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 Dec 14 2009, 10:26 PM
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 Blasphemer Group: Citizen Posts: 15,385 Joined: 29-January 05 From: Copperas Cove, Texas Member No.: 5,902  |
(not sure if I've posted this or not)
Currently, Hasbro owns Wizards of the Coast. WotC owns TSR. TSR owns Dungones & Dragons. As such, Hasbro basically has their own RPG studio right at their disposal. Would anyone be up for a Transformers RPG? I figure it could be done using the d20 system, just with some tweaking and alterations to compensate for the main characters being giant robots and whatnot. -------------------- Lexicon: still up and running!
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Dec 14 2009, 11:23 PM
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Group: Citizen Posts: 8,169 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Ct. USA Member No.: 4,093 Faction: RIRFIB |
I'd love it.
If it hasn't happened yet it probably never will, but I'd buy it in a second if it ever did. I'd also kill for a serious, well done G1-based Magic-esque TCG which is saddly equally unlikely to actually happen. -ZacWilliam, as I recal Hasbro/Wizards actually did a survey on their site a ways back to see if their RPG fans sould be interested and the response (from those folks) was very luke warm. Probably didn't help our cause. -------------------- Ever wonder about the speed of Turbofoxes?
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Dec 14 2009, 11:37 PM
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 I'm a Veronica man. Group: Citizen Posts: 2,655 Joined: 22-June 05 Member No.: 6,714 |
Hahahah! What a buncha nerds!
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Dec 14 2009, 11:43 PM
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 God of a Thousand Forms Group: Citizen Posts: 22,881 Joined: 26-February 06 From: Tartarus Member No.: 7,941 |
Dice-based systems bore the hell out of me. No thanks.
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Dec 15 2009, 01:38 AM
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 Guided by the wind Group: Citizen Posts: 1,688 Joined: 23-June 05 From: a large rock floating in space Member No.: 6,724 Faction: Autobot |
How about a tabletop strategy game that utilizes the actual toys? All Transformers collectors pretty much have armies at their disposal already; all we need are balanced, well-written rules! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-fire.gif)
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Dec 15 2009, 01:47 AM
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 Geekbot & Nerdicon Fangirl Group: Citizen Posts: 3,863 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Western Massachusetts Member No.: 12,366 Faction: RIBFIR |
QUOTE(ZacWilliam1 @ Dec 15 2009, 01:23 AM)  I'd love it. If it hasn't happened yet it probably never will, but I'd buy it in a second if it ever did. Technically a company already did one, although I think it's out of print by now. But yeah, while I've seen a few unofficial rulesets using Champions, d20 Future, and some other systems, I'd love to see an official ruleset. I've tried playing in some TF RPs that were freeform, and while the actual RP part was fun (I miss playing Needlenose, weirdly enough), I think freeform sucks in structure compared to dice-based, and the games all ended up being a chore to play logistics-wise because of it. |
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Dec 15 2009, 02:00 AM
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 STILL THE BEST 1973 Group: Citizen Posts: 2,504 Joined: 6-August 05 From: Circleville, Ohio Member No.: 7,021 Faction: Decepticon |
Sounds like it'd be interesting, but ultimately confusing.
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Dec 15 2009, 02:40 AM
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 He knows changes aren't permanent. But change is. Group: Citizen Posts: 3,891 Joined: 12-January 02 From: Oklahoma Member No.: 237 |
I'd rather get a transforming owlbear than a TF RPG.
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Dec 15 2009, 02:42 AM
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QUOTE(TrentTroop @ Dec 15 2009, 01:40 AM) I'd rather get a transforming owlbear than a TF RPG. -Trent What now, smart guy? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon-arcee.gif) |
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Dec 15 2009, 04:24 AM
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 Get some! Group: Owner Posts: 51,719 Joined: 13-December 01 Member No.: 1 Faction: Cannonball's Pirate Crew |
TSR doesn't exist. WotC bought them and abandoned the name outright. D&D is owned by WotC, which is owned by Hasbro, which does not employ Kevin Bacon.
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Dec 15 2009, 07:30 AM
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I'm a Veronica man. Group: Citizen Posts: 2,655 Joined: 22-June 05 Member No.: 6,714 |
Gotta agree with Trent. If we're looking at IP exchanged between D&D and TF I'd rather see D&D monsters used as the basis for TF toys -- rather than TF toys used as the basis for an RPG.
