I’m in the camp that wants an Elder Scrolls TTRPG, but one that does NOT use the D20 system. It could even feasibly happen but it would have to be pretty fleshed out and set in a suitable Era. I would put it well after Skyrim in a time when the Empire and the Thalmor have all collapsed, and it's a new fractured age where not even the old provinces are wholly united amongst themselves. High Rock would thrive in this environment. I'd also include solo or one-on-one play as the default since I honestly think being the lone wandering adventurer and single Hero is what makes Elder Scrolls shine, but there would be optional mechanics for traditional group play. Characters could of course be the same races you could be in the video games, maybe with options for local variants (Colovian Imperials vs. Nibenese Imperials as an example). The classes you could choose from in Morrowind and Oblivion would be there, such as unique ones like Witch Hunter or Acrobat. I would add story hooks to make suitable Elder Scrolls-type supernatural threats, but also ones of a more local level. Exploring would be the main "loop" here, as that is what Elder Scrolls games are good at, letting you get lost in their worlds. Maybe progression can be measured not in how many monsters you slay but just in the type and quantity and potency of your experiences as you adventure around. I'd also love a TTRPG of the Vampyr game or even its whole universe. The vampires in that world come in many different "species" like the ekons who are essentially the "classic" vampire that Stoker popularized. Then you've got the Vulkods, a bestial hulking vampire that stands out amongst people. There are also people in that universe called Banishers who banish or lay to rest the spirits of the dead who have not moved on. The Banishers were introduced in their own game, and I would be elated if they added the other horror classic: the werewolf. I love things like the Chronicles of Darkness (favorite TTRPG setting I have to say) and even parts of the old World of Darkness, and I very much backed Curseborne so I could see similar monsters, but I want more! Vampyr's worldbuilding and vampires feel so fresh, even if there does seem to be some inspiration they took from World of Darkness. If it was just one book like Curseborne, I'd let everyone have access to whatever monster or supernatural type. Banishers and Vampires can work together, or it can be an all vampire game of just the different vampire species. I could see the same drive and gameplay loop being similar to its CofD, where you must struggle to accept or defy your current state while navigating both visceral threats and political machinations and personal relationships.
@@HorizonSilver for Elder Scrolls a d100(percentile) system seems closer to the game system. As for magic, idk, but Basic Roleplaying from Chaosium, maybe Mythras or Mythras Imperative could be more appropriate cores for ES.
Having just finished the Silent Hill 2 remake, I would say Silent Hill! But Locus is Silent Hill without the license so I’m set in that area. Then I thought “Final Fantasy”! But Fabula Ultima had that covered. So I’ll go with”Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magicka Obscura”
I designed a bit of a Digimon TTRPG system because I wanted to explore the how implications of virtual pet systems and self-betterment through mutual support themes seemed like they could blend, and the answer seemed to be "really well through the lens of a TTRPG". I had designed the Digimon to represent one core value - based on either the Crests from Adventure 1 like Courage or their still virtuous subversions like Prudence. Betraying that value would give you a Care Mistake. Reflexively embodying it would give you a Bond Point to be spent by using their special powers. For example if you spent a Bond Point with Commandramon you could have them gift someone a grenade for later use. Doing something that truly embodied that value could, if the Tamer was a high enough level and the Digimon had been alive for enough in-game days, unlock the next evolution. It would also completely refill Bond Points and undo one Care Mistake. Each in game day consisted of three meals and you needed to make sure your Digimon was fed and that they slept comfortably or you would get another Care Mistake for each of those violation. Whatever you feed your Digimon would give a different stat boost until their next meal, and the trend in their diet was tracked to determine the evolution they would unlock. Branching evolution like that is the heart of many V-Pets like Chao and Tamagotchi so as a way to determine if Agumon became Greymon, Tyrannomon, Tuskmon, GeoGreymon or Veedramom it seemed like a perfect fit. Evolution was temporary but every use moved their next reincarnation closer. The amount of "Lifespan" they had for doing this with increased with Tamer Level. The big catch was - Care Mistake could lead to Dark Digivolution. In fact once you got over three Care Mistake you would have a ten percent chance to Dark Digivolution for each Care Mistake that would be applied every time you tried to Digivolve. Dark Digivolution is when a Digimon becomes so corrupted it just rampages, and we have even seen Dark Digivolutions kill their Tamers in certain media. (Probably worth noting Digimon has always had some kinship with the horror genre.) The main difference between a death by Life Span and death by Care Mistake is that the Care Mistake death would destroy the Digimon's base self - being reborn with no memories and unable to be reborn with the same Value System (Courage Digimon must become something else like a Levity Digimon)... essentially the being that used to build itself off of that indestructible spark of life hated being bonded to you so much it chose destruction. Virtual Pets do love inflicting trauma after-all... You Chao Garden fans know what I am taking about! UNFORTUNATELY I have abandoned it because the base system that I designed for my Digimon, Sonic, Zelda, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Star-Fox tabletop games has instead become the basis for the video game that I am now making. The finer points of the Virtual Pet / Self Betterment system are FAAAR too Digimon coded.
