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Anonymous08/28/25, 19:43No.96418965Finding a system for a setting
Itt we help each other find a system that fits given setting.
I'm looking for something fitting Blue Archive lore. Expectation:
>combat-focused
>handles gunfights well
>has cover system
>hitzones unwelcome
>crits should do extra damage, but no additional effects
>can handle vehicles, combat robots, artillery
>can handle big bosses
>allows for some gun autism
>no magic
One guy suggestes using Cyberpunk 2020, but I think it's a bad idea.
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Anon08/28/25, 20:00No.96419158
Iron Sleet
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Anon08/28/25, 20:23No.96419370
>>can handle vehicles, combat robots, artillery
>>can handle big bosses
This is gonna be the tough one for most systems. As you're basically getting put into a "pick two" scenario for most systems. But Ops and Tactics (sans the Modern Magika expansion) will cover your bases well besides the artillery and vehicles.
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Anon08/28/25, 20:48No.96419575
GURPS
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Anon08/28/25, 20:59No.96419668
I've personally yet to find a system that isn't thread bare lite that covers all four AND does personal scale combat well; but it kind of makes sense. Since vehicles basically require a whole layer to the system dedicated to themselves, big bosses are naturally gonna have bloated HP or stats because they're so big, and artillery is primarily gonna manifest as big explosions in a game context and explosives are pretty strong as is. Combat Robots are the easiest ones since they can just be reflavored characters really.
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Anon08/28/25, 21:03No.96419715
>combat-focused
Whatever combat rules you and your group agree on enjoying.>handles gunfights well
Whatever rules that you and your group believe properly represent gunfights.>has cover system
Whatever cover rules you and your group agree will be good for the game.>hitzones unwelcome
Then don't include rules for those.>crits should do extra damage, but no additional effects
Whatever level of extra damage you and your group agree is suitable for your game.>can handle vehicles, combat robots, artillery
Whatever rules you and your group think are suitable for handling those things.>can handle big bosses
Whatever rules you and your group think are suitable for handling big bosses.>allows for some gun autism
Then allow it.>no magic
Then don't include it.It's your game that you and your group will be playing. Take whatever rules you can find for free and from whatever books you and your group might already own, and adapt them however you see fit. There is no one system that fits a given setting, unless the system is specifically made for it, and the most important part of a game is that its players enjoy it.
You lazy fuck.
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Anon08/28/25, 21:46No.96420063
GURPS (
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Anon08/28/25, 22:01No.96420158
>hitzones unwelcome
Because no matter where anime girl gets hit, her halo absorbs (nearly) all the actual damage. Defeated anime girls just drop unconscious and wake up after some time. For infantry-sized robots hitzones make sense, but complicate the rules.
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Anon08/28/25, 22:07No.96420199
"Fists & 45s!"? You can completely ignore what smidges of 20th century magic there are, and it's free on drivethrurpg
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Anon08/28/25, 22:23No.96420302
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMYi94Hxi88
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Anon08/28/25, 22:28No.96420332
IIRC, /tg/ used to have some threads that included an absolutely massive list for this very purpose. I don't know when I last saw it, but I thought it was cool.As a former Blue Archive player, one thing that has occurred to me (though that doesn't fit for all of your expectations) is Blades in the Dark. You have tons of example factions that already exist, and Kivotos is riddled with crime. If you apply a hack to replace the magic skills with something else, you can play one of the many truant gangs and get into hijinks.
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Anon08/28/25, 22:35No.96420378
I need anime system that's still in print
>OVA
That's not in print
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Anon08/28/25, 23:08No.96420687
is there a way to learn about the reasoning behind different systems without getting every single book out there and reading 100s of pages? if i ever wanted to start hacking systems that information would seem useful
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Anon08/29/25, 00:11No.96421235
I tought Blue Archive was all about waifus.
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Anon08/29/25, 03:45No.96422469
Two systems I've run and played I think I can offer up.
The first is Traveller. It hits every one of your criteria without modification.
The other is WEG D6 Star Wars. Dropping the Force is easy to do by just ignoring it. It does have a simplistic hit location system that can also just be ignored.
Between these two systems, Traveller RAW is fairly lethal in comparison to WEG D6.
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Anon08/29/25, 08:32No.96423345
>Itt we help each other find a system that fits given setting.
Thinking about running something in Dead Space's setting since nothing is ever going to come from the IP ever again.
Would appreciate any suggestions for sci-fi horror.
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Anon08/29/25, 09:46No.96423524
Traveller, Battletroops if you want to get fancy
Silhouette system can also do it
Cyberpunk 2020 is an inadequate system, it's not even good for running cyberpunk
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Anon08/29/25, 15:51No.96425229
>muh anime flavour of the year
OVA
You want OVA
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Anon08/30/25, 15:50No.96432298
Home-brew 40krp Only War
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Anon08/30/25, 19:40No.96434272
I double dog dare someone to find a system that matches the lore and gameplay of LISA the Pointless
>inb4 the unofficial LISA tabletop RPG
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Anon08/31/25, 19:10No.96441510
What system would work best for a Locked Tomb game. It’s got a necromancy-focused magic system in space, with necromancers having knight types called chevaliers protecting them. There’s also eldritch ghost planet monsters.
