(Mongoose) Licences and RPGs
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Darrin Drader
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SilentJay said:
My understanding is that Agents of Gaming was doing fine with Babylon 5 Wars until Warner Brothers decided to pull the license. I can't say what happened with Chameleon Eclectic since they went belly up in the middle of their release schedule for The Babylon Project.
In general I would agree that B5 is somewhat cursed. especially after the Crusade fiasco (I still refuse to watch TNT because of what they did) and sci-fi failing to pick up Legend of the Rangers (which didn't really look that great, even to me), but its really no more cursed than other sci-fi shows. The original Star Trek was cancelled 3 years into its 5 year mission and it took more than 10 years to get the first movie made (many would argue that the only reason ST:TMP was made at all was because of the success of Star Wars), Battlestar Gallactica had its budget slashed in half after 1 year and lost most its major cast members as a result (Battlestar 1980 was a joke), The Star Trek: The Next Generation movies have been underperforming in the box office, Farscape is cancelled, the X-Files lost its star 3/4 of the way through the show's thankfully lengthy run, and Firefly lasted a total of 10 episodes. By comparison, a successful 5 year show that ran more or less as planned should be considered a huge success.
Also, due to scifi's daily showing of B5 goodness, there are more people that watch and respect the show now than when it first ran. Much like Star Trek, it is becoming a success in syndication. Because of the increase in popularity, I think a new D20 based B5 RPG will do well, especially considering the relatively low numbers of sales it takes for an RPG to be considered successful. My only fear is that the price of the license might make it impossible to make a profit from the game, and it will get dropped despite decent sales.
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Mirth
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tsadkiel said:
How on Earth would you make a Twighlight Zone rpg? The show's an anthology; there are no continuing characters, no continuing setting - there isn't even a single consistent genre.
Hey, calm down
Since everybody's talking B5, I was just trying to throw out another guess that fit the criteria. Having said that, I would guess that a TZ game would be all about the mood and storytelling (kinda like a less goofy, more scattered Paranoia). In that case, my faith would be in Mongoose to do it right and in a way that no one would expect.
Moving on - how about Final Fantasy? Don't know if it was a TV show or had a curse or is in any way associated with Barsoom, though
trancejeremy
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tsadkiel said:
Everyone plays Rod Serling?
TheAuldGrump
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Of course! Spawn of Fashan d20 - Heroic Roleplay in the Lands of West, Where Melvin is Standing Now!
The Auld Grump, does anyone else remember that game?
The Auld Grump, does anyone else remember that game?
ColonelHardisson
What? Me Worry?
TheAuldGrump said:
Remember Spawn of Fashan? Hell, I have it right here! I was one of the lucky ones that got a copy when Piratecat found the author and had a batch made.
Outlanders
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When can we expect to see Quintessential Rogue reprinted? It's the only one I'm missing.
Chris
When can we expect to see Quintessential Rogue reprinted? It's the only one I'm missing.
Chris