@@TheGentlemanGamer It's playable enough that I have done one-shots but not exactly fully populated with balanced creatures and full evolution trees. If you want to try the basic system I would be happy to send you it, BUT as you can imagine that would take several full campaigns to flesh out properly in balance and setting regards. But even without that the Digital Character Sheet for players exists for easing the experience on their end. I had actually been making the tools in Visual Studios for making for mass production of the +1000 Digimon species when I was attending a gaming conference and my priorities got shifted. To put it simply it devs that I had basically already created the tools for some of the harder challenges that I would face in making a Tactical RPG meets Zelda-lite puzzle-dungeon game. One problem with my unfinished Digimon TTRPG is that I hadn't written the setting, but Digimon's setting is basically inherently flexible due to the fact every piece of media is different universe. Bandai, and following their lead Toei, made the smart decision to make Digimon feel like a real urban myth in that regard - any two pieces of Digimon media are ALMOST as different as any two pieces of ghost or vampire media. As you can imagine that makes it deeply creatively compelling as a potential TTRPG target. Basically as long as you can take some variant of the idea that creating Cyberspace created an artificial astral plane that created a bridge to an unknown dimension filled with potential familiars who will soul-bond with humans which uses their bestiary and evolution-tiers, you're golden. In my basic setting premise I compared it to any structure where the dream world is a bridge to the fairy/yokai world (which I actually populated with two real extra dimensions from Digimon lore, The Dark Ocean which is a dream-born world, and Witchelny which is a world like Digital world except it's base rules are written in "Sorcery" instead of "Digi-Code") BUT with one vital difference; our collision with the Dreamscape has had billions of years to come to a relative rest. I also had plans for two Tamer Groups, free-range and "The Data Inspectors", which was very loosely inspired by both Mage and Vampire since they provide a handy-dandy blueprint for the Urban Fantasy side of the setting... Doesn't hurt that Digimon is generally a bit more horror coded than most Monster Taming franchises (except SMT) anyway with it's trend towards psychological, and survival themes. (Plus the trend of the God of the Digital World often being a Boltzmann Brain take on the Demiurge doesn't hurt those vibes. Nor does Digimon's love of eldritch vibes, like the multiverse watching Eaters that exist outside the colliding realities, which once malfunctioned and started consuming a couple of them instead...)
This might be a weird choice but I think Paradise Killer might interesting. It’s got a fun vapor wave aesthetic, a variety of characters from the immortal cult Syndicate members, mortal citizens and guards, demons and the interference of demons and gods. Whether you focus on murder mysteries like the game itself or have the characters caught up in political schemes or the plots of the otherworldly beings interested in the island and fighting demons I think it could have a lot of potential. Also Prey 2017 in a Mothership like sci-fi survival horror set up could be a lot of fun.
I just stumbled upon an article talking about a fan translation of an Earthbound game that involves dice and cards, but I would love to just see adventures in Eagleland (I think was what they called the world of Earthbound). You could have your own characters that could be similar or different than the main 4 in any of the installments. My primary amusement from each one was the items and the humor. Maybe having some form of random generator for adventures could keep the spontaneity alive. On a similar note, a TTRPG of Kingdom Of Loathing could be great if it also managed to keep the humor fresh. Maybe somehow tie Cards Against Humanity into it so you get the pop culture references.
Arcanum came out too close to the end of TSR's lifespan to get tabletop conversion, and the coastal wizards pretty much ignored TSR properties for most of the past 25 years. And that's probably okay. I love the magic/tech conflict; it would make a lot of trouble for a mixed party, but the idea of having your players decide which side the party will lean into or if they will try to split the difference is actually really interesting. Reject Ork return to Half-Ogre. Settings with limitations and strong themes are inspiring and are generally better, with tailored rules and themes that pull the players in.
If a Disco Elysium RPG was made, I don't think I'd be particularly interested in the mechanics, but if there was something like a GURPS sourcebook that was mostly just elaborating on the world, describing characters in it, and maybe an interesting mechanic or two, that'd be really cool.
