Obsidian, let Sawyer do his historical rpg

[Night Stalker]

I would like to see Sawyer do a historical turn-based RPG.

[Undecaf]

I hope its not another cheap lump of atheistic crap, like PoEs main story...

 

Would it have been better if it was a cheap lump of theistic crap?

 

Nah, I'd take the otherone any day.

[HoonDing]

"I'm ambivalent. It would be a fun setting, maybe, but as a queer lady, I tend to enjoy being able to play as queer ladies, and depending how closely you follow history, that...may not be a playable option. :/"

They should set the game in ancient Greece, China or Japan then.

 

Problem is Sawyer is obsessed with Darklands and would want to make a boring HRE knockoff.

[Nonek]

"I'm ambivalent. It would be a fun setting, maybe, but as a queer lady, I tend to enjoy being able to play as queer ladies, and depending how closely you follow history, that...may not be a playable option. :/"

They should set the game in ancient Greece, China or Japan then.

 

Problem is Sawyer is obsessed with Darklands and would want to make a boring HRE knockoff.

 

Strange, personally playing as a character like myself is the last thing i'd want to do in a piece of roleplaying escapism, I prefer to exercise my imagination and explore a different character.

[Gorth]

 

"I'm ambivalent. It would be a fun setting, maybe, but as a queer lady, I tend to enjoy being able to play as queer ladies, and depending how closely you follow history, that...may not be a playable option. :/"

They should set the game in ancient Greece, China or Japan then.

 

Problem is Sawyer is obsessed with Darklands and would want to make a boring HRE knockoff.

 

Strange, personally playing as a character like myself is the last thing i'd want to do in a piece of roleplaying escapism, I prefer to exercise my imagination and explore a different character.

 

No idea what darklands is, but I would play most things that got it's "mood", if not the stting, from old Warhammer source books like "Marienburg - Sold down the River" (old WHFRP)

[kirottu]

No idea what darklands is, but I would play most things that got it's "mood", if not the stting, from old Warhammer source books like "Marienburg - Sold down the River" (old WHFRP)

[Nonek]

 

 

"I'm ambivalent. It would be a fun setting, maybe, but as a queer lady, I tend to enjoy being able to play as queer ladies, and depending how closely you follow history, that...may not be a playable option. :/"

They should set the game in ancient Greece, China or Japan then.

 

Problem is Sawyer is obsessed with Darklands and would want to make a boring HRE knockoff.

 

Strange, personally playing as a character like myself is the last thing i'd want to do in a piece of roleplaying escapism, I prefer to exercise my imagination and explore a different character.

 

No idea what darklands is, but I would play most things that got it's "mood", if not the stting, from old Warhammer source books like "Marienburg - Sold down the River" (old WHFRP)

 

 

If someone made a good CRPG out of the Enemy Within campaign...well i'm not sure how i'd provide adequate recompense for that. Of course on the other hand if they ruined the game in the usual modern way, accessibility and such, then i'd call up Papa Nurgle himself to slowly rot the flesh from their bones.

[rjshae]

I'm not too hots for a "history" RPG that goes too far back in time.

 

I wouldn't mind an alternative history RPG. Say one that involved a team of time travelers heading back to a specific epoch for some reason. A little advanced technology intermixed with historical realism would make for a more interesting game, I think.

[Vaeliorin]

Ooh, something like Lionheart, but well done, would be pretty cool. Alternate history is usually pretty fun.

[Undecaf]

 

I'm not too hots for a "history" RPG that goes too far back in time.

 

I wouldn't mind an alternative history RPG. Say one that involved a team of time travelers heading back to a specific epoch for some reason. A little advanced technology intermixed with historical realism would make for a more interesting game, I think.

 

 

A timetravel RPG I wouldn't mind since there's that overlaying theme; say a game similiar to Chrichton's Timeline, how a modern man can take and cope within the past. That'd propably be cool.

[Volourn]

"EDIT: Reported, btw."

 

Reported for being a douche, btw.

 

 

As for topic, it could be good, but it would have to be done way better than the lacklustre PE which I haven't even bothered to play the first expansion more than 5 minutes and haven't even bothered to download the 2nd one. This for a game I forked $250 for. L0L

 

Darklands had potential but the controls were so awful. The character system was awesome, the world map  could be good, etc., but those controls. *shudder* Updated it could be a good play through but I fear the same would happen.  Obsidian would cherry pick the worst of it and ignore the actual good stuff. My 'faith' in Obsidian is at an all time low.  :(

Edited March 15, 2016 by Volourn

[FlintlockJazz]

I would be interested in this style of game, so I will give the idea of Sawyer doing this my Jazz Seal of Approval.  Well I would if I had one.

[Monte Carlo]

You guys do realise that non-hetero sex / relationships etc existed in any number of ways beyond "burn them!" in many cultures and periods of history, right?

 

 

[Nonek]

You guys do realise that non-hetero sex / relationships etc existed in any number of ways beyond "burn them!" in many cultures and periods of history, right?

 

Indeed and personally I regard exploring these settings from unusual viewpoints as a desirous thing, the only thing i'd be uncomfortable with is probably the established pederasty of the Spartan state, that would have to be handled extremely delicately and authentically to be done well. However i'd never say such a game should not be made, as i'm not a censorious person, nor do I think it will corrupt the supposedly ignorant masses. If I were too uncomfortable with it i'd simply not buy.

 

However as I stated earlier, playing as strange and foreign, even alien characters is desirous to me personally. I still long to play an Ork RPG, from humble Boy to terrible Warlord, the dialogue itself would probably be enough to grant it a legendary status if it was on a Relic level.