How To Do A New British RPG

One Horse Town · October 28, 2009, 10:14:08 AM

With WFRP going hybrid, ditching the monetary system and having for some time downplayed the farce/ ironic elements that i believe stamped it as British in origin, what new game can you envisage that captures some elusive quality of Britishness?

(Doctor Who might do it, but not having seen it, i have no idea)

What setting and system elements do you think would represent a 'British' RPG now rather than a leftover from 20 years ago?

flyingmice · October 28, 2009, 10:37:08 AM

Commonwealth Space!

-clash

Jason D · October 28, 2009, 12:34:12 PM

Quote from: One Horse Town;340841What setting and system elements do you think would represent a 'British' RPG now rather than a leftover from 20 years ago?

I assume you're ruling out Dragon Warriors with that qualifier.

Would Ghosts of Albion count? (Though it's somewhere between .pdf and hardcopy, a place it's been for more than a year.)

It would be great to see someone do a modern/futuristic thriller RPG with London and Europe as the focus, essentially a British version of Spycraft or something of that nature.

One Horse Town · October 28, 2009, 12:38:45 PM

Quote from: jdurall;340877I assume you're ruling out Dragon Warriors with that qualifier.

It only occurred to me after i posted the thread, but yeah, it's 20 years old now.

QuoteIt would be great to see someone do a modern/futuristic thriller RPG with London and Europe as the focus, essentially a British version of Spycraft or something of that nature.

A Bourne type thing would be awesome (although the character is American, the scope is global, with much of the action set in Europe).

jibbajibba · October 28, 2009, 12:44:01 PM

I think Morrison's The Invisibles has real potential. You have magic, violence, groups of 5 working in cells. Very British very cynical.

Or if you have read Neverworld by Gaiman. that works very well.

I think that whole urban magic, brit, Vertigo syle, Constantine, faey, more things in heaven and earth... etc has real legs.

Jason D · October 28, 2009, 12:46:52 PM

Quote from: One Horse Town;340879A Bourne type thing would be awesome (although the character is American, the scope is global, with much of the action set in Europe).

If only there were a British Bourne-like character with worldwide appeal...

One Horse Town · October 28, 2009, 12:47:50 PM

Quote from: jdurall;340882If only there were a British Bourne-like character with worldwide appeal...

Cheeky!

David R · October 28, 2009, 12:48:55 PM

Well ABC Warriors :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Warriors

or perhaps something on the Volgan Wars from the same universe :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgans

Regards,
David R

jibbajibba · October 28, 2009, 12:55:36 PM

Quote from: David R;340884Well ABC Warriors :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Warriors

or perhaps something on the Volgan Wars from the same universe :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgans

Regards,
David R

Yeah Bill Savage and lots of British 1970s jingoism... would go down well with the BNP crowd

I have a Strontium Dog mod for Savage worlds that is Very British (the Volgans are the ones that causesd the Nuclear war in SD that leads to the mutations.)

David R · October 28, 2009, 01:00:41 PM

Quote from: jibbajibba;340888Yeah Bill Savage and lots of British 1970s jingoism... would go down well with the BNP crowd

What WH40K doesn't fill that niche ? And you haven't even heard my idea for a The Professionals RPG....

Regards,
David R

One Horse Town · October 28, 2009, 02:06:40 PM

The world needs a modern British take on the super hero genre. It'd probably end up pretty similar to Watchmen.

Windjammer · October 28, 2009, 02:11:35 PM

My vote would go for a blend of Bunnies & Burrows and Paranoia set in Swindon, appropriately entitled Gareth Keenan Investigates.

Joey2k · October 28, 2009, 03:20:50 PM

GRIM · October 28, 2009, 03:30:37 PM

What do you MEAN by 'British RPG'?
Starblazer's very British.
Mongoose just put out Strontium Dog (and Judge Dredd).
There's plenty of British produced material, do you mean something with an out-and-out top to bottom British sensibility?

Ronin · October 28, 2009, 03:42:39 PM

Quote from: David R;340884Well ABC Warriors :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ABC_Warriors

or perhaps something on the Volgan Wars from the same universe :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volgans

Regards,
David R

I would totally play an "Invasion!" game.