Jakob Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 7 hours ago, NickMiddleton said: The contents list somewhat echoes the BGB; and Jason has been working on a streamlined BRP for LotMS, alongside his other duties. And given the timescales, and Chaosium’s wider slate of material, my guess is this is more likely an evolution / streamlining of the BGB rather than an extensive, radical re-write. I would speculate that some options have been trimmed, possibly for future supplements, and others refined with lessons learned since 2008. But we will know soon enough. This would be my preferred scenario - everything from LotMS I've seen yet looks pretty great, and also, Jason mentioned somewhere that he was aiming for his Stormbringer sweet spot of complexity for it, which is just right for me. If this ends up being a streamlined BRP that takes LotMS as its core (which, if I remember correctly, would include passions, relationsships and a - new? - psionics system) and adds in classic BRP-subsystems in a consistent way, I think I'd be totally on board with it. 2 Quote My RPG Blog: Swanosaurus - A Fierce and Beautiful Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barak Shathur Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 This is most excellent news! Will definitely get it. I vote for the RQ3 weapon table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GothmogIV Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 I sent an email to the president of Chaosium, and he said this book was in a list of other books that they are going to bring to Roll20, so that sparks total joy in my world! My favorite system, hands-down! 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 12 hours ago, DreadDomain said: I am both excited and terrified! I've said before, the content of BGB is awesome. I hope it won't be (too) watered down. Hopefully, it will be awesomer! And I have learned a new word to use when I talk about Chaosium! awesomer! . And I will try to coin one new phrase... Great new tested BRP rules for your RQ G tables for those who dig! 1 1 Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Excellent, and it's on DrivethruRPG, which means it's effectively free for me! Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, Bill the barbarian said: And I have learned a new word to use when I talk about Chaosium! awesomer! Somebody at work used the phrase "Awesome sausome" today 😮 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShadow Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 Loving the cover design. A great updated take on the familiar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barak Shathur Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 7 minutes ago, TheShadow said: Loving the cover design. A great updated take on the familiar. Agree, it looks fantastic! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill the barbarian Posted March 21, 2023 Share Posted March 21, 2023 1 hour ago, soltakss said: Excellent, and it's on DrivethruRPG, which means it's effectively free for me! Yep, me too! oh awesome sauce is a thing over here... awesome sausome... i hope never becomes one! Quote ... remember, with a TARDIS, one is never late for breakfast! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baron Wulfraed Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) 6 hours ago, soltakss said: Somebody at work used the phrase "Awesome sausome" today 😮 If they had a rainbow striped hair style -- it was Rainbow Dash in transmuted body 😲 Or "20% awesomer" Edited March 22, 2023 by Baron Wulfraed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smiorgan Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 (edited) I love that the late Steve Perrin is credited alongside Jason. The original BRP system is really his great legacy to the RPG community. Edited March 23, 2023 by smiorgan 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Meints Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/20/2023 at 5:54 PM, jackleg2010 said: I am going to wait for a print version. I'd considering buying the PDF from Chaosium when it comes out and then get that money as a discount coupon when the printed book becomes available later this year. Best of both worlds. 3 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Meints Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 10:02 AM, GothmogIV said: I sent an email to the president of Chaosium, and he said this book was in a list of other books that they are going to bring to Roll20, so that sparks total joy in my world! My favorite system, hands-down! Name dropper... 🙂 Chaosium wants to get all of our product lines on Roll20, it's just a matter of time and resources. 1 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Meints Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 12:13 PM, soltakss said: Excellent, and it's on DrivethruRPG, which means it's effectively free for me! To be clear, buying the previous edition of a book does not automatically mean you will be getting a new edition of a book for free as some sort of upgrade. People who bought RQ Classic did not get RQG for free, just like people who bought CoC 6th edition did not get CoC 7th edition for free when it came out. Sure, small tweaks to an existing book mean you get an updated PDF. That doesn't apply to this project. Unless I am missing some perks you get on DTRPG, like you have store credit or similar. 1 Quote Hope that Helps,Rick Meints - Chaosium, Inc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 37 minutes ago, Rick Meints said: Unless I am missing some perks you get on DTRPG, like you have store credit or similar I have DTRPG Credit due to Jonstown Compendium sales, so I use that for purchases on DTRPG, making them effectively free for me. 6 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 49 minutes ago, Rick Meints said: ... Unless I am missing some perks you get on DTRPG, like you have store credit or similar. 