MOB Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 (edited) Chaosium is pleased to announce the final results of our $10,000 BRP Design Challenge! Chaosium vice president Michael O'Brien said, "We were amazed to receive 195 entries - this far exceeded our expectations. It was a difficult process whittling them down to just ten, and then pick a final three from the shortlist. Although we required submissions to be in English, it is a measure of Basic Roleplaying's world-wide appeal that the ten finalists come from Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), and the United States. The judges did not know the identities or locations of any of the entrants." Basic Roleplaying Universal Game Engine is a customizable rules system that forms the chassis of Chaosium's popular tabletop roleplaying games including Call of Cthulhu, RuneQuest and Pendragon. A new edition was released last year under the ORC license. The BRP Design Challenge is Chaosium's TTRPG design competition which financially assists new and upcoming creators in bringing their games to independent publication (be that digital or print). We seek to empower designers from all walks of life, with original ideas, concepts, and systems, with the goal of seeing all shortlisted entries eventually published independently. All BRP Design Challenge entrants including winners and finalists retain ownership of their work in its entirety. Chaosium did not require the signing over of rights of any kind in order to enter the BRP Design Challenge. Nor do we audit how winners' prize money is spent. WINNERS (alphabetical order) - each receives USD$2,500 Nuna by Tedankhamen Bonnah Season of Magic by Sam Robson Titanosphere by Rakados Nuna by Tedankhamen Bonnah: Welcome to Nuna (The Land), a world where ice entombs the old cities of men and mystical beasts stalk the tundra. Here, Inuit and Settlers (Vikings, Whalers, & Scientists) co-operate to survive, uncover the lost treasures of the frozen world, and bring them back to build their communities. Created by a NunatuKavut (Labrador Inuit) and professor of Global Society Studies, this game straddles both the indigenous and modern worlds in which the author grew up. Season of Magic by Sam Robson: How far would you go for someone in need? Play as a witch equipped with knowledge, magic, and the kind heart necessary to heal even the deepest wounds and bitterest hearts. Titanosphere by Rakados: Titanosphere immerses players in the pulp science fiction action of giant monsters, colossal mecha, and transforming heroes of classic TV shows and Monster movies using a unique bonded characters system putting them in control of both a human protagonist and a gigantic counterpart called titan. This split allows Titanosphere to seamlessly weave together scenes of human drama and action alongside earth-shaking brawls between giant monsters, robots, and super powered heroes. FINALISTS (alphabetical order) - each receives USD$500.00 A Looking Glass Jukebox by Mark Holsworth In Death by J.D. Trotter Kleio by Ian Hathaway & Errico Borro Rustbelt by Matthew Tansek Starlust Secrets by Marios Kagiasis The Prince of Masks by Steve Devaney Vanguard by Tyrant Nemesis Read summaries of all the Finalist projects here. PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD - receives an additional USD$500.00 Vanguard by Tyrant Nemesis Vanguard by Tyrant Nemesis: A cutting-edge space cruiser, lost in a remote and unexplored region of space with its worst enemy, together they must unite to survive or die separately. Aliens, scarce resources, secret experiments, deranged soldiers and conspiracies in the darkness of space are just some of the threats that will loom over the crew. All winners and finalists also receive a trophy. Chaosium thanks the 195 TTRPG creators who submitted to the BRP Design Challenge: be proud—you created something, and you put it out there! We encourage you to publish your game royalty-free under the ORC license. Check out the Chaosium primer for designing games with BRP! Edited September 28 by MOB 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreJarosch Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 4 hours ago, MOB said: "... that the ten finalists come from Australia, Canada, Germany, Greece, New Zealand, Peru, the United Kingdom (Northern Ireland), and the United States. The judges did not know the identities or locations of any of the entrants." As a german myself i am wondering which one of these ten finalists is from germany... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rsanford Posted September 28 Share Posted September 28 Wow, this reminds me of the old days when BRP Players were coalescing around Magic World and there was mounting excitement about the BRP system and brand. I LOVE IT! FANTASTIC idea on Chaosium's part! I better start saving my pennies, as I want several of these games! Congratulations winners, entrants and Chaosium! 1 1 Quote Check out our homebrew rules for freeform magic in BRP -> No reason for Ars Magica players to have all the fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted September 29 Author Share Posted September 29 (edited) On 9/28/2024 at 8:32 PM, AndreJarosch said: As a german myself i am wondering which one of these ten finalists is from germany... Edited September 29 by MOB 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted October 15 Author Share Posted October 15 (edited) Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge winner Tedankhamen Bonnah with his award trophy. Ted is a NunatuKavut (Labrador Inuit) and professor of Global Society Studies; his BRP game Nuna straddles both the indigenous and modern worlds in which he grew up. Ted's Kickstarter launches later this month. Sign up at Nuna prelaunch page to be notified when it goes live! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tedankhamen/nuna-a-roleplaying-game-of-inuit-and-iceships Edited October 15 by MOB 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted October 16 Author Share Posted October 16 Basic Roleplaying Design Challenge Finalist Mark Holsworth from Australia received his award today and sent us this photo: Mark's winning entry A Looking Glass Jukebox is a genre mashup of sixties rock bands, psychedelic absurdity, and alternate realities – the judges were captivated by Mark's elevator pitch: "It is Spinal Tap through the looking glass, The Beatles on The Magical Mystery Tour, The Monkeys in Head, The Archies knocking on The Doors of Perception, and The Partridge Family on acid…" We look forward to seeing the finished project, it will be quite a trip! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted Saturday at 04:14 AM Author Share Posted Saturday at 04:14 AM (edited) BRP Design Challenge finalist Steve Devaney (USA) showing off his award. The judges were intrigued by Steve's entry The Prince of Masks, described as "a surreal, baroque, dark fantasy setting inspired by psychological archetypes, and mythological/religious symbolism." We're looking forward to seeing the final version! Edited yesterday at 12:04 PM by MOB 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOB Posted yesterday at 12:20 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 12:20 PM Here's Nick Hebdon aka Rakados of 🇺🇸 with his Winner's Award in the #BRP Design Challenge. Nick's winning submission TITANOSPHERE "weaves together scenes of human drama and action alongside earth-shaking brawls between giant monsters, robots, and super powered heroes." So cool! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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