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The Expanse RPG's developers are 'humbled' by comparisons to BioWare's heyday, but don't expect it to be a straight Mass Effect clone: 'We make our story a little bit differently' (www.pcgamer.com)
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[–] 13 points 1 year ago (10 children)

It's interesting how the Expanse started as an idea for an MMORPG, turned into a book, and now it's getting an actual RPG (not MMO hopefully).

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  • [–] 5 points 1 year ago (6 children)

    Woah, is this true? Big if true.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (4 children)

    It was also a tabletop RPG along the way, I think Leviathan Wakes is pretty much retelling of the campaign the writers ran with their friends.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    It's also a tabletop RPG again. Green Ronin made one, based on their Modern AGE ruleset. I believe it's explicitly based on the books and ignores show canon.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

    I have not gotten to play it and now a new edition is on the way, but I read the book a couple of times. It's really neat and worth the time of you can, unlike me, actually get it to a table.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago

    I'd absolutely love to play it, but I don't know any Expanse fans who'd also want to run it. My own skills as a game master are sorely lacking in the "actually running a game" aspect, even after years of practice. Honestly, I bought the books mostly for design inspiration for my Space Engineers builds.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago*

    If it's owlcat I'd totally be willing to assume it'll be a crpg, which would be a solid choice for the universe given its history

    Edit: inspired by mass effect could totally be story wise, tbf a complex RPG system w/ mass effect 3/Andromeda combat would probably also be fantastic so we'll have to wait for more info.

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