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What obscure RPG would you love to see become mainstream

Started by vomitbrown, January 26, 2009, 02:39:32 PM

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#75
February 07, 2009, 11:25:55 AM
This thread made me want to re-read my Kult books.
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#76
February 07, 2009, 01:20:07 PM
Dragon Warriors, if nobody's said that yet.

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#77
February 07, 2009, 04:19:11 PM
Quote from: vomitbrown;282630This thread made me want to re-read my Kult books.

Lol, I know, me too. I have most of the 1st edition books and I cracked opened my Metropolis Sourcebook open a couple of days after this thread...

Same with Nephilim.

Oh, and it's not quite obscure either, but I wouldn't mind Amber Roleplaying to become mainstream.
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#78
March 25, 2012, 12:30:03 PM
It might be to inexpensive for mainstreams, since it's free

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#79
March 25, 2012, 04:53:56 PM
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These days, it seems this is available as a .pdf from Paizo for 5 bucks. Though it may not have been back when this thread first appeared.
 
On the original topic, I'll say Cadillacs & Dinosaurs.

Black Vulmea

#80
March 25, 2012, 06:14:51 PM
Flashing Blades is still in print, so it doesn't qualify.

I'd love to see it more widely played, though.
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#81
March 26, 2012, 04:01:34 AM
Blood of Heroes (the old DC Heroes MEG system) was brought up a few days ago (again) on the purple site. Whilst I'd like to see a retro clone or *something* done with the rules the legal ownership of the system seems to be in limbo, so it'd take a leap of faith to put something out and hope you don't get your backside sued off. I can't imagine anyone out there would care if the rules were stripped down and put out for free, or low cost PDF, but you never know. TSR/WOTC didn't seem to bat an eye when Marvel Superheroes or Star Frontiers was put out, but you can never tell with these things. It wasn't part of any OGL, so chances are it'd be a leap into the unknown.

Claudius

#82
March 26, 2012, 04:24:27 AM
Quote from: Black Vulmea;523850Flashing Blades is still in print, so it doesn't qualify.

I'd love to see it more widely played, though.
It's great that such an old game is still in print. I wish more games were available.
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#83
March 26, 2012, 04:27:41 AM
Well, mine is Usagi Yojimbo, specially the Sanguine version. But I don't think it'll happen.
Grając zaś w grę komputerową, być może zdarzyło się wam zapragnąć zejść z wyznaczonej przez autorów ścieżki i, miast zabić smoka i ożenić się z księżniczką, zabić księżniczkę i ożenić się ze smokiem.

Nihil sine magno labore vita dedit mortalibus.

And by your sword shall you live and serve thy brother, and it shall come to pass when you have dominion, you will break Jacob's yoke from your neck.

Dios, que buen vasallo, si tuviese buen señor!

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#84
March 26, 2012, 04:38:36 AM
I would have liked to see Albedo Anthropomorphics done using the Mongoose Traveller game system.

Alas, the rise of Furries has forever doomed that from happening.
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#85
March 26, 2012, 09:03:37 AM
Maybe something like Witch Hunt (or was it Witch Hunter? I can't recall now).

Not because I particlarly loved it (though it was interesting, sadly it perished in the great "could you store my rpgs for me please oh parents?" destruction of my early rpg collection.

Tip for teenagers. Never trust parents to store anything you actually want to ever see again.

Anyway, not because I particularly loved it. I just think the hobby would be more fun if stuff like that was more mainstream.

Also, Gangbusters.
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beeber

#86
March 26, 2012, 09:10:05 AM
Quote from: jeff37923;523902I would have liked to see Albedo Anthropomorphics done using the Mongoose Traveller game system.

Alas, the rise of Furries has forever doomed that from happening.

man, now i want to dig out my copy of Albedo and do a trav adaptation.  and re-read the comics while i'm at it :D

Ghost Whistler

#87
March 26, 2012, 09:22:01 AM
FASA's Dr Who game with it's Dalek Flowchart (that was a supplement).

Mayfair's Underground.

I think this means reprint, not mainstream.
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jeff37923

#88
March 26, 2012, 12:54:23 PM
Quote from: beeber;523915man, now i want to dig out my copy of Albedo and do a trav adaptation.  and re-read the comics while i'm at it :D

Dude, in spite of the animals as characters, Albedo is definitely Traveller.
"Meh."

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#89
March 27, 2012, 11:41:01 AM
Quote from: Ghost Whistler;523918FASA's Dr Who game with it's Dalek Flowchart (that was a supplement).

Dalek flowchart? I don't remember this...

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