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Games that are not pen and paper RPGs but you wish were

Started by thedungeondelver, June 25, 2014, 01:49:21 PM

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Warthur

Quote from: golan2072;761572Yep, I know of the Roadside Picnic "Stalker" RPG, and have bought its PDF. But I was talking about the S.T.A.L.K.E.R computer-game adaptation and re-imagination of Roadside Picnic.
I know, that's what I meant by "not quite the same deal".
I am no longer posting here or reading this forum because Pundit has regularly claimed credit for keeping this community active. I am sick of his bullshit for reasons I explain here and I don\'t want to contribute to anything he considers to be a personal success on his part.

I recommend The RPG Pub as a friendly place where RPGs can be discussed and where the guiding principles of moderation are "be kind to each other" and "no politics". It\'s pretty chill so far.

thedungeondelver

Quote from: The Butcher;761368Nowadays I default to RQ6 to just about every fantasy scenario that D&D might not cover, but in TES' case there is an actual fan conversion out there.

Sweet!  Thanks for the link.
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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kobayashi

For X-com, the spanish company Holocubiertas is releasing Xcorps which looks promising.

As for other games :

Video games
Bioshock series
Dishonored
Farcry 3 : Blood dragon
Hotline Miami
Kane & Lynch : dog days (low level thugs in Shanghai ? I'm in !)
Snatchers (for a good Blade runner rip-off)

Boardgames
Neuroshima Hex (I don't know if there is an rpg in polish)

AmazingOnionMan

Quote from: thedungeondelver;761625Sweet!  Thanks for the link.

Here is an updated version: http://basicroleplaying.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=531

I'm still tinkering with this, but unfortunately I'm only tinkering.
If TES is interesting, take a look at the UESRGP as well.

Simlasa

Quote from: Silverlion;761503City of Heroes
There's nice-looking writeup for running it with BRP over on BRP Central: http://basicroleplaying.com/downloads.php?do=cat&id=16
I loved City of Heroes, warts and all. I'd love to run/play in that setting.
I've always wanted to run/play in a World of Warcraft rpg as well because I think it would be fun to expand on all the stuff in that setting... but also because it's easy to find a bunch of folks who have played it at one time or another and already know the setting, the lore, what places look like.
From what I've read though, the RPG version isn't very well thought of.

thedungeondelver

Quote from: baragei;761649Here is an updated version: http://basicroleplaying.com/downloads.php?do=file&id=531

I'm still tinkering with this, but unfortunately I'm only tinkering.
If TES is interesting, take a look at the UESRGP as well.

I think if I ran a game based in Tamriel I might focus on the era prior to the Oblivion Crisis; give the players enough hints to understand that the Aldmeri were a serious, serious threat to everyone and everything, give them a chance to change the future a bit.
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Astrophysicists are reassessing Einsteinian relativity because the 28 billion l

thedungeondelver

Also: I'd love an RPG set in the S.F.3D universe, that'd be cool too.
THE DELVERS DUNGEON


Mcbobbo sums it up nicely.

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Astrophysicists are reassessing Einsteinian relativity because the 28 billion l

Simlasa

Quote from: thedungeondelver;761682Also: I'd love an RPG set in the S.F.3D universe, that'd be cool too.
OH, that would be interesting... and reminds me that I'd love something based on Dragon's Heaven and Phantomcore. Especially Phantomcore.

Ronin

Quote from: Warthur;761564Translation to English is out on Lulu. Though it is based primarily on the original Roadside Picnic, which isn't quite the same deal.

Like I said I didnt remember the specifics very well. But Being based on "Roadside Picnic" even better.:)
Vive la mort, vive la guerre, vive le sacré mercenaire

Ronin\'s Fortress, my blog of RPG\'s, and stuff

dragoner

Quote from: Ronin;761794Like I said I didnt remember the specifics very well. But Being based on "Roadside Picnic" even better.:)

Yes, that could be interesting.

Is it sold as a pdf, I wonder?
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-Vonnegut

Ronin

Ok went and looked for it on Lulu. Its diceless. Big turn off for me. But it could be a good resource for gaming it. At least in my case. YMMV.
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dragoner

Quote from: Ronin;761841Ok went and looked for it on Lulu. Its diceless. Big turn off for me. But it could be a good resource for gaming it. At least in my case. YMMV.

Yeah, I don't know about the system but it might be able to be adapted to something else. It is on DTRPG for $12 - http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/100243/STALKER---The-SciFi-Roleplaying-Game

Reading the blurb on the game it looks to be a little more horror oriented, imo it would have been cooler if they had just stuck to Harmont, but then again I'm wondering what they stuck in the zone, artifact and creature-wise.

Plus the maker posted this on the STALKER RPG FB page - http://www.scp-wiki.net/

Seen it before but still cool.
The most beautiful peonies I ever saw ... were grown in almost pure cat excrement.
-Vonnegut

The Butcher

Quote from: Simlasa;761663I loved City of Heroes, warts and all. I'd love to run/play in that setting.

Me too! Thanks for the link. I'll look into it, even if BRP isn't exactly my top choice for supers.

Damn, I miss CoH. :(

Quote from: Simlasa;761663I've always wanted to run/play in a World of Warcraft rpg as well because I think it would be fun to expand on all the stuff in that setting... but also because it's easy to find a bunch of folks who have played it at one time or another and already know the setting, the lore, what places look like.
From what I've read though, the RPG version isn't very well thought of.

Same here. WoW's setting is kitchen-sinky, and the bigwig NPCs a pain in the ass, but you could say the same about FR. ;) Our own J Arcane has an interesting pared-down d20 take on it: Drums of War.

The WW official d20 RPG was (1) strictly based on classic (pre-BC) WoW and (2) pretty much d20/3.5 with WoW stuff stacked on top of it. The Warcraft d20 RPG (by WotC, IIRC) wasn't much better.

I briefly entertained the notion of a RQ6 conversion because the cult/faction rules would be a great way to represent the rich variety of factions on the game, but my ideal WoW tabletop RPG would have class and levels and faction reputation mechanics.

crkrueger

Quote from: The Butcher;761850Me too! Thanks for the link. I'll look into it, even if BRP isn't exactly my top choice for supers.

Damn, I miss CoH. :(



Same here. WoW's setting is kitchen-sinky, and the bigwig NPCs a pain in the ass, but you could say the same about FR. ;) Our own J Arcane has an interesting pared-down d20 take on it: Drums of War.

The WW official d20 RPG was (1) strictly based on classic (pre-BC) WoW and (2) pretty much d20/3.5 with WoW stuff stacked on top of it. The Warcraft d20 RPG (by WotC, IIRC) wasn't much better.

I briefly entertained the notion of a RQ6 conversion because the cult/faction rules would be a great way to represent the rich variety of factions on the game, but my ideal WoW tabletop RPG would have class and levels and faction reputation mechanics.

The EverQuest D20 game was much better, it really messed with the rules to make it seem like EQ, the WoW game was 3e with a sticker on top.
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Simlasa

Quote from: The Butcher;761850Me too! Thanks for the link. I'll look into it, even if BRP isn't exactly my top choice for supers.
I know a lot of folks feel like BRP/Superworld isn't ideal for 4 color heroes but CoH never felt that high powered, even at the upper levels. A lot of the content was very 'pulp' (though I loathe using that term)... gangsters, zombies, mad scientists, mud monsters, cultists, Nazis. Some aliens but not much in the 'cosmic' vein. There wasn't anything close to Superman or Green Lantern or Thor... so at what I think are lower levels of power BRP does just fine.