Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is coming! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Modiphius' Conan TTRPG Is Ending
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Jaeger" data-source="post: 8851526" data-attributes="member: 27996"><p>Well, they won't be releasing their Picts book, obviously they had plans to continue...</p><p></p><p>But the IP holder might have thought that the line was played out and with less than 6 years left to cash in - made it not worth modiphiuses while to renew. A new Conan RPG = more sales...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Silly. They have less than 6 years...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Apples and Oranges.</p><p></p><p>CoC established its player base and network effect long before people were aware its IP was public domain.</p><p></p><p>Call of Cthulhu is a first mover in RPG land for horror gaming. As such it enjoys a first mover status, with the corresponding player base network effect. Not to mention the large back catalogue of adventures and supplemental material available. </p><p></p><p>The Conan IP RPG's have always competed directly against the Fantasy monolith that is D&D. And has suffered from being bounced around as a licensed IP trying to cash in from whomever was willing to pay for it.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In my case no. I disagreed with fundamental design decisions, and did not like how they played out. Not using d6 damage dice in a standard way was annoying initially, but ultimately no big deal.</p><p></p><p>It was the 'doom pool' that did me in. I completely disagree with 'GM points' like this. They have no place in RPG's. Gamey, antagonistic, and immersion breaking for the players.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Sales are sales, and the line sold relatively well. But my impression is similar to the part in bold... 2d20 Conan was bought more than played.</p><p></p><p>I believe that when looking at sales to judge how "successful" a game is, the IP collector effect is heavily underestimated...</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>You know it's happening.</p><p></p><p>For RPG land Conan will finally be freed from the shackles of licensing. That is very, very, good!</p><p></p><p>I expect to see 2-4 RPG's released around that time. One should actually be good.</p><p></p><p>Win -win.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jaeger, post: 8851526, member: 27996"] Well, they won't be releasing their Picts book, obviously they had plans to continue... But the IP holder might have thought that the line was played out and with less than 6 years left to cash in - made it not worth modiphiuses while to renew. A new Conan RPG = more sales... Silly. They have less than 6 years... Apples and Oranges. CoC established its player base and network effect long before people were aware its IP was public domain. Call of Cthulhu is a first mover in RPG land for horror gaming. As such it enjoys a first mover status, with the corresponding player base network effect. Not to mention the large back catalogue of adventures and supplemental material available. The Conan IP RPG's have always competed directly against the Fantasy monolith that is D&D. And has suffered from being bounced around as a licensed IP trying to cash in from whomever was willing to pay for it. In my case no. I disagreed with fundamental design decisions, and did not like how they played out. Not using d6 damage dice in a standard way was annoying initially, but ultimately no big deal. It was the 'doom pool' that did me in. I completely disagree with 'GM points' like this. They have no place in RPG's. Gamey, antagonistic, and immersion breaking for the players. Sales are sales, and the line sold relatively well. But my impression is similar to the part in bold... 2d20 Conan was bought more than played. I believe that when looking at sales to judge how "successful" a game is, the IP collector effect is heavily underestimated... You know it's happening. For RPG land Conan will finally be freed from the shackles of licensing. That is very, very, good! I expect to see 2-4 RPG's released around that time. One should actually be good. Win -win. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*TTRPGs General
Modiphius' Conan TTRPG Is Ending
Top