Morrowind specifically because of its alien nature would be a fantastic RPG setting to explore. I'd almost be tempted to release different provinces as separate games to not water down the experience.
Well there was that botched ‘official’ attempt that came out as having heavily ripped off an old D&D module, which might have put a halt on things. It’s strange as Matt Mercer ran a pretty good Eldar scrolls home brew one shot on TH-cam a while back but again nothing ever came of it.
Rimworld. Vague world where DLC's add new shit you can choose from, random character generation, strangers falling down to a strange planet with different backgrounds, random events, and rabid squirrels. It practically writes itself.
I think I once saw an advert for a Masquerade game set in a Bioshock adjacent setting, where a Camarilla splinter group, partly tired of the set in stone sort of hierarchy in which they couldn't advance, helped fund the whole undersea colony thing, and there was some sort of disconnect from the mainland. I've never actually played Bioshock mind you, so not sure how closely they were following that. It also didn't line up with my schedule so I didn't apply. No idea how it turned out.
Halo would make a good role-playing game. It had a big universe because of all the novels. You have a game in the colonies fight against Earth or a game fighting aliens.
There was a game about it so it counts. The SAW TTRPG needs three things: a limb system, traps must puzzle combat encounters, a way to adjust traps to fit PC Bonds. There is like dozen of these movies. There are very fleshed out formulas for plot progression. There are three types of roles: police, victim, and apprentice. Players can flow freely between them. They are potentially antagonistic towards each other. Police look for victims. Victims try to survive traps of the apprentice. Apprentice fights against the police. If you are Mark Hoffman, you are potentially all three.
Okay, if we’re to take digital roleplaying games off the table, I can a think of a few I’d enjoy, though for very different reasons. I’ll attempt to include some vague systems/mechanics ideas too. Starting off, let’s go for Dark Pictures Anthology (by the creators of Until Dawn). An anthology horror rpg designed for one shots and short campaigns, I see it as light on rules, heavy on tone, with one or two special rules for each horror genre, and a premonition mechanic triggered by discovering photos. The Gm (Curator) would give you a few cryptic hints about a possible death (maybe throw in a reroll at the critical). And depending on production values, premade photo handouts could also be cool; creepy images that symbolise the threat broadly, with the hint providing specific information. Also, if the rules and character creation were simple enough, it would be interesting if players could control two Pc’s at once (optional, of course), so that lethality could be applied properly. Curator could have a split counter that allows them to scatter the party once enough points have been accumulated, story beats hit etc.
... oddly enough, there's a game quite similar to the latter already: a one-page ttrpg called Everyone Is John. The players collectively play the voices in the head of a man name John.
Okay I know this is kind of cheating since it started as a webcomic and I know the fandom (as well as the creator) has a bad rep, but hear me out. Homestuck. The game it involves (Sburb or Sgrub depending on which species is playing it) would be interesting to explore further. The class and aspect system has been touched on but never fully delved into, the denizens likewise were glanced over with enough information given to make them interesting, each player getting a planet with their own individual quests, etc. That said it is definitely partially scripted. An example of established anchor points is evil moon v good moon, the goal to murder or otherwise take the power granting rings away from the evil rulers unless external actions make things go off the rails (those external factors happen quite regularly), the space player needing to create the ultimate frog, the first run being fated to fail to some degree, and the prize at the end being survival coupled with presiding over a new universe unless external factors mess with things (which has happened). The downside, however, would be that it’d be a bit difficult to run in the traditional group gathered around a table sense. A lot of the characters did their quests solo or in pairs while usually only interacting through messengers unless they were on one of the dream moons until they reached the final stages. The only way I could see it working without putting an over abundance of work on a singular GM is if it was either A) handled like solo games that happened to converge, or B) set up a rotating GM system so a player could run things for another player. That last daisy chain option kind of reflects how the connections happen in the comic, but not entirely. If that’s too cheat-y for folks my backup would be the dot Hack series. Not Link. Link was a way to explain what happened in the other media that was getting harder to get ahold of because, like above, the continuity wasn’t just locked to the games. My reasoning is that IMOQ and G.U. (as well as the non-video game stories surrounding them) have really compelling world building, actively focus on how the characters are handling things from both a psychological and quest side, and has high stakes. Compared to the above it’d be a lot easier to implement. The World is an MMO. It already has classes that have been fully delved into. The plot lines, while not the same, do parallel one another to the point where setting up a new big bad would be easy. No fancy alternate systems needed.
@@TheGentlemanGamer I have discovered there is a dot Hack ttrpg. It just only exists in Japanese outside of fan translations and never got a standalone publication, only being printed in certain issues of a magazine back in 2003. As one can assume it is an incredibly simplified rules light version and only pertains to R:1 (the version on the MMO used in IMOQ, SIGN, and the other things covered under Project .hack).
