Except of course they did as they put out an Indiana Jones game using the Masterbook rules
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Except of course they did as they put out an Indiana Jones game using the Masterbook rules
Partially true. The series got pitched in 1979 as inspired by the movie, Only Angels Have Wings, but the network turned it down. However, they changed their minds post-Raiders and the show got the green light.[popular misconception about Tales of the Gold Monkey]
Wasn't that the license which finally broke them? The whole Masterbook thing was kind of a fiasco, as I recall.Except of course they did as they put out an Indiana Jones game using the Masterbook rules
I can’t speak to the history but I would enjoy a thread on the rise and fall of West End Games with input from knowledgeable people.Wasn't that the license which finally broke them? The whole Masterbook thing was kind of a fiasco, as I recall.
Probably not the right thread to discuss it, though. Maybe some other time/place.
Now this I could get behind, we’ll at least the idea. I never had the TSR Indiana Jones game, isn’t that the one where you can’t make your own characters? The pulp game of my youth was FGU’s Daredevils.
Wasn't that the license which finally broke them? The whole Masterbook thing was kind of a fiasco, as I recall.
Probably not the right thread to discuss it, though. Maybe some other time/place.
I never had the TSR Indiana Jones game, isn’t that the one where you can’t make your own characters?
The pulp game of my youth was FGU’s Daredevils.
No such thing as a bad impersonation of the MonarchYes! Then I could annoy the players by doing bad impersonations of... THE MONARCH!
Justice Inc was worth picking up if only for just inspiration and adventure ideas.The character creation rules were in the "Judge's Pack" supplement. Too little, too late I assume.
I always wanted Justice Inc., just because the cover is awesome...
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...but never managed to find a copy.
Instead I ran a bunch of Pulp-ispired games with FASERIP.
I'd add on American Gods
Clark Ashton Smith's Zothique got a small D20 supplement back in the day, but would love to see it covered again. But for Mythras probably.
IIRC, FASERIP had at least one module (Pit of the Viper?) that had more stand-up stuff somewhat like those. It may have had more than one.Two things TSR's Indiana Jones had that were kinda awesome was
1) a bunch of paper minis ala the style of FASERIP, but taken further to include vehicles and props
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2) A really extensive system for creating random ruins. I'm surprised that some form of these rules never made it over to D&D for random Dungeon generation...
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Overall the rules were rather lackluster, unfortunately, especially with the tight designs that were coming out at the time. They were serviceable, but nothing special, and the presentation was really...well "dry" is the best term. It did have chase rules, which were OK, but in comparison to VG's 007, come across a little clunky.
This had an RPG made for it. I have it.Every now and then this kind of topic comes up. Every now and then, somebody brings up this setting, because of course. Sometimes I consider The Fantasy Trip or Talislanta as fitting, but the magic in ZeFRS makes a case for its suitability as well.
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Indeed, the '94 Mindgames one. I have a friend who owned it back in the day. The GM was called the MP, "Master Pirate" heh. Still, it's a very strange product. Like, it seems like it wants to be an add-on to another existing RPG and is only half of an RPG itself. Under the Attribute Chart section, for example, it says, "The following section details character attributes and should only be used as guidelines, as different role-playing systems vary in attribute minimums and maximums." In the early "Role-playing in the world of Mer" section it says, "If you do not have a preexisting campaign, all you need is a role-playing system, this product, the normal materials needed to play such games and a familiarization with this product."This had an RPG made for it. I have it.
Quite possibly my all-time favorite game.The character creation rules were in the "Judge's Pack" supplement. Too little, too late I assume.
I always wanted Justice Inc., just because the cover is awesome...
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...but never managed to find a copy.
Instead I ran a bunch of Pulp-ispired games with FASERIP.
IIRC, FASERIP had at least one module (Pit of the Viper?) that had more stand-up stuff somewhat like those. It may have had more than one.
and, somewhat not for me but for millions of others, Harry Fucking Potter. As long as it didn't use 5e/6e it would change the face of roleplaying overnight.
I suspect the audience for a Harry Potter RPG might skew a little older anyway. I hear Hogwarts: Legacy has been burning up the preorder charts, so there's obviously some audience still out there.I've get the feeling that HP is largely tied to the generation that grew up reading it. Most of those I know who are older and readers have little time or interest and it seems to be fading in popularity with the younger generation. It isn't displaying the staying power of Tolkien (not that I ever expected it to but its more rabid fans seem to think it would).
Oh, I would be all over this one.Set in a 1930 that never was, the age of Crimson Skies practically writes itself for an RPG, crossover plane combat game (be it with cards, dice, a board or book of tables or whatever). FASA had a good go at creating a fully fleshed universe and Microprose made a great PC Game back in the day.
The Prydain Chronicles.
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At least, I'm not aware of an RPG based on the setting.
I have dabbled with this setting. While I never had the toys, the concept intrigued me. It should of been a cartoon too.
That's not new... it's the 5e version that I already have I think- at least that's what it looks like. Maybe it's different, but it's strange that the cover looks the same and the publisher (Mantic Games) is the same.Asmodee will be releasing a new Hellboy RPG this year. I think is coming from publisher EDGE-Studios
That's not new... it's the 5e version that I already have I think- at least that's what it looks like. Maybe it's different, but it's strange that the cover looks the same and the publisher (Mantic Games) is the same.
Asmodee will be releasing a new Hellboy RPG this year. I think is coming from publisher EDGE-Studios
That's not new... it's the 5e version that I already have I think- at least that's what it looks like. Maybe it's different, but it's strange that the cover looks the same and the publisher (Mantic Games) is the same.
Yeah, it's the same one.
And yes I know they are all photoshopped. So where do you get those images?