Hey all - quick question here:
Has anyone out there experimented with using the right system, but for the "wrong" reasons? Perhaps you have an aversion to quickly produced marketing schlop, or you love the mechanics, but would prefer a different flavor of fluff.
(for the sake of argument - lets just forget about GURPS/FUDGE/WUSHU for 5 minutes.)
Examples:
1—Call of Cthulu used to simulate a Wild West era campaign (inspired by Deadlands) just without the elder horrors.
2—CoC used to simulate a WWII squad mission (think Saving Private Ryan or Inglorous Bastards) ... SAN is still used, but rather than cosmic horror - it's the mental strain of war.
3—Star Wars (d6 or d20) modded for Star Trek (Abrams-verse) or Serenity (Whedon-verse) purposes.
Thoughts?