10 minutes ago, soltakss said: I have DTRPG Credit due to Jonstown Compendium sales, so I use that for purchases on DTRPG, making them effectively free for me. I had thought @soltakss' status (as on the more-successful side of JC authors) clearly implied some DTRPG store credit. OTOH, I'm a little surprised he hasn't already burned through it (buying much of the other JC awesomeness)! On the gripping hand, Rick's clarification: 52 minutes ago, Rick Meints said: To be clear, buying the previous edition of a book does not automatically mean you will be getting a new edition of a book for free as some sort of upgrade. People who bought RQ Classic did not get RQG for free, just like people who bought CoC 6th edition did not get CoC 7th edition for free when it came out. Sure, small tweaks to an existing book mean you get an updated PDF. That doesn't apply to this project. seems entirely-apt, as it's not clear why the new book should or would would be "free for you." Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nakana Posted March 22, 2023 Share Posted March 22, 2023 Given that the BGB was just on sale for a $1 at DTRPG I wouldn’t expect to get the new book as an update. Curious to know what the specifics will be for the pdf to physical book discount. Correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t pdf files included with the purchase of a physical book on Chaosium’s site? This makes me think the price for the pdf in April won’t be “full price” of a book. Quote BGB = BRP Gold. New book = BRP Platinum. Stay metal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jajagappa Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 30 minutes ago, Nakana said: Correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t pdf files included with the purchase of a physical book on Chaosium’s site? When the book and pdf are released at the same time, yes. When the pdf is released first, then they usually provide a coupon for the difference when the book is subsequently released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questbird Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 On 3/21/2023 at 9:41 PM, Joerg said: The acronym BRUGE reminds both me and google of Bruges/Brügge, the biggest city in central Europe in the middle ages and financial capital of the Hanseatic League(s). I prefer BRUGE for the re-release. BRP always sounded like..burp. I suppose time has contracted Role Playing to role-playing to Roleplaying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) 13 minutes ago, Questbird said: I prefer BRUGE for the re-release. BRP always sounded like burp... What??!? You don't like hanging out with us on burp-central??!? Edited March 23, 2023 by g33k 2 Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jakob Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 21 minutes ago, g33k said: What??!? You don't like hanging out with us on burp-central??!? Why should the GURPS fans have all the fun if we can be BURP fans? Quote My RPG Blog: Swanosaurus - A Fierce and Beautiful Creature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted March 23, 2023 Author Share Posted March 23, 2023 (edited) With Basic Roleplaying: Universal Game Engine, you can go anywhere and become anyone. Where will you go first? Read more: https://buff.ly/42yybmL Art by Loïc Muzy, whose award-winning work you can see on such Chaosium releases as Berlin the Wicked City, Petersen Field Guide to Lovecraftian Horrors, the Malleous Monstrorum, and the forthcoming Cults of RuneQuest. Edited March 23, 2023 by MOB 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soltakss Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 7 hours ago, g33k said: OTOH, I'm a little surprised he hasn't already burned through it (buying much of the other JC awesomeness)! I do buy all Jonstown Compendium supplements and use my DTRPG Credit to do so. I also pay contributors, artists, and so on with that credit. However, I have more than enough credit remaining to buy whatever I want. The Jonstown Compendium has been good to me. 2 1 Quote Simon Phipp - Caldmore Chameleon - Wallowing in my elitism since 1982. Many Systems, One Family. Just a fanboy. www.soltakss.com/index.html Jonstown Compendium author. Find my contributions here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Mohrfield Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 What’s ironic is that the BRP system built it’s reputation on settings that have no Orcs. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baphomet69 Posted March 23, 2023 Share Posted March 23, 2023 14 hours ago, Nakana said: Given that the BGB was just on sale for a $1 at DTRPG I wouldn’t expect to get the new book as an update. Curious to know what the specifics will be for the pdf to physical book discount. Correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t pdf files included with the purchase of a physical book on Chaosium’s site? This makes me think the price for the pdf in April won’t be “full price” of a book. The pdf won’t be the full price of the book, but if you buy the pdf now at the pdf price that amount is taken off the price of the physical book when it’s released so that in the end, you pay standard price for the physical book and received the pdf effectively “free”. Just in two installments, and without having to wait for the info in digital form. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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