Looks like somebody's doing a BRP supplement

[Dredj]

Postmortem Studios

100 Dark Places & General Update


I am now more than halfway through 100 Dark Places.
Writing these isn't easy and the further on you get the harder it gets as the ideas seem to become more repetitious, even when they're not. Hopefully this will give people a lot of good ideas for one off games, sections of their campaigns or even whole campaigns. Once 100 Dark Places is finished I intend to take a little break to deal with some business stuff outside of the writing, then to whip out my alien invasion comedy game before finally, after several years, moving on to complete All These Worlds a hardish science fiction system based upon the RuneQuest OGL.

[Jason Durall]

That sounds more like a MRQ supplement.

Just sayin'.

[Dredj]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

That sounds more like a MRQ supplement.

Just sayin'.

What's the difference between the two? Runequest is the only BRP game that I have absolutely no familiarity with.

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Dredj

What's the difference between the two? Runequest is the only BRP game that I have absolutely no familiarity with.

If it's being based on the OGL version of Mongoose's version of the Runequest system, it's not a "BRP" game.

Basic Roleplaying is the name of the new core book based on the core system used in Chaosium games for 30 years.

Chaosium and Mongoose have been very careful to distinguish the two games. There may be a high degree of compatibility, but the systems are not identical. I am told that the Mongoose game diverges from BRP in many ways.

[Dredj]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

If it's being based on the OGL version of Mongoose's version of the Runequest system, it's not a "BRP" game.

Basic Roleplaying is the name of the new core book based on the core system used in Chaosium games for 30 years.

Chaosium and Mongoose have been very careful to distinguish the two games. There may be a high degree of compatibility, but the systems are not identical. I am told that the Mongoose game diverges from BRP in many ways.

I guess I'll have to take the time to look at that Bloodquest supplement more closely.

[Trifletraxor]

Originally Posted by Dredj

I guess I'll have to take the time to look at that Bloodquest supplement more closely.

RuneQuest was the first BRP game, but the trademark is now used by Mongoose and not Chaosium. "Old" RuneQuest was BRP, the new system is slightly different (mostly in bad ways). Mongoose RuneQuest have released their system under the OGL, which have led to a lot of 3rd party publishers using that version for their products.

SGL.

[RosenMcStern]

Mongoose RuneQuest have released their system under the OGL, which have led to a lot of 3rd party publishers using that version for their products.

This was quite obvious, of course. The OGL is definitely the best detail in MRQ (well, there are other advantages of course, let's be fair). In any case the system is being slowly corrected over the months.

[Trifletraxor]

Originally Posted by RosenMcStern

The OGL is definitely the best detail in MRQ (well, there are other advantages of course, let's be fair). In any case the system is being slowly corrected over the months.

The OGL is great. Especially as it allows people to use those parts of the system they like, and exchange the ones they don't with their own houserules. Having something similar for BRP would be great, but isn't going to happen. I'm curious to see the BRP license contract though (if I get a respons from Chaosium that is!)

SGL.

[RosenMcStern]

Originally Posted by Trifletraxor

The OGL is great. Especially as it allows people to use those parts of the system they like, and exchange the ones they don't with their own houserules. Having something similar for BRP would be great, but isn't going to happen.

Being able to publish for BRP "as it is" would be enough for me. With all that options, there is very little need for houserules.

I'm curious to see the BRP license contract though (if I get a respons from Chaosium that is!)

Anything I sent them over the years got a reply. And we are talking snailmail, not electronic.

[frogspawner]

Originally Posted by Trifletraxor

Especially as it allows people to use those parts of the system they like*, and exchange the ones they don't** with their own houserules***.

* The name ("RuneQuest"- mmm, like it...)
** The rules (bleuch - they're trash!)
*** Or BRP - so much better than MRQ!