Topic: Is RMFRP dead ?

[chukoliang]

From my point of view RMFRP was always dead. When it first came out, you couldn't buy it in any stores in my area (you could get used RM classic/RMSS books). The one person in my group who actually got some books for it, had to special order the books (you could special order any of the others). It seemed like RMSS just with more books, and not nearly enough rule changes to justify the new product. On top of that, the one guy who bought it had to buy several more books just to have the same core products. Then when the new Iron Crown started up, they seemed to be pushing HARP. Again another product you couldn't buy at least in my area (New England area). And no one I knew had any interest in. It seemed both products were doomed to failure. Now it seems the only products you can buy from I.C.E. is RM classic, and RMFRP. I imagine RM classic has more people interested, but neither product seems to me, as if it will be able to support the company. My group has played RMSS for about 12 years, obviously we will stay with that. And that system seems to be dead as far as I.C.E. is concerned also. I will just have to hold my breath hoping I.C.E. starts selling RMSS again. But until then, I guess I won't be able to buy RMSS products (except maybe on Ebay) and the ICE products I have will have to keep me happy (good thing they are so sturdy).  Too bad to they have the superior product, just not the money and art work to beat down the competition.

[Arioch]

It seemed like RMSS just with more books, and not nearly enough rule changes to justify the new product.

RMFRP is almost identical to RMSS (it's basically just a revision of the previous edition), so if you play RMSS you can buy the RMFRP version of the ones you don't have with no problem. 

[runequester]

Also, RMFRP has School of Hard Knocks, which is my fave RM book so far

[yammahoper]

RMFRP would have been much more success if the RMSS rule book had been all they changed, breaking it into RMFRP rulebook and Charcter Law.  School of Hard Knocks could still have been released and just as useful.  With only two books to buy, and maintaining the now established new RM, current players would have made the change, or at least bought the books, as the value of having the whole game in one book, especially as a draw for new players, is obvious.

[runequester]

A great way to reduce the books would be either:

Keep spell law as one book

or

Combine each spell book with the companion. So say, Of Channeling and Channeling Companion was one book.


It'd be more appealing to a new player, if the rulebook, character law and gamemaster law was one book too, i think. Though that does raise the cost of entry, but I think most people assume they have to buy all three anyways

[Arioch]

It'd be more appealing to a new player, if the rulebook, character law and gamemaster law was one book too, i think. Though that does raise the cost of entry, but I think most people assume they have to buy all three anyways

I don't think so, imho it would look quite intimidating...like this one more or less:



 

[SamwiseSeven]

NICE PICTURE!  HEHE.

I had a friend that used to do book binding on the side, and he used to make big books like that out of all the "core books" for a RPG.

[markc]

 From what I have been told ICE wanted to make the game easier to buy so it made smaller products. Now I love RMSS and that is what I use and recommend to people, mostly. But there are a few cases where I tell people to pick up RMFRP.
 Also I know nothing as I simply volunteer as a mod.

MDC

[runequester]

Arioch.

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