LivingTriskele

I understand that BRP is not OGL, but MRQ is. Does this mean that writers of official BRP supplements can incorporate aspects of MRQ (for example variants on MRQ magic systems)?

Amen. I submitted if for 3.5, but then 4th was announced. I'm grateful for opportunity, nonetheless.

I've looked at both of these games pretty extensively. They have dedicated followings but I think that a well-supported series of BRP superhero supplements could easily give them a run for their money. Champions (or rather Hero System) is simply too complex for a lot of people, not to mention that combat takes forever. M&M is solid and simpler than Champions (not to mention beautifully produced) but I have a vague recollection of encountering some arbitrary rule elements, like Strength being a factor in energy projection (somebody correct me if I'm wrong).

Is there any way to subscribe to a thread that you've already responded to (but forgot to subscribe to)? By the way, thanks for putting this together!

Wow, that's cool. I definitely want to hear about that when you're done. Thanks.

I'm curious about this as well. I've been given the go-ahead to write a 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons mini-campaign for Necromancer Games, but honestly have a serious problem warming up to 4th Edition. I know a professional writer goes where the money is--it's just hard to give up one of your babies to a system you'll probably never play.

Is that the direction Chaosium plans on taking (genre-specific books and whatnot)? My biggest concern regarding BRP is that it ends up not getting the attention it deserves. I really hope they support this to the nines.

Personal opinion aside, I think the inclusion of an optional Advantage/Disadvantage system might help to make the system more attractive to people who appreciate such things.

Which two supplements are you guys talking about? I went to Chaosium's website and found 'Ashes to Ashes' and 'Berlin (#?)' as downloadable pdfs, but didn't see anything for paper publication. I'm hoping for more spells, and powers, that kind of thing...

Speaking of support material, I downloaded the free BRP Character Generator 4.10, but after a quick glance was left with the impression that it's actually for RuneQuest (without a lot of the options BRP offers). Granted I haven't had a chance to mess around with it. Anyone know if there is, or will be a good character generator for BRP?

Heh, I attended a small RQ seminar hosted by you in a public library when I was 12. I'm 42 now. Still loving it.

Yeah, I just got my copy today as well, and so far I feel like I've finally come home after a really long journey (I've been gaming for over 30 years and have been longing for a system like this). My only fear is that it won't be deservedly supported. How soon are we going to see supplemental material with more powers, spells, and whatnot I wonder... I second the notion regarding a hardcover edition (at the very least). I think it deserves full-color art. I dig it.

I got into D&D in 1977 (I was 11). It was with the blue book-- the one with the TSR lizard man logo on the cover. My overactive imagination had finally found what it had been longing for all of its young life. I don't think we ever actually played the game correctly but we had a blast making it up as we went along. Around '77 or 78 I attended a small introductory RQ seminar held by Steve Perrin in a public library in or around Palo Alto. RQ seemed so much cooler than Dungeons & Dragons, but my childhood friends remained devoted to the former, all through its various iterations, stopping with the recent release of 4th Edition. Now we're all old with kids, but we still game. One of my favorite pastimes is the crafting of adventures and campaign settings. I've been published in Dungeon, Pyramid and am currently working on a mini-campaign setting for Necromancer games (for 4th Edition D&D...). I've been keeping an eye open for generic system to marry--I've been dating GURPS but I must confess a growing attraction to BRP. I'm glad to have found this site.