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Dec 15 2009, 08:04 AM
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 IT'S AN ESSER Group: Citizen Posts: 30,131 Joined: 13-April 04 From: Findlay, OH. Member No.: 4,424 Faction: Free Agent |
Yeah, I'd dig D&D critters as TFs. Pelor knows there are a lot of them that're awesome.
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Dec 15 2009, 09:49 AM
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 Suddenly, Batcure.  Group: Supporter Posts: 18,880 Joined: 25-February 03 From: YES TOWN Member No.: 2,375 Faction: Lesbian Ninja |
I saw the title and thought of a CRPG.
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Dec 15 2009, 09:59 AM
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Geekbot & Nerdicon Fangirl Group: Citizen Posts: 3,863 Joined: 18-March 09 From: Western Massachusetts Member No.: 12,366 Faction: RIBFIR |
I would be willing to see a transforming Modron just for the kitschy acknowledgement of the odd similarities.
And maybe a transforming Tarrasque. Otherwise, I guess I'm just weird in that I find RPing as TF characters more fun. |
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Dec 15 2009, 10:04 AM
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 Stone by Day, Friendship by Night Group: Supporter Posts: 8,459 Joined: 15-July 02 From: North Georgia Member No.: 1,219 Faction: Vehicon |
displacer beast TF ftw!
I'd actually rather see a TF RPG console game, or mmo. something more story driven than mass destruction. There are plenty of cool options to work from, as WoC shows, and I think seeing the visual transformation works a lot better than describing it. As to a pen&paper RPG, eh. I just can't quite feel it. Although, job classes applied to TF's make some sense. Infiltrator, Heavy, Medic, Disruptor, etc. I could see a really good market for it if they rebranded Micromasters and Minicons for a miniatures game maybe. -------------------- Clearing out some old TFs and Mugenbine in my BST Thread. You know you want some of these.
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Dec 15 2009, 11:25 AM
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I'm a Veronica man. Group: Citizen Posts: 2,655 Joined: 22-June 05 Member No.: 6,714 |
I'm mostly familiar with D&D through Darksun: Shattered Lands. So if I want any sort of TFing monster? Totally a Thri-Kreen.
Or... uhhh... one of those black scorpion things. --Boltax. (Okay, so I don't actually know the names of any of the monsters. Shut up.) -------------------- |
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Dec 15 2009, 01:01 PM
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 It's Evil! Group: Citizen Posts: 3,130 Joined: 30-April 05 From: Wichita, KS Member No.: 6,444 Faction: Decepticon |
As much as I'd like to see WotC put out a decent TF RPG...if Hasbro can't even incorporate GIJoe into Heroscape, I doubt they'd ever do this.
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Dec 15 2009, 01:06 PM
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 ...or should I? Group: Citizen Posts: 7,670 Joined: 29-January 03 From: on the run Member No.: 2,111 Faction: Free Agent |
I'd like to see a JRPG or RTS style TF game, a la Final Fantasy Tactics and/or Baldur's Gate II. You could do a wide-open one based on an interpretation of a G1 continuity, or you could do something a little more 'unified', like one based on the A/E/C universe. I would actually love to see something like this.
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Dec 15 2009, 01:31 PM
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 Back to the OG! Group: Supporter Posts: 11,530 Joined: 21-December 01 From: Topeka, Kansas Member No.: 55 Faction: Maximal |
I did up rules for a TFRPG. I called it eternity and it was a D10 base system. That way the old tech specs could be used as actual stats for characters.
been some years since I dealt with it though. It was a pretty dense project that only myself and a couple others took seriously. -------------------- "Why does history repeat itself? Because God doesn't have TiVo."
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Dec 15 2009, 03:35 PM
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 Group: Citizen Posts: 545 Joined: 18-January 03 Member No.: 1,979 |
On the other hand they ARE incorperating the D&D IP into heroscape... HMMMMMMMM.
I have to say though, i think a well done MMO would be far more interesting than a pen and paper game. A tabletop wargame on the other hand, using minicon size/complexity miniatures that transform would just be sweet. -------------------- |
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