Here is a list of ten pen and paper roleplaying games. These ten pen and paper RPGs are great games, but they just aren't quite great enough to bust into the top ten RPGs of all time.
1. Vampire - The lead game for the World of Darkness setting by White Wolf. It's been around a long time and has spawned multiple different types of follow-up games in the same genre. Still, even with all the evil creatures out there, Vampires tend to attract us the most.
2. Mage - One of the follow-up games to Vampire. It also lives in the World of Darkness setting. The game introduced a free flow set of magic that allowed players to do virtually anything they could think of.
3. Werewolf - Probably one of the toughest and baddest creatures in White Wolf's World of Darkness setting. Playing a Werewolf was badass because you could go from normal people mode to crazy killer mode in the blink of an eye.
4. Paranoia - One of the only games I can remember that you automatically get extra lives for when you die. Consequently, expect to die fairly often. This game is also one of the few games where the printed modules were often better than player generated ones.
5. Spycraft - Version 2.0 of the game was a major improvement over the previous edition. It became one of the best modern roleplaying games of all time in the pen and paper genre. It is also one of the best skill-based RPGs that you can find out there.
6. Gamma World - This game reminds you how fun random character generation can truly be. Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, it pretty much allows you to run a Mad Max, anything goes type of setting for your characters. The game has been around forever and has like six or seven different editions of the game.
7. Cyberpunk 2020 - A very lethal, near future game. The game is cool because it is pure cyberpunk. No trolls, orks, or magic, just pure guns and chrome. Yet another game which system completely falters in the face of the world setting, but a great game.
8. Warhammer FRPG - Warhammer is more known for their miniatures and wargaming. Even lately they've become known for their Warhammer MMORPG. But their roleplaying game is pretty darn fun too, and has a very unique character class system.
9. Earthdawn - Now has a Third Edition being produced by RedBrick Limited. The game is a great alternate fantasy setting with a lot of background and support. It also has a very unique and streamlined dice system and combat system.
10. Hackmaster - Come on critical hit! This game is all about the critical hit table. There is a lot of other cool stuff about the game as well, but essentially it is just another D&D clone. Not that being a D&D clone is a bad thing
1. Vampire - The lead game for the World of Darkness setting by White Wolf. It's been around a long time and has spawned multiple different types of follow-up games in the same genre. Still, even with all the evil creatures out there, Vampires tend to attract us the most.
2. Mage - One of the follow-up games to Vampire. It also lives in the World of Darkness setting. The game introduced a free flow set of magic that allowed players to do virtually anything they could think of.
3. Werewolf - Probably one of the toughest and baddest creatures in White Wolf's World of Darkness setting. Playing a Werewolf was badass because you could go from normal people mode to crazy killer mode in the blink of an eye.
4. Paranoia - One of the only games I can remember that you automatically get extra lives for when you die. Consequently, expect to die fairly often. This game is also one of the few games where the printed modules were often better than player generated ones.
5. Spycraft - Version 2.0 of the game was a major improvement over the previous edition. It became one of the best modern roleplaying games of all time in the pen and paper genre. It is also one of the best skill-based RPGs that you can find out there.
6. Gamma World - This game reminds you how fun random character generation can truly be. Set in a post-apocalyptic setting, it pretty much allows you to run a Mad Max, anything goes type of setting for your characters. The game has been around forever and has like six or seven different editions of the game.
7. Cyberpunk 2020 - A very lethal, near future game. The game is cool because it is pure cyberpunk. No trolls, orks, or magic, just pure guns and chrome. Yet another game which system completely falters in the face of the world setting, but a great game.
8. Warhammer FRPG - Warhammer is more known for their miniatures and wargaming. Even lately they've become known for their Warhammer MMORPG. But their roleplaying game is pretty darn fun too, and has a very unique character class system.
9. Earthdawn - Now has a Third Edition being produced by RedBrick Limited. The game is a great alternate fantasy setting with a lot of background and support. It also has a very unique and streamlined dice system and combat system.
10. Hackmaster - Come on critical hit! This game is all about the critical hit table. There is a lot of other cool stuff about the game as well, but essentially it is just another D&D clone. Not that being a D&D clone is a bad thing
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