Sea of Thieves RPG

Batjon · June 03, 2019, 02:01:59 AM

It has been annouced that Mongoose is doing a new Sea of Thieves RPG based on the video game of the same name for X-Box.

What do you all think of this? Has anyone looked at the PDF? I'd love to play something similar to the setting from Pirates of the Caribbean but do you all think that this game will be super kiddy-like and not much of an RPG or does it look like it might be fun?

Snowman0147 · June 03, 2019, 02:19:29 AM

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/278357/Sea-of-Thieves-Roleplaying-Game?src=hottest

Charging you 40 dollars for three hundred page pdf. No thank you. I rather get a physical copy for that price.

JeremyR · June 03, 2019, 04:03:09 PM

What i don't understand is that Sea of Thieves is a flop as a video game.

Snowman0147 · June 03, 2019, 04:49:15 PM

Quote from: JeremyR;1090445What i don't understand is that Sea of Thieves is a flop as a video game.

This is what happens when you focus on live services instead of good traditional making a product. The publisher thought that people are going to be happy with half ass unpolished work because they can always update the game any time they want. So they can do a shit job now, but fix it some where down the road much to the annoyance of the consumer. Obviously the consumers didn't like it at all and didn't pay for the game. Now your wondering why are these publishers heading for live services instead of making a good video game? It sounds pleasing to investors who have stocks in the company and want massive growth to their investments. No other reason than that.

Spinachcat · June 07, 2019, 03:27:31 AM

Savage Worlds had a good Pirate RPG setting. I'd use that instead, especially if you have a bunch of Lego pirates.

tenbones · June 07, 2019, 11:33:24 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;1091028Savage Worlds had a good Pirate RPG setting. I'd use that instead, especially if you have a bunch of Lego pirates.

Yeah Pirates of the Spanish Main is superb. You can do all the Pirate-themed gaming you could ever want. Hell I'd toss in material form the Beasts and Barbarians Pirates book just for kicks and giggles (and 50-Fathoms).

I see zero-need for a Sea of Thieves rpg. That's an intensely hard sell for me.

3rik · June 07, 2019, 04:40:13 PM

Sea of Thieves is pirate fantasy, though, and I believe Pirates of the Spanish Main is not.

I'd personally prefer to use Pirates & Dragons - either the Renaissance or the OneDice version - for this sort of thing, or go OSR and use Buccaneers & Bilge Rats. There's more than one decent pirate game available. Doesn't mean no one will "need" a Sea of Thieves one but it doesn't appeal to me personally.

Snowman0147 · June 07, 2019, 04:58:19 PM

Dudes they are asking for 40 dollars for their pdf. That is a clear no from me.

Shawn Driscoll · June 07, 2019, 05:51:47 PM

Quote from: daddystabz;1090383It has been annouced that Mongoose is doing a new Sea of Thieves RPG based on the video game of the same name for X-Box.

What do you all think of this? Has anyone looked at the PDF? I'd love to play something similar to the setting from Pirates of the Caribbean but do you all think that this game will be super kiddy-like and not much of an RPG or does it look like it might be fun?

Nobody:
Mongoose: Be More Pirate! Sea of Thieves on Pre-Order

The video game looks just meh to me.

Spinachcat · June 07, 2019, 10:24:23 PM

Quote from: 3rik;1091103or go OSR and use Buccaneers & Bilge Rats.

How is Buccaneers & Bilge Rats?

Anything notable in the game than just using D&D with a pirate ship?

3rik · June 08, 2019, 06:44:05 AM

Quote from: Spinachcat;1091140How is Buccaneers & Bilge Rats?

Anything notable in the game than just using D&D with a pirate ship?

It's from Barrel Rider Games, James M. Spahn, so it's the usual quality stuff. It pretty much does what it sets out to do, add piraty stuff to your S&W/OSR game.

For a more extensive, historical approach, Freebooters from Night Owl Workshop may be worth checking out.

Shawn Driscoll · June 08, 2019, 03:06:39 PM

2009: What's the best Pirate RPG?
2019: What's the best Pirate RPG for OSR?

Spinachcat · June 08, 2019, 04:01:39 PM

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;10911882009: What's the best Pirate RPG?

Crimson Cutlass!!!
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/249447/Crimson-Cutlass-Omnibus
https://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/classic/rev_5225.phtml

JRT · June 08, 2019, 04:02:24 PM

Quote from: JeremyR;1090445What i don't understand is that Sea of Thieves is a flop as a video game.

Quote from: Snowman0147;1090447This is what happens when you focus on live services instead of good traditional making a product...

Except that...this really isn't true. The game got some mixed reviews, but there's been enough of a large player base that appears to be having a lot of fun with this. Microsoft talked about 5 million players, and here's a sampling of articles about the game:

https://www.pcgamesn.com/sea-of-thieves/sea-of-thieves-sales-player-count
https://www.newsweek.com/sea-ofthieves-worth-it-twitch-microsoft-store-sale-summit1g-1303931
https://www.gamesradar.com/sea-of-thieves-found-its-niche-by-leaving-enough-space-for-the-imaginative-to-create-something-unique/
https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/5/9/18538173/sea-of-thieves-anniversary-update-review-xbox-pc

While the game is polarizing to some extent, the game is definitely not a failure and I doubt we'd see a Tabletop RPG if it was.

tenbones · June 08, 2019, 04:09:50 PM

Quote from: 3rik;1091103Sea of Thieves is pirate fantasy, though, and I believe Pirates of the Spanish Main is not.

I'd personally prefer to use Pirates & Dragons - either the Renaissance or the OneDice version - for this sort of thing, or go OSR and use Buccaneers & Bilge Rats. There's more than one decent pirate game available. Doesn't mean no one will "need" a Sea of Thieves one but it doesn't appeal to me personally.

That's precisely why I mentioned 50-Fathoms and Beats and Barbarians. Fantasy + Pirates. Same system. Zero change. etc. etc.