Obsidian Entertainment Reveals Plans to Develop a "Historical RPG"
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Over on his personal Tumblr site, newly appointed design director of Obsidian Entertainment, Josh Sawyer, is planning for his next project to be a "historical RPG" in the same vein as Darklands or the tabletop role-playing game Ars Magica. There are quite a few updates to the Tumblr site since we last checked it out, but this one is definitely the most notable:
ilitarist asked: Is there anything stopping you from doing historical RPG? Do you consider PoE a historical RPG cause it functions more like a historical fiction than a typical fantasy story?<
I need to devote my attention to the project I'm currently directing, but it is my intention that the next project I direct (after this one) will be a historical RPG. It's something I've been talking to Feargus every once in a while for the past couple of years and he's been supportive.
I don't consider PoE to be a historical RPG in any way. When I say (historical RPG) I mean something set in Earth's history inclusive with fantastic variations, like Darklands and Ars Magica.
This one definitely piques my interest. Thanks, RPG Codex.
