Space:1889 and The Belgariad

[ozchandler]

i know space:1889 is being re-released using savage worlds, but i think the mongoose traveller rules set would be a better fit.

also, i'd like to see david eddings' belgariad released as an rpg using the mrq2 rules set.

i think the settings of these two are the best in their class and probably affordable as licenses go

 

[aspqrz]

also, i'd like to see david eddings' belgariad released as an rpg using the mrq2 rules set.

Ah.

The trilogy of ten books (if you include the Malloreon, which, presumably, one does :roll: )

Gave up after the Trilogy reached Book #5 and it was "revealed" that the whole thing was a dry run, and there'd be another "trilogy" to complete it.

Never read another Eddings book as a matter of principle.

Since the last book in the Trilogy of Ten was published almost 20 years ago, are they even still in print?

(OK. Some seem to have been as recently as 5 years ago. :wink: )

There are lots better books out there. And Trilogies that are actually consisting of three books, too :shock:

Phil

 

[AndrewW]

There are lots better books out there. And Trilogies that are actually consisting of three books, too :shock:

Phil

Whoever said it was a trilogy? It's not unusual to have a book series that's more then one book, or another related series.

The Elenium and Tamuli are each 3 books if you really have to have a trilogy, though I suppose you'de count that as one series as well.

I found them enjoyable myself.

 

[ozchandler]

the number of books aside, i think the world eddings created would make a wonderful platform for a mrq2 rpg.

 

[aspqrz]

There are lots better books out there. And Trilogies that are actually consisting of three books, too :shock:

Whoever said it was a trilogy?

The author?

The publisher?

Both?

I thought I hinted strongly enough to indicate that I read them as *first printing* and *first release* (allowing a week or so for them to wend their way from the US).

They were touted by Author and Publisher as a *trilogy* when the first came out and, possibly, when the second came out as well.

The third was, IIRC (its over 20 years ago now, and I'm practically an OAP :wink: ), the first inkling that all was not completely well in trilogy land.

I read four and five merely because I'd sunk a lot of time already.

When rumours of #6 came out, I threw up my hands in disgust and vowed never to read another of his books ... and I haven't.

They were, IIRC, moderately entertaining, but certainly not unusually so, and reasonably obscure, even tho they have been reprinted, so I can't see that they'd be a good commercial choice. It'd be cheaper for Mongoose to make up their own background from whole cloth, and, given the quality of their writers, I'd say the difference in sales, if any, would be minimal.

YMMV.

Never argue with a *fan* :wink:

Phil

 

[AndrewW]

Different people like different things and that's fine. I started on them when the Belgariad was up to the 3rd book. Never was under any impression they would be a trilogy. And not seeing how you are counting all 10 as a trilogy...

 

[Vile]

No idea about the trilogyness of it all, but I have to agree that the fantasy world is a tad vanilla. There are better options IMO, including a new, unique setting - although that doesn't seem to be Mongoose's MO these days.

 

[Clanger]

A better settings would be in my opinion, the China Meiville "Fantasy" Saga (Perido Street Staion, The Scar and Iron Council) .

Now get you head around all the concepts and stuff and you have a brilliant setting.

Thieves World is a great setting (a bit old now) but I think Green Ronin may still hold the gaming license for this. Another one would be Glen Cook's The Black Company, a great series of books, once again a game done by Green Ronin. I think these 2 games would benefit from the Runequest system.

The Belgariad in a good example of the use of Archtypes. Anyway the "series" is 13 books by the way. You include Polgara the Soceress, Belgarath and The Riven Codex.

Personally I prefer his contempary works (High Hunt, Losers and Regina's Song).

 

[AndrewW]

Personally I prefer his contempary works (High Hunt, Losers and Regina's Song).

Only one of those I even started to read was Losers and didn't care for it at all.

 

[lordmalachdrim]

I didn't mind Edding's two main series though he tends to scale to god level stuff way too easily and often. I preferred Raymond E. Feist's stuff.

 

[ozchandler]

everyone who has replied has mentioned my suggestion for a mrq2 fantasy world, but what about putting the mt rules to the space:1889 setting? i think they'd be a wonderful match