Chaosium Names New CEO, Mike Mearls Departs Company

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Obvious_Ninja

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• Yesterday at 3:39 PM

• #11

Love Runequest, ducks and all! If you’ve never tried it, you’re missing out! Just saying…

 

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aiouh

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• Yesterday at 3:44 PM

• #12

Hasbro has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

 

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The Soloist

Hero

• Yesterday at 3:50 PM

• #13

Edge Studio and FFG are part of Asmodee, right? Maybe he will oversee the RPG department. He also worked for MTG. He could be part of the LCG department. Or both.

 

Umbran

Mod Squad

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• Yesterday at 3:58 PM

• #14

Bravesteel25 said:

I'm wondering that as well since they don't do RPGs directly. Color me intrigued.

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Fantasy Flight Games is a subsidiary of Asmodee, no?

I could imagine Mearls being taken on to re-invigorate the RPG space of Asmodee.

 

Reynard

aka Ian Eller

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• Yesterday at 4:02 PM

• #15

Umbran said:

Fantasy Flight Games is a subsidiary of Asmodee, no?

I could imagine Mearls being taken on to re-invigorate the RPG space of Asmodee.

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There's a fun idea. What does FFG still own/have the rights to? Star Wars is out of their hands, right?

 

Belen

Legend

• Yesterday at 4:04 PM

• #16

aiouh said:

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Hasbro has the chance to do the funniest thing ever

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I would almost subscribe to see @mearls return to run D&D.

 

Alzrius

The EN World kitten

• Yesterday at 4:05 PM

• #17

I clicked on this thread to read the news about Chaosium, and ended up viewing a random duck pic.

 

Belen

Legend

• Yesterday at 4:07 PM

• #18

Alzrius said:

I clicked on this thread to read the news about Chaosium, and ended up viewing a random duck pic.

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Once you go quack, you never go back...

 

Nikosandros

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• Yesterday at 4:11 PM

• #19

Alzrius said:

I clicked on this thread to read the news about Chaosium, and ended up viewing a random duck pic.

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While the appearance of a duck can seem to be random, ducks always have a purpose and it is often a sinister one. Anatidaephobia is no laughing matter.

 

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Staffan

Legend

• Yesterday at 4:21 PM

• #20

Reynard said:

There's a fun idea. What does FFG still own/have the rights to? Star Wars is out of their hands, right?

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FFG shunted all their RPG stuff to Edge Studios. I believe they're still reprinting Star Wars, but there hasn't been anything new for quite a while. The core Star Wars lines are pretty complete: they all have a core book, a Beginner game, a GM screen with a short adventure, an adventure or two, six splatbooks (one per career), and some other appropriate sourcebook. In addition, there have been some compilations of gear and vehicles from assorted books, as well as sourcebooks giving info on integrating things from other eras (I know there's a Clone Wars one and a Rebels one, and there are probably a few others). That's not to say that you couldn't do more—there's definitely stuff to be mined in the Disney+ shows, and the sequel trilogy is untouched—but the low-hanging fruit has alread been picked.