#TTRPG mastodon: taking recommendations for crunchy systems which allow you to make a project of building up your characters?

Literally actually asking for a friend, so also, a brief rundown of why you think your recommendation fits so I can send that to her as well. (Looking outside of D&D, and she already knows about Pathfinder.)

Thank you! :ablobcatattention:

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@glitchontwitch yes, Legend or Open Quest are two BRP like systems, d% based with point buy for skills. But they don't have levels you can plan.

Savage Worlds is a good system, with clear advancement across tears and you can make some tactically complex characters, although the overall system is a bit simpler than D&D.

There are also systems that have a lifepath type character generation, e.g. Burning Wheel (but system is overly complex) or maybe some of the Warhammer systems or Traveller.

@sgryphon I’m vaguely familiar with Warhammer(though not so much in a tabletop context), but what’s Traveler’s concept?

Also thanks, this was very informative! :blobcatreading:

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