas were terrible.
I am playing Papers and Paychecks right now; oh; hmm; real life :) kudos if you get the reference.
Played a few horror games that arent on anybodies lists yet; am wondering if they will pop up; dont remember the name, but we all played horror monsters and stuff; will have to go home and check.
I think I have played just about every damn game there is. However, my faves other than D&D is:
Legend of the Five Rings
World of Darkness
Star Trek by Last Unicorn Games
Wow someone had Harn on their list; I have all the Harn stuff; If I decide to end my game that I run using judges guild maps; I was gonna use the maps from Harn as I am the only one I know that has them; they are rich and coloful and full of stuff my players have never seen.
Yeah, Harn's world seemed fascinating and would have been interesting to see more of it...after couple of sessions my new character decided that adventuring life is not for her after all (system of Harn is rather...grim) and somehow I never got around to make a new character (and there aren't that many DM who run Harn either).
In my troubled youth I've played Vampire: The Masquerade, including the lame LARP version with rock, paper, scissors. It was in a school club, though, and I quit after a few weeks because even I realized how much I already stank of angst and ennui without the game. The tabletop version is kind of okay, though.I actually ran a short campaign of the Vampire LARP in Milwaukee and used to attend the giganto one they held down at a college campus in Southeastern Wisconsin (whose name currently alludes me). Great fun if you have serious people involved in it. The one at the college routinely had hundreds of people at it, playing Vampires, Werewolves, and others.. lotsa fun.
Of course, playing Rock/Paper/Scissor was still kinda silly, but not overly so. I do enjoy the tabletop game more, but the LARP can be fun.
Jason Bulmahn
Managing Editor of Dragon
Oh yeah.. forgot Twillight 2000 and Top Secret (which I kinda miss now and again)
You had a much different experience than I did. This was in a highschool club for gaming when I was a freshman/sophomore. The juniors and seniors got super powerful cheesed out characters, while we had PCs by the book. I was basically ignored for the most part except by maybe one Storyteller that was pretty cool. And there wasn't even really a story going on. Fortunately, this did give me the necessary kick in the pants to say that I could do better and then start my own game group.
In order of exposure:
Twilight 2000: Played, then GMd. My first game. I currently own every module and accessory through 1991.
Powers & Perils: GMd. We played 2nd Ed. D&D and Oriental Adventures concurrently and I am confident in saying that Powers & Perils was a better system by far. In fact, there are some aspects of this system that are superior to D&D 3.5, depending on game tone.
OA and D&D 2nd Ed: Player only. It was okay - nothing really memorable.
TSRs Marvel Superheroes: Player and Judge. The game is okay, but we had a lot of fun. There are probably more memories from this game than any other game I have played.
Now I'll just list the other games I played or ran that I don't care to elaborate on:
Vampire/Werewolf/Mage etc.
Battle Tech / Mechwarrior
Ghostbusters (Yes, like the movie)
Paranoia (First version; now I have the new "Stuff")
Transformers (Awesome homebrew game that inspired me to make my own Marvel Superhero home brew game)
Star Wars (WEG and d20, and I cant stand the d20 version at any level. But I have preordered the 2007 release...)
Boot Hill (Really fun!)
James Bond (Victory Games I think....It was a blast!)
I think that covers it.....
My non-D&D Games, following Jason Bulmhan's format, and in rough order of exposure:
Star Frontiers*
Car Wars
James Bond*
Top Secret
Marvel Super Heroes
DC Heroes
Cyberpunk 2020*
Shadowrun*
Call of Cuthulu*
Alternity (Star*Drive)*
StarWars*
Mutants and Masterminds*
Sidewinder Recoiled
d20 Modern*
Traveller
Warhammer RPG
All Flesh Must Be Eaten
Feng Shui
Game of Thrones d20
Unisystem (Serenity)
RoboTech
Northern Crown
Paranoia
Savage Worlds (Deadlands)
Exalted
Savage Worlds (Scared Lands)*
Savage Worlds (Steampunk)*
* - Denotes a whole campaign, or at least a lot of adventures. Most of the others were one shots.
I also have, but have not played:
Chill
Lords of Creation
MERP
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Have Run
2nd Edition: Forgotten Realms, Ravenloft
d20: Iron Kingdoms, Dragonstar, Forgotten Realms, Eberron, Ravenloft
White Wolf: Vampire: The Masquerade (modern and Dark Ages), Mage: The Ascension (modern and Dark Ages), Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Hunter: The Reckoning, Kindred of the East, Trinity, Aberrant
Have Played
All of the above (except Trinity, Iron Kingdoms, and d20 Ravenloft) plus:
d20: Star Wars, Deadlands, Wheel of Time, BESM, Oriental Adventures
White Wolf: Changeling: The Dreaming, Exalted, Adventure
FASA: BattleTech/Mechwarrior, Shadowrun (2nd Ed.)
