Hi y’all, I was interested in running a Buffy style Urban Fantasy game, I had a look through some of the more obvious and popular choices like the Buffy RPG and the World of Darkness and Curseborne options, as well as the Powered by the Apocalypse games like Monster of the Week.
My problem with those tho is that they’re all rules lite, and I prefer a bit more structure to my games, can anyone offer any recommendations? cos otherwise I was thinking about homebrewing over the Dark Heresy rules.
Thanks in advance!
Well, if you’re looking for something more structured, you might want to check out Urban Fantasy Hero from Hero Games. You can’t get much more structured than the Hero System.
I haven’t actually played UFH myself, but i run Champions which uses Hero System, and I’ve incorporated various urban fantasy elements for the mystical side of my campaign world. Vampire anarchs, feral werewolves, worm tainted corps, and cruel fey tricksters are just some of the varied urban fantasy encounters the player superheroes have encountered in the past.
Hero system is i think one of the best balanced systems for structure and creativity, allowing you to make what you want while giving you the structure to keep things from breaking down into debates about what ones character can or can’t do in the rules.
If you’re looking for something crunchier but not exclusively urban fantasy, you could always try GURPS.
Edit: or d20 Modern
It’s not a system recommendation thread until someone recommends GURPS.
It’s the Linux of TTRPGs
If you want a crunchy system that can do modern fantasy, I would just use GURPS. The core rules cover everything you absolutely need, and then as you encounter elements where you want more detail, you can drop in supplements as necessary: Horror, Undead, Blood Types (vampires), Magic or Thaumatology, Martial Arts, etc.
(Magic expands on the magic system presented in the core book, Thaumatology presents alternative magic systems.)
For Buffy I’ll go D20 modern or DnD 5 Ultramodern. I feel that DnD work well for Buffy
If you want something more low on rules I’ll try Neon City Overdrive/Tomorrow City or Slugblaster with a new veneer (if you want to play out family drama)
AccoSpoot1@lemmy.world I don’t know if it was you that like my post but I’ve thought
Stars/Worlds/Ashes/Cities without Numbers by Kevin Crawford
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One game that might fit the bill or at least serve as a good base for a homebrew is East Texas University. It’s heavily inspired by BtVS and uses the generic Savage Worlds system, which should make it easy to adapt, possibly making use of the Horror, Fantasy, and Super Powers Companions. I haven’t played ETU yet but Savage Worlds as a system delivers pulp action with a good bit of crunch, especially for fights — somewhere in the middle between GURPS and Fate, I’d say.
I’m sorry, WoD is rules lite ?! Yeah sounds like you need GURPS alright :,D
