DonEsteban
2010-06-14, 07:23 AM
I recently wanted to create a new RPG and call it Swords & Spells. Only to discover that this ingenious idea is in fact forty years old (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swords_&_Spells). So, to save me from further disappointments, I've compiled a list.
A
A&E (well, at least they tried): Aces & Eights (2007) -- Civil war RPG
B
B&B: Bunnies & Burrows (1976/1992) -- Watership down based rabbit RPG
C
C&C: Castles & Crusades (2004) -- streamlined D&D
CoC (close enough): Call of Cthulhu -- Horror
CC: Cyborg Commando (1987) -- d10x SciFi RPG
D
D&D: Darths & Droids (2007) -- Web comic
D&D: Dungeons & Dragons (1974) -- The original (?)
DoD: Drakar och Demoner (1982) -- Actually not a D&D clone
F
FF: Forgotten Futures (1993) -- Steampunk RPG
FF: Fighting Fantasy (1980) -- Fantasy gamebooks by Livingstone/Jackson (not this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_(US_game_designer)))
G
G&G: Gunslingers and Gamblers (2006) -- Indie Wild West RPG
K
K&K: Kevin & Kell (2005) -- furry role-playing game
L
LL: Labyrinth Lord (2006?) -- Classic D&D clone
M
M&M: Mazes & Minotaurs (1987) -- "First ever-published" fantasy roleplaying game (?)
M&M: Mutants & Masterminds (2002) -- superhero RPG
M&M: Mecha & Manga (2009?) -- M&M supplement
N
N&S (now did they completely miss the point!): Ninjas and Superspies (1988) -- as the name suggests
P
P&P: Papers & Paychecks (1979) -- does this actually exist?
P&P: Powers & Perils (1983) -- rather short-lived clone
PP&P: Plüsch, Power & Plunder (1997?) -- German furry RPG
S
S&S: Serpents and Sewers (2009??) -- Homebrewing collection for D&D
S&S: Spells & Swords (1976) -- D&D supplementary
S&S: Sword & Sorcery -- not a game, but a sub-genre (and an imprint used by White Wolf for OGL material)
S&S: Starships & Spacemen (1978) -- One of the earliest Sci-Fi RPGs
T
T&T: Tunnels & Trolls (1975) -- Vintage D&D competitor
V
Villains & Vigilantes (1979) -- Superhero RPG
W
Weird Wars (2001) -- Horror RPG
Warlocks & Warriors (1970) -- Anthology of fantasy short stories
Wizards & Warriors (1983) -- Actually a television series
WoW: Worlds of Wonder -- 1982 multi-genre RPG
WoW: World of Warcraft -- Online RPG
Did I miss anything (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicAmpersand)?
A
A&E (well, at least they tried): Aces & Eights (2007) -- Civil war RPG
B
B&B: Bunnies & Burrows (1976/1992) -- Watership down based rabbit RPG
C
C&C: Castles & Crusades (2004) -- streamlined D&D
CoC (close enough): Call of Cthulhu -- Horror
CC: Cyborg Commando (1987) -- d10x SciFi RPG
D
D&D: Darths & Droids (2007) -- Web comic
D&D: Dungeons & Dragons (1974) -- The original (?)
DoD: Drakar och Demoner (1982) -- Actually not a D&D clone
F
FF: Forgotten Futures (1993) -- Steampunk RPG
FF: Fighting Fantasy (1980) -- Fantasy gamebooks by Livingstone/Jackson (not this one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jackson_(US_game_designer)))
G
G&G: Gunslingers and Gamblers (2006) -- Indie Wild West RPG
K
K&K: Kevin & Kell (2005) -- furry role-playing game
L
LL: Labyrinth Lord (2006?) -- Classic D&D clone
M
M&M: Mazes & Minotaurs (1987) -- "First ever-published" fantasy roleplaying game (?)
M&M: Mutants & Masterminds (2002) -- superhero RPG
M&M: Mecha & Manga (2009?) -- M&M supplement
N
N&S (now did they completely miss the point!): Ninjas and Superspies (1988) -- as the name suggests
P
P&P: Papers & Paychecks (1979) -- does this actually exist?
P&P: Powers & Perils (1983) -- rather short-lived clone
PP&P: Plüsch, Power & Plunder (1997?) -- German furry RPG
S
S&S: Serpents and Sewers (2009??) -- Homebrewing collection for D&D
S&S: Spells & Swords (1976) -- D&D supplementary
S&S: Sword & Sorcery -- not a game, but a sub-genre (and an imprint used by White Wolf for OGL material)
S&S: Starships & Spacemen (1978) -- One of the earliest Sci-Fi RPGs
T
T&T: Tunnels & Trolls (1975) -- Vintage D&D competitor
V
Villains & Vigilantes (1979) -- Superhero RPG
W
Weird Wars (2001) -- Horror RPG
Warlocks & Warriors (1970) -- Anthology of fantasy short stories
Wizards & Warriors (1983) -- Actually a television series
WoW: Worlds of Wonder -- 1982 multi-genre RPG
WoW: World of Warcraft -- Online RPG
Did I miss anything (http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/MagicAmpersand)?