Roleplaying

     Role-playing has been a part of my life for more than ten years. After trying system after system I still have not been able to settle on any single one of them. So, I made this page to organize my thoughts on role-playing systems and to let other people see what my opinions have become.

     Although role-playing continues to be a part of my life some people have still not even heard of it. What is role-playing? Well, I won't go into that here.

     Throughout the years I have tried making my own role-playing systems. Friends would of course help and the systems would draw heavily on other systems we have used. Dark Ages is the most recent of these systems.

     I have also made a few settings in the last ten years. My most successful setting was "The West Peninsula." Making settings is a lot of fun. It also takes a lot of work.

     Currently I am playing in a World of Darkness campaign. I feel pretty rusty in general about role-playing, so I will avoid storytelling duties for a while.

Notes on systems

BESM
     Worlds: Anime (any)
     Complexity: Simple
     Realism: Unreal
     Overall: Average, fun

D20 Modern
     Worlds: Present
     Complexity: Moderate
     Realism: Not real
     Overall: Average, D&D remake

Dragonball Z
     Worlds: Dragonball (any time)
     Complexity: Simple-Moderate
     Realism: Unreal
     Overall: Poor, only for power-gamers

Dungeons & Dragons
     Worlds: Fantasy
     Complexity: Moderate
     Realism: Not real
     Overall: Good, classic

GURPS
     Worlds: Any
     Complexity: Complex
     Realism: Realistic
     Overall: Good, classic

Riddle of Steel
     Worlds: Fantasy
     Complexity: Complex
     Realism: Realistic
     Overall: Great, dark and deadly

Shadowrun
     Worlds: Future fantasy
     Complexity: Moderate-complex
     Realism: Semi-realistic
     Overall: Not tested

Star Wars
     Worlds: Star Wars (any time)
     Complexity: Moderate
     Realism: Not real
     Overall: Good, well made

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
     Worlds: Mutant present
     Complexity: Moderate
     Realism: Not real
     Overall: Poor, archaic fan fiction

White Wolf
     Worlds: Past fantasy - present
     Complexity: Moderate-complex
     Realism: Semi-realistic
     Overall: Average, enthralling

System Ranking

Riddle of Steel, Great
Dungeons & Dragons, Good
GURPS, Good
Star Wars, Good
White Wolf, Average
D20 Modern, Average
BESM, Average
Dragonball Z, Poor
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Poor

Shadowrun