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Anon09/02/25, 14:07No.96455479
What supers system would be best for a Reckoners game? Especially with the weaknesses.
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Anon09/04/25, 16:51No.96472947
GURPS
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Anon09/05/25, 20:53No.96481762
even if he
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Anon09/05/25, 23:49No.96482987
I'm not as much of a stickler as OP Is for this many things, but I am interested in learning more about TTRPGs that have good battlefield shit going on.
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Anon09/06/25, 02:47No.96484095
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Anon09/06/25, 08:05No.96485223
Just make some shitty 5e hack, don't pretend that isn’t all your group is going to play anyway.
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Anon09/06/25, 13:08No.96485988
Cities Without Number if you just don't roll major injuries. It's also much simpler than GURPS, suited for the primitive brain of the Blue Archive player.
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Anon09/06/25, 18:11No.96487413
anything suited for science fantasy that's not d20?
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Anon09/06/25, 21:38No.96489027
Bleak, somber, deadly and sad
Like silk song
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Anon09/07/25, 20:17No.96495012
What system(s) would work for a game based on Gravity Falls, Amphibia, and/or The Owl House?
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Anon09/08/25, 02:47No.96497514
What system would be best for a Genshin Impact game, complete with elemental system and abilities?
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Anon09/09/25, 08:13No.96506568
Need me something for urbancrawl fantasy gothic horror. Think Bloodborne but with more ritual magic and some exploration mechanics.I've already been running the campaign for a while in another system, but as the game expanded I realized I picked the w
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Anon09/09/25, 22:38No.96511520
Didn't Notepad Anon write a Blue Archive system?
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Anon09/10/25, 02:44No.96512967
Looking for systems that would support a Naruto game, bonuses if they let you be a puppeteer. I figure I'm probably looking for a more narrative system but I'm open to any suggestions. I know Genesys has a hack for it, and I've been told O.V.A is a decent system for anime powered style games since it's just a create a character system, but all I have is hearsay.
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Anon09/10/25, 13:04No.96515175
What supers system would work best for a My Hero Academia game and why?
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Anon09/11/25, 07:09No.96520644
Looking for a faster system to run a quest based on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003) cartoon.
I would prefer something lighter than Turtles and Other Strangeness with relatively free-form combat.
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Anon09/12/25, 22:20No.96530757
What other diceless (by that i probably mean more randomizerless) games are out there? I know of nobilis and gumshoe. I want to know some more to see what they do
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Anon09/12/25, 23:43No.96531282
What's a good system to support a Destiny type of game? No pure martials, everyone is some form of Wizard, guns galore and fun powers. Science fantasy flavor would be a must.
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Anon09/13/25, 23:34No.96536949
What systems would work best for a Hazbin Hotel and/or Helluva Boss game?
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Anon09/14/25, 00:06No.96537082
https://docs.google.com/document/d/19sjXFT7I6lLeQD-JHgp-rdnuAYv4T0CAyEcdrt7T_w4/edit?tab=t.0
Why not just play the unofficial blue archive rpg?
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Anon09/14/25, 01:28No.96537587
Too long won't read: Post apoc, witcher esq characters in a future of salavge, technology across a wide range from archaic to future, mutations and cool abilities.Full spec Post-post apocalyptic, after causes unknown caused a significant portion of the planet to mutate into wild, strange and dangerous things. The descendants of those who were unchanged have begun to find stability and slowly reclaim the world after the chaos has stabilized. The common people are building homes from ruins of the old world, scavenging what they can, there are still places in the world where things can be manufactured so guns and the like exist somewhat readily, if not scrapped together. There are a handful of super tech walled off cities with futuristic tech which from the outside appear untouched by the end of the old world. The players will be altered humans, slightly mutated hunters who grow faster gain skills, abilities and maybe some lower to mid level magicish abilities.
I've been thinking Ashes without number because I'm familiar with Stars without number, but I'd like to know if there are any other systems worth digging into.
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Anon09/14/25, 15:21No.96540555
I want something to play "normal people" in a long campaign on a medievalesque world (no Warriors or wizards). Any Game where getting more ranks on skills like "lore", "dancing" or "craft: weaving" actually matters would be fine to me
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Anon09/14/25, 20:51No.96542800
What are some good systems for ninja-focused settings?
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Anon09/15/25, 13:12No.96546748
Okay, what are some good systems where you play as gods? Especially if you’re ascended mortals and/or creating a world of your own from scratch?
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Anon09/16/25, 13:30No.96554344
i am starting to wonder if diceless point spend rpgs are what would actually cover the shonen battle niche
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Anon09/17/25, 23:04No.96564361
Not sure if this is the right place to ask because I don't have a specific setting in mind per-say, but something that would be enjoyable for romantasy fans that have never played a proper ttrpg. Should probably not be too crunchy. One of the prospective players wants a dragon as a companion or mount.