@@TheGentlemanGamer I have discovered there is a dot hack ttrpg by the name of Infinite Generation. It just only exists in Japanese outside of fan translations and never got a standalone publication, only being printed in certain issues of a magazine back in 2003. As one can assume it is an incredibly simplified rules light version and only pertains to R:1 (the version of the MMO used in IMOQ, SIGN, and the other things covered under Project dot hack).
I would really enjoy an RPG set in the We happy few universe. When I played the game I didn't really enjoy the gameplay but I loved the setting of wellington wells and would love to create a character and play in that world in a TTRPG. There could also be some interesting things you could do with the drug Joy and have it tie in to dice rolls to give bonuses or drawbacks.
X-Com 2. Specifically 2, as you would be doing small guerilla actions in general. Multiple “classes” and abilities, lots of tense of role play if you wanted (especially abandoning a mission or leave behind a squad mate). I’m not sure what systems could be used for it, but whenever I have to mix tech and psychics, I tend to default to Shadowrun.
Might be quite niche but would absolutely love a Guild wars 2 TTRPG, it’s practically built for it! I’d love to play a giant horned cat living in a steampunk version of imperial Rome!
Control could be really interesting. Liminal spaces and psychic abilities galore, with a healthy dose of kafkaesque bueracracy and office humour thrown in. System wise, I think something inane but dense, like the older editions of Paranoia.
Persona. not quite sure how I would build that game. But I would love to do a persona type of game. That and ( not a computer game) Power rangers.. yes there was an "official one" but it was nothing short of a chash grab. ill be kind and call it a hot unplayable mess. for persona I suppose characters would be built around achitypes. this could be around tarrot arcana or possibly just like five man band type architypes? not sure. then I suppose you have to ask the question. do you get to rotate out persona or do you build your own as part of charatcer creation and then that is just your persona? I dont know. as for power rangers. I am not totally sure off the top of my head. what I thought was something similar to play books but you like stitch two togetehr? so you get a hero playbook and a social playbook. who are you in suit and out of suit and you have different abilities for different aspects of the charatcer? not totally sure. oh and yakuza. I would love to see someone at least try. it woudl be skill based. probably something along the lines of savage worlds than say cthuhu.
Zelda, have young teenagers that love Zelda, and your grandmother wants you to keep them out of her hair that afternoon. So you are charge with translating Zelda into WotC3e D&D/Star Wars, then WoD vampire, WEG d6 Star Wars, and AD&D. not for getting TMNT. And at one time or another we ran Ravenloft: Curse of Strahd with every game system till it was TMNT and the Xmen staircase surfing on large shields. AD&D2e Ravenloft monster manual was Castlevania.
@@TheGentlemanGamer This IP has many dedicated fans, has tons of lore (future sourcebooks), 4 main games in the gameline, comics, books and an upcoming TV show. This would sell well and has great RP potencial.
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I’m in the camp that wants an Elder Scrolls TTRPG, but one that does NOT use the D20 system. It could even feasibly happen but it would have to be pretty fleshed out and set in a suitable Era. I would put it well after Skyrim in a time when the Empire and the Thalmor have all collapsed, and it's a new fractured age where not even the old provinces are wholly united amongst themselves. High Rock would thrive in this environment. I'd also include solo or one-on-one play as the default since I honestly think being the lone wandering adventurer and single Hero is what makes Elder Scrolls shine, but there would be optional mechanics for traditional group play. Characters could of course be the same races you could be in the video games, maybe with options for local variants (Colovian Imperials vs. Nibenese Imperials as an example). The classes you could choose from in Morrowind and Oblivion would be there, such as unique ones like Witch Hunter or Acrobat. I would add story hooks to make suitable Elder Scrolls-type supernatural threats, but also ones of a more local level. Exploring would be the main "loop" here, as that is what Elder Scrolls games are good at, letting you get lost in their worlds. Maybe progression can be measured not in how many monsters you slay but just in the type and quantity and potency of your experiences as you adventure around.
