Has anybody come across any really good RPGs that weren't originally written in English? I know that In Nomine and Kult both had their origins in French. What about others?

Are you interested only in games that were translated into English, or do those that weren't translated count too?

Sorry for nitpicking, but Kult was translated from Swedish, not French.

In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas (which isn't like In Nomine)
Hurlements
Bloodlust
Nephilim
Bitume
Légendes Celtiques/de la Table Ronde
Miles Christi
Rêve de Dragon
Scales
Te Deum pour un Massacre

Just a few names coming to mind, and that's just in French.

Capitan Alatriste
Das Schwarze Auge

Come to mind as well.

Qin qualifies aswell since it seems Cubicle 7 have given up translating the rest of it(or dont want to pay for decent translators).

Quote from: Claudius;468006Are you interested only in games that were translated into English, or do those that weren't translated count too?

Both.

QuoteSorry for nitpicking, but Kult was translated from Swedish, not French.

Right, sorry about that, I forgot.

I don't know where to start.

Benoist has posted a good list of RPGs in French, let me add:

-Yggdrasill, an RPG about vikings in mythic Scandinavia

-Pavillon Noir, an RPG about pirates on the Caribbean sea. Very historical, although there is a supplement with rules for Voudou.

I heard there was going to be a new edition of Bloodlust. I'll have to check it out, Bloodlust is one of the most savage, heavy metal RPGs ever.

Regarding Spanish RPGs, my favorite ones are:

-Aquelarre, the demonic medieval RPG. Set on the Iberian peninsula in the late Middle Ages, it's like Cthulhu Dark Ages, but instead of the Cthulhu Myths you get the demons of the Catholic Christian doctrine and the creepy monsters of the Iberian bestiary. Some of the spells are considered evil not because of their effects, but the components (for example semen of a hanged man). It uses a variation of the BRP system. Balbinus had a non-official English translation

-Capitán Alatriste, a licensed game about the Captain Alatriste novels by Arturo Pérez Reverte, it uses a variation of GURPS. Very similar in spirit to Flashing Blades, but set in Madrid instead of Paris.

There are more, like Anima, this one was translated into English, not my cup of tea. Or Analaya, the first game you can play with no GM, as far as I know.

I'd love to pick up Bloodlust and Aquelarre when the new editions come out. I've read (or tried to read, my French is crap) Rêve de Dragon and was thoroughly confused. I'm not a fan of SJG's In Nomine, but Benoist's comments have left me curious about In Nomine Satanis/Magna Veritas.

There are not a lot of original Brazilian RPGs, but I'll cast my vote for Desafio dos Bandeirantes. It's set in a fantasy version of Colonial Brazil, circa 1650 AD, in which the monsters and magic of Brazilian folklore (which includes European, African and Native elements) are real. The system uses 2d10-roll-over for comnat, and 1d100-roll-under for everything else. It uses classes and levels, and a BRP-like point-buy skill system.

It's very "old school" in both system and premise, as Terra de Santa Cruz (the old Portuguese Colonial name for Brazil, "Land of the Holy Cross") is a wide-open sandbox, in which characters (bandeirantes) are supposed to venture forth in wilderness expeditions (bandeiras) in search of riches and glory.

Aquelarre, motherfuckers.

I don't know if this is still the case, but when I went to Italy a lot of the games there came in three or four languages (and one of them was usually English). So I was able to buy a bunch of stuff (both board games and RPGs) without having to worry about translations.

Quote from: BedrockBrendan;468282I don't know if this is still the case, but when I went to Italy a lot of the games there came in three or four languages (and one of them was usually English). So I was able to buy a bunch of stuff (both board games and RPGs) without having to worry about translations.

Any good Italian games to recommend? I'm planning a trip to Italy right now.

Quote from: The Butcher;468304Any good Italian games to recommend? I'm planning a trip to Italy right now.

Unfortunately my memory is a little fuzzy and I lost the games when I went back to school. I went there over ten years ago and am struggling to remember what I purchased. Two games stick out though, both board games. The first was a game set in venice. I believe the players were all merchants, and I think there is either a new edition available in the states or someone has taken the game and redone it.

The other was Il Papa. This one wasn't a great game but it had to do with papal politics or something to that effect and was a nice one to have on the shelf.

When I went there, I found a game store in Venice and they had a lot of great material I had never heard of before.

Also I went before the transition to the euro and I don't know what effect (if any) that may have had on the game industry there. But I had a great time while I was there.

Neokosmos, from Brazil: in the ancient world, the greek titans return for revenge on the olympian gods, and thus begins the second titanomachia. Actually its a bit more complex than this.

http://www.krypteia.com.br/

Quote from: silva;468345Neokosmos, from Brazil: in the ancient world, the greek titans return for revenge on the olympian gods, and thus begins the second titanomachia. Actually its a bit more complex than this.

http://www.krypteia.com.br/

Huh. Never heard about this.

Not that it'd matter; it's Daemon, so it's probably as shitty and unoriginal (and possibly outright criminal in the IP department) as everything else they've ever put out. I'm even pleasantly surprised that the cover isn't drawn in anime/manga imitation style.

Butcher, I think the Neokosmos core book comes with 2 sets of rules, d20 and Daemon, but as I dont care for these I would run it with some other system anyway (probably Runequest, as its my default fantasy system nowadays).

Quote from: The Butcher;468351...I'm even pleasantly surprised that the cover isn't drawn in anime/manga imitation style.

Some people like artwork with big eyes, small mouths, and unnecessarily saturated colors; and other people just like good artwork.

More seriously, is this a company that's known for this sort of thing? Who have they stolen from before?