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Tuesday, July 9, 2013

What is Your Favorite Non-D&D Old School RPG?

In my early days of roleplaying, I'd play just about anything. I did spend more time with two games than any other besides AD&D. Those games were MERP and Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. So, if I were to ask the question based on what I played back in the day, those two would be my choices.

If you were to ask me today, based on what I find myself wanting to play, it would be Tunnels & Trolls - a game I refused to play back in the day.

Go figure ;)

So, which game or games would make your list?
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  1. Tim SniderJuly 9, 2013 at 10:33 AM

    I loved the Pacesetter stuff back in the 80s (Timemaster, Space Ace, Chill). A close second would be Villains and Vigilantes.

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  2. HoundinJuly 9, 2013 at 10:35 AM

    My favorite is Traveller.

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  3. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 10:36 AM

    I have been hankering to play Traveller ever since Greywulf did his week long read through of it.

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  4. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 10:48 AM

    TMNT and Other Strangenesses: great random tables for character creation.

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  5. thekelvingreenJuly 9, 2013 at 10:52 AM

    Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Pendragon and Call of Cthulhu.

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  6. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 11:30 AM

    Pendragon or Runequest for me.

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  7. Doctor FuturityJuly 9, 2013 at 11:33 AM

    So many....all the ones that still make my list: T&T, Runequest (and I still own 2nd edition, which I'd still play as-is), Traveller, Palladium Fantasy 1st edition, Gamma World 1st edition, and Call of Cthulhu are all top dogs. Id' throw DC Heroes on the list, too; discovered that one in...1987, I think....but the Mayfair version of that game remains my favorite superhero system, hands down.

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  8. sirkerryJuly 9, 2013 at 11:47 AM

    Traveller

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  9. Keith SloanJuly 9, 2013 at 11:55 AM

    I always liked Stormbringer, but Traveller and Cthulhu are always fun, too.

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  10. Jeff W. MooreJuly 9, 2013 at 11:57 AM

    WHFRP is a big one for me. I am also quite fond of Dream Park by Mike Pondsmith.

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  11. hdanJuly 9, 2013 at 12:00 PM

    Traveller is definitely my favorite "other Old-School game", by a long shot.

    I played Boot Hill, Gamma World and Villains&Vigilantes "back in the day", but they never got much traction in my group.

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  12. Omer Golan-JoelJuly 9, 2013 at 12:02 PM

    Classic Traveller.

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  13. PadreJuly 9, 2013 at 12:03 PM

    Dragonquest of course, but I also enjoyed 1st Edition Gamma World and Star Frontiers.

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  14. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 12:22 PM

    The Fantasy Trip.

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  15. RogerJuly 9, 2013 at 12:41 PM

    Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Still is my favorite.

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  16. Von WittgensteinJuly 9, 2013 at 12:42 PM

    Absolutely Wfrp. The Imperial Campaign is the best campaign ever written for rpg! "A grim world of perilous adventure", amazing!

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  17. R.J. ThompsonJuly 9, 2013 at 12:57 PM

    Gamma World, by far.

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  18. Timothy S. BrannanJuly 9, 2013 at 1:13 PM

    Chill, Villains & Vigilantes and some Traveller.

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  19. FlambeauxJuly 9, 2013 at 1:16 PM

    I played lots of Rifts and V:tM in the late 80s and 1990s when not playing D&D.

    In the last decade I've discovered Boot Hill, Star Frontiers, and (best of all IMO) Flashing Blades.

    These days, I run almost as much FB as I do D&D.

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  20. infocydeJuly 9, 2013 at 1:35 PM

    Spacemaster, Gamma World 1st Edition (just enough rules to get you started, love adding new rules/equipment), James Bond (very innovative game), GURPS Autoduel/Car Wars (haven't played in years but we played a lot back in the day, one of my favorites). Although I don't play it anymore Stormbringer was a great RPG, just too dark for my taste now.

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  21. Stuart MarshallJuly 9, 2013 at 2:04 PM

    It's a draw between Runequest II and Rolemaster with lots of Companion rules.

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  22. AnonymousJuly 9, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    Classic Traveller with the Judges Guild material thrown in.. haven't played in years though. Everyone here wants to kill dragons and loot dungeons.