I'd also love a TTRPG of the Vampyr game or even its whole universe. The vampires in that world come in many different "species" like the ekons who are essentially the "classic" vampire that Stoker popularized. Then you've got the Vulkods, a bestial hulking vampire that stands out amongst people. There are also people in that universe called Banishers who banish or lay to rest the spirits of the dead who have not moved on. The Banishers were introduced in their own game, and I would be elated if they added the other horror classic: the werewolf. I love things like the Chronicles of Darkness (favorite TTRPG setting I have to say) and even parts of the old World of Darkness, and I very much backed Curseborne so I could see similar monsters, but I want more! Vampyr's worldbuilding and vampires feel so fresh, even if there does seem to be some inspiration they took from World of Darkness. If it was just one book like Curseborne, I'd let everyone have access to whatever monster or supernatural type. Banishers and Vampires can work together, or it can be an all vampire game of just the different vampire species. I could see the same drive and gameplay loop being similar to its CofD, where you must struggle to accept or defy your current state while navigating both visceral threats and political machinations and personal relationships.
I agree. Too much ends up shoehorned into the 5e system just for the sake of sales. Which admittedly is a potent lure.
@@HorizonSilver for Elder Scrolls a d100(percentile) system seems closer to the game system. As for magic, idk, but Basic Roleplaying from Chaosium, maybe Mythras or Mythras Imperative could be more appropriate cores for ES.
Having just finished the Silent Hill 2 remake, I would say Silent Hill! But Locus is Silent Hill without the license so I’m set in that area. Then I thought “Final Fantasy”! But Fabula Ultima had that covered. So I’ll go with”Arcanum: of Steamworks and Magicka Obscura”
I just watched Mandalore Gaming's Arcanum video last week, pretty good choice.
You're the second person to mention Arcanum in the comments. Interesting!
I designed a bit of a Digimon TTRPG system because I wanted to explore the how implications of virtual pet systems and self-betterment through mutual support themes seemed like they could blend, and the answer seemed to be "really well through the lens of a TTRPG".
I had designed the Digimon to represent one core value - based on either the Crests from Adventure 1 like Courage or their still virtuous subversions like Prudence. Betraying that value would give you a Care Mistake. Reflexively embodying it would give you a Bond Point to be spent by using their special powers. For example if you spent a Bond Point with Commandramon you could have them gift someone a grenade for later use. Doing something that truly embodied that value could, if the Tamer was a high enough level and the Digimon had been alive for enough in-game days, unlock the next evolution. It would also completely refill Bond Points and undo one Care Mistake.
Each in game day consisted of three meals and you needed to make sure your Digimon was fed and that they slept comfortably or you would get another Care Mistake for each of those violation. Whatever you feed your Digimon would give a different stat boost until their next meal, and the trend in their diet was tracked to determine the evolution they would unlock. Branching evolution like that is the heart of many V-Pets like Chao and Tamagotchi so as a way to determine if Agumon became Greymon, Tyrannomon, Tuskmon, GeoGreymon or Veedramom it seemed like a perfect fit. Evolution was temporary but every use moved their next reincarnation closer. The amount of "Lifespan" they had for doing this with increased with Tamer Level.
The big catch was - Care Mistake could lead to Dark Digivolution. In fact once you got over three Care Mistake you would have a ten percent chance to Dark Digivolution for each Care Mistake that would be applied every time you tried to Digivolve. Dark Digivolution is when a Digimon becomes so corrupted it just rampages, and we have even seen Dark Digivolutions kill their Tamers in certain media. (Probably worth noting Digimon has always had some kinship with the horror genre.)
The main difference between a death by Life Span and death by Care Mistake is that the Care Mistake death would destroy the Digimon's base self - being reborn with no memories and unable to be reborn with the same Value System (Courage Digimon must become something else like a Levity Digimon)... essentially the being that used to build itself off of that indestructible spark of life hated being bonded to you so much it chose destruction. Virtual Pets do love inflicting trauma after-all... You Chao Garden fans know what I am taking about!
UNFORTUNATELY I have abandoned it because the base system that I designed for my Digimon, Sonic, Zelda, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Star-Fox tabletop games has instead become the basis for the video game that I am now making. The finer points of the Virtual Pet / Self Betterment system are FAAAR too Digimon coded.
I appreciate the amount of work you've put into it!
@@TheGentlemanGamer It's playable enough that I have done one-shots but not exactly fully populated with balanced creatures and full evolution trees. If you want to try the basic system I would be happy to send you it, BUT as you can imagine that would take several full campaigns to flesh out properly in balance and setting regards.
But even without that the Digital Character Sheet for players exists for easing the experience on their end.
I had actually been making the tools in Visual Studios for making for mass production of the +1000 Digimon species when I was attending a gaming conference and my priorities got shifted. To put it simply it devs that I had basically already created the tools for some of the harder challenges that I would face in making a Tactical RPG meets Zelda-lite puzzle-dungeon game.
