What Property Do You Still Want to See Get a TTRPG Adaptation

[Sacrosanct]

I wonder if that remains true, given it would very likely be a multi-million dollar KS.

Sure, but a $2 million kickstarter is probably $500K after costs, and the licensing fee they ask for might be that much. Who knows for sure.

 

[Reynard]

Sure, but a $2 million kickstarter is probably $500K after costs, and the licensing fee they ask for might be that much. Who knows for sure.

My guess is that TTRPG licenses get wrapped with other game licenses, making them more expensive than they might be otherwise on their own.

 

[Scars Unseen]

Wildbow's Pactverse would make a fascinating urban fantasy RPG.

 

[Sacrosanct]

My guess is that TTRPG licenses get wrapped with other game licenses, making them more expensive than they might be otherwise on their own.

This is what I could find, from 3 years ago (so probably more now). Granted, it's for a TV episode, but I imagine a license for a book would also be pretty high

Christopher Macdonald of Anime News Network:

The most common licensing model for new shows is royalty-based with a “minimum guarantee” (MG). The MG is the bare minimum that the licensee guarantees to pay. Sometimes, the MG ends up being the only payment made. Licensors generally look for an MG that is sufficient to make the deal “worth it,” even if additional royalties are never paid.

[…]

A first-rate, “triple A,” or “A+” simulcast for North America will set the licensee back an MG or flat rate of hundreds of thousands of dollars per episode. Currently, these titles often go for as much as US$250,000 MG per episode, but can go as high as $400,000 in some cases. $250,000 per episode roughly covers the full Japanese production budget for many series, although higher budget anime sometimes cost as much as $500,000 an episode to produce. At those rates, other countries and physical media rights are usually included, but they are the lesser part of the fee; the simulcast is the major portion.

A more typical show, or what the industry calls a “B/B+,” will have an MG of between $70,000 and $150,000 if it's a new (first run) show. Finally, the “Cs” will have simulcast prices in the lower five-figures – per episode, of course.

 

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[Micah Sweet]

THE RULES: No game that has a CURRENTLY PUBLISHED licensed TTRPG -- so no Lord of the Rings, no Marvel, etc.

So, simple question: what media property (books, video games, series, films, comics, whatever) that does not have a TTRPG adaptation do you wish had one. Also, who should make it? What sort of system should it have? What kind of product line?

For my part, I would really like to see a new Star Wars RPG (I think it qualifies; the Genisys version is dead AFAIK). The best version IMO would be a Savage Worlds Star Wars game, since I think SWADE does Star Wars great out of the box. But I think if they did it with a modified 5E engine (not my first choice, but still) it would probably sell better than any game ever in history.

Game of Thrones. Politics as a major focus and a more realistic take (not completely realistic I know) on a late medieval setting is very appealing to me. Also I don't have the old Green Ronin books anymore and it irks me because now I can't get them.

The Buffyverse. An excellent urban fantasy setting for an RPG, and both Buffy and especially Angel remain great shows.

Babylon 5. My favorite sci-fi universe and sci-fi series, bar none. Such a rich and glorious setting.

As you can see, I prioritize setting in my choices.

 

[Reynard]

The Buffyverse. An excellent urban fantasy setting for an RPG, and both Buffy and especially Angel remain great shows.

Interestingly, you can still get the Buffy game books legally. The license never expired from Eden.

 

[Reynard]

How would this play, I wonder.

 

[Micah Sweet]

Interestingly, you can still get the Buffy game books legally. The license never expired from Eden.

Weird. I assumed it had.

 

[Corinnguard]

*Storm Hawks
From Wikipedia:
Storm Hawks is set on a fictional world called Atmos, a largely mountainous world consisting of scattered, towering, plateau-like land masses known as terras. Directly below the terras lie the Wastelands, the most dangerous area of Atmos, with infernal fires and wicked creatures. Because of the geography, travel is mostly dependent on flight. The technology of Atmos is based around energy-generating crystals, used to power the various devices in the series. Patrolling the skies of Atmos are the Squadrons, groups of warriors who pilot motorcycle-like vehicles called Skimmers that can semi-transform into flying machines. Each Squadron is led by a Sky Knight and these warriors are loosely managed by the Sky Knight Council.

* RWBY

*Fog Hill of the Five Elements

*Ghost In the Shell