Rules Lite System Please

Ghost Whistler · November 10, 2008, 05:00:56 PM

I'm not really a fan of descriptor based systems, that's why I'm not interested in Wushu.

Age of Fable · November 10, 2008, 10:27:46 PM

Hey guys, the original poster didn't ask "name your favourite system", they specifically wanted free systems (and rules-light, and able to run science-fiction with powers...)

Age of Fable · November 10, 2008, 10:33:44 PM

You could take Space Squad as a base, and for powers add elements from the other variants of Dungeon Squad (you could define different species by compulsory or forbidden powers).

Age of Fable · November 11, 2008, 02:02:55 AM

Mutant Future - has powers (a lot of emphasis on them in fact), has robots, has a simple system for psychic powers, has futuristic weapons but doesn't have prices for them, doesn't have spaceships. Again it'd be easy to define alien species as combinations of particular powers.

kryyst · November 11, 2008, 11:54:17 AM

I'll second Nemesis it's a good free rules system with lots of options and easy enough to adapt to Sci-fi the fan support is also good with plenty of additional stuff put out for it.

Another option I'd throw into the mix is BESM or rather the free version of the rules called Tri-Stat, which you can Obtain Here It is a pretty rules lite core system that is easily adaptable to almost any genre and has lists of powers that can be made into just about anything.

Ghost Whistler · November 12, 2008, 09:51:04 AM

I notice there's some mention of a Houses of the Blooded SRD. The rules have some interesting ideas I like. Anyone know anything more about this?

Age of Fable · November 12, 2008, 03:36:54 PM

Quote from: Ghost Whistler;265595I notice there's some mention of a Houses of the Blooded SRD. The rules have some interesting ideas I like. Anyone know anything more about this?

I had a quick look at its site and couldn't find any mention of it.

However, if you like that sort of mechanic, you might like Donjon - the link is to a free text of the game, you can also buy a properly laid-out pdf or book.

Btw, with my suggestion above about using Space Squad and Dungeon Squad - that sounds complicated, but it's not: all the variants of Dungeon Squad put together would be about as long as a normal role-playing game.

Ghost Whistler · November 13, 2008, 02:55:58 AM

I was thining specifically of the style rules. I thought about having something similar called 'glory' which allows the heroes to gain points they can then permanently store in relics, places, people (anything creative) as part of their legend as lords of the galaxy and heroes of the universe.