Marvel to Launch Official 'MARVEL MULTIVERSE' Tabletop Role-Playing Game in 2022

Matt Forbeck announced on Twitter that he’s working on a new in-house D616 Marvel RPG due for a 2022 release! It looks like there will be an open playtest.



What’s the D617 System? “… the all-new D616 System, an accessible and easy-to-learn system for newcomers to tabletop RPGs and a natural evolution for those familiar with the most popular tabletop role-playing games on the market. Use Might, Agility, Resilience, Vigilance, Ego, and Logic to win the day, and discover your true abilities as you face impossible odds!”

Marvel to Launch Official 'MARVEL MULTIVERSE' Tabletop Role-Playing Game in 2022

Use the all-new D616 game system to embody your favorite Super Heroes and Super Villains like never before!

www.marvel.com

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

But Cam has stated multiple times (in response to someone complaining that the game does not have character creation) that the game has character creation- the method is character modelling and everything need is there. It is a completely valid method even if some people are used to/ want random generation or point buy.

The fact that he has to explain it multiple times suggests that many users aren't seeing that as a user-friend character generation method.

 

[Maxperson]

But they already have the lunchbox, and pretty much every other kind of merchandise you can name. I've got a Spider-Man spatula, for cripes' sake! Once you have saturate the market with lunch boxes, you start looking for new opportuinities, even if they are marginal.

LOL Seriously?! Do you have a pic? That's awesome.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Yep, but that still doesn't explain what a D616 is.

Almost certainly a joke.

 

[TwoSix]

Yep, but that still doesn't explain what a D616 is.

They're doing a portmanteau of "d20" and "616" (the number for the Marvel's comic book continuity). They're just trying to be cute for marketing; they aren't going to invent some brand-new dice convention.

 

[Maxperson]

Almost certainly a joke.

Maybe they use 16 d6.

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

We should remember the 616 system could be used later in the adaptation of videogames. But if these allow player vs players I wonder how to find a power balance in the fights or guns vs katanas.

I don't imagine a superhero RPG with classes as fighter, spellcaster or stealth.

Will they allow a open licence to can be used by 3PPs? I feel curiosity about superheroes from the golden age what now they are public domain.

I imagine a reward system closer to storytelling sytem than classic d20 system of killing monsters. What about characters with total regeneration? For example Wolwerine or Deadpool. Or the characters to rich, not only Tony Stark, but also the Fantastic Four or Mark Spector.

How to avoid the overpowered characters?

We have to remember it is not only to be sold to RPG players, but also for marvel fandom who wants to read all the lore and find ideas to write their own amateur/fanart stories.

 

[Blue]

M.A.R.V.E.L.!

I’m sold!

More inviting acronym then FASERIP?

 

[Maxperson]

More inviting acronym then FASERIP?

Yes, but I really miss the old Marvel game. I have a lot of good memories of FASERIP.

 

[monsmord]

More inviting acronym then FASERIP?

Is that even possible?

I'm intrigued. Probably won't buy it or play it, mostly for lack of opportunity to find a suitable group. Still, looking forward to a review.

 

[Morrus]

Well, it looks like this is being published by Marvel Entertainment itself. It is hard to yank a license out from under yourself.

The bigger question is whether this game will have the same base flaw as Marvel Super Heroic Role Playing - centered on playing canonical characters and past comics plotlines, rather than playing your own.

Announcement says both.