K_Peterson
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What do you consider to be a product with a definite vision that has been successfully bent/folded/spindled/mutilated from its source mechanics? Are you talking about an OSR-like fanbase molding interesting mechanics from these toolkits? Or 3PP doing the work? A fusing of a great setting with tailored BRP-ish mechanics?The problem with d100 games in general I think is that the major engines (BRP, Legend, OpenQuest, Mythras) are very much toolkits ... no one really takes one of them in hand and bends/folds/spindles/mutilates them into something with a definite vision...
There has been a lot of great D100 work from 3PP over the past 8 or so years, from Alephtar Games' historical supplements; to some of D101 Games releases; to Cakebread & Walton's Renaissance OpenQuest/MRQ2-modified-system and settings. (Crooked Staff Publishing's Age of Shadow just came to mind, as well). But perhaps not the perfect fusing of setting and mechanical innovation/tailoring. And, I can see that maybe being a detriment to the D100 industry - if that is much of a thing these days.