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Just out of curiosity: Do you know of a working pen and paper adaptation of Bioware's Mass Effect franchise? I think there's no such official publication (though there might be one in the works, who knows), but there may be a good unofficial version.

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I haven't played Mass Effect. What aspects of that game are you looking for in a PnP game? – gomad May 18 '11 at 20:05
The world itself. I haven't been looking for a game with a "similar" feel, I've been curious whether there was an usable adaptation. (I've just accepted @mxyzplk's answer, for it pointed me to such a game, which satisfied my curiosity. :)) – OpaCitiZen May 19 '11 at 5:38
I just suggested Gurps as a system that will support everything that exists in mass effect, but isn't directly written for it. – Joshua Aslan Smith Nov 2 '12 at 14:50
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As this is a system-recommendation question, please adhere to both the FAQ and the rules for subjective questions as outlined in Good Subjective, Bad Subjective. In particular, all responses should be based on actual experience and contain references and examples whenever possible. – mxyzplk♦ Nov 2 '12 at 16:24

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Probably most complete are these two d6-based Mass Effect RPGs. And there's a Cortex stab at one here (you have to register to see and download the files attached to the thread). Then there's Dagda who has been noodling away on a Mass Effect 2 RPG on his blog, I don't think it's downloadable but he says he's running it at cons. There's about a dozen less baked mods out there too.

Update - Wesley Schneider of Paizo has been running Mass Effect in Pathfinder and he has just published all his notes and stuff as Project Lobotomy.

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Nicely done versions there, I'm now tempted to run it! – Rob Nov 2 '12 at 14:41
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There are few suggestions on converting Mass Effect into systems like Traveler, Fate or Savage World.

Otherwise there are no official Mass Effect RPGs.

I just ran across Mass Effect d6: The Unofficial RPG.

I myself am currently working on a Mass Effect Campaign Guide and Players Guide for Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition. The sneak peaks are available at Mass Effect RPG.

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Definitely interested to see what you do class-wise. – GPierce Jul 29 '11 at 4:42
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I'm working on a Mass-Effect RPG currently in a d10 format. Though its not as common as a format as d20, I feel there is a better balancing between tech, biotics and normal combat.

Here's our Facebook page: Mass Effect RPG

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Could you expand this a bit more? Tell us what stage of development you're in? Perhaps give us an example of the core mechanics and how they support the narrative of Mass Effect? – Brian Ballsun-Stanton♦ Nov 2 '12 at 5:13

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