08-13-2019, 05:56 PM | #11 |
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08-13-2019, 10:04 PM | #12 |
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Re: Let the idle speculation begin!
Reign of Steel.
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08-14-2019, 07:51 AM | #13 | ||
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A good comparison is Far Future Enterprises. It has one important asset, the Traveller IP, which is a situation akin to that of Palladium Books, whose one key asset is the Rifts IP. And FFE will license that IP freely, and letting licensees jump around the timeline, helping prevent any competition between them. Something could happen here if you’re worried about competition. Maybe things are before the Siege on Tolkeen. Addendum: Having said that, I agree that there may be some reluctance on Siembieda's part to have a GURPS version, but it isn't owing to competition, but rather owing to the fact it took the guy a quarter century to license his game world in the first place. I think the most likely scenario is Munchkin Rifts. If that's fruitful, both parties would be willing to talk about GURPS Rifts or other joint endeavors. Quote:
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08-14-2019, 12:21 PM | #14 |
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08-16-2019, 11:34 AM | #15 | |
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Typically a company doesn't sign over the rights to do "whatever, forever" for their IP (there are exceptions, of course). Most commonly they "lease" the IP for a specific list of products, or a set time period within a genre of products, and usually with review/oversight of the products. With media licenses they are usually further restricted by geography, distribution format, and/or language. This is why you often see one-and-done product adaptations for RPGs - they literally only got the license for one product.
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08-16-2019, 11:39 AM | #16 |
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Re: Let the idle speculation begin!
On the original topic, my money is also on Munchkin RIFTS. It could be something else that is original Palladium IP (there is a lot to work with), but RIFTS is their setting with the most immediate recognition value.
I kinda expect the first release to be an expansion for one of the other Munchkin games, or even something like Munchkin Blender (designed for many different Munchkin games). To test the waters, so to speak.
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08-16-2019, 11:41 AM | #17 |
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Re: Let the idle speculation begin!
The last I looked there appeared to be fairly successful Rifts minis game. That could crossover with Ogre.
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