Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it.
Speaking of classic Sci-fi, the first six John Carter of Mars stories are in the public domain. I’m kind of surprised there aren’t more indie RPGs for it. 15 comments
Does it have to be popular? I mean, the John Carter of Mars setting is definitely more popular than "Setting I just made up in my head". That's a head start compared to square one, right? I guess I don’t know how popular it is. I know I’m fond of it, but I’d prefer a lighter game than the Modiphius offering. Was just some late night musings. Troll Lord games are having a bash at Helium Mars (not Carter, which is an _excellent_ choice). There should be a link in the shownotes. I remember TSR's miniatures wargame Warriors of Mars (1974). I still have my copy. SPI John Carter had a clever random encounter table. It was for meeting an ally character from the book series. The table ensured that the ally tended to be one who lived in the city-state closest to John Carter's current location. The random encounter table for ally characters sounds like SPI John Carter could be adapted to a Lords of Midnight or The Hobbit style CRPG. Instead of true random encounters, the allies could move about the map doing their own thing. @isaackuo @nyrath @FredKiesche @deinol I regret not springing for the SPI barsoon game back in the day. Now . . . even if I had it, I'm not sure if I'd ever get around to playing it. Which is why I decided not to get the Voyage of the Pandora re-release. It is saddening that a whole class of clever games has become . . . obsolete? Terminally niche? @StefanEJones @isaackuo @nyrath @FredKiesche @deinol @StefanEJones @isaackuo @nyrath @FredKiesche @deinol @StefanEJones @isaackuo @FredKiesche @deinol Some great #TTWG games I have, which I know I am probably never going to play again, I am gifting to my young teenager great-nephew. Because [1] He is the closest thing I have to a son or grandson @nyrath @StefanEJones @isaackuo @deinol Given the designer, I’m surprised it hasn’t been reprinted. So I assume it’s due to $$$ for any names/creatures still covered by copyright. |
@deinol Are they even popular anymore?