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Caspar · **02-24-2016, 05:10 PM**

I really can go either way. If the framework of mechanics is balanced and easy to use, as well as supporting a variety of character concepts, I'm sort of okay with just using it as the game part of my RPG. A setting I came up with or brainstormed with friends can substitute decently. M&M was like that for me.

At the same time though, there are games that have really fascinating settings and are so rich with lore that I'm willing to play in it even if the mechanics aren't appealing to me, or even go ignored. A lot of White Wolf games were like that for me, since their books were disorganized and I felt the mechanics didn't always reflect the feel they were going for (Exalted Mote attrition, though I've never been in that situation myself.)

I really like RPGs from other countries that might reflect different styles of design or flavor. A German friend suggested The Dark Eye and I know little about it. I really am glad Tenra Bansho Zero got translated because the setting is outrageous; i hope to see their... Uh, Soba Western Terra translated too.

L5R is a game that I want to play because, oddly enough, I played their CCG and liked it a lot before it got sold off, and learning about the setting and the strong factional loyalty interested me.

Table Top RPG's

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