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The BRP Renaissance

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

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Akrasia

#60
April 21, 2011, 06:38:36 PM
Quote from: two_fishes;452930Are there any good forums for BRP and MRQII, aside from the official Mongoose site?

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Akrasia

#61
April 21, 2011, 06:40:42 PM
Well, Blood Magic[/b] looks like a must-buy. :)

Thanks for the overview, Pete.
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Simlasa

#62
April 21, 2011, 07:14:56 PM
Quote from: Pete Nash;452923Furthermore there are new magical skills and mechanics for Concert (multi participant) Casting
That bit interests me... I'd been thinking about such a thing so I'd have an excuse to put Bollywood dance numbers into a revamp of my Barbarella/Indrachan campaign.

ggroy

#63
April 21, 2011, 08:40:54 PM
"Blood Magic" sounds interesting.

I'll check it out when it is released.  (Whenever that is).

Philotomy Jurament

#64
April 21, 2011, 09:52:59 PM
Quote from: Claudius;452306What do you think? Is there a BRP Renaissance?
There's definitely a lot of good stuff happening with BRP, right now.  And I'd also say that my interest in BRP is way up.  I've always liked BRP, and Call of Cthulhu has been one of my gaming "constants" over the years.  Since I picked up the gold book, though, I've been thinking a lot about different BRP-based games I could run.  I also picked up MRQII, and I think I'd use it for any fantasy-type BRP game where combat was important, and use the gold book for other genres and approaches.

Edit: I'll also say that almost all the gaming products I've purchased, recently, are BRP products.
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#65
April 22, 2011, 07:27:40 AM
Quote from: Pete Nash;452923Blood Magic is a... snip
Wow. I'm sold. I insist, it's a great time to be a fan of the d100 system.
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Nicephorus

#66
April 22, 2011, 09:08:54 AM
Quote from: Pete Nash;452923Blood Magic is...sacrifice, blood letting, cannibalism and the like. ...Assimilation...Headhunting ...Totemism ...Soul Sucking ...Concert (multi participant) Casting, Enchantments and Demonology  

Damn. This sounds like it would also work well for a CoC game that focuses more cultists than monsters or any BRP game with evil sorcerers.  
 
I'll probably get this even though I don't play MRQII.

Pete Nash

#67
April 22, 2011, 09:28:20 AM
Quote from: Nicephorus;453055Damn. This sounds like it would also work well for a CoC game that focuses more cultists than monsters or any BRP game with evil sorcerers.  
 
I'll probably get this even though I don't play MRQII.
Just to be clear, the book is more focussed on modelling mechanics and less a dissertation on cult psychology and cultists... although I suppose a lot of the rules could easily be ported over to any d100 system, plug and play style.

Its just that many of the explanations and examples show that these sorts of things were prevalent in human history, and indeed are still practised today.
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Nicephorus

#68
April 22, 2011, 09:51:01 AM Last Edit: April 22, 2011, 09:55:56 AM by Nicephorus
Quote from: Pete Nash;453057Just to be clear, the book is more focussed on modelling mechanics and less a dissertation on cult psychology and cultists... although I suppose a lot of the rules could easily be ported over to any d100 system, plug and play style.

That's what I'd want. Like many experienced GMs, I can spin fluff quickly. Good, solid mechanics take time to formulate so I'm often better off grabbing something already done well instead of trying to reinvent it.
 
I'm tempted to put together something inspired by The Red God by Jack London.  I'd base if off of CoC as it's the easiest BRP game to find players for.  But I'd give tribes powers based on head hunting and sacrifices and not include much Mythos.

crkrueger

#69
April 22, 2011, 03:33:34 PM
Wow Pete, that books has way more stuff in it then I thought, it just shot to the top of my "must have at all costs" list.  :D
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Sigmund

#70
April 22, 2011, 04:46:45 PM
Same here. I now have to put my Birthright -> MRQ2 conversion on hold because the Inheritance magic stuff looks like exactly what I need for this. Definitely a must buy for me.
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crkrueger

#71
April 22, 2011, 06:03:43 PM
Quote from: Sigmund;453137Same here. I now have to put my Birthright -> MRQ2 conversion on hold because the Inheritance magic stuff looks like exactly what I need for this. Definitely a must buy for me.

This is really what I hoped MRQII would do - get Runequest the hell out of Glorantha, just like they got Traveller the hell out of the OTU, while still releasing lots of OTU-specific material.

BRP is a toolkit like GURPS or SW and while I like it the best of the toolkits, I think it works best when tailored or modified to fit specific settings or concepts like Mongoose is doing with MRQII.
Even the the "cutting edge" storygamers for all their talk of narrative, plot, and drama are fucking obsessed with the god damned rules they use. - Estar

Yes, Sean Connery\'s thumb does indeed do megadamage. - Spinachcat

Isuldur is a badass because he stopped Sauron with a broken sword, but Iluvatar is the badass because he stopped Sauron with a hobbit. -Malleus Arianorum

"Tangency Edition" D&D would have no classes or races, but 17 genders to choose from. -TristramEvans

Sigmund

#72
April 22, 2011, 06:14:34 PM
Quote from: CRKrueger;453144This is really what I hoped MRQII would do - get Runequest the hell out of Glorantha, just like they got Traveller the hell out of the OTU, while still releasing lots of OTU-specific material.

BRP is a toolkit like GURPS or SW and while I like it the best of the toolkits, I think it works best when tailored or modified to fit specific settings or concepts like Mongoose is doing with MRQII.

I agree, and it really seems from Pete's description that Blood Magic will be very helpful in this regard.
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Jason D

#73
April 23, 2011, 12:31:26 PM
Quote from: J Arcane;452575So has anyone here actually developed anything with BRP? Made a game, done a sourcebook, anything like that?

I wrote the big gold book, and am working on Interplanetary. I also did the system work for The Laundry and am doing some more stuff for The Laundry Agent's Handbook.

Jason D

#74
April 23, 2011, 12:35:45 PM
Quote from: two_fishes;452930Are there any good forums for BRP and MRQII, aside from the official Mongoose site?

Quote from: Akrasia;452945http://basicroleplaying.com/

basicroleplaying.com is, no offense to this site intended, the best location for discussing BRP-related matters and content. The posters range from people involved with the first iteration of RuneQuest to brand-new players. There is a wealth of material free for download, as well.
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