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I would normally agree, but in this case the films themselves (and the extras on the DVDs) make explicit references to each other and were done by some of the same people. The "Alien" and "Blade Runner" universes and "Soldier" fit together really well, and there are some well done timelines that people have done that demonstrate that. "Outland" is its own thing, but it can be slotted in very easily, due to common themes and a similar look and feel.
I hope the principal is a playable class and they have a whole faculty back story material, otherwise you're limited to just playing high school students. I definitely see a Beach Vacation expansion.I’m waiting with baited breath for Free League’s Saved by the Bell: The Bayside High Roleplaying Game announcement.
To be fair, this would be right up my alley.Meanwhile, over in the UK, what we really want, and no one will admit to it although it's self evidently true is...
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....the RPG.
Now that's what I call proper nostalgia.
It feels out-of-genre to me as well. Blade Runner understood that noir involves protagonists whose strength lies in their capacity to take a beating in pursuit of their goal, not in their ability to mow down mooks with a blade.
What an excellent explanation of the genre. I will remember this.
I'm aware of vsDM, but that's like a Tolkien ripoff with some effort. I'm talking about literally taking the MERP core, search/replace "Dunedain"/"Dingading" etc., abrakadabra: Shannara the RPG.[Against the Darkmaster Cover]
Agreed. Gabriel Byrne is also a master at it in Miller's Crossing.It really is. As an aside, one of the reasons I like seeing Bruce Willis in anything noir-ish is because of his ability to make you completely and utterly believe that he is getting the absolute dogshit being beaten out of him on a regular basis.
I'll just talk to ICE whether I can just reprint MERP as is, replace the art with some very cheesy van-side images and call it the "Generic 80s Tolkien Ripoff Trilogy" game.
While I like the game, Hillfolk beats it for worst name.Against the Darkmaster has to be one of the worst names for an RPG ever.
I dunno, I think that's a pretty good name. I assume it's a game about trying to escape from cannibals in rural, backwaters Ozarks or Appalachia?While I like the game, Hillfolk beats it for worst name.
That would have been my guess too, the name gives me a real duelling banjos/Deliverance vibe.I dunno, I think that's a pretty good name. I assume it's a game about trying to escape from cannibals in rural, backwaters Ozarks or Appalachia?
I’ve never paid any attention to it, as every time I hear the name I conflate it with The Hills Rise Wild, a game of Mythos hillbilly horror.That would have been my guess too, the name gives me a real duelling banjos/Deliverance vibe.
I think the authors are Italian, and I guess there's something in the water over there that leads to more compound nouns in English than even Germans can imagine.Against the Darkmaster has to be one of the worst names for an RPG ever.
Yeah, Rolemaster (yet another master) is a pretty decent system and I liked most light version thereof even more. Sad that there's not more grognardism oriented that way. RM could do with some good table apologia and needless arguments whether Arms Law 1 or a reprint really reflects the true heart of the game ;)Ran a campaign in the 80s having stripped the Tolkien/LOTR out of Merp. Dropped the players in Karameikos/BECMI Land and one was supposedly a one off turned into a zero to hero campaign for many levels (into the teens if I recall, but it was a long time ago). The MERP combat system is superb for dungeon crawling and general gore splattered mayhem.
Given the timing and Free League’s success with Alien, I would think this was well in the works before Avatar Legends dropped. Plus I am not sure anyone thinks that Bladerunner is an IP that will replicate what Avatar did.I expect there to be a lot more tie-in announcements now that Avatar has firmly earned All The Monies.
Avatar is a great license for drawing in the younger crowd that started playing RPGs with 5E and are ready to move onto something new. People are always about that crowd fragmenting to go play other RPGs. I expect the people that do move on will mostly go to newer games like that than play our old games.Given the timing and Free League’s success with Alien, I would think this was well in the works before Avatar Legends dropped. Plus I am not sure anyone thinks that Bladerunner is an IP that will replicate what Avatar did.
I was under the understanding - and I may well be mistaken - that while ATD may not be a direct clone, it is fairly heavily inspired by MERP and Rolemaster, rules-wise.I'm aware of vsDM, but that's like a Tolkien ripoff with some effort.
It's still in my head and I have watched the video 4 or 5 times since yesterday. Bunny being born in 1995 has never heard it before but she of course immediately fell in love with it because who wouldn't? My headcanon says the video is actually one of Geordi La Forge's holodeck sessions.Thanks, I'm now going to be humming that song for the rest of the day. Lol
It is, and in a good way. Definitely fills a niche, as ICE apparently can't get their act together. Lightmaster is another newborn cousin of the RM family that I really liked, boiling everything down to a D20.I was under the understanding - and I may well be mistaken - that while ATD may not be a direct clone, it is fairly heavily inspired by MERP and Rolemaster, rules-wise.
See, I view it as a positive wave. If the only games around are the ones we played as kids, that's a sign that we are taking RPGs into the grave with us. If I constantly see new RPGs that don't make sense to me, it's a sign that a new generation is at work in the scene.
I was recently thinking about Dumarest showing up to Mankcam 's 7th Sea thread and posting Flashing Blades pics.I just remembered that I made this image for a long-ago thread on the forum. I forget the context, but I am pretty sure I was responding to Dumarest.
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He definitely has interesting taste!
Yep, I don't even know who the hell Cameo is...
The man wore a cod piece in the 80s, what more do you need to know.
The guys who made the song "Word Up". I wasn't into Funk during the 70's-80's except the hits that went mainstream.Yep, I don't even know who the hell Cameo is...