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Favourite Genre

Started by One Horse Town, August 15, 2009, 08:06:44 AM

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One Horse Town

August 15, 2009, 08:06:44 AM
I know most of us like a bit of variety, so it might be difficult to answer the poll. But which one do you find yourself most naturally fitted to in both enjoyment and results?

Darran

#1
August 15, 2009, 08:56:32 AM
As a general genre I like Sci-Fi the best as you seem to get many more different flavours.

The best is the 'Spaceships with Ashtrays' type like Firefly and Alien.
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paris80

#2
August 15, 2009, 09:27:18 AM
Why, cyberpunk and superheroes, of course!

Fifth Element

#3
August 15, 2009, 09:49:25 AM
Fantasy's my favourite. Always wanted to try western, haven't had the chance yet.
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Silverlion

#4
August 15, 2009, 10:55:43 AM
I cannot vote. You left superheroes off completely, and while fantasy is a very close second, it is a second.
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Benoist

#5
August 15, 2009, 12:48:23 PM
This is hard for me.
All other considerations being equal, I chose Fantasy in the end, because that's what I play the most.

stu2000

#6
August 15, 2009, 02:59:13 PM
I like espionage best, and you left that off, too.
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Soylent Green

#7
August 15, 2009, 03:24:00 PM
What, no superheroes? You call that a poll?
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One Horse Town

#8
August 15, 2009, 03:28:55 PM
I never said it was definitive...

ColonelHardisson

#9
August 15, 2009, 03:34:11 PM
For RPGs, fantasy. For anything else - literature, TV, movies - it's science fiction.
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aramis

#10
August 15, 2009, 03:46:06 PM
What's missing is "Space Fantasy" like Star Wars and Star Trek. Neither even comes close to being true SciFi....

hgjs

#11
August 15, 2009, 04:57:05 PM
Quote from: One Horse Town;320877I know most of us like a bit of variety, so it might be difficult to answer the poll. But which one do you find yourself most naturally fitted to in both enjoyment and results?

My favorite genre of fiction is sci-fi, but in terms of the most enjoyable campaigns I've been in, fantasy would be first with sci-fi a close second.
 

The Shaman

#12
August 15, 2009, 06:19:25 PM
Quote from: stu2000;320972I like espionage best, and you left that off, too.
And historical and Western are two categories?

I picked historical, which I take to include Western, with which I like to run espionage-tinged adventures.
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Hackmaster

#13
August 15, 2009, 07:41:31 PM
As a GM, I have always found fantasy the easiest to come up with plots for. I usually run fantasy.

As a player I've always loved sci fi the best, especially with a military bent. Some favorite games include the original Spacemaster, Star Frontiers and Cyberpunk 2020. Oddly enough, I've never played Traveller.
 

GnomeWorks

#14
August 15, 2009, 10:07:33 PM
Steampunk. No questions asked.

I enjoy fantasy and sci-fi well enough, but nothing can hold my attention like steampunk can.
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