One problem with my unfinished Digimon TTRPG is that I hadn't written the setting, but Digimon's setting is basically inherently flexible due to the fact every piece of media is different universe. Bandai, and following their lead Toei, made the smart decision to make Digimon feel like a real urban myth in that regard - any two pieces of Digimon media are ALMOST as different as any two pieces of ghost or vampire media. As you can imagine that makes it deeply creatively compelling as a potential TTRPG target. Basically as long as you can take some variant of the idea that creating Cyberspace created an artificial astral plane that created a bridge to an unknown dimension filled with potential familiars who will soul-bond with humans which uses their bestiary and evolution-tiers, you're golden.
In my basic setting premise I compared it to any structure where the dream world is a bridge to the fairy/yokai world (which I actually populated with two real extra dimensions from Digimon lore, The Dark Ocean which is a dream-born world, and Witchelny which is a world like Digital world except it's base rules are written in "Sorcery" instead of "Digi-Code") BUT with one vital difference; our collision with the Dreamscape has had billions of years to come to a relative rest. I also had plans for two Tamer Groups, free-range and "The Data Inspectors", which was very loosely inspired by both Mage and Vampire since they provide a handy-dandy blueprint for the Urban Fantasy side of the setting... Doesn't hurt that Digimon is generally a bit more horror coded than most Monster Taming franchises (except SMT) anyway with it's trend towards psychological, and survival themes. (Plus the trend of the God of the Digital World often being a Boltzmann Brain take on the Demiurge doesn't hurt those vibes. Nor does Digimon's love of eldritch vibes, like the multiverse watching Eaters that exist outside the colliding realities, which once malfunctioned and started consuming a couple of them instead...)
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This might be a weird choice but I think Paradise Killer might interesting. It’s got a fun vapor wave aesthetic, a variety of characters from the immortal cult Syndicate members, mortal citizens and guards, demons and the interference of demons and gods. Whether you focus on murder mysteries like the game itself or have the characters caught up in political schemes or the plots of the otherworldly beings interested in the island and fighting demons I think it could have a lot of potential.
Also Prey 2017 in a Mothership like sci-fi survival horror set up could be a lot of fun.
I just stumbled upon an article talking about a fan translation of an Earthbound game that involves dice and cards, but I would love to just see adventures in Eagleland (I think was what they called the world of Earthbound). You could have your own characters that could be similar or different than the main 4 in any of the installments. My primary amusement from each one was the items and the humor. Maybe having some form of random generator for adventures could keep the spontaneity alive.
On a similar note, a TTRPG of Kingdom Of Loathing could be great if it also managed to keep the humor fresh. Maybe somehow tie Cards Against Humanity into it so you get the pop culture references.
I'm going to have to seek out the Earthbound RPG...
Arcanum came out too close to the end of TSR's lifespan to get tabletop conversion, and the coastal wizards pretty much ignored TSR properties for most of the past 25 years. And that's probably okay.
I love the magic/tech conflict; it would make a lot of trouble for a mixed party, but the idea of having your players decide which side the party will lean into or if they will try to split the difference is actually really interesting.
Reject Ork return to Half-Ogre.
Settings with limitations and strong themes are inspiring and are generally better, with tailored rules and themes that pull the players in.
I sadly suspect Arcanum has been widely forgotten.
Pretty sure I will be the only one saying this, but I will say it anyway: KKND, Rock and Roll Racing, and/or Secret of Evermore.
Tell me how you'd turn Rock and Roll Racing into an RPG! I'm intrigued.
If a Disco Elysium RPG was made, I don't think I'd be particularly interested in the mechanics, but if there was something like a GURPS sourcebook that was mostly just elaborating on the world, describing characters in it, and maybe an interesting mechanic or two, that'd be really cool.
I agree, that would be a superb way to handle it.
Fallout has been done. So I'd like to see The Elder Scrolls.
@@GertrudePerkins I'm surprised it hasn't been yet!
Heavy agree.
Morrowind specifically because of its alien nature would be a fantastic RPG setting to explore.
I'd almost be tempted to release different provinces as separate games to not water down the experience.
Well there was that botched ‘official’ attempt that came out as having heavily ripped off an old D&D module, which might have put a halt on things. It’s strange as Matt Mercer ran a pretty good Eldar scrolls home brew one shot on TH-cam a while back but again nothing ever came of it.
IDK if it's official, but it has been done. The Skyrim RPG uses the Shadowdark system & it's called Shadowrim.
Rimworld. Vague world where DLC's add new shit you can choose from, random character generation, strangers falling down to a strange planet with different backgrounds, random events, and rabid squirrels. It practically writes itself.
