Starting a Ruleset - best choice

[Casimir]

I'm curious what those who've actually created rulesets would have to say about what ruleset would be a good one to begin with when creating one. I started by using the Base ruleset on one I'm working on - but I've run into an issue with the Abilities section on the character sheet, and in attempting to resolve it I've been wondering if the Base ruleset is a good one to start with.

Obviously I don't mean using an already, commercially, available on as a base, but one of the free ones - such as the Foundation, or Base, or D20, etc.

Thoughts and ideas / suggestions?

[Oberoten]

I'd suggest the d20 ruleset. It has a bit of the bells and whistles and is easy to make compatible with things ahead by looking on the D20 JPG as well.

- Obe