Yes the party is mostly women with full-time jobs.
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Anon09/18/25, 05:09No.96565938
looking for something like this
>close range urban warfare focused
>players control a single fighter
>hitzones welcome
>supports more than 2 teams
if its even close I’ll take it, I’m fine with putting in work
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Anon09/18/25, 05:59No.96566074
I've been trying to figure out the best system for Hitsugi no Chaika since briefly after it first aired, off and on for the past decade. It seems simple, but I just don't know. In my darkest moments, I've even considered D20.
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Anon09/18/25, 16:47No.96568171
I recently read electric sheep. Strange book. Lot of curious things happen but not a lot of them are explained. I guess what I’m looking for is just kind of how I envisioned this setting in my head. Everyone dresses rather modern and theres some steps toward futuristic tech, ray guns and flying cars. But things like opera houses and police stations would look a lot like we see today, albeit in much more overdeveloped urban architecture that would warrant a flying cars. And modern tech like snub nosed revolvers and CRT televisions are still used. I don’t really know what this setting is called but I want an rpg or any kind of tabletop close to it if anyone knows one.
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Anon09/19/25, 16:44No.96575320
Besides Cyberpunk and Shadowrun, what are some systems with good, or at least decent, rules for characters with cybernetics? Especially if they can have other powers, magic, etc. as well.
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Anon09/20/25, 06:42No.96579914
https://youtu.be/vpXHV_OBsDs?si=rJEgJg_4oYwb_xHESorry fagit it's already been done and it's already being commissioned and is already been played test.
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Anon09/20/25, 21:28No.96583521
What are some settings/systems with good rules for bio-augmentations and/or mutations that are not Warhammer?
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Anon09/21/25, 20:01No.96589186
What system might work for a Knights of Guinevere game?
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Anon09/22/25, 13:01No.96592783
What system would work best for a supers game set in the Invincible universe?
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Anon09/22/25, 21:07No.96596341
Okay, so, what system would work well for a Steven Universe game? There’s technically an official system but it’s in Spanish, and useless to me since no knd ever translated it into English.
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Anon09/26/25, 15:22No.96621426
bump
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Anon09/26/25, 23:11No.96625476
bump
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Anon09/29/25, 00:03No.96639358
Hey, what system would work for a Rithmatist game, it features magic done by drawing chalk figures and lines.
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Anon09/30/25, 02:36No.96647284
I would love to play something set in the Reverse 1999 setting. Low magic, retro-modern setting in which a race of creatures known as Arcanists struggle to coexist with humans.
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Anon10/02/25, 16:19No.96664055
I've been dreaming of running an rpg in the Enter the Gungeon world. It'd have to be a dungeon crawl with lots of loot, and having fun but simple combat with cute, varied enemies. I was thinking of retooling cyberpunk, but while it has tons of unique guns and an ammo economy, I don't know if the hit locations and complexity would work well.What do you all think? Maybe simplifying RED, or is there a system I'm overlooking?
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Anon10/06/25, 13:40No.96691301
What would be a good system for this, where the main magic is absorbing pain to heal?
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Anon10/06/25, 20:51No.96694426
What system would work best for KPop Demon Hunters?
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Anon10/07/25, 22:14No.96702621
GURPS with Tactical Shooting and High-Tech
If you want the players to be as bulletproof as a student then either give them an obscene amount of DR for free, reduce the armor divisor and damage of guns across the board, or both
Don't let the memes fool you. GURPS is stupid simple, the combat rules are just a lot of words and situational modifiers.
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Anon10/12/25, 03:38No.96735255
Could we please get a summary update on requests that didn't get a satisfactory response? I would love to help some people find a game to help them play in their favorite IP.
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Anon10/13/25, 10:12No.96743212
Any ideas for a satisfying system to hit a lot of the notes of the Saga jrpgs?>Classless, and levelless, characters advance by using abilities (more sword attacks mean eventually getting big flashy sword moves, casting more gets you more mp and the like)
>Martials get some cool options that range from parrying, to big flashy grapples or typical flashy swordsman stuff
>Anyone can choose to suddenly invest in a weapon or magic even though they'd be set back for a while versus someone who dedicated earlier
>sort of grounded for a jrpg for the most part but you do get into big fights with wild forces of nature and big powerful evilWith my own due diligence I noted Sword World, BRP/Mythras, or Fabula Ultima. I'd like some more siggestions if there's something more obvious I may have missed. Fabula Ultima is cool but that's more FF and doesn't quite work. While Sword world is level and class based, you can freely level any new classes to become more versatile which is pretty close. Any input or opinions are appreciated.
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Anon10/13/25, 14:13No.96744169
What systems work best for a cultivation game, or a game with similar themes?
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Anon10/15/25, 15:47No.96759286
What system would work best for a Kantai Collection game?
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Anon10/16/25, 21:26No.96769241
What are the best systems for playing as a dragon?
