{"id":171,"date":"2008-10-08T07:00:46","date_gmt":"2008-10-08T11:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/?p=171"},"modified":"2008-10-08T00:17:02","modified_gmt":"2008-10-08T04:17:02","slug":"doctor-who-rpg-coming-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/onceuponageek.com\/wordpress\/2008\/10\/08\/doctor-who-rpg-coming-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who RPG Coming Soon"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Be on the lookout for a new Doctor Who role-playing game soon from Cubicle 7 Entertainment Ltd<\/a>.\u00a0 Best estimate right now is that the game will be released in the first quarter of 2009 (only a few scant months away really).\u00a0 Cubicle 7 is responsible for games such as SLA Industries, Starblazers Adventures, and Victoriana.<\/p>\n

The game will be strictly focused on the current Doctor Who TV series (or NuWho as some people call it).\u00a0 In order to include material from the original Doctor Who series (1963-1989), it would require an entirely different licensing agreement.\u00a0 If this game is a success, I’m sure expansions including old series material would most likely follow.<\/p>\n

The developers have finished their playtesting and are finalizing a few tweaks.\u00a0 The format will be a box set with at least three books, one of which will be an Adventures Book.\u00a0 There is lots of speculation as to what else will be included in the box set, but nothing has been announced yet.\u00a0 We do know the developers hope to throw some cool perks into the box.\u00a0 Personally, I’m excited about the box set format.\u00a0 For years, most RPGs have been in sourcebook format.\u00a0 Producing a box set harkens back to the early days of RPGs and makes me feel all nostalgic!<\/p>\n

The really big hurdle in the near future is BBC approval.\u00a0 While the BBC signed off on the deal conceptually, they still have to look at the finished product and give it their official stamp of approval.\u00a0 I’ve heard that typically the BBC doesn’t care about game mechanics, but more about how their characters and properties are presented.\u00a0 Based upon everything I’ve heard from the Cubicle 7 guys, I think their reverence of the source material will shine through into the game just fine.<\/p>\n

Doctor Who RPGs have met with varied success (see FASA Doctor Who RPG<\/a> and Time Lord<\/a>), so naturally I’m skeptical as to how a new game would work.\u00a0 Based upon everything I’ve read so far and what Cubicle 7 has developed in the past, I believe this will be a great RPG for Doctor Who.\u00a0 I can’t wait.<\/p>\n

Visit the Cubicle 7 Doctor Who RPG forum<\/a> for discussion and announcements regarding the game.\u00a0 You can also stay abreast by reading THE HEART OF THE TARDIS, the RPG developer’s blog for the new game.<\/p>\n

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