CoS: Anyone interested in a CoS RPG?

[Barak]

I feel this book really lends itself to an RPG. Imagine playing as characters in this kind of world... you could be a Ministry agent investigating rumours of Divine activity, or Continentals struggling to unearth knowledge of the Divine in the hopes of throwing off the Saypuri yoke.
I just really like the idea of an RPG set in this world. There's plenty of mystery and intrigue to drive a story, and the world-building leads itself to some really good mechanics. The miracles, particularly.

Not sure if this is a serious offer to run a short-term RPG in this world, but I guess if others are interested, it could be. Maybe even a forum-based thing run in the goodreads forum, so others could read along?

[William]

While I'm not sure I'd be up for an online game, you are absolutely right that this would make an awesome setting for an RPG. As I've been reading, part of my brain has been ticking off possible plotlines and game mechanics.

If I start a fantasy RPG any time soon I think it might well be based in this world.

[Joanna Chaplin]

Hm. I'm not sure it lends itself to a classic style RPG with classes and levels. It could actually be done meaningfully as a "parlor" or "theater" live action role-playing game (LARP). Where you're effectively having a cocktail party but where everyone has a character and an agenda.

[terpkristin]

I'm not that far in so can't think much on how an RPG would work, but I'm intrigued about the game(s) they mention in the 2nd or 3rd chapter, sounds a little like chess with dice. I haven't looked into it, does anybody know what it was based on?

[William]

I was trying to think of two strategy games that were very similar in concept, only one used dice. The best I could come up with was Risk and Diplomacy.

[Nick]

My personal opinion: if you're going to make an RPG based on this book/setting, it'd be best to use a percentile system, like the one used in Call of Cthulu or Rune Quest. It allows for a very organic method of creating characters that ignores the idea of classes or levels, and for some very inventive magic systems - which you would have to use for a CoS RPG. Also I really want to play all their board games...

[William]

A variant of GURPS works for everything (maybe not well, but...). For normal play it would work fine out of the box. The magic system should fit in fine. (view spoiler)[ once you pop a philosopher’s stone then the GURPS Mage:TA rules would fit in nicely, if you can lay your hands on them... the rules or the stones - both seem about equally rare. As for weapons, we'd need to add at least one: Chandelier: thrust +2, swing +4, min str 17, skill: wtf? (hide spoiler)] . Obviously Sigrud needs an entire rule system designed specially for him. He doesn't fit normal game rules or physics. He’s just Sigrud.

[Joanna Chaplin]

William wrote: "Obviously Sigrud needs an entire rule system designed specially for him. He doesn't fit normal game rules or physics. He’s just Sigrud. "

I think there would be very few GMs who would let you play Sigrud. He would have to be like, a legend. Or an NPC cameo that helps you out in your first serious encounter and then is inconveniently elsewhere for the rest of the campaign.

[Ben]

Seems like it'd work well with Fate (Core or Accelerated).

[Andrew]

My GODS yes! I had a dream about this last night. Tabletop RPG would be okay, I guess, but this game would play better as a linear-ish open world RPG, like Assassin's Creed meets Witcher. *grabby hands*

[Pris]

For an investigative tabletop the GUMSHOE system would probably work well.

I think there have been various runs (with the Max Gladstone knowlege or even writing) various Craft Sequenced based games - someone I now was discussiong GUMSHOE being a good fit for that and I think it'd also apply here.

[Adam]

The new Project Dark system by Hindmarch where the whole system is based around cloak and dagger would be a great fit.