Neonchameleon
Legend
Hmm... interesting list of games you're kicking out of Trad there. Marvel FASERIP is loaded with Metacurrency (and a lot of systems like GURPS have just a splash), Rolemaster is all about the fine grained results, and the entire WoD line took story as a trump over rules - and need I talk about Dragonlance.Things I see concomitant but not at all definitive (but are definitive for not being Trad):
I'd put Tails from the Loop as neotrad, but not the other games I've run within Year Zero engine. They're not trad, but not quite neotrad, as they tend to have REALLY rough combat systems. Dragonbane included.
- metacurrency
- fine grained results (more than just CS/S/F/CF)
- Story as a trump over rules at the GM side
- Rule 0 is "Don't be a «bleep»"
If you're kicking out both the oWoD and Rolemaster you're massively redefining what's normally taken to be trad.