DUNE - The RPG?

[Ekuar]

I found this while surfing:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1768369246&ssPageName=ADME:B:LC:US:1

This thing is freaking rare! I've never even heard of a decent DUNE Rpg before. Has anyone got a copy of this?

 

[Furn_Darkside]

This thing is freaking rare! I've never even heard of a decent DUNE Rpg before. Has anyone got a copy of this?

Yes, but I doubt I will ever get to play it.

FD

 

[Dagger75]

My roomate bought a copy of the game at Gen Con 2000. Never played it or looked through it though

 

[Tsyr]

Got it, and like others, will probably never get to play it.

 

[UniversalMonster]

Got it at Gen Con 2000. Sold it for $400.

Laughed all the way to the bank.

 

[Alchemist]

The logical question becomes: Why isn't somebody doing d20 Dune? It is certainly a popular setting, and it's done well enough in the warcraft-like computer game world. I would consider such a product a good thing...Or if somebody is doing it, is there a link?

 

[Tsyr]

The logical question becomes: Why isn't somebody doing d20 Dune? It is certainly a popular setting, and it's done well enough in the warcraft-like computer game world. I would consider such a product a good thing...Or if somebody is doing it, is there a link?

Funny store. LUG was GOING to do Dune D20... the book they released was just a "limited edition" thing to garner interest...

Then the big monster got hold of them...

*grumble*

 

[Maerdwyn]

IIRC, the license to do a Dune RPG was held by LUG, then, after their purchase, by WOTC for the remaining term of the license. After the term of the license expired, it was not offered for renewal by the Herbert estate (or whichever entity licenses such things)

 

[buzz]

Why?

I honestly can't really see the point of a Dune RPG. I mean, the books are mostly about people having internal monologues and waiting 10,000 years for their plots to come to fruition. How exciting could this be?

Player: "Okay, I drink the Water of Life!"

GM: "Allright. What's your 'Paul Muad'Dib' score?"

Player: "It's 'NOT'."

GM: "Okay, you die."

Player: "Damn!" *Rolls up 37th new character.*

 

[mattcolville]

IIRC, the license to do a Dune RPG was held by LUG, then, after their purchase, by WOTC for the remaining term of the license. After the term of the license expired, it was not offered for renewal by the Herbert estate (or whichever entity licenses such things)

That's basically right. I was not renewed, I don't know if it's accurate to say "it was not offered for renewal."