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The BRP Renaissance

Started by Claudius, April 18, 2011, 03:50:18 PM

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PaladinCA

#30
April 19, 2011, 12:43:55 PM
Quote from: Doom;452311You know, just one mention that BRP is short for "Basic Role Playing" would be cool.

Where have you been for the last twenty plus years?

ggroy

#31
April 19, 2011, 12:47:50 PM
Quote from: Akrasia;452474I wouldn't be surprised if Pete Nash quit in the near future (this is just speculation on my part, but he's been absent from all relevant MRQII fora for some time now).

Hmmm ... Long vacation? Deceased?  Fired? :hmm:

Akrasia

#32
April 19, 2011, 12:48:55 PM
Quote from: ggroy;452481Hmmm ... Long vacation? Deceased?  :hmm:

Neither, but I cannot say anything more (and what I do 'know' is hearsay). ;)
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arminius

#33
April 19, 2011, 01:06:23 PM Last Edit: April 19, 2011, 11:42:19 PM by Arminius
As far as I can tell, MRQ is completely missing at two out of the three big RPG stores in my area. Maybe it's not selling well at all, or there's some kind of problem with distribution. Or maybe Mongoose is deliberately retrenching because of the problems they had with several of their books. (Necromantic Arts, Lankhmar Unleashed, and Arms and Equipment came in for a lot of criticism for containing a mishmash of MRQ I and MRQ II rules.)

If anyone's looking for a cheap copy of the core rules, this seller has a few. I ordered one a week or so ago and just received it yesterday, no complaints.

EDIT: I didn't mention before, because I thought they were all out, but the same seller has Necromantic Arts; he may have the GM shield as well. When I combined shipping, he actually charged less than the posted shipping for RQ Core alone, so the marginal cost of Necromantic Arts (warts & all) was < $5. Check with the seller before committing.

ggroy

#34
April 19, 2011, 01:10:18 PM
Quote from: Elliot Wilen;452490As far as I can tell, MRQ is completely missing at two out of the three big RPG stores in my area. Maybe it's not selling well at all, or there's some kind of problem with distribution.

Same here.

Only one gaming store within a 100 miles distance, bothered to carry any Mongoose Runequest books.  (Both MRQ1 and MRQ2).

Exploderwizard

#35
April 19, 2011, 03:58:19 PM
Quote from: stu2000;452344I just wish they'd call it BuRPs.


BURPS is an altogether different product.

http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Roleplayer/Roleplayer23/BURPS.html
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#36
April 19, 2011, 04:08:32 PM
Quote from: Akrasia;452413What does "IHOTO" mean? :confused:

"I've heard of that one." ;)
(taken during hurricane winds)

A nice education blog.

ggroy

#37
April 19, 2011, 06:05:24 PM
Quote from: Akrasia;452474My impression is that MRQII isn't selling as well as Matt Sprange had hoped.  I think it's selling 'okay', but not nearly as well as Mongoose's Traveller stuff.  And Mongoose, of course, is all about moving product.

Wonder if Paranoia is also having the similar problems as MRQII.

Hardly anything is being released for Paranoia this year, other than two large hardcover compilations of older modules.

crkrueger

#38
April 19, 2011, 06:25:09 PM
Quote from: Akrasia;452483Neither, but I cannot say anything more (and what I do 'know' is hearsay). ;)

Hmm, Pete hasn't posted in a month.  Since Akrasia games at Loz's table, pretty sure his "hearsay" is better then most. ;)
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Simlasa

#39
April 19, 2011, 06:34:03 PM
Meanwhile, I'm happy to say there's at least one copy of the Big Gold Book on the shelf at our 'local' hobby shop.

Pete Nash

#40
April 20, 2011, 04:29:11 AM
Quote from: ggroy;452481Hmmm ... Long vacation? Deceased?
Well I'm not dead yet (despite best efforts), but I have been absent for a while.

Just to let you know, Monster Island will be going into production very soon and apparently Blood Magic is being edited/laid out right now.
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J Arcane

#41
April 20, 2011, 04:40:35 AM
So has anyone here actually developed anything with BRP? Made a game, done a sourcebook, anything like that?
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#42
April 20, 2011, 04:41:04 AM
Quote from: Pete Nash;452574Well I'm not dead yet (despite best efforts), but I have been absent for a while.
Glad to hear that! ;)
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#43
April 20, 2011, 04:42:23 AM
Quote from: J Arcane;452575So has anyone here actually developed anything with BRP? Made a game, done a sourcebook, anything like that?
What do you mean? Anyone who posts on therpgsite?
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!

J Arcane

#44
April 20, 2011, 04:45:06 AM
Quote from: Claudius;452577What do you mean? Anyone who posts on therpgsite?

Yeah, sorry, of course people are making stuff for it, I meant anyone here.  I'd love it if they could offer some perspective as to working with the system at the level of a commercial project.
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