finarvyn
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I see various threads here and there about RPGs based on a couple of movies (such as the Ghostbusters RPG) or sometimes even a single movie (such as Labyrinth) and I wonder how someone chose those particular Intellectual Properties to focus upon for a RPG. The Alien RPG is based on a half-dozen or so movies, but I wonder how much background is actually there and how much gets invented for the game.
Which makes me wonder: what IPs are out there which are just screaming "pick me" but somehow no one has make an RPG about that IP? Not a case where I could say, "well I could use system XX to run that," but an actual game with character names and artwork/screencaps and the like. The real thing.
Two come to my mind offhand, and I'd be interested to see what others have to say.
(1) Pirates of the Caribbean. You've got five movies to work from, full of a stable of interesting characters just dying to become a line of miniatures. You have history to draw from, giving easy access to maps and persons who might fit well into the game. And I don't really think that anyone has done a great pirate game yet. (There are a few decent ones, but nothing that really dominates the industry. 7th Sea was my favorite, but the new version isn't my thing.)
(2) Harry Potter. There are deck building games and the like, but no actual RPGs. I know that JK Rawling has said that she didn't want a RPG to be made, but since the movies are all done (original 8 plus the new series which is ongoing) and the novels are all done (7 books) it would seem like someone somewhere will throw a pile of cash her way and get the rights.
What have I missed?
Which makes me wonder: what IPs are out there which are just screaming "pick me" but somehow no one has make an RPG about that IP? Not a case where I could say, "well I could use system XX to run that," but an actual game with character names and artwork/screencaps and the like. The real thing.
Two come to my mind offhand, and I'd be interested to see what others have to say.
(1) Pirates of the Caribbean. You've got five movies to work from, full of a stable of interesting characters just dying to become a line of miniatures. You have history to draw from, giving easy access to maps and persons who might fit well into the game. And I don't really think that anyone has done a great pirate game yet. (There are a few decent ones, but nothing that really dominates the industry. 7th Sea was my favorite, but the new version isn't my thing.)
(2) Harry Potter. There are deck building games and the like, but no actual RPGs. I know that JK Rawling has said that she didn't want a RPG to be made, but since the movies are all done (original 8 plus the new series which is ongoing) and the novels are all done (7 books) it would seem like someone somewhere will throw a pile of cash her way and get the rights.
What have I missed?