Month: February 2022

The Weekly LIVE 128 – Warner Bros. Film Rights, Roll20 CEO, Kickstarter NFTs and Ultra Limited Edition Dune Corebook

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As if they listened to last week’s episode, Warner Bros. defends their film right for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit. This contradicts the report that the Saul Zaentz Company is meeting with potential buyers. Both parties have ben in meditation for some time concerning profits of the Peter Jackson films. Roll20 gets a new CEO, former Google Exec, Ankit Lal who promises a very deep focus on our users and publishers. Has all their success during the pandemic spoiled them? Do we want on virtual tabletop to pick winners and losers among published titles? Kickstarter announced their are exploring the use of blockchain technology with hopes that it will open access to crowdfunding to countries that were previously excluded. They also recently said they won’t allow NFTs on its blockchain protocol. Modiphius is releasing a incredibly luxurious limited edition of the Dune Imperial Limited Edition core rulebook. Hand-bound leather and limited to 150 numbered copies. Preorders are open now. And finally a supplement for Free League’s Twilight 2000 fourth edition entitled Friend or Foe that offers 10 extended encounters to add to your campaign. It just so happens that someone on The Weekly provided the illustrations. Get yours today!
#lotr #twilight2000 #nfts #roll20

Friend or Foe for Twilight 2000 (affiliate link):
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/387584/Friend-or-Foe?affiliate_id=2081746

Dune Core Rulebook Imperial Limited Edition
https://www.modiphius.net/products/dune-core-rulebook-imperial-limited-edition-print-eadr

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The Weekly LIVE 127 – Lord of the Rings Film Rights, Bladerunner TV and League of Free Agents

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The film right for The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit are up for sale. This includes live-action film. merchandise, gaming and live events rights. The owner is the Saul Zantz Company who has owned the rights since 1976 and is also in litigation with Warner Bros over profits from the two trilogies they produced. If Disney secures the rights we may hear some grave turning from the author. Tolkien was not a fan. Amazon is producing a ten episode TV series title Bladerunner 2099. This follows 50 years after the sequel film. Ridley Scott is involved as an executive producer and may also direct. Look forward to every character not knowing they are a replicant. What a twist! Finally, Free League Publishing has announced their organized play program. It will be available worldwide and will annually provide exclusive PDF scenarios for all of their most popular TTRPGs. They promise support for gamemasters on a exclusive forum and support materials for conventions and local game store play.

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https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/the-league-of-free-agents/

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The Weekly LIVE 126 – NFTs are a Scam, Billion Dollar Wizards and Critical Colonizers

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Both Itch.io and DriveThru RPGs have come out against NFTs. Wizards of the Coast becomes the first tabletop company to sell a billion dollars worth of player’s handbooks and draft boosters. Critical Role is being criticized for their new campaign’s SWANA (Southwest Asian/North African) setting.

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The Weekly LIVE 125 – Dark Souls TTRPG Will Use 5E, Orc Borg, Paizo Boardgames and Forbidden Psalms: The Last War

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The Dark Souls TTRPG will use 5E of the world’s greatest roleplaying game. It will attempt to simulate the stamina mechanic in the videogame with what they are calling Position. Orc Borg will soon be crowdfunded by Rowan, Rook and Decard. In this Mork Borg based expansion players are orcs trapped on a spaceship flying towards a crash landing on some unfortunate planet. New mechanics should make it convincingly Orcish…Orcesque? Orcy? Paizo will work with Gale Force Nine to produce three boardgames based on their Pathfinder and Starfinder settings. The makers of Forbidden Psalm, the miniature skirmish game for the Mork Borg RPG setting, will be releasing a new expansion called Forbidden Psalm: The Final War. It will be a small-scale Skirmish game, you play with a crew of 5 miniatures per player, against AI controlled monsters in scenarios that take you across the wastes of the Last War. You will be able to play as enemies, cooperatively or play solo mode.
#darksouls #orcborg #paizo #forbiddenpsalm #morkborg

Forbidden Psalm on DriveThruRPG (afilliate link):
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/351472/Forbidden-Psalm–miniatures-game-inspired-by-and-compatible-with-MORK-BORG?affiliate_id=2081746

The Expansion In the Footsteps of the Mad Wizard: Forbidden Psalm (affiliate link):
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373552/In-the-Footsteps-of-the-Mad-Wizard-Forbidden-Psalm–miniatures-game-inspired-by-and-compatible-with-MORK-BORG?affiliate_id=2081746

Forbidden Psalm: The Last War Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/impioussaint/last-war-a-forbidden-psalm-stand-alone-game/description

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