Mongoose's new RPG License - speculation?

[Joël of the FoS]

Ravenloft!

 

[dmccoy1693]

Here's an interesting thought: What does Mongoose already have vs what don't they already have. Mongoose lists what they feel are their major game lines right on the top of their home page; lets go through and see what they have alot of and what they don't have alot of. Mind you, I'm ignoring all minis games as well as flaming cobra.

Fantasy:
Conan
Runequest
Elric
Harkmoon
Lonewolf
all their d20 products

Modern/Near Future:
none (all minis games)

Sci-fi/Far Future:
Paranoia
Babylon 5
Starship Troopers
Judge Dredd

While I am not ruling out HALO, I think they have scifi pretty well covered. And frankly, from what I've seen in the game (Mind you, I've only played HALO 1, not 2), there isn't much to make a general RPG from. They did announce that the system will be released as OGL and HALO AFAIK doesn't have a psionic or magical-feeling technology or mutation or other major sci-fi hallmark components to it. So I'm officially changing my mind and saying, "not HALO"

Since Mongoose doesn't have a modern RPG, I'm going to guess they're probably going to go after a modern game. GTA does offer a number of role playing possibilities, but my gut is saying, no. Maybe something like Metal of Honor or something. IDK.

 

[ThirdWizard]

Tetris

Straight Lines are broken. They'd better do something about that or I'll blog about it endlessly!

 

[yipwyg42]

Mongoose License

Well since the new rpg is supposed to bring a new ruleset that will be open content and potentially be used for others, I would say the following might be it.

Fallout 3's S.P.E.C.I.A.L. system and the first game will be Fallout the rpg.

 

[MrFilthyIke]

Grand Theft Auto

GTA is actually VERY D&D-like. You know, senseless carnage, mayhem, and looting.

 

[Kid Charlemagne]

GTA is actually VERY D&D-like. You know, senseless carnage, mayhem, and looting.

And the NPC's just wait around till you show up and beat them up and take their stuff.

 

[Glyfair]

GTA is actually VERY D&D-like. You know, senseless carnage, mayhem, and looting.

Random prostitute tables

 

[Deuce Traveler]

Curses! And we would have got away with it too, if it had not been for that pesky Jenkin!

Da funny.

 

[jdrakeh]

Mongoose acquired a popular RPG IP that hasn't been around a while.
Mongoose acquired the license to the IP of a board game.
Mongoose acquired the license to the IP of a video computer game.

Dune is all of these things, incidentally, though I doubt it's Dune only because I can't imagine that being any kind of a Holy Grail (Herbert fan that I am).

 

[HeinorNY]

Decipher's LOTR lisence ended on july 31st....