I have yet to play or run Tricube Tales, but I thought I would test its effectiveness at translating well-known fictional characters. Naturally, I chose Ghostbusters.
Tricube Tales (available here through DriveThruRPG) is a minimalist role-playing game that resolves actions using 1d6, 2d6, or 3d6. Characters are created by choosing a trait (agile, brawny, or crafty), a concept (selected or created by the player), a perk (which lowers a task's difficulty at the price of karma), and a quirk (which raises a task's difficulty, but awards karma).
This is how I translated the main characters of the first Ghostbusters movie:
Dr. Raymond Stantz, a crafty Ghostbuster who is an expert on Occult Studies, but overly enthusiastic.
Dr. Egon Spengler, a crafty Ghostbuster who is a brilliant inventor, but socially clueless.
Dr. Peter Venkman, a crafty Ghostbuster who is charming, but vain.
Winston Zeddemore, a brawny Ghostbuster who is a combat expert, but a Ghostbusting novice.
Janine Melnitz, a crafty secretary who is confident, but sarcastic.
Louis Tully, a crafty lawyer who is dedicated, but awkward.
Dana Barrett, an agile musician who is brave, but naive.
