AndrewMorton Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I used to play Chaosiums Ring World a lot back in the 80's - a friend used to run it. I'd love to find a copy that won't require a mortgage to buy. Do you think there is any chance Chaosium could be persuaded to re-issue it as a pdf? Quote No Gods - No Masters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I used to play Chaosiums Ring World a lot back in the 80's - a friend used to run it. I'd love to find a copy that won't require a mortgage to buy. Do you think there is any chance Chaosium could be persuaded to re-issue it as a pdf? Incredibly unlikely. A few die-hard Ringworld fans encouraged Lynn Willis and Charlie Krank to pursue this option as part of an attempt to perhaps writing a Known Space game. However, although Larry Niven had no problem with the idea (or of reissuing the Ringworld RPG), his agent, who handles the licensing, instructed that various film and TV contracts preclude a roleplaying game version from appearing. Obviously the Ringworld rules could be stripped from the Ringworld-specifics, and some have for use in BRP, but you'd be left with a very vanilla-flavoured SF game. But a PDF version of the full Ringworld just won't happen: its not only out of print, but the license lapsed, and can't be renewed, many years ago. Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merak Gren Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 The BRP book contains suggestions on running Scifi campaigns and includes rules for some hi tech hardware. You won't get the same rules as Ringworld, but it will be pretty close. Just read up on Ringworld and BRP should help you on your way. Quote Likes to sneak around 115/420 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SDLeary Posted December 13, 2008 Share Posted December 13, 2008 I think they would have done so already if they could or intended to. Superworld is up there for example. As Lawrence said above, it is probably licensing. That being said, there are fan efforts. This site is a good start: Larry Niven's Ringworld ...and if your looking for something harder or to add harder elements to your vision of the Ringworld, I'd encourage you to check out the Cthulhu Rising monograph, and the associate web site: [ CTHULHU RISING: CALL OF CTHULHU ROLEPLAYING IN THE 23RD CENTURY ] SDLeary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndrewMorton Posted December 14, 2008 Author Share Posted December 14, 2008 I did wonder if it was a Licence issue. It's a shame because it was a great game. Quote No Gods - No Masters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawrence.whitaker Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I did wonder if it was a Licence issue. It's a shame because it was a great game. The license was pulled not long after the original game was published. Film rights were sold and they precluded the license to the gaming rights. Hence, an entire campaign pack planned for Ringworld never saw print, even though the components were commissioned and written. So this was circa 1986/87. The passage of time clearly hasn't changed matters, which were investigated in 2004 for a possible Known Space game. My understanding is that the SF Channel had commissioned a Ringworld mini-series for TV broadcast, but I've no idea where that stands. Clearly though, the licensing ties-up the whole Known Space IP, and not just Ringworld. Quote The Design Mechanism: Publishers of Mythras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ottomancer Posted December 14, 2008 Share Posted December 14, 2008 I seem to remember at Continuum this year Charlie Krank said pretty much what Lawrence explained in his post above, and said the situation looked unlikely to change. :ohwell: Quote River of Heaven - Science Fiction Roleplaying in the 28th Century http://riverofheaven.d101games.co.uk/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joseph Paul Posted December 26, 2008 Share Posted December 26, 2008 Set up a saved search on Ebay. That way you can see the stuff show up with out having to spend time trolling for it. You would be surprised how often stuff that you now is a high ticket item goes for fairly cheap. Also check other bookseller services like Alibris. Quote __________________ Joseph Paul "Nothing partys like a rental" explains the enduring popularity of prostitution.:eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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