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Greatest RPG Mechanics of all time Round two - only 1.5 months late!
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Welcome back!

A while ago, I started a competition to determine what mechanics we like best in our games. Settings don't matter, what we're voting for here is the rules sets. True, seperating the two can be challenging, but we're big geeks and geekettes and can try our best to remain objective.

The systems were seeded alphabetically, which will continue for this round because I like odd methods of seeding. To vote, simply thumb the entry whose mechanics you prefer.

Voting will be open for a week or so, till about July 20.
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1. RPG: Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (2nd Edition) [Average Rating:6.82 Overall Rank:128]
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The hot favourite, up against Big Eyes Small Mouth, no slouch in the rules dept.
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THAC0, non-weapon proficiences, dual-classing/multi-classing, racial level caps. Hot favourite? Surely not.
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2. RPG: BESM (3rd Edition) [Average Rating:6.39 Overall Rank:306]
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BESM

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BESM has a fanbase to be sure, but will it prove to be a giant-killer here?
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Oh, the ease of the 2nd edition system to let you build what you want. More of a system by itself, the setting books are really what made the game. A great system that was simple to learn,simple to use, and only needed standard six-siders to play.
 
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3. System: d20 System
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d20

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A strange match to be sure - the original d20 engine vs the OGL that allowed others to edit it
 
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4. RPG: d20 System / OGL Product (D&D 3.0 Compatible) [Average Rating:5.30 Overall Rank:524]
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d20 OGL

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The OGL is a champion to many who disliked D&D 3rd ed, but loved games like Spycraft, d20 Modern and Conan
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All the Pathfinder stuff from before August 2009 was released under OGL 3.5, so that gets my vote. cool
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5. RPG: Diaspora [Average Rating:7.88 Overall Rank:13]
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Diaspora

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Dogs in the Vineyard

RPGG's premier Scifi game against its most popular cowboy game - remember, setting means nothing here, it's all about functionality.
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While I like some of the ideas behind Dogs in the Vineyard, the mechanics don't really work for me. Too gamey, whereas Diaspora is made of excellent working workiness. It does what you want an RPG to do, and nothing else.
 
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6. RPG: Dogs in the Vineyard [Average Rating:7.53 Overall Rank:16]
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Dogs in the Vineyard

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Dogs is a mean customer, but the Diaspora juggernaut rolls pretty strong...
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7. RPG: FATE [Average Rating:7.61 Overall Rank:45]
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FATE

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Godlike

Two titanic reinventions of gaming collide here. FATE introduced the most commonly adapted ruleset in the business when it comes to narrative resolution.
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8. RPG: Godlike [Average Rating:6.88 Overall Rank:138]
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Godlike

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Then again, Godlike gave us new ways to roll and look at a handful of d10s...
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9. RPG: GURPS (3rd Edition) [Average Rating:6.54 Overall Rank:193]
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GURPS 3

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GURPS has a numerical advantage here, but HKAT is a plucky customer that surprises anyone who gives it a shot.
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10. RPG: Hong Kong Action Theatre! (2nd Edition) [Average Rating:6.50 Unranked]
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HKAT 2

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HKAT has a big job ahead of it, but its "get up and act" philosophy appeals to a lot of people.
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11. RPG: Jadeclaw [Average Rating:7.00 Overall Rank:316]
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Jadeclaw

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Mouse Guard

Battle of the Furries! Jadeclaw proved too strong for the Interlock (Cyberpunk) system last round, but MG was #1 for quite a while here...
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Fantastic, fatalistic furries fighting furiously & feverishly, first for further furry fame; finally, for full fan favoritism.

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I agree here. Very fun system that seems to flow well. Gives you the feeling of a furry Wuxia movie at times ^_^
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12. RPG: Mouse Guard [Average Rating:7.67 Overall Rank:7]
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Mouse Guard

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MG only just scraped through last round, beating WFRP1 by a single vote, but it showed very strongly in the earlier 'Favourite RPG' competition.
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13. RPG: Paranoia (1st Edition) [Average Rating:7.50 Overall Rank:34]
 
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Paranoia

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Less of a system and more a mockery of one, Paranoia has a long history behind it which is helping it here.
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While I love the Savage World system, Paranoia gets my vote for being a treasonous system. What do I mean?

Well, there is a system in place, but the players are not suppose to know about the system. If they do, they are guilty of treason and their characters may be terminated by anyone in game. Now, every player knows about the system if they play Paranoia, regardless of their security clearance. That's all fine and dandy. However, no one should prove they know the system, because it's treasonous to know and your character suffers.

Plus, this is the only game in history where you start with six characters, all pretty much the same, and you'll more than likely need them all and more. If you don't, you are either upper management with years of blame laying skills on your side, or your GM and fellow players aren't trying hard enough to kill you off.

As such, this has to have the simplest system in the world for players to remember.

1) The GM is always right
2) If the GMis wrong, your character will be terminated and their clone will have a chance to say the GM is right.

See, how simple is that? devil
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Hehe...I prefer my post it notes balled up and thrown at the players. Keeps them jumpy. And in Paranoia, that's a good way to keep them. ^_^
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14. RPG: Savage Worlds [Average Rating:7.70 Overall Rank:10]
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Savage Worlds

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Savage Worlds offers a variety of die types and player options, making it a vibrant and exciting game to play, but is that enough?
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15. RPG: Star Wars (WEG 2nd Edition) [Average Rating:7.49 Overall Rank:30]
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Star Wars WEG

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Unknown Armies

The Granddaddy versus the upstart! Simplicity is the catchword of SWWEG, doing everything with a few d6.
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16. RPG: Unknown Armies (2nd Edition) [Average Rating:7.63 Overall Rank:31]
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Unknown Armies

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Unkown Armies is all about breaking the mold and encourages players to look away from the traditional limitations of magic.
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17. RPG: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (2nd Edition) [Average Rating:7.58 Overall Rank:24]
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Warhammer FRP 2

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When wars collide! Second ed is definitive for many, but Third ed, with its many bits, is fast becoming a fan favourite.
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What a set-up! cool
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18. RPG: Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (3rd Edition) [Average Rating:7.70 Overall Rank:29]
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Warhammer FRP 3

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Bits or books? You decide!
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It's about mechanics, right? Then it simply has to go to the 3rd edition. There's lots of stuff wrong with it (rule organisation, too expensive, too heroic in its presentation, some aspects not fully thought through), but the basic underlying mechanics are sublime, and very innovative.

2nd edition is really just a bugfix release for the 1st edition, and let's face it, WFRP has always been lauded for its setting; mechanics have never been WFRP's strong suit. Until the 3rd edition.
 
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Well since I played one off those systems in my life, I went for Ad&d second edition!

You're just starting these things up so you don't have to play any one else the money for the geeklist, aren't you?

Admit!
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I was wondering what happened to this list. Glad to see it back up and running.
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Round three has landed:

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