AEG: Legend of the 5 Rings, 7th Sea
Other: All Flesh Must Be Eaten, RIFTS, Mutants and Masterminds
Own The Books, But Have Not Run or Played Yet
d20: World of Warcraft RPG
White Wolf: Demon: The Fallen, Wraith: The Oblivion, Mummy: The Ressurection
Other: Serenity RPG, Shadowrun (3rd Ed.), Nobilis
*Bolded entries are games that have been run/played for more than 10 sessions.
Here's my list... (the stars represent my 'pleasure-meter)...
BattleTech (I just love to make those Mechs...)
(***)
Blood Bowl (pretty funny stuff)
(**)
Call of Cthulhu (didn't play much, but man what a thrill ride)
(****)
Dungeons & Dragons (all forms, including a homebrew version)
(****)
'Empire Galactique' (a french sci-fi game)
(**)
Paranoia (played only once)
(*)
Space Marines (the one that feels like Aliens, you know...)
(**)
Star Frontier (played a few times...)
(*)
Star Wars (West End Games, tons of fun)
(*****)
And a few others that aren't even worth saying.
Ultradan
Played and would like to play again:
Call of Cthulhu (my favorite RPG ever, Chaosium, not d20 -- WotC really lost the flavor of the setting)
Traveller (mainly MegaTraveller)
Enjoyed but likely won't return
Vampire (& Werewolf/Mage/Mummy; lost me after they revamped the setting -- no pun intended)
MERP (Rolemaster)
Ringworld (anyone remember?)
2300AD (beautiful setting)
Played long ago, and often wish I hadn't
Star Wars (WEG, I love d20)
FASA Star Trek
Gamma World
Twilight: 2000
others too crappy to recall :)
Star Wars (WEG, I love d20)
FASA Star Trek
I prefered the LUG Star trek- ever give that a whirl?
WEG put out D6 Space. If you liked SW, you woudl love that book. A great sci fi system.
I prefered the LUG Star trek- ever give that a whirl?
Sadly, I lost interest in Star Trek RPing by the time the LUG rules came out. I did pick up a couple of books, more as Star Trek paraphernalia, and I thought they looked rather good. Unfortunately, I've also grown leery of novel, new rule systems -- maybe I'm just old :/
WEG put out D6 Space. If you liked SW, you woudl love that book. A great sci fi system.
I like d20 SW, but WEG is one of the main reasons I shy away from alternate game systems; I still get the heebie-jeebies thinking about those rules.
THE GAME I WANT TO RUN, BUT AM SAVING FOR A REALLY PERFECT TIME:
Goes to Call of Cthulhu! I have like three of the freakiest adventures evar brewing in my mind, but my group out here hates this game...sad. Soon though, soon, Cthulhu will rise again, and madness shall reign supreme!
If you still need a group after the move, I've always wanted to get in on this game. You couldn't really get too perverse insofar as I'm concerned. Right to the edge of reason, baby!
Systems I have played with any regularity.
DC Heroes
G.U.R.P.S.
Hero
James Bond
Well, I pretty much listed them in my profile, so I won´t repeat that here...
Stefan
D&D - started as a player in 1978 (6th grade) w/the blue box, fond memories of 1e against the giants and the drow. Player and GM.
Gamma World - long time ago, player only.
Warhammer Fantasy RPG - great game, GM only.
Rifts - player only. Had a great time, due to the gaming group I think more than the actual game.
Fading Suns - great game, GM only.
In Nomine - actually I've never played, thought I'd mentioned it since I used to illustrate for it. My claim to fame is the cover of Liber Servitorum.
I've played a few others as one offs and own quite a few books I've read and not played. After reading the forums, the game I'd like to play and haven't is Shadowrun (I've eyed it over the years but never picked it up).
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D&D (All versions~beginning an epic campaign in 6 weeks, levels 1-20+)
Hack Master (Nice change of pace~havent played in a while)
Top Secret (Ahh, the memories)
Twilight 2000(Ahh,the memories)
Star Frontiers (Ahh, the memories)
Traveller (Ahh, the memories)
Gamma World (Old Edition~like to get a new campaign started)
Tunnels & Trolls (Old Edition)
WFRP (Currently running a campaign)
This winter(2008) Warhammer RPG is coming out with a 40,000 version RPG. Cant wait to test play this as well as Serenity in the near future. Already got a few players lined up for a test play. If you live in Southern California and want to get in on the action, check out Paizo's gamer connection site, under... "Southern California, Moreno Valley, 3.5 campaign."
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