17 August 2014

USR Settings

There's activity on the USR front: several new settings at Trollish Delver. By my count, it's now six specific settings, (say that three times fast).

Cavemen (from Go Wherever)

Cyberpunk

Halberd (fantasy)

Full Moon Defence Squad (modern day monster hunting, though mentioned in Go Wherever)

Galaxy (space opera)

Peakvale (fantasy dimension hopping - possibly like Rifts, but with a better rules set?)

Fantasy science fiction

Very fitting art, from the cover of "Fantasy & Science Fiction" March 2007. (image: sfsite.com)

The last three are so new they're just a blog post of ideas now, but I'm looking forward to building on them with archetypes and characters. GURPS and Hero System aren't as popular as they used to be, but there are still universal RPG systems out there with many different genres ready to go.

 

Aug 17, 2014 11:35:42 PM | Games

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Scottmalt

Thanks for boosting the signal! Peakvale is actually my setting for Tunnels & Trolls - there's a range of products already for this setting if you're interested in that system. However, dimension-hopping for USR is certainly on the cards.

Posted by: Scottmalt | 18 August 2014 at 02:35 AM

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