Post originally by Buzz at 2004-04-15 19:21:53
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Robert Neville wrote:
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<b>Here's some more games where the appeal is the setting rather than the system:

Villains & Vigilantes
Champions</b>

Neither of these RPGs contain a setting.

Few of the RPGs you mention are/were particularly popular, in the grand scheme of things. In fact, the biggest counter to your argument (besides D&D) is GURPS, which is, numbers-wise, roughly the fourth most popular RPG (currently battling with HERO to keep its spot), a wholly settingless system. The other games you mention are/were, for the most part, barely a blip on the industry radar.