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  23. Hex OxJuly 9, 2013 at 2:38 PM

    Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 1e

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  24. Dithering FoolJuly 9, 2013 at 3:16 PM

    Gamma World, Star Frontiers, car Wars

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  25. HandgrenadealienJuly 9, 2013 at 3:31 PM

    Call of Cthulhu for me, though Runequest & Stormbringer would be close seconds. Never did get to play WHFRP but have recently picked up the core rules & Enemy Within campaign so that itch may soon get scratched.

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  26. ClawCarverJuly 9, 2013 at 4:03 PM

    Back in the 1980s my favourite games to GM were Call of Cthulhu and Toon. As a player, it was Stormbringer or Paranoia. I was fortunate to have brilliant GMs for both those games.

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  27. Jasper PolaneJuly 9, 2013 at 4:37 PM

    We played a lot of Call of Cthulhu, Starwars d6, and DC Heroes. I like Runequest a lot, but never did get to play it. I have some weird games on my bookshelf which I played once or twice: TMNT & Other Strangeness, Ghostbusters, Cadillacs and Dinosaurs, and Tales From the Floating Vagabond.

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  28. BlUsKrEEmJuly 9, 2013 at 6:40 PM

    I'm going to have to go with GURPS 2nd ed, narrowly beating out Chill and it's extended family (Thanks Goblinoid!)

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  29. Timothy CallahanJuly 9, 2013 at 8:13 PM

    Rolemaster! (With 1e Gamma World a close second.)

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  30. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 8:15 PM

    1) CALL of CTHULHU!!!
    2) Star Frontires
    3) MERP

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  31. NickJuly 9, 2013 at 8:48 PM

    Split between CoC and WFRP. Probably WFRP if forced to choose...

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  32. UnknownJuly 9, 2013 at 9:12 PM

    Twilight 2000, Palladium Fantasy 1st ed.

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  33. Reverend DakJuly 9, 2013 at 9:21 PM

    Top Secret SI
    Twilight:2000
    Paranoia
    Sandman
    Call of Cthulhu

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  34. Vicg61July 9, 2013 at 9:56 PM

    High Fantasy - Dillow
    Runequest
    Tunnels Trolls
    Traveller
    MERP

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  35. AkrasiaJuly 10, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    I loved MERP back in the day (mid-1980s). I probably ran more MERP than AD&D during high-school.

    These days, though, I *still* play CoC. So that would be my favourite old school game today.

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  36. faoladhJuly 10, 2013 at 1:16 AM

    1) Traveller (Classic and Mega) - in fact, I love these more than any other game, by a huge margin
    2) Flashing Blades
    3) Pendragon
    4) Call of Cthulhu
    5) The Arcanum
    (AD&D and RC D&D would go here)
    6) Top Secret
    7) Empire of the Petal Throne
    8) RuneQuest (Chaosium or AH editions)
    9) Chivalry & Sorcery
    10) James Bond 007

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  37. velaranJuly 10, 2013 at 1:48 AM

    1)Tunnels & Trolls 5th Edition
    2)Call of Cthulhu, 4th Edition
    3)Gamma World, 3rd Edition
    4)Top Secret(the 2nd Printing, I think...)
    5)Middle Earth Roleplaying(1st Edition, Revised)-The *only* one I owned bitd! :-)
    5)Star Frontiers
    6)Cyberspace
    7)Mercenaries, Spies, and Private Eyes
    8)Stormbringer, 1st Edition
    9)Villains & Vigilantes, Revised
    10)Twilight:2000, 1st Edition

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  38. Dyson LogosJuly 10, 2013 at 3:53 AM

    Yowch.

    Twilight 2000 comes in on the list, along with Top Secret (both the original editions, not the second editions - although the second printing of Top Secret 1st edition is better than the first).

    Star Frontiers we still play, ditto for Gamma World.

    Played a shit-tonne of Call of Cthulhu and TMNT, but they aren't on my faves list by far.

    And honourable mention to Villains & Vigilantes (which I own four copies of).

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  39. Peter ReganJuly 10, 2013 at 4:25 AM

    Dragon Warriors

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  40. DoomsdaveJuly 10, 2013 at 10:24 AM

    Marvel Advanced!

    FASERIP Forever.

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  41. Darcy PerryJuly 12, 2013 at 3:47 PM

    One of the few games I haven't played from the Old School collection is the first science-fiction roleplaying game, Metamorphosis Alpha (1976) by James Ward. I recently illustrated his contribution to the Petty Gods project, Ravel/Unravel: http://hitstokill.blogspot.co.nz/2013/07/james-ward-petty-gods-artwork.html

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