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[Discordia]

so i was wondering, are there any rpg that have a historical (or at least semi historical) setting?

the closest call i heard so far is darklands which plays during the 15th century in the holy roman empire, although there is still magic and demons...

[Miloch]

the closest call i heard so far is darklands which plays during the 15th century in the holy roman empire, although there is still magic and demons...

Lionheart is kinda the same way.

There's a bunch of strategic and adventure-type historical or pseudo-historical games, but I don't know if any of them could properly be called RPGs. Some that might be are older, like Defender of the Crown or Interplay's Castles.

[Discordia]

thx, i rather imagined there being little (if anything at all) and then only old and/or obscure stuff.

i wonder why there arent any though, i mean, the story is already there, a few tweaks here and there and you could likely port 1 to 1 into a game, but anyway...

[Grunker]

thx, i rather imagined there being little (if anything at all) and then only old and/or obscure stuff.

i wonder why there arent any though, i mean, the story is already there, a few tweaks here and there and you could likely port 1 to 1 into a game, but anyway...

There are, somewhat. Vampire the Masquerade: Redemption. Half of the game takes place in historic Prague and Vienna. And except the vampire-part it's actually trying a lot to be accurate.

The gameplay is heavily influenced by dungeoncrawl, but the dialogue is very well written.

That's the only game I can think of, however. There are games set in the modern world, but non purely historic, as far as I know.

As to the 'why' of it, I suspect supernatural elements are a lot easier to market. Not many gamers read alot about the games they buy, so having an elf on the cover of your game certainly helps. Or, a dragon, in the latest case.

Edited by Grunker, 18 October 2009 - 02:44 PM.