D&D 5E Would folks be interested in a D&D TTRPG version of Universes Beyond?

[Parmandur]

Well there’s already 5E Doctor Who and Lord of the Rings. So I guess… yes? I already bought it. It’s great!

True: unlike Maguc cards being a license to print money, WotC hardly needs to ask people to make their IP into 5E by themselves.

 

[Tonguez]

Universe beyond is so broad as to be Meaningless, and it’s not as if DND hasn’t already gone beyond its own IP

 

[corporat]

The Monstrous Compendium line will probably continue to explore this, like with Monstrous Compendium Vol 3: Minecraft Monsters

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

I would bet Hasbro's team have thought about that time ago, but 5Ed is not ready for no-fantasy franchises.

If they could, Hasbro would be interested into the licences of fantasy franchises: Final Fantasy, Legend of Zelda, Dragon Quest, Conan the barbarian, Warcraft, Hercules&Xena.

There is some good reason because after the "collabs" of Stranger Things and Rick&Morty nothing more has been released.

 

[Tonguez]

didnt Hasbro have a Narnia licence at one point?

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

didnt Hasbro have a Narnia licence at one point?

Ooh

 

[LuisCarlos17f]

At least they sold toys of the first movie. I guess they are going to await to see the "remake" by Netflix.

 

[Daraniya]

Hmm.

So, if it's a property that at least somewhat resembles D&D -- Princess Bride is a good suggestion -- it could work. Not sure that WotC has the bandwidth, especially now, to take on more work and either pay a licensing fee on the final product or split the profits.

If it's a property that requires them to make a modern day or science fiction ruleset, then absolutely not. Too much work when they're not getting 100% of the revenue stream.

This is the kind of thing the OGL is made for. If the Princess Bride license holders (who love licensing out the movie) want an RPG (in fact, wasn't there supposed to be one at some point?), they can just use the OGL to do it and leave WotC out of it.

There was, I kickstarted it a few years back... it made news on the Internet...

but it was FUDGE based... I went all in with the limited edition wooden case and hardcover... Steffan O'Sullivan of FUDGE and Gurps fame collaborated on it. not sure where you can get the PDF or POD as of now...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/toyvaultinc/the-princess-bride-roleplaying-game

 

[CleverNickName]

Sure. The more the merrier, I say.

 

[payn]

What is "Universes Beyond"?

55% right now dont know.