Games that use BRP rules that are not from Chaosium

[Nightshade]

Originally Posted by drohem

Another d100 game system is TSR's generic system called Amazing Engines. This came out in the early 1990s and had several worldbook/campaign settings published in the line. I rather like the system, but could not convince my D&D fanboy gaming circle to try it out even though it was published by TSR, lol.

While percentile based, AE wasn't really very BRP-like; as I recall, it had experience points and only three skill levels (I could be confusing the latter with the second version of CHILL, which was also percentile based).

[drohem]

Originally Posted by Nightshade

While percentile based, AE wasn't really very BRP-like; as I recall, it had experience points and only three skill levels (I could be confusing the latter with the second version of CHILL, which was also percentile based).

I don't know what you mean by three skill levels. It was similiar enough to me to warrant mentioning it.

[Nightshade]

Originally Posted by drohem

I don't know what you mean by three skill levels. It was similiar enough to me to warrant mentioning it.

I went back and looked, and as it turned out, I _was_ crossing AE and CHILL up. However, AE, other than being percentile based still wasn't that BRP like, since the only way to advance skills was to advance the underlying abilities with experience points. I suppose it turns on what's needed to make something like BRP, and I tend to think a little more than percentile based skills is required; if that was it, as I recall, Rolemaster would count.

[drohem]

Originally Posted by Nightshade

I went back and looked, and as it turned out, I _was_ crossing AE and CHILL up. However, AE, other than being percentile based still wasn't that BRP like, since the only way to advance skills was to advance the underlying abilities with experience points. I suppose it turns on what's needed to make something like BRP, and I tend to think a little more than percentile based skills is required; if that was it, as I recall, Rolemaster would count.

That's your viewpoint, and your opinion is valid. Just as my opinion is valid.

[Nightshade]

Originally Posted by drohem

That's your viewpoint, and your opinion is valid. Just as my opinion is valid.

Well, I was just attempting to point out it was missing a lot of BRP features; I've personally found the BRP/RQ style advancement a more distinct part of the system than just being percentile skill based; the latter can be found in quite a lot of games to one degree or another (Palladium, outside its combat system is percentile skill as I recall), but the roll-to-advance is rather closer to unique.

[GianniVacca]

Originally Posted by The Tweaker

- Aquelarre. The first professionally-published Spanish rpg, back in 1990, by Joc Internacional. Created by Ricard Ibañez, who would later design the Capitán Alatriste rpg, it was (and is, as a third edition is planned) a very gritty game set in the Spanish middle ages (13-14th centuries), during the Reconquista period. Quite deadly combat system. Magic and spells were taken from real grimoires of the time and Spanish, Arab and Jew folklore provide all supernatural creatures and monsters in the book.

Ricard Ibañez is the person who translated RQIII to Spanish, so no wonder that Aquelarre's rules look a lot like the Basic Role-Playing System! (BTW I love Aquelarre and I highly recommend it for any Fantasy Europe BRPS game)

[Kloster]

Originally Posted by GianniVacca

Ricard Ibañez is the person who translated RQIII to Spanish, so no wonder that Aquelarre's rules look a lot like the Basic Role-Playing System! (BTW I love Aquelarre and I highly recommend it for any Fantasy Europe BRPS game)

Do you know if Aquelarre is available outside Spain, and in other languages?

Runequestement votre,

Kloster

[Enpeze]

Unfortunately my spanish is a little bit bad. Is Aquelarre available in englisch? (I dare not to ask in german or french)
Can I buy it somewhere except ebay?
thanx for the info

[Kloster]

Originally Posted by Enpeze

Unfortunately my spanish is a little bit bad. Is Aquelarre available in englisch? (I dare not to ask in german or french)
Can I buy it somewhere except ebay?
thanx for the info

I personally would prefer french, but I could accept english or german.

Runequestement votre,

Kloster

[GreatBear]

The Harnmaster system is RQ derived. I know people who were involved in it's "playtesting". It has diverged somewhat but it's still recognizable.