Been reading Malazan books again, and I am just thinking about high powered characters. I suspect the only systems that could really pull off characters such as Draconus, Kallor, or even Tehol would be a supers game. Hero 5th is likely the best option, since it is presented as more generic than supers. (It's also a pretty fine game).
Gurps was apparently used as a real-life campaign for the Malazan setting, but I don't think it would scale well at all once you get to the really powerful guys.
I love D&D, but it just doesn't seem to do high level characters well (BECMI would probably be ok, but other versions get too complex). Anyone else have any recommendations?
Actually, given that even high-level PCs get killed quite easily (like the Tathernal god chocked to death by Ubabla) GURPS is a good source. However, I don't have enough know-how to adapt such strong PCs. For high-powered games, things like FATE or Heroquest could work.
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