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almenac

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    D&D (various editions), Call of Cthulhu, Paranoia, Rolemaster/MERP, Cyberpunk 2020.
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    D&D 5E, Mythras, GURPS, Savage Worlds.
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    I'm d100 and Mythras-curious.

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  1. Yes. Depending on what you want to model, I think there are a few ways: Traits from Luther Arkwright Gifts from general Mythras, just remap magical or divine gifts to genetic enhancements Pulp/Paragon rules, probably mixed with the other options Destined superpowers
  2. MEG templates for normal modern characters are more than welcome. Thanks!
  3. I'm currently running and M-Space game and I ran a 20 session one earlier. First of all I think M-Space is an excellent fit for that kind of a game. The combat system of Mythras is very good and the aliens actually feel dangerous. I'm not familiar with Bughunters, but if you look for anything like Alien franchise, there's a xenomorph like being in Mythras Imperative. What you need to come up with are some rules though. Mostly combat styles to differentiate your bughunters, but also gear. Mythras Firearms and Imperative have good selection to get you started.
  4. Although knights in shining armor are a staple in fantasy rpgs, deeper eploration of knighthood is not that common. Next time I run a fantasy game I'd like to remedy this. What I'd like to include is the concept of chivalry and how it guides the life of a knight. In Game of Thrones I really liked Jaime Lannister's dialogue that serving your king and protecting the innocent is well and good, but what if your king orders you to kill the innocent? I understand much of this is about adventure design, world building and roleplay. But this doesn't mean you couldn't enforce these conflicts via mechanics. Mechanically speaking I think these are really useful too, because a party of knights would probably have similar equipment and training. This is the stuff that sets them apart. Mythras and BRP world have several books that may be useful, but how do they differ? Do you need anything besides Core and heavy use of Passions and Brotherhoods? Does Lyonesse or Perceforest have something related to knights or (pseudo-)medieval society that could be used elsewhere? How does the grand old man of knight games, Pendragon, fit into all this?
  5. This is true if we're talking about a one shot or really short, tightly scoped campaign. But in my experience if the players want to do what they want to do and I really want the rule system to be able to support different things. A campaign might start planetside, but if the players express wishes to be able to take part in space combat, I want to provide that. And honestly, I'd argue that starships is something most people think when they think scifi rpgs.
  6. I would personally welcome having technology modeled at least with some accuracy. BRP/d100 is quite detailed system and if I handwave lots of stuff I feel I'm missing out most of the system. Or to put it another way, if I'm willing to forgo tech/gear modeling I could as well play something like PbtA or Fate where you don't care about this stuff. But I want to see if my 2d8 plasma rifle will penetrate that force field or will the enemy make that 43 % Dodge All in all I don't think that traditional rpg systems like BRP should try to model narrative, but concentrate on using the rules to see what happens. If a raygyn should be deadly, it should have lots of damage.
  7. After my current campaign is finished I'm possibly running a scifi game for my group. I've used Savage Worlds for some time now and while the system has its strengths, I'm itching for something grittier this time. So I'm asking about BRP/d100 and how do you feel about it for science fiction purposes? What does it do well? Where it needs improvement? Any campaign stories etc. are more than welcome. Note that I'm planning to use my homebrew scifi universe, not an established IP. I also wrote on Mythras subforum, but I'm interested in hearing a more general take on the subject. But if you have experiences with M-Space or Mythras, feel free to write there too.
  8. My current Savage Worlds campaign might be drawing to a close and I might be running scifi after that. I'm looking into using Mythras or M-Space as the engine and I'd like to hear your experiences of the system in real table play. What does it do well? What could need more robust rules or conversions from other systems? I'm also interested in hearing about your scifi experiences in BRP/d100 world in general, especially in relation to other systems you've possibly tried.
  9. Thanks everyone! M-Space seems like a good system to use as a base and I can add stuff on top of it as needed.
  10. Thanks for the advice! I would very much like to see your take on the additional combat styles. Even if I didn't use them as is, I can use them as guidelines when designing my own.
  11. EDIT: I pasted this from VS Code, I have no idea how I managed to get the background color like this. TL;DR I need a system for science fiction campaign and I have trouble deciding. I'm putting together a science fiction campaign and I'm trying to figure out what system to use. The previous campaign I ran was traditional fantasy with D&D 5E and this time I want to try something different. The campaign takes place in my own homebrew science fiction setting. The characters are shipwrecked with a military vessel in an unknown planet with hostile elements. The main idea is that characters are trying to get out, but how they do it will be mostly up to them. The campaign will have sandbox elements with numerous adventure seeds dropped in. If the campaign is succesful, I'd like there to be an option to continue with the same group but with different focus (from the shipwreck scenario to becoming bounty hunters or space traders with their own ship). My main candidates are Mythras/M-Space, GURPS and Savage Worlds. I own and I've read through most of the core books and some supplements of these, but haven't run or played them. My group doesn't have experience in the systems either, if we don't count original Runequest way back. The main reason I'm asking is that I'm having a huge analysis paralysis and I'd like to get to writing the actual campaign material. Of these three I leaning towards Mythras/M-Space. I'd rather not have to buy any more books, but I'm open to suggestions. Any help and comments would be greatly appreciated. My wishlist for the system is: * Not integrated into some particular setting * Preferably no classes or levels. Loose careers or templates are fine. * Flat power curve. Characters should increase in power, but not in contemporary D&D superhero style. * Ability to handle tactical combat with modern/futuristic weapons. * Combat resolves quickly. I have six players and D&D 5E fights in higher level could easily take hours. * Nonviolent problem and conflict resolution is viable, noncombat characters are fun to play. Here's my breakdown so far: Mythras pros: * Unrestrictive career system * Cool and deadly combat system * Organic character growth * Decades worth of combatible material from d100 world Mythras cons: * No special abilities like powers, feats or edges. Could this be modeled with Gifts? * Too deadly? * Might be difficult to model scifi concepts like droids and AI GURPS pros: * Can model anything * Vast supplement catalog GURPS cons: * Putting together campaign and chargen takes forever * The combat system has a reputation of being very slow * Support isn't very good nowadays Savage Worlds pros: * Can model anything action-oriented * Resolves combat quickly * Very well supported * Low prep time Savage Worlds cons: * Pulpy, might not support more serious tones * The game is designed around combat and action * My players may dislike cards and bennies as metagamey and quirky
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