Is there a rule set out there like a sci-fi Dragon Rampant?

[Giger]

Right chaps I've just been reading the Dragon Rampant rules and loving them, the way in which you can create an army list for literally an force you could care to put together is truly excellent (along with the rules themselves).  So it got me wondering if there was/is/will be a sci-fi version out there as I have lots of miniatures that would see much more use if this was the case (Sedition Wars minis, Dune on top of a load of generic sci-f- creatures/aliens etc)?

[tnjrp]

If you are specifically asking if there's going to be a scifi version Dragon Rampant then I can't help you, nor can I be of assistance if you want a game that is similar to it ruleswise. However, there are many good and/or popular "generic" or "open" scifi games in existence that allow you to create your own troops to use under the specific rules, and additionally some "closed" games have get-you-by (typically fan made) tools that you can use to import models from other games.

[eilif]

I think there are sci-fi games which attempt to give a similarly streamlined game, though I have not played Dragon rampant myself..  They may or may not have a similarly flexible generic force builder but most at least have a wide enough variety of statlines provided that you can use them to represent most anything.

A few that our club has used. The first three are free.
-Warpath 1.0. A fast way to get HUGE amounts of our old 40k forces on the table for ridiculous battles.  No unit creation mechanic, but plenty of unit profiles provided. It's basically Kings of War in space.
The upcoming Warpath books are supposedly going to provide separate rules for platoon size skirmishes like the current 2.0 rules and the Company-and-above kinds of games that the 1.0 rules gave.

-WarEngine 2.1. Still available via the yahoo group for free. Good for platoon-or-so size battles.  Not great for anything larger than light vehicles, but has an extremely flexible unit creation mechanic.

-In the Emperor's Name. Ostensibly a warband skirmish game in the 40k universe, but it's actually a great generic sci-fi game for 8-12 figs per side.  Very fast and deadly.

-Blasters and Bulkheads.  Uses the Goalsystem mechanics to create pulp sci-fi games in virtually any setting. Nice balance between heroic characters and bands of henchmen/mooks/fodder.

Other great rulesets with unit creation mechanics worth checking out would include Gruntz 15mm, FUBAR, Nuclear Renaissance (another set that is bigger than it's given setting).

[Jagannath]

I'd check out Clash on the Fringe - one of my favourite's. Has a full stat-your-own set of rules. There's also Gruntz - I don't love Gruntz but some do, aimed at the 15mm market but no reason it can't work in other scales.

[Daeothar]

Tomorrow's War perhaps?

[YPU]

You should take a look at No Limits which is very much a straight forwards rule-set aimed at allowing you to play any 28mm sci-fi force against each other (no limits eh) Its free. Ruleswise it might be a bit closer to warhammer then Dragon rampant but worth a look.

[eilif]

You should take a look at No Limits which is very much a straight forwards rule-set aimed at allowing you to play any 28mm sci-fi force against each other (no limits eh) Its free. Ruleswise it might be a bit closer to warhammer then Dragon rampant but worth a look.

IIRC, No Limits is based on the VOR rules engine which IIRC has a unit-creation mechanic. A cool ruleset either way, but No Limits is in the same vein as other mid/late 90's rules like 2nd edition 40k, Warzone and VOR.   It's definitely going to have more crunch than Rampant.

[Seal]

Solid suggestions have already been stated. However,  I would like to suggest using Mutants and Death Ray Guns from Ganesha Games. More of a small scale skirmish - it is made for maybe 15 models tops per side. However, it is adaptable for any miniature and has a similar activation engine. Also, you may want to try One Page 40K. It is obviously aimed at the 40k crowd, but I think, with a bit of tweaking, you could align it with just about any miniatures. For what it's worth