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« on: March 04, 2010, 01:17:07 AM »
What is your favorite pencil and paper role playing game of all time?  ;D

EDIT: I forgot to mention mine i cant decide for i have played very few differnt rpgs
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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #1 on: March 04, 2010, 01:20:36 AM »
I started with DnD 3.5 and have played a lot of 4 recently.  I probably would have to say Dungeons and Dragons just because it is so established and pretty solid.  However I really like the "theory" I guess of Call of Cthulhu, and listening to some of Ross's and others' games, I think that might come close to surplanting DnD if I had a group that was really into playing/running it...

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #2 on: March 04, 2010, 05:24:59 AM »
I actually started when i picked up a copy of 'Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay' (Hogshead publishing) from the UK Games day 1997. So down to Nostalgia and a run of good campaigns it would have to be that.
But Dnd 4.0 and Call of Cthulhu are very close silver medals.

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #3 on: March 04, 2010, 05:36:59 AM »
For me Warhammer 3rd edition is amazing and so much fun to dm...

iT IS SO DIFFERENT FROM EVERYTHING ELSE...

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #4 on: March 04, 2010, 12:50:05 PM »
The original Bureau 13, but only because the bestiary included such gems as Animated Clothing and Undead Tree Weasels. *

And also, Chivalry and Sorcery has a great mechanic for actions. I first played it with an amazing GM, and my character was a knight, so the combination of awesome story and cleaving wizards in two with my chivalric great blow lead to fond memories of the system.





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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #5 on: March 04, 2010, 01:31:13 PM »
Dread, the only RPG to use Jenga as a conflict resolution mechanic.  Most creative and fun game I've ever played.

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #6 on: March 04, 2010, 01:55:44 PM »
I love 4e, but I have a very soft spot in my heart for Monsters and Other Childish Things.
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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #7 on: March 04, 2010, 02:13:41 PM »
Monsters and Other Childish Things is my favorite because it's awesome on it's own and I can use the engine to play any other game I want. For example, I'm currently setting up for a game based on White Knight Chronicles. I spent time reading through GURPS and Mutants and Masterminds for how to do a game which has people fighting in giant suits of armor when I realized that the Knights are basically Monsters. I can make them all individuals without having to invest hours into character creation.

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #8 on: March 04, 2010, 02:44:30 PM »
I have played D&D primarly, started with 2.0, also a bit of Shadowrun 2.0 and 4.0 (I think?)

Some stuff I would like to try is Paranoia, Toon, Mouseguard, Burning wheel, and I have been reading about Monsters and other childish things and would like to try that one as well.

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #9 on: March 04, 2010, 03:12:06 PM »
Monsters and Other Childish Things is my favorite because it's awesome on it's own and I can use the engine to play any other game I want. For example, I'm currently setting up for a game based on White Knight Chronicles. I spent time reading through GURPS and Mutants and Masterminds for how to do a game which has people fighting in giant suits of armor when I realized that the Knights are basically Monsters. I can make them all individuals without having to invest hours into character creation.

Awesome system.

White Knight Chronicles huh? You mean, "Not Final Fantasy XIII?"
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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #10 on: March 04, 2010, 03:18:27 PM »
White Knight Chronicles huh? You mean, "Not Final Fantasy XIII?"

It's far less than what I except from a Level 5 game. After Rogue Galaxy and Jean de Arc I had high expectations and White Knight did not met them. I enjoy the game (which doesn't say much if you know the kind of games I like) but it doesn't deliever like I thought it would.

But the concept is something I greatly enjoy and the places have fairly easy to remember names. And besides that no one else has played it so I can work without fear of insider trading.

I'm also considering using Monsters to run a CthulhuTech Mecha game. Batting around other stuff as well.

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #11 on: March 04, 2010, 03:24:58 PM »
My wife really wanted to play WKC and I wanted to as well until the reviews came in. I just wanted a new RPG, so I am chomping at the bit until next Tuesday.
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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #12 on: March 04, 2010, 03:27:11 PM »
Has anyone played 'Heavy rain?'  I have heard some really interesting things about it, not sure it fits the RPG nitch, it might create its own?

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #13 on: March 04, 2010, 05:04:45 PM »
I'm looking forward to Heavy Rain. There's some other RPGs coming down the line that I don't recall the names of at the moment.

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Re: favorite RPG
« Reply #14 on: March 04, 2010, 06:16:00 PM »
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