MoonRightRomantic Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 Is there going to be BRP 5th edition that will include innovations from Call of Cthulhu 7th edition and other rules released since the publication of BRP 4th edition? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 3 hours ago, MoonRightRomantic said: Is there going to be BRP 5th edition that will include innovations from Call of Cthulhu 7th edition and other rules released since the publication of BRP 4th edition? Do you mean a revision of the BigGoldBook? Then no; or at least, "not soon." Yesterday, Chaosium wrote (on their FB page): Quote No plans for an update of the Big Gold Book at the moment Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoonRightRomantic Posted April 1, 2020 Author Share Posted April 1, 2020 11 hours ago, g33k said: Do you mean a revision of the BigGoldBook? Yes. 11 hours ago, g33k said: Then no; or at least, "not soon." That is bizarre. You would think they would update it before releasing the BRP SRD. The current SRD is adapted from the BGB 4e. It doesn't include any revisions made since 2007. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 (edited) Not really. The BGB is really a 1.0 item, or if you prefer, its a multi version compilation. It was designed as a tool box as opposed to a definitive version. BRP itself has been adapted/modified for each game it appeared in. The “core” really hasn’t changed much at all. SDLeary Edited April 1, 2020 by SDLeary 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted April 13, 2020 Share Posted April 13, 2020 On 4/1/2020 at 7:53 AM, SDLeary said: ... The “core” really hasn’t changed much at all. <looks at the original 16pg booklet> <looks at BGB> <clears throat meaningfully> 😇 1 2 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrippyHippy Posted April 16, 2020 Share Posted April 16, 2020 This is a question, notably asked on April 1, that could quite authoritatively be answered using emojis. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zcClarkE Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I am curious if there has been any updates / announcements on this topic. I'm thinking about buying the BRP BGB, but I don't want to have buyer's remorse if a new version could come out in the nearish future, so I'd only get a PDF copy in that case. Are there any current plans to produce more generic BRP content? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason D Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 There is no current plan for a revised BRP in anything like the "core rules + many options" format of the Big Gold Book. I would be in charge of that and it's not on my slate of projects, period. No new core book, no generic content, etc. If something like that hypothetically were to start, given the current production queue and pipeline, it would likely be at least two years before a new edition came out, and that would still use the existing core game rules as the current edition, perhaps incorporating rules from some of our more recent games. It would not be a 400-page behemoth, either. 1 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 Personally, while I'm all for more BRP content I don't think I need a new generic corebook. I'd rather prefer to see Lords of the Middle Sea materialize soon and hopefully Mythic Iceland 2. And Stormbringer 6th edition if I am allowed to dream. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakana Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 I’d rather see the long awaited companion volume teased throughout the BGB. Quote BGB = BRP Gold. New book = BRP Platinum. Stay metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 5:08 AM, smiorgan said: ... And Stormbringer 6th edition if I am allowed to dream. Take that up with Mr. Moorcock, I'm afraid. I've got no doubt Chaosium would be more than willing... but not without the appropriate permissions! Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Meints Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 A new edition of BRP is on our list of projects, but it is rather low priority. 6 2 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 (edited) 14 hours ago, g33k said: Take that up with Mr. Moorcock, I'm afraid. I've got no doubt Chaosium would be more than willing... but not without the appropriate permissions! A few months ago Moorcock was saying on social media that he was talking with people about things and it *seemed* this included with Chaosium about Stormbringer. But what he said was actually very vague and a bit confusing. There's a thread in the Stormbringer forum about that. Edited June 5, 2022 by smiorgan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 1 hour ago, smiorgan said: A few months ago Moorcock was saying on social media that he was talking with people about things and it *seemed* this included with Chaosium about Stormbringer. But what he said was actually very vague and a bit confusing. There's a thread in the Stormbringer forum about that. Well! Well, well, well. That's good news (albeit a bit unexpected -- also vague and confusing, as you note) Looking forward to further developments/announcements! Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sladethesniper Posted June 19, 2022 Share Posted June 19, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 6:22 PM, g33k said: a bit unexpected -- also vague and confusing It's Moorcock, so totally on-brand IMO. -STS 1 1 Quote Vhreaden: Blood, Steel and Iron Will is here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheelba Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 6/5/2022 at 4:25 PM, Rick Meints said: A new edition of BRP is on our list of projects, but it is rather low priority. Please let us know if anything is put on Kickstarter or the like. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atgxtg Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 4/1/2020 at 10:17 AM, MoonRightRomantic said: That is bizarre. You would think they would update it before releasing the BRP SRD. The current SRD is adapted from the BGB 4e. It doesn't include any revisions made since 2007. Not really. CoC7 is an experimental offshoot of the BRP rules, and does some things different from all the other BRP games. If they "updated" the BGB to be more in line with CoC7 then it would be less compatible with other BRP games including Magic World and, especially, RuneQuest. Plus. I believe Chaosium is more into promoting stand alone rules with settings rather than generic mechanics, as the former sell better. Quote Chaos stalks my world, but she's a big girl and can take of herself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaenor Posted January 28, 2023 Share Posted January 28, 2023 Ambit question, would the start of work on a new edition be considered if there is any shift of BRP to an Open RPG Creative License (ORC) that Chaosium have announced they'll likely embrace? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravenheart87 Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 11 hours ago, Thaenor said: Ambit question, would the start of work on a new edition be considered if there is any shift of BRP to an Open RPG Creative License (ORC) that Chaosium have announced they'll likely embrace? I find it more likely that the current BRP Essentials will be re-released under the ORC instead of their own OGL. 1 Quote Wielder of the Vorpal Mace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 On 6/6/2022 at 1:25 AM, Rick Meints said: A new edition of BRP is on our list of projects, but it is rather low priority. Recent events 🤔 mean a new edition of BRP is now more of a priority than when Rick made this comment last year. 16 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakob Posted January 29, 2023 Share Posted January 29, 2023 From all the good things I've been hearing and reading about Lords of the Middle-Sea (mainly that it is trying to hit the Stormbringer sweet spot of complexity, but adding passions from RQG), i think it would be great to develop a more accesible version of BRP from there. 4 1 Quote My RPG Blog: Swanosaurus - A Fierce and Beautiful Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaenor Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 12 hours ago, MOB said: Recent events 🤔 mean a new edition of BRP is now more of a priority than when Rick made this comment last year. Great to read - however things turn out 🙂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 (edited) 13 hours ago, MOB said: Recent events 🤔 mean a new edition of BRP is now more of a priority than when Rick made this comment last year. Progress! 😉 I would like so suggest (yes its early, but why not dream a bit?!) the classic Chaosium two book approach: Basic Role Playing: Worlds of Wonder – This would be a book that is basically the current SYB (Small Yellow Book) heavily edited for consistency in system and language; to make sure that everything makes sense. It would also include four somewhat generic settings. A basic Fantasy (Southern Reaches?) setting, with Magic (from BGB) presented. A basic Supers/Modern setting with the basic Superpowers (from BGB). A basic Sci-Fi setting with basic ship rules, etc. And, of course, a basic GM section with advice for the new prospective GM. Another way of doing this was covered some time ago in another thread, whereby you simply do a slipcase that presents full blown Magic World, Superworld, and (insert SciFi name here) World, but those were suggested as full blown stand alones, and would take more effort. Basic Role Playing: Companion – All other rule options, that include not only a presentation of the subsystem itself, but notes on how to integrate it back into whichever core version (RQ or Stormbringer) of the rules are presented above. Errata (if not released concurrently with the first book), other magic, powers, tech. Perhaps more extensive GM advice. As stated, just dreaming. SDLeary Edited January 30, 2023 by SDLeary 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CussaMitre Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 It was mentioned here and I think that I would like to join the voices that asked that: is there any chance to update the SRD? Compared with the BGB, it's missing quite interesting rules... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barak Shathur Posted January 30, 2023 Share Posted January 30, 2023 This is some of the most exciting news I’ve heard in a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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