Hey /tg/, I'm looking for a good RPG for a military campaign. Preferably stuff besides Only War and GURPS. I know GURPS would handle it well because I've used it before, but I want to explore other options.
>>46523010
How realistic do you want to go?
Strike! does gamist class based squad level tactical combat (think modern XCOM) well, although you'll probably have to refluff/restrict stuff a lot. Would be fine for a GI Joe style campaign of colorful specialists doing specialist things with their specialist weaponry.
Savage Worlds has a hardon for guns and military stuff, but is also not very serious.
>>46523093
Fairly realistic. More than anything though I just want an RPG that has a lot of information and tips on running realistic military campaigns.
>>46523010
Good military campaigns aren't in the game. It's the GM.
If I were to start something I'd use ORE for speed and gamist complexity. I handles damage in an excellent way, has a great mechanic for multiple attacks, and has a mod which includes UA sanity. It balances at first glance in a dice pool making very easy to modify. That's what I look for in a system and ORE delivers.
If you want gun stats look at Wild Talents. But I don't think that's what it should be about. It's more about the strategic and tactical relevance of different weapon systems. And that, of course, is the GM's job.
>>46523495
Yeah, avoid those games then.
>>46523010
>explore other options
Phoenix Command
>>46523093
Stop shilling Strike!
Why does /tg/ keep on shilling Strike!?
>>46523941
>Why does one guy on /tg/ keep on shilling Strike!?
ftfy
>>46523010
Palladium's Recon. Revised Deluxe edition I think is the latest one.
It was fucking brutal.
>>46526476
Can Recon work for settings other than 'Nam?
>>46523010
There's always Twilight 2000, 1st and 2nd edition and then 3rd edition, which is titled Twilight 2013. 2nd Edition is more forgiving in combat while 3rd is a bit more gritty/brutal.
>>46523495
Phoenix command
>>46528734
Got an edition you would recommend over the others?
>>46523926
I actually super super like Phoenix Command, but, then again I'm the crunchiest cruncher to ever crunch crunch.
I'm trying to get all of those sweet 80s "Soviet Union invades - wat do?" games, and modify them for a solitare mode.
>>46526476
This is a great game to get across the lethality of warfare, but, a poor one re: realism - if that were true, ANY time you come in contact with organic or batt/div ord you should die.
>>46528734
I SHILL the ever living shit out of TWILIGHT 2013 as being THE BEST of the modern Firefight systems out there at Level III rules. It's not the GURPS level of autism (which means it's not 100% gritty), but, it captures the feel the best. LOVE IT TO DEAAATHHHHH. Plz play this one OP - we need more people who love the Twilight 2013 rules.
