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Properties you wouldn't touch in gaming

Started by Kaz, September 16, 2007, 05:32:06 PM

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Tommy Brownell

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September 19, 2007, 12:06:59 AM
Quote from: GunslingerAnything by Tolkien.

That's usually where my line is drawn.  A pseudo-LotR setting like Midnight is fine, but I don't wanna muck with Tolkien.
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jhkim

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September 19, 2007, 03:20:32 AM
Quote from: Ian AbsentiaI'm generally on the Licensed Properties Suck bandwagon, but the two that stand out foremost in my mind are the Harry Potter series and The Matrix.  By all means, borrow and steal for inspiration for your own game, but the cries for official treatment are sorely mistaken, I fear.  I think it's the attempt to mechanise the fantastic that renders it all trite.  If a game setting starts out as nothing but mechanics, your imagination brings it to life as you play.  But if it starts out alive in your imagination, the intrepretation in game format either drags it down or conflicts with your preconceived ideas.
Personally, I've had a ton of fun with licensed games in the last few years -- notably James Bond 007, Amber Diceless, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer.  (Playing the Lord of the Rings RPG did suck, in my opinion, but that was mostly issues with the poorly-written system.)  

I'll buy that it will at least sometimes conflict with your preconceived ideas.  However, I'm not a purist, so I don't have a problem with that.
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