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01-03-2005, 01:12 PM
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| |  Arrakis, Dune, Desert Planet...
I've been thinking about RP in the world of Dune and wondering if anyone has ever played a Dune RPG... Pegasus(I think) was supposed to make one, but it got nixed IIRC. I know there was a GURPS book, but I don't know if it was authorized by SJG or not. Just wondering what people's experience is.
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01-03-2005, 02:24 PM
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| | Again a good idea, and again I haven't played it.
I'm getting the feeling that eighter:
A- you are very diverse
B- I am not 
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01-03-2005, 03:26 PM
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| | Aww.. Come one, you don't seem to be particularly un-diverse?? Is that a word even?? Oh well.. Now go write me an RPG based on dune and you can be diverse too.
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01-03-2005, 05:28 PM
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| | There was a Dune RPG, published by Last Unicorn Games, but it was a limited edition print, and not well representated throughout the roleplaying world. This site ( http://www.darkholmekeep.net/dune/main.cfm) has more information (as well as some extracts).
Hmm, I thought WotC had the rights, and there is some speculation around various Dune fansites about a d20 Dune RPG, but that is as yet unconfirmed.
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01-03-2005, 05:35 PM
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| | | It must be last unicorn that I was thinking of, not Pegasus. I thought that game was canned though.. I really want an RPG with DUne, but I don't think that d20 is the best format for it. It probably is the easiest one to get done though.
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01-03-2005, 06:01 PM
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| | d20 is not a good format for any "modern" style or sci-fi style of games, in my opinion.
If you really want to play a Dune game, why not grab the GURPS core books and whip up a version of the world yourself? I'm sure you could do that. Although I'd be careful on how many Paul Atriedes were in the game... 
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01-06-2005, 08:42 AM
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| | | I agree.. d20 is not so good for modern.. It works okay in the adaptation of CoC though.. I could make my own GURPS version, I'm really good with GURPS. I want something hardbound though with pretty art and all of that. A friend and I are currently working on a board game that is based on Dune though.. It should be fun..
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