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Message: <blockquote data-quote="vrykyl" data-source="post: 3422571" data-attributes="member: 3644">Highlander RPGSorry to cross-post this from another forum, but since this got leaked ahead of schedule I wanted to chime in with something semi-official.---This deal is brand-new, literally only made days ago, so the reason you haven't heard anything is because we weren't planning on announcing it just yet. So in lieu of an official announcement, here's a few nuggets of information for now.We are planning on a Highlander Role Playing Game for release in about a year, with a few follow-up products and possible secondary support from other game publishers who we'll be working with for consistency and quality control.The core game book will set up the world, offer the rules, and present things as seen through the eyes of the original Highlander film starring Christopher Lambert. It will be using the Cortex System, first seen for the Serenity Role Playing Game. While it may not be for everyone, it supports story and character emphasis and fast-moving action and has won multiple industry awards. The team we're planning to put together for the game will include Highlander "experts" who are very familiar with the films and TV series, experienced industry game designers, and at least one expert in practical sword combat.The planned follow-up products include a sourcebook covering the entirety of the TV series and the film Highlander: Endgame. Another will cover the new trilogy of films that continue the story of Duncan MacLeod. (Yes, for those of you out there reading this, we're not currently planning to deal with any of the film sequels between the original and Highlander: Endgame.)We're probably going to be quiet on this for a while, because we've just cut the deal as of the middle of last week and absolutely zero work has been done other than discuss our ideas and to begin talking to the potential writers.However, we are going to be building up a playtest/review team in the next few months. If you're willing to offer constructive criticism and sign a Non-Disclosure agreement, we'd love to hear from you. Comments that include telling us to switch to True20/GURPS/Unisystem/d20 will be ignored. Those are great game systems, but we're building up the value and player base of our own, and experience has shown it's one of the best systems to bring in players from a larger fanbase outside of the usual gamer crowd. Please send your Highlander familiarity and RPG experience to my e-mail: <a href="mailto:jamie@margaretweis.com">jamie@margaretweis.com</a> -- and thanks!Jamie ChambersVice PresidentMargaret Weis Productions, Ltd.</blockquote>

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