Classic Traveller, Mongoose Traveller 1e, and Cepheus Engine for medium to hard literary science fiction.

d6 Star Wars for Star Wars (science fantasy).

Mekton for anything anime or mecha related because it is just that good. Cyberpunk 2020 for high tech low life stuff from the genre.

Labyrinth Lord or Basic Fantasy for any D&D type gaming (especially since WotC hasn't seen a penny from me since 4E).

Not much of an evangelist for anything, though like Pat I like some thing for what they are even if they aren't a good fit for me.  Besides, my system tastes have changed too much over the years to not appreciate "this thing I used to like I really had a lot of fun with at the time but now I'm not interested in doing that anymore". 

The closest I come is thinking that BEMCI/RC is sometimes better than it gets credit for (and all of its related off-shoots, ditto), and that Toon and Dragon Quest are under-appreciated for what they do well and how they work (even if they both are somewhat narrow and thus won't appeal to a lot of people for that reason, plus DQ definitely has some warts).  When people get excited about Traveller, various RQ versions, GURPS and Hero System, etc., I can see it, even though I don't (currently) share it.  I'll hum along, but I'm not going to start the hymn. 

There's also a fairly long list of games that I'd probably be at least a little more enthusiastic about (if not quite evangelical) if I had the opportunity to experience them as a player.   For various reasons, they don't make it high enough up the list for me to invest in them as a GM.   

Warms my cockles to see others who like Savage Worlds. To me it strikes a good balance between abstract and crunch and is modular enough to fit just genres.

Quote from: lazergoblin on January 18, 2022, 03:32:05 PM

Quote from: Ocule on January 18, 2022, 02:19:42 PM
Savage worlds

Figured as much. Wondered why you didn't put PEG in Yellow or Red on your "Woke" list, despite their MANY documented woke actions and association with a known sexual harasser (who is listed as "red" himself on your list).
*shrug* Guess the list of biased creators is also biased.

They were originally yellow, a lot of that has been discussed in the massive mega thread for the guide. I'm also kind of just watching to see what they do now. Anyway I don't want to hijack this thread if you want to talk more about it I'll talk about it in the original thread.

OD&D - via White Box, Fantastic Medieval Adventure Game

and

Basic D&D - via the Blueholme Prentice Rules

I hate that I didn't grow up playing such fun games.  Hell, I was 24 or 25 before I was even exposed to D&D.  That was AD&D 1E, and I couldn't find the books anywhere.  All I could find was 2E, and my DM said "what is that?".  I didn't get the simple fun introduction to D&D, that would have helped it make sense.  I got a tidal wave of everything at once.

Rolemaster Standard System and Spacemaster Privateers occasionally ironically descending to the point of self parody

GURPS of course, I don't know, I evangelize GURPS to the point where I alienate GURPS people

Mutant Chronicles, I suppose, though I'm not a big fan of the current 2d20 incarnation, it's trying to be two things and winds up not being very good at either of them.

Traveller 5, I guess, I kind of got fed up with moose being better anti-tank weapons than advanced very heavy plasma cannons.  I want very badly for it to be good.

My own games, Galaxies In Shadow and The Arcane Confabulation, of course.

My own systems!
I go out and try to convince strangers to try them. That's pretty evangelistic, no?

Quote from: tenbones on January 18, 2022, 02:15:05 PM
What Systems/Settings are you an Evangelist for?

The Total Party Skills system for 2022.

Mini Six (D6 System). I like 5e D&D and OSR D&D but don't feel I need to evangelise for them. Mini Six is sufficiently obscure-yet-cool.

Savage Worlds, I've a big soft spot for. Not that the mechanics are perfect, but I like the way it plays, and there are a myriad of sweet setting books.

Hostile, especially the setting. But I really like the Cepheus engine that is based of classic Traveler.

Beyond the Wall and Through Sunken Lands. OSR done right, near perfect for me.

WFRP 1e - because it's the best fantasy game ever made (in my opinion). And is low fantasy and damn dark.

OpenQuest - It's very elegant and doesn't have the 'crunch' that Mythras has.

I wouldn't call myself an evangelist for anything in gaming (as opposed to broader contexts, where I need to evangelize more for Christ and His Church ), but I will recommend Castles & Crusades as an alternative to 5E for those who are dissatisfied with it or with WotC.

Castles and Crusades was/is an interesting system for me - it's one that never made an appearance at the table. I have largely moved away from D&D-d20. And C&C became an unintended victim of my change in tastes. However - if I were to run a 1e/2e style game, I'd *seriously* consider going C&C, or at least use it as a source for my own d20 Fantasy Heartbreaker version of 1e.

I like a bit of C&C myself.

I'm a huge fan of the TinyD6 system, it's very simple and elegant with rules you can pickup and play with virtually anyone.  If anyone asked what rules they would use for their kids or to learn how to play I point them to that direction to see if Story Telling and Dice rolling are interesting to them.

I would not run an entire campaign with it but I can sure make them want to know more about a D20 based game later on.

I like a lot about C&C. The concept of an AD&D1e compatible game, with the core mechanics stripped out and replaced with more modern ones. The art. That the Troll Lords are real gamers, who are clearly doing this out of love for the game. The general feel, like the bard, knight, and illusionist. But I'm not a fan of attributes as saves or the SIEGE engine. It's a solid miss for me, but I can see why people like it.