Over the last weeks I have mentioned BRP in some RPG forums here in Germa-
ny. It seems that people are quite aware of the release of a "new BRP" and
many are looking forward to it. They seem to see it as an alternative to D&D
("mainly for youngsters") and GURPS ("mainly for mathematicians").
When asked what BRP would need to convince them, the usual desires are a
German translation and interesting settings, with the settings far more impor-
tant than the translation (over here we are used to play games in English).
For example, the interest in the announced settings (Interplanetary, Rome,
Vikings, etc.) is significantly higher than the interest in BRP itself.
One perhaps interesting point: Most of the RPGs and settings published here
over the last years were of the "Dark" kind, and people are getting tired of
that fashion, and would appreciate something more adventurous and colour-
ful. Any setting that does not look like a WoD-clone would probably have a
good start.
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