I've still yet to play Rimworld.
I think I once saw an advert for a Masquerade game set in a Bioshock adjacent setting, where a Camarilla splinter group, partly tired of the set in stone sort of hierarchy in which they couldn't advance, helped fund the whole undersea colony thing, and there was some sort of disconnect from the mainland. I've never actually played Bioshock mind you, so not sure how closely they were following that. It also didn't line up with my schedule so I didn't apply. No idea how it turned out.
Halo would make a good role-playing game. It had a big universe because of all the novels. You have a game in the colonies fight against Earth or a game fighting aliens.
I'm very surprised it hasn't happened yet, to be honest. It may be a hard licence for any company to pick up.
There was a game about it so it counts. The SAW TTRPG needs three things: a limb system, traps must puzzle combat encounters, a way to adjust traps to fit PC Bonds. There is like dozen of these movies. There are very fleshed out formulas for plot progression. There are three types of roles: police, victim, and apprentice. Players can flow freely between them. They are potentially antagonistic towards each other. Police look for victims. Victims try to survive traps of the apprentice. Apprentice fights against the police. If you are Mark Hoffman, you are potentially all three.
Paranoia?
@genehetzel2036 you know, maybe. I haven't heard of it before. Thank you for suggesh
Okay, if we’re to take digital roleplaying games off the table, I can a think of a few I’d enjoy, though for very different reasons. I’ll attempt to include some vague systems/mechanics ideas too. Starting off, let’s go for Dark Pictures Anthology (by the creators of Until Dawn). An anthology horror rpg designed for one shots and short campaigns, I see it as light on rules, heavy on tone, with one or two special rules for each horror genre, and a premonition mechanic triggered by discovering photos. The Gm (Curator) would give you a few cryptic hints about a possible death (maybe throw in a reroll at the critical). And depending on production values, premade photo handouts could also be cool; creepy images that symbolise the threat broadly, with the hint providing specific information. Also, if the rules and character creation were simple enough, it would be interesting if players could control two Pc’s at once (optional, of course), so that lethality could be applied properly. Curator could have a split counter that allows them to scatter the party once enough points have been accumulated, story beats hit etc.
Arcanum, or Disco Elslysium... in the latter you play as the various skills in Harry's head and GM mainly determines who he listens to
... oddly enough, there's a game quite similar to the latter already: a one-page ttrpg called Everyone Is John. The players collectively play the voices in the head of a man name John.
Century: Age of Ashes. We have tons of rpgs were dragon riding of some kind is an option, but none where its the base premise.
There used to be one, but for the life of me I can't remember its name.
@ if you remember let me know please!
Looking forward to the conversation :)
Okay I know this is kind of cheating since it started as a webcomic and I know the fandom (as well as the creator) has a bad rep, but hear me out. Homestuck. The game it involves (Sburb or Sgrub depending on which species is playing it) would be interesting to explore further. The class and aspect system has been touched on but never fully delved into, the denizens likewise were glanced over with enough information given to make them interesting, each player getting a planet with their own individual quests, etc. That said it is definitely partially scripted. An example of established anchor points is evil moon v good moon, the goal to murder or otherwise take the power granting rings away from the evil rulers unless external actions make things go off the rails (those external factors happen quite regularly), the space player needing to create the ultimate frog, the first run being fated to fail to some degree, and the prize at the end being survival coupled with presiding over a new universe unless external factors mess with things (which has happened).
The downside, however, would be that it’d be a bit difficult to run in the traditional group gathered around a table sense. A lot of the characters did their quests solo or in pairs while usually only interacting through messengers unless they were on one of the dream moons until they reached the final stages. The only way I could see it working without putting an over abundance of work on a singular GM is if it was either A) handled like solo games that happened to converge, or B) set up a rotating GM system so a player could run things for another player. That last daisy chain option kind of reflects how the connections happen in the comic, but not entirely.
If that’s too cheat-y for folks my backup would be the dot Hack series. Not Link. Link was a way to explain what happened in the other media that was getting harder to get ahold of because, like above, the continuity wasn’t just locked to the games. My reasoning is that IMOQ and G.U. (as well as the non-video game stories surrounding them) have really compelling world building, actively focus on how the characters are handling things from both a psychological and quest side, and has high stakes. Compared to the above it’d be a lot easier to implement. The World is an MMO. It already has classes that have been fully delved into. The plot lines, while not the same, do parallel one another to the point where setting up a new big bad would be easy. No fancy alternate systems needed.
Fantastic suggestions! Especially dot Hack. Very much my language.
