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Rules Lite System Please

Started by Ghost Whistler, November 09, 2008, 03:08:20 AM

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GeekEclectic

#15
November 09, 2008, 02:05:59 PM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;264486Fate v2, why not v3?
v3 isn't out yet. The only free v3 product at the moment is the SRD, not the full rules. v3 has been in the works so long I'm beginning to doubt a full version will ever be released.
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Idinsinuation

#16
November 09, 2008, 02:25:21 PM
One Roll Engine (Wild Talents, Godlike, Monsters &OCT, Reign) via the Nemesis free pdf.

www.nemesis-system.com
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Ghost Whistler

#17
November 09, 2008, 03:08:36 PM
ORE always struck me as quite complex actually. What is the nemesis free bit?
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Idinsinuation

#18
November 09, 2008, 03:13:55 PM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;264618ORE always struck me as quite complex actually. What is the nemesis free bit?

It's a horror variant of the rules with a free version of the Madness Meter from Unknown Armies.  It's magnificent!  :D

ORE isn't so much complex as it is different.  Once a group wraps their head around the core mechanic they know the entire ruleset.  There really is only one mechanic to grasp.  Sure games like Wild Talents add in some complexity but download Nemesis and you'll see what I mean.

Plus that dawning realization once it clicks in a players brain is most often a big smile followed by something along the lines of, "Hey that's neat!"
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Mythmere

#19
November 09, 2008, 04:40:24 PM
Quote from: Ian Absentia;264527Except that it's a pretty transparent knock-off of Call of Cthulhu and the BRP system, even though it's technically legal.  I know the fact that it's free is tempting, but if you like GORE, invest in BRP.

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I'm a good friend of Dan Proctor, but I have to agree with this sentiment - if the game's still on the market, I prefer to pay the guys who wrote it.

Savage Worlds is good, with pretty lite rules and workable for sci-fi.

KrakaJak

#20
November 09, 2008, 10:16:50 PM
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#21
November 09, 2008, 10:29:44 PM
Quote from: KrakaJak;264745Perfect 20 is pretty cool.

http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/srd/perfect20/

Yep.  Levi did a really nice job there.

Still, PDQ is awesome--I love its incorporation in Truth & Justice.  Might be worth checking at least.
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#22
November 09, 2008, 10:35:30 PM
Quote from: KrakaJak;264745Perfect 20 is pretty cool.

http://www.darkshire.net/jhkim/rpg/srd/perfect20/

I actually found the rpg site because I had an idea for this to give magic a few more options (I thought you could represent a lot of spells as a temporary, big increase in a particular skill). But he never responded :(
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Ghost Whistler

#23
November 10, 2008, 02:34:34 AM
Is ORE free? I can't see any link to a rules document.
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Age of Fable

#24
November 10, 2008, 03:07:56 AM
free resources:
Teleleli The people, places, gods and monsters of the great city of Teleleli and the islands around.
Age of Fable \'Online gamebook\', in the style of Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf and Fabled Lands.
Tables for Fables Random charts for any fantasy RPG rules.
Fantasy Adventure Ideas Generator
Cyberpunk/fantasy/pulp/space opera/superhero/western Plot Generator.
Cute Board Heroes Paper \'miniatures\'.
Map Generator
Dungeon generator for Basic D&D or Tunnels & Trolls.

Age of Fable

#25
November 10, 2008, 03:34:51 AM
GURPS Lite - does have weapons, doesn't have rules for spaceships.
free resources:
Teleleli The people, places, gods and monsters of the great city of Teleleli and the islands around.
Age of Fable \'Online gamebook\', in the style of Fighting Fantasy, Lone Wolf and Fabled Lands.
Tables for Fables Random charts for any fantasy RPG rules.
Fantasy Adventure Ideas Generator
Cyberpunk/fantasy/pulp/space opera/superhero/western Plot Generator.
Cute Board Heroes Paper \'miniatures\'.
Map Generator
Dungeon generator for Basic D&D or Tunnels & Trolls.

Anthrobot

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November 10, 2008, 05:47:52 AM Last Edit: November 10, 2008, 05:51:22 AM by Anthrobot
Quote from: Balbinus;264471BRP, there's a new Basic Roleplaying core book out too which has lots of options in it for different genres.

Let me second this opinion. BRP is easy to master and easy to play. I'd also recommend Hard Nova 2 (genre diversion i system) if you are running some space opera, but it might be a bit too lite for you.
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Ghost Whistler

#27
November 10, 2008, 11:50:57 AM
Is ORE free?
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Idinsinuation

#28
November 10, 2008, 12:20:13 PM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;264939Is ORE free?

Nemesis is free, which uses the ORE.

Nemesis
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Seanchai

#29
November 10, 2008, 01:31:29 PM
I like The Window, Risus, Wushu, and Story Engine.

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