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Favorite Pen and Paper RPGs that Aren't DnD

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Trollstormur:
I've always been fond of very early editions of D&D. I don't think that counts when you say "aren't D&D" because 1st ed is so very different from 3.5

mrjoegangles:
The newest Star Wars RPG run off a modified verison of D20 modern is pretty darn good. I recommend it to any D20 or Star Wars fans.

And I am about to play in a Deadlands campaign, and from what I've been reading in the source book so far, it may turn out to be the best RPG ever.  The system itself is uber cool, and the setting is really nice as well.

MusicScribbles:
Man, there are so many.
In Nomine can be pretty cool.
GURPS I have had lots of fun with in the past.
But then there's stuff like Call of Cthulhu.
Mage: The Awakening is so much damn fun. All of the old World of Darkness games that aren't Vampire, Werewolf, or Wraith really get me. I love playing Hunter: The Reckoning, and Changeling: The Dreaming is one of the craziest games you can play. Then there's Exalted, which is like playing DnD if it were World of Darkness and Final Fantasy.
Then there's stuff like Shadowrun, which is really a lot of kitschy fun. Deadlands has a pretty great setting too. Now, recently, I've played a bit of the new World of Darkness game Scion, which is very Neil Gaiman/American Gods-esque. It's a lot of fun. Let's see...
Even though I love a lot of these games dearly, especially the World of Darkness ones because of the immense flexibility the GM is given and the immense roleplaying opportunities, DnD will always be my 'old stomping ground'.

thegreatbuddha:
Other than what's been mentioned already, Hackmaster. Take the best elements of 1e and 2e AD&D, a semi-point-based character-generation system, and add a good dose of humor into the writing, and you wind up with Hackmaster 4th edition.

One of my favorite things about it is that the publisher "hacks" a lot of the old classic modules, expanding on them and changing them significantly enough that they are still fun to play through for those who've already played the originals.

Also, most of the wieid monsters, spells, etc that appear in Knights of the Dinner Table make an appearance in Hackmaster.

StreetSpirit:
I knew a few people that came into a coffee shop I used to work at who had composed their own, quite elaborate, pen and paper RPG that is a bit more post-apocalyptic/cyberpunk that is also extremely impressive. It caught my attention due to the time and passion you could see in their work. I hadn't met too many people who put so much into composing their own pen and paper game, so it may be my favorite since it is an amateur work that still had a lot of high quality content.

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