@@TheGentlemanGamer I have discovered there is a dot Hack ttrpg. It just only exists in Japanese outside of fan translations and never got a standalone publication, only being printed in certain issues of a magazine back in 2003. As one can assume it is an incredibly simplified rules light version and only pertains to R:1 (the version on the MMO used in IMOQ, SIGN, and the other things covered under Project .hack).
@@TheGentlemanGamer I have discovered there is a dot hack ttrpg by the name of Infinite Generation. It just only exists in Japanese outside of fan translations and never got a standalone publication, only being printed in certain issues of a magazine back in 2003. As one can assume it is an incredibly simplified rules light version and only pertains to R:1 (the version of the MMO used in IMOQ, SIGN, and the other things covered under Project dot hack).
I would really enjoy an RPG set in the We happy few universe. When I played the game I didn't really enjoy the gameplay but I loved the setting of wellington wells and would love to create a character and play in that world in a TTRPG. There could also be some interesting things you could do with the drug Joy and have it tie in to dice rolls to give bonuses or drawbacks.
X-Com 2. Specifically 2, as you would be doing small guerilla actions in general. Multiple “classes” and abilities, lots of tense of role play if you wanted (especially abandoning a mission or leave behind a squad mate). I’m not sure what systems could be used for it, but whenever I have to mix tech and psychics, I tend to default to Shadowrun.
Banner Saga, easily.
A superb pick.
Metroid
Speaking my language.
Not its own game, but my group has talked about using San Andreas from Grand Theft Auto as a Vampire: The Masquerade setting.
@@andrewgrim4199 Oh that's a lovely idea. I'm going to steal it.
@@andrewgrim4199 In fact, I'm going to steal that for Curseborne.
Might be quite niche but would absolutely love a Guild wars 2 TTRPG, it’s practically built for it! I’d love to play a giant horned cat living in a steampunk version of imperial Rome!
Great Q&A
Control could be really interesting. Liminal spaces and psychic abilities galore, with a healthy dose of kafkaesque bueracracy and office humour thrown in. System wise, I think something inane but dense, like the older editions of Paranoia.
I would have said this, too, but it looks like Triangle Agency just is the Control RPG in all but name
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Bloodborne
There *is* a Dark Souls RPG.
Everybody knows Zelda would be a massige success if it had an official TTRPG
Persona. not quite sure how I would build that game. But I would love to do a persona type of game. That and ( not a computer game) Power rangers.. yes there was an "official one" but it was nothing short of a chash grab. ill be kind and call it a hot unplayable mess.
for persona I suppose characters would be built around achitypes. this could be around tarrot arcana or possibly just like five man band type architypes? not sure. then I suppose you have to ask the question. do you get to rotate out persona or do you build your own as part of charatcer creation and then that is just your persona? I dont know.
as for power rangers. I am not totally sure off the top of my head. what I thought was something similar to play books but you like stitch two togetehr? so you get a hero playbook and a social playbook. who are you in suit and out of suit and you have different abilities for different aspects of the charatcer? not totally sure.
oh and yakuza. I would love to see someone at least try. it woudl be skill based. probably something along the lines of savage worlds than say cthuhu.
I think there is a Power Rangers RPG!
@TheGentlemanGamer there is. its the biggest cash grab waste of money I have ever read. thing is dam near unplayable.
@ianmoone1412 Well that's a damning condemnation! I probably won't check it out.
More of a grand strategy guy, so no luck there. Stellaris has some rpg elements at first but then you get into galactic politics...
Stars Without Number may work.
Zelda, have young teenagers that love Zelda, and your grandmother wants you to keep them out of her hair that afternoon.
So you are charge with translating Zelda into WotC3e D&D/Star Wars, then WoD vampire, WEG d6 Star Wars, and AD&D. not for getting TMNT.
And at one time or another we ran Ravenloft: Curse of Strahd with every game system till it was TMNT and the Xmen staircase surfing on large shields.
AD&D2e Ravenloft monster manual was Castlevania.
I'm sorry, I'm not understanding what you're getting at.
They should make a Baldur's Gate 3 TTRPG!!!
But what system would they use!???
Mass Effect.
A very popular option!
@@TheGentlemanGamer This IP has many dedicated fans, has tons of lore (future sourcebooks), 4 main games in the gameline, comics, books and an upcoming TV show. This would sell well and has great RP potencial.
@@tymoteuszdemeltd There was a fan version a while ago, but it got cease and desisted.
@@TheGentlemanGamer If it's the FATE one you're talking about it can still be found in places.
Neir Automata
I didn't realize it was a "show your work" question. I answered before I watched. I think any lore/analysis video on Neir would do.