I'm not much into the fantasy setting, but one thing I'd like to do would be to have a game set in mythical greece instead of basing it on medival europe like D&D.

I got Nox on my IL, but I gather that money's no concern in this exercise?  In such a case...


STEP 1. Acquire "Star Wars" game license from Hasbro ("Gimmie!"  "No!"  Money."  "Hokay!")

STEP 2. Acquire D6 license.

STEP 3. Save the world.

Balbinus, if you direct me at the man who is keeping a Republican Rome game from being published, no matter how remote his fastness, how vigilant his sworn defenders, how perilous the route and how skilled his kung fu...that man shall die.

Though I fear they are less murder-able factors than some dude. Even a dude who apparently has bodyguards, a fortress, and some kung fu.

I really don't know what I'd want to publish...I've got ORE, REIGN is coming up, there's a new Delta Green printing...maybe I'd revitalize the boxed set market with modern technology; snap-together modular minis, a CD of digital support products, etc.

Oh, yeah.  And I'd also publish the fabled, long-lost Encounter Critical 2nd Edition, out-of-print for over 20 years.

I'm aiming a bit low here but what I really, REALLY want these days is the Tekumel equilivant of City State of the Invincible Overlord.  I know big Tekumel (history, politics, religion).  I know small Tekumel (how to develop an interesting character).   What I'm having difficulty with is the middle-level of Tekumel -- day to day life, city politics, shopping, stuff like that.

The GoO version and the newer novels go a long way of handling that.  Some material in the previous version, Gardasiyal, helped a bit too. But what I want is an all-in-one book of a city, going district by district, building by building detailing what people are doing in Tekumel.  And have sweet, sweet maps to go along with it.

Quote from: Dominus NoxI'm not much into the fantasy setting, but one thing I'd like to do would be to have a game set in mythical greece instead of basing it on medival europe like D&D.

You're obviously looking for Mazes & Minotaurs.

I would hire a small army of energetic, strong-willed big-sister types to enslave the Japanese shutin fantasy/SF artist population.  This geek army would be put to work illustrating new editions of Call of Cthulhu (with two-fisted-action and creepy-little-girl-ghost sections!), Dungeons and Dragons (same as above, except with vanilla and kitchen sink sections), and World of Darkness (super-gonzo-Hellsing and porcelain-skinned brooding).  These would be marketed largely to kids at or near their early teens.  I'd be sure to stuff in great quantities of art of willowy, girlish males (especially in the "horror" titles) so as to ensure sales in the squealing fangirl demographic.

Shit, I'd even put a LARP supplement out that encouraged dressing up in costumes.  That would paint a nice bullseye on the cosplay market (which would is small and rabid.)

Buried under a tidal wave of revenue, I would sell out before retiring to a penthouse suite in Las Vegas where I would subsist on naught but Bling h2o and Ketel One until my life of ghastly consumption was cut tragically short in a freak Chateaubriand accident.

Alternatively the whole enterprise ends with me living in an alley, my brain so rotted from Cisco wine that I spend my days talking into a shoe.
(You know, like Chaosium now.)

Quote from: droogYou're obviously looking for Mazes & Minotaurs.

Nox, seriously, check this out.  Old school Grecian goodness, it's written as if it were the first rpg ever released because it is in part satirical, but the actual game is good and just what you are looking for.

I personally rate it very highly, tastes vary so you may not take to it but you should definitely check it out.

Quote from: BalbinusNox, seriously, check this out.  Old school Grecian goodness, it's written as if it were the first rpg ever released because it is in part satirical, but the actual game is good and just what you are looking for.

I personally rate it very highly, tastes vary so you may not take to it but you should definitely check it out.

As I said, i'm not into the FRP genre, but if I were I'd think that ancient greece was better than medival europe.

Warlords of Alexandria is probably the best historical as opposed to fantasy Greek rpg out there.  I host it for the author at //www.balbinus.com

I would take some nice old gamery public domain movies and bundle them on dvds featuring .pdfs of all the characters statted out, vehicles, maps, counters--what have you--and artwork and music in a similar vein, all indexed and linked. Maybe even a die roller and a hyperlinked "solo dungeon" style adventure set up as some kind of sequel or alternate ending to the film.

If Rick Loomis would do me a deal, I'd use Mercenaries, Spies, and Private Eyes or Tunnels and Trolls for rules. Hey--it's my company! Or I could do some rules--call them Psychotronic or Grindhouse or Drive-in or whatnot--with a built-in studio mechanic like Hong Kong Action Theater! or Extreme Vengence.

Quote from: BalbinusWarlords of Alexandria is probably the best historical as opposed to fantasy Greek rpg out there.  I host it for the author at //www.balbinus.com

Wow, I found a game called Chronicles of Babel on your website which is kind of interesting! Don't want to derail the thread but was it done by Mithras as well?

I'd love to have this little sucker as a .pdf!

Quote from: Consonant DudeWow, I found a game called Chronicles of Babel on your website which is kind of interesting! Don't want to derail the thread but was it done by Mithras as well?

I'd love to have this little sucker as a .pdf!

They're all Mithras, though I'd happily put Third Level Fighter's Saga game up there too which is a rather good Vikings game.  Must let him know that.

Quote from: Dominus NoxI'm not much into the fantasy setting, but one thing I'd like to do would be to have a game set in mythical greece instead of basing it on medival europe like D&D.

ICE's Mythic Greece supplement for Rolemaster/MERP/Fantasy Hero
Mongoose's OGL Ancients
Lee Gold's Land of Adventure.

Quote from: Dominus NoxI'd use the skill system from ringworld, including the skill check system for advancement, plus experience points as well.

Exactly how does the  skill check system work in the ringworld rpg??



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