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I've never heard of Danger Quest before now. The cover looks cool.
Yeah, the cover is what initially sold me on it.
And I was on a pulp kick at the time.
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I've never heard of Danger Quest before now. The cover looks cool.
Yeah, the cover is what initially sold me on it.
And I was on a pulp kick at the time.
And I guess I'm blind, because I was going back through this topic and saw you had posted a pic of the cover earlier.
Have you tried finding it on archive.org? I've used it to recover text from an old website.I wrote a very extensive review, my first ever review of an RPG. And it was not kind. Unfortunately it was on my very first Webpage (Alta-Vista baby!) , long since swallowed up by the internet, the same with the reproduction of it on my MySpace page...
Prime Directive, the original Task Force Games version. The Tricode System is an overlooked gem of game design. Character generation is too long and complex IMO. But it's the only thing I'd use to run a Star Trek game, even though it's not "canon".
Would like to hear more about the "Tricode system"
Here's where the core mechanic discussion starts...
Let's Read Task Force Games' Prime Directive (1993)
Okay, kids, it's time to show that I have something to offer this forum besides slapfights and bad jokes. I'm a big fan of the original Prime Directive (Task Force Games, 1993), which has drawn A LOT of criticism over the years. Some of that criticism is well-founded, but most, IMO, is not, and...www.rpgpub.com
Hong Kong Action Theatre!
I had a roommate in college that ran a few sessions of that and we had a lot of fun. Had totally forgotten about it until you mentioned it.
How's the system?Five pages and no images of Waste World? Come on!
Written by William "Bill" King, produced in Prague, with a double page spread by Philippe Druillet. Dinosaurs with guns and ninjas with lightsabers. Rifts feels like a Nouvelle vague french movie when compared to Waste World. It's the 2000AD comic rpg with the serial number filed off.
It's awesome, you can grab a copy of the main book for a song these days. The two supplements can be a bit more pricey (especially the second one), but you're good with the main book.
I thought someone had already posted that.
It's a point buy classless system; four stats, rated -3 - +5 (skills rated 1-9 and rated by difficulty). Rolls are d20 +/- mods. 10+ is a success. Serviceable, and we played for a while when I first got it.
How's the system?
How dare you say this is forgotten!!! Good sir this is an absolute favorite of this site and well known. I know this because I decided that was true!To add a few precisions to what was said above, Psi powers (=magic, really, you have a teleportation power, take that Xavier!) have three tiers, becoming more powerful as you gain skill points in them (success is not automatic). You're only out of ammo when you roll a 1 on your attack die.
Chargen is a bit fiddly/Gurps-like but very easy to adapt to your taste and allows for very varied characters (want to create Rogue Trooper, Hammerstein or Nemesis ? The game has you covered).
Another game I don't think I've seen above:
You're an anthropmorphic animal, slave of the corporation that created you. Sent to explore/pacify distant worlds, each successful mission allows you to buy back your way to freedom from your corporate masters. I think there was a "recent" german edition but don't quote me on that.
If I remember correctly, the system is percentile based and quite simple.
Sadly, my books are in that condition because I had to acquire all once it was OOP, second hand. I wish I had books in that good shape! Dang!
I'm a bit OCD about my books (and a bit is being generous). If I used something, I bought two (or three in the case of Rolemaster) and if I have them in bad condition, it's probably because they came out of the bad old days when designers were angsty and bindings were terrible.
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You're an anthropmorphic animal, slave of the corporation that created you. Sent to explore/pacify distant worlds, each successful mission allows you to buy back your way to freedom from your corporate masters. I think there was a "recent" german edition but don't quote me on that.
If I remember correctly, the system is percentile based and quite simple.
The story on the Twilight Imperium RPG is that Christian T. Petersen (creator of Twilight Imperium and former owner of FFG) didn't have any time to spend on it, so the writers basically made up a bunch of. When Petersen saw the finished book he reportedly hated it and the whole thing was essentially binned.
Another rpg that my college roommate had was Renegade Legion: Legionnaire. I have not really seen anyone online talk about it much.
Has Other Suns been mentioned?
When I was first getting into RPGs, there were a couple people on the old RECFRP FidoNet board that were gung-ho for Other Suns: They ran PbEM games, shared their hacks and home rules for it, and often used examples from their home campaigns (which had probably been running for close to a decade at that point) in discussions. It led me to believe that the game was a MUCH bigger deal in the RPG hobby than it turned out to be.
I have a copy. I also had Worlds Beyond. I don't remember getting rid of Worlds Beyond but for the life of me I can't find it. I know I had it open since we moved into this house. I dunno, maybe it fell down behind a bookcase or something...I don't think it has been mentioned. I've long been curious about this game as it often gets mentioned when there's discussion about Worlds Beyond (due to the BRP-like systems). I've never seen a copy of it and never met anyone who actually owned it though.
I have it. I think it's a BRP sci fi game with the serial numbers filed off RE: BRP.I don't think it has been mentioned. I've long been curious about this game as it often gets mentioned when there's discussion about Worlds Beyond (due to the BRP-like systems). I've never seen a copy of it and never met anyone who actually owned it though.
I remember something from a few years ago that someone was trying to secure the rights for a new edition. I don't know if anything ever came of that.
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Renegade Legion as a whole just seemed to land with a thud. It was so hyped. Then Interceptor dropped and the collective reaction seems to have been "meh."
I remember seeing Legionnaire unexpectedly in a shop BitD, but that was well after Renegade Legion was more or less forgotten. For years, I kicked myself for not picking it up. At least I have a copy now.
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That's a fairly recent change. Until the last year or two it was out of print entirely. It's status in the whole WotC saga sure helps it from being completely forgotten.I wouldn't really call that dead or forgotten since it's still for sale on DTRPG.