Loved this topic. Thanks, Jeff. Great picks too. Makes me wonder if Fables could be an interesting spin-off (alt-slipcase) for City of Mist. CoM has PbtA roots, but there's definitely a lot of shared DNA in the premise. - - - - A couple of my favourite recent RPG comics adaptations are Lazarus (for Green Ronin's AGE system), Carbon Grey (Magnetic d6), Kieron Gillen's Die RPG (Rowan, Rook & Decard), and Imagining Games take on the 'mad as a box of chogs' (spelling intentional and they might be mailable in the US!) CHEW comics - PDF is out and physical books soon. * I've been quite surprised that The Amory Wars (by Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria fame) hasn't ever been adapted and released as a RPG so far. Highly immersive and rich setting with a whole available backing soundtrack - able to dish out spoilers in the background. Rick Remender's Black Science seems like another IP that could make a brilliant RPG, with the premise of an interdimensionally lost party of characters trying to get home through innumerable alien, dark realms. Both would definitely work well in SWAdE, although The Amory Wars could be a great Year Zero variant.
Re mailing chickens, I know someone from Missionary Aviation that fly's in Cessna plane in New Guinea. He once had to deliver 500 chicks to a village that can only be reached by air in a small Cessna plane. The sedation wore off on the flight. The cheep cheep cheep drove him completely balmy. It was two days before he could get in the plane and fly home. He trumped that a few years later with a 400 lb calf in the back seat. Both the sedation failed and the it broke loose inside the 4 seater plane. He called in an emergency landing with the cow heard over the radio. The cow got instant landing permission. He never got a word in on the radio call.
Keon of Clownfish has a very similar story regarding an animated show he pitched Disney. Seems Disney has a habit of taking pitches, and after refusal, having a very similar concept to the pitch.
I think Gurps has referenced these comics in various mini supplements. They do style and powers but avoid names and clear contexts. You could create the characters for all 5 comics in Gurps. Its in the name 'universal'. I don't think they have the rights but they often list inspiration books, comics, TV & movies listed in most publications.
It would surprise me if no one has ever approached Neil Gaiman for an rpg of Sandman. I believe I heard of White Wolf wanting to acquire the license, back in day.
Y The Last Man was fantastic. That could make a really interesting RPG campaign. I also didn't like the TV series. I don't think I even watched past the first episode. I liked Godzilla Minus 0, but wasn't sure why it was such a big thing. For newer Godzilla films, I preferred Shin Godzilla for its pure weirdness and subversion of the franchise. And I've seen ALL the Godzilla films, and the periphery films, except for the most recent Kong/Godzilla film from earlier this year.
There have been many great ip, that would make fantastic rpg's, but unfortunately went with the wrong system or publisher. Wild Cards is one example. GURPS was a decent choice. Champions would have been better. However, what became Wild Cards, started as a game of Superworld by Chaosium.
Loved this topic.
Thanks, Jeff.
Great picks too.
Makes me wonder if Fables could be an interesting spin-off (alt-slipcase) for City of Mist. CoM has PbtA roots, but there's definitely a lot of shared DNA in the premise.
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A couple of my favourite recent RPG comics adaptations are Lazarus (for Green Ronin's AGE system), Carbon Grey (Magnetic d6), Kieron Gillen's Die RPG (Rowan, Rook & Decard), and Imagining Games take on the 'mad as a box of chogs' (spelling intentional and they might be mailable in the US!) CHEW comics - PDF is out and physical books soon.
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I've been quite surprised that The Amory Wars (by Claudio Sanchez of Coheed and Cambria fame) hasn't ever been adapted and released as a RPG so far. Highly immersive and rich setting with a whole available backing soundtrack - able to dish out spoilers in the background.
Rick Remender's Black Science seems like another IP that could make a brilliant RPG, with the premise of an interdimensionally lost party of characters trying to get home through innumerable alien, dark realms.
Both would definitely work well in SWAdE, although The Amory Wars could be a great Year Zero variant.
Re mailing chickens, I know someone from Missionary Aviation that fly's in Cessna plane in New Guinea. He once had to deliver 500 chicks to a village that can only be reached by air in a small Cessna plane. The sedation wore off on the flight. The cheep cheep cheep drove him completely balmy. It was two days before he could get in the plane and fly home. He trumped that a few years later with a 400 lb calf in the back seat. Both the sedation failed and the it broke loose inside the 4 seater plane. He called in an emergency landing with the cow heard over the radio. The cow got instant landing permission. He never got a word in on the radio call.
Sounds like a great start for an adventure!
Dude definitely needed a better anaesthetist. Good job he didn't take a tiger next time - lol
Keon of Clownfish has a very similar story regarding an animated show he pitched Disney.
Seems Disney has a habit of taking pitches, and after refusal, having a very similar concept to the pitch.
I think Gurps has referenced these comics in various mini supplements. They do style and powers but avoid names and clear contexts. You could create the characters for all 5 comics in Gurps. Its in the name 'universal'. I don't think they have the rights but they often list inspiration books, comics, TV & movies listed in most publications.
It would surprise me if no one has ever approached Neil Gaiman for an rpg of Sandman.
I believe I heard of White Wolf wanting to acquire the license, back in day.
I'd personally be shocked if that hasn't happened too. ~ Jeff
I can think of a whole list of Manga that would work in a RPG. It would be possible to put a bunch of them in the same world.
Paper Girls! With Kids on Bikes! C'mon, that one was right there. 😄
I wasn't much of a fan of Paper Girls. ~ Jeff
Y The Last Man was fantastic. That could make a really interesting RPG campaign. I also didn't like the TV series. I don't think I even watched past the first episode.
I liked Godzilla Minus 0, but wasn't sure why it was such a big thing. For newer Godzilla films, I preferred Shin Godzilla for its pure weirdness and subversion of the franchise. And I've seen ALL the Godzilla films, and the periphery films, except for the most recent Kong/Godzilla film from earlier this year.
$14.99 for that model plane?!? Is inflation that bad. If you made it today it would be $140 or $1400 with safety warnings.
There have been many great ip, that would make fantastic rpg's, but unfortunately went with the wrong system or publisher.
Wild Cards is one example. GURPS was a decent choice. Champions would have been better.
However, what became Wild Cards, started as a game of Superworld by Chaosium.
What is the castle map for during the Delta Green Dead Letter segment? That's not in the Dead Letter book.