The recent FASERIP threads (and the fact that MSH is, in fact, free) started me thinking... what would you suggest for the following genres? I've included some choices that have caught my interest... I'd like to try to exclude 'all-encompassing' titles like WuShu, though I understand it's a great system for some folks. Looking forward to hearing suggestions!
(I dunno, perhaps this can become a sticky at some point, as a resource for folks looking for free games?)
Comedy/Cartoon (Toon, Cartoon Action Hour, etc.)?
... no idea
Mythical Takes on Real-World Settings/Historical (such as Japan, China, Russia, Greece, etc.)?
Ancient Mediterranean- Warlords of Alexander, Zenobia
Ancient Greece- Mazes & Minotaurs
Post-Apocolyptic (a la Gamma World or Aftermath)?
... no idea
Pulp/WW2 era?
... no idea
Sci-Fi (including space opera & hard sci-fi)?
Star Frontiers (recently remastered by our own CleanCutRogue!)
StarORE (Star Wars using the ORE system)
Supers?
FASERIP (aka Marvel Super Heroes)
Power Game
Four Colors
Swashbucking (such as 7th Sea, or Flashing Blades)?
... no idea.
Western (including 'weird west')?
... no idea
Misc.?
Nicotine Girls
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Mythical Takes on Real-World Settings- Japan, China, Russia, Greece, etc.?
For Mythical Ancient Mediterranean, you just can't beat Warlords of Alexander and Zenobia, both available at http://balbinus.com.
For modern occult (not listed above) C.J. Carella's Witchcraft is a free download.
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Classics and Mabinogion point from Wood; Pure Beauty point from Old Geezer.
Powergame and Four Colors are both worth a look for supers.
Chalk Outlines is great for crime/caper stuff.
Eight Bit Dungeon for light-hearted dungeon crawling.
Nicotine Girls...well, whatever its genre is, it's the best at it.
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If I have to go with specific settings then I would choose anything in the JAGS line. I have only looked at a few of their items but if I can's use Fudge or Fate I'll go with a JAGS setting like Wonderland or Have-Not.
Martial Arts is covered by 'fighting' (figured I'd use a term a bit wider in scope). Swashbuckling is a good idea... but what do you mean by 'cinematic'? Like modern action heroes, that kind of thing?
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Playing: M&M2e: Truth & Justice League (Season 3), Star Wars Saga: KOTOR- Whispers of the Force, Ghostbusters International- Boston (PbP). Favorite genres: Supers, mecha, fighting, pulp. Favorite systems: d6, HERO, M&M2e, PDQ
Fantasy, Low/Sword & Sorcery?
Barbarians of Lemuria
GORE
Sword & Sandal (aka ZeFRS, another remastering by our own E.T. Smith and others! Based on TSR's Conan RPG, a FASERIP game)
Mythical Takes on Real-World Settings/Historical (such as Japan, China, Russia, Greece, etc.)?
Ancient Mediterranean- Warlords of Alexander, Zenobia
Ancient Greece- Mazes & Minotaurs
High Middle Ages Europe- Ars Magica, 4th Edition
Post-Apocolyptic (a la Gamma World or Aftermath)?
... no idea
Pulp/WW2 era?
... no idea
Sci-Fi (including space opera & hard sci-fi)?
Star Frontiers (recently remastered by our own CleanCutRogue and others!)
StarORE (Star Wars using the ORE system)
Supers?
FASERIP (aka Marvel Super Heroes)
Power Game
Four Colors
Swashbucking (such as 7th Sea, or Flashing Blades)?
... no idea.
Western (including 'weird west')?
... no idea
Misc.?
Nicotine Girls
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Member of the IraqPack. XBox Live Gamertag: Samaritan1975
"PDQ lets you punch a superhero in the girlfriend." -Rob Donoghue
Playing: M&M2e: Truth & Justice League (Season 3), Star Wars Saga: KOTOR- Whispers of the Force, Ghostbusters International- Boston (PbP). Favorite genres: Supers, mecha, fighting, pulp. Favorite systems: d6, HERO, M&M2e, PDQ
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