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Chaosium produce Urban Fantasy based on obscure book series

Started by Gagarth, December 13, 2019, 07:32:08 AM

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Gagarth

December 13, 2019, 07:32:08 AM
The book series is Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch wonder why? https://www.thefandomentals.com/rivers-of-london-diverse-urban-fantasy/
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Godfather Punk

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December 13, 2019, 08:38:50 AM Last Edit: December 13, 2019, 08:45:32 AM by Godfather Punk
Obscure to some.

I like the series, the books a bit more than the comics.

Now if it's going to be BRP, I'm not sure if that would be the right rules set.
And I wonder how their adaptation will compare to the Fate version of the Dresden Files.

Do you have a link to the Chaosium announcement?
Edit: nevermind https://www.chaosium.com/blogchaosium-announces-rivers-of-london-roleplaying-game/

Simlasa

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December 13, 2019, 01:37:26 PM
I thought it was going to be a board game?

TheShadow

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December 14, 2019, 03:51:23 AM
Sounds like a very woke and diverse series. The character Dr. Abdul Haqq Walid is a Scottish ginger, and the goddess of the River Thames is black (Nigerian, to be precise). Take that, stereotypes!
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Abraxus

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December 14, 2019, 09:56:11 AM
It seems both Green Robin and CHaosium have money to waste. Just because something is diverse and inclusive elements does not mean it will be an automatic hit. Those who read both novel series have to also be gamers in enough amounts to warrant both spending the time and money to develop the rpg. Guess they will learn the hard way or I could be completely wrong and it's hit.

Omega

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December 14, 2019, 02:01:55 PM
Or they are hurting enough that they think branching out is a good idea and lucked out with licensing the books. Or they licensed it at some point and might as well make use of it?

Or. Someone is a fan of the books and/or thought it would be great to adapt. This is really common.

Garry G

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December 14, 2019, 02:11:24 PM
Or it's a popular book series that is being made into a television show. Get in now likesay.

As to the SJW stuff it's based in London which is a city with quite a few races, many of whom join the polis, and a Scottish doctor of Pakistani descent is pretty normal. Seems worth a go for them.

I'm not sure BRP is the best fit for Rivers of London though so I may give it a pass.

Gruntfuttock

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December 15, 2019, 06:45:46 AM
Quote from: Garry G;1116501Or it's a popular book series that is being made into a television show. Get in now likesay.

As to the SJW stuff it's based in London which is a city with quite a few races, many of whom join the polis, and a Scottish doctor of Pakistani descent is pretty normal. Seems worth a go for them.

I'm not sure BRP is the best fit for Rivers of London though so I may give it a pass.

This.

There are about 260 mother tongues spoken in London. In the borough where I live, there are about 250 mother tongues spoken. And there are many Londoners with mixed heritage. If you live in a more mono-cultural society, you might think that the setting of the books is SJW gone mad, but if you live in London, the setting will seem more like real life. However, it really depends on how they adapt the setting of the books, to see how woke or not it is. Here in the UK the books are quite popular (and my wife loves then) but I've not been tempted to read them myself - I'm more of a Laundry guy.

And I agree that BRP is not the best fit.
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Gruntfuttock

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December 15, 2019, 06:50:52 AM
Oh, and as for the Nigerian river goddess, I only discovered recently that the Thames is a sacred river of Hinduism. A ceremony to make this so was conducted by Hindu priests, in the 1970s. So perhaps the river goddess should have been Indian. :)

London's been multicultural since the Romans.
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Gagarth

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December 15, 2019, 07:08:02 AM Last Edit: December 15, 2019, 07:15:07 AM by Gagarth
Quote from: Gruntfuttock;1116537Oh, and as for the Nigerian river goddess, I only discovered recently that the Thames is a sacred river of Hinduism. A ceremony to make this so was conducted by Hindu priests, in the 1970s. So perhaps the river goddess should have been Indian. :)

London's been multicultural since the Romans.

Yeah and they left when the Romans did and the city itself was all but abandoned during the Saxon invasions. So stop pushing the leftest "England was always as multicultural as we want it to be" bollocks.
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TheShadow

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December 15, 2019, 07:15:55 AM
Pardon me for living somewhere where the locals don't embrace becoming a minority in their ancient cities and the number of Muslim terrorist victims remains stubbornly stuck on zero...
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Marchand

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December 15, 2019, 07:23:06 AM
Quote from: Gagarth;1116539Yeah and they left when the Romans dead and the city itself was all but Abandoned during the Saxon invasions. So stop pushing the leftest "England was always as multicultural as we want it to be" bollocks.

You're confusing England and London. London has had significant international presence going back a long way. There were the Huguenots in the 17th century, for ex. Cromwell lifted the ban on Jewish settlement in the 1650s. Going back further, maybe other refugee Protestant communities in the 16th century but I don't know enough about the history. Central Finsbury elected Dadabhai Naoroji, a Bombay Parsi businessman, as MP in 1892.

You might think migration is a good or bad thing, but you can't say it's new.
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Gruntfuttock

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December 15, 2019, 07:27:36 AM
Quote from: Gagarth;1116539Yeah and they left when the Romans did and the city itself was all but abandoned during the Saxon invasions. So stop pushing the leftest "England was always as multicultural as we want it to be" bollocks.

The migration period and the fall of the Roman Empire in the west was more complex than you imagine. And I find it hard to believe that the entire civilian population of London left with those parts of the Roman field army went to Gaul. And most of the Roman troops stayed anyway, including the Asian ones.
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Gagarth

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December 15, 2019, 07:29:24 AM
Quote from: Gruntfuttock;1116536This.

There are about 260 mother tongues spoken in London. In the borough where I live, there are about 250 mother tongues spoken. And there are many Londoners with mixed heritage. If you live in a more mono-cultural society, you might think that the setting of the books is SJW gone mad, but if you live in London, the setting will seem more like real life. However, it really depends on how they adapt the setting of the books, to see how woke or not it is. Here in the UK the books are quite popular (and my wife loves then) but I've not been tempted to read them myself - I'm more of a Laundry guy.

And I agree that BRP is not the best fit.

And here is one characteristic of open door multiculturalism which will not be portrayed https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-50647972
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Gruntfuttock

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December 15, 2019, 07:29:53 AM
Quote from: Marchand;1116541You're confusing England and London. London has had significant international presence going back a long way. There were the Huguenots in the 17th century, for ex. Cromwell lifted the ban on Jewish settlement in the 1650s. Going back further, maybe other refugee Protestant communities in the 16th century but I don't know enough about the history. Central Finsbury elected Dadabhai Naoroji, a Bombay Parsi businessman, as MP in 1892.

You might think migration is a good or bad thing, but you can't say it's new.

Exactly! I wasn't making a case for multiculturalism or not - just stating what London is and always has been, very mixed. And that is reflected in the Rivers of London books.
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