Brenda Brathwaite and Tom Hall Kickstarting old-school RPG

Following a string of successful crowd-funding campaigns, the old-school RPG may well be the new new-school RPG. Wizardry series veteran Brenda Brathwaite, along with Tom Hall, co-founder of both id Software and Ion Storm, and the rest of the gang at Loot Drop are now hoping to make one of their own, seeking $1 million from you and me to fund it.

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Following a string of successful crowd-funding campaigns, the old-school RPG may well be the new new-school RPG. Wizardry series veteran Brenda Brathwaite, along with Tom Hall, co-founder of both id Software and Ion Storm, and the rest of the gang at Loot Drop are now hoping to make one of their own, seeking $1 million from you and me to fund it.

They Kickstarter campaign is to make, well, an old-school RPG, with classes, races, party members, skills, leveling up, quests, treasure, and all that jazz. You know, RPG stuff. Loot Drop doesn't offer much more than a feature list, but Brathwaite and Hall themselves pack serious heat.

A cool million is a hefty initial goal, but they'd ideally like an awful lot more. There are the requisite stretch goals adding new modes and content, but at $1.9 million they'll commit to making two separate games, one designed by Brathwaite and the other by Hall.

Pledging at least $15 will get you a copy of the game, then there are the usual physical edition, self-insertion, and party perks. A pen-and-paper RPG based on the game is up for grabs too.

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    October 3, 2012 10:30 AM

    Alice O'Connor posted a new article, Brenda Brathwaite and Tom Hall Kickstarting old-school RPG.

    Following a string of successful crowd-funding campaigns, the old-school RPG may well be the new new-school RPG. Wizardry series veteran Brenda Brathwaite, along with Tom Hall, co-founder of both id Software and Ion Storm, and the rest of the gang at Loot Drop are now hoping to make one of their own, seeking $1 million from you and me to fund it.

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      October 3, 2012 11:56 AM

      Make sure you watch til the end for a bonus scene!

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      October 3, 2012 11:59 AM

      Get the hell out of here Denton

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        October 3, 2012 12:22 PM

        What an expensive mistake you turned out to be.

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          October 3, 2012 5:19 PM

          We are not due for an introduction just yet.

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      October 3, 2012 1:52 PM

      Oh hi John Romero

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        October 3, 2012 2:10 PM

        Was that him?

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          October 3, 2012 2:12 PM

          It is him! .. Keeping out of the spot light for once.

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            October 3, 2012 3:00 PM

            id pay for a kickstarter game that meant he and carmack would work together on it again. might actually get a very enjoyable fps experience out of it.

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      October 3, 2012 4:50 PM

      But, I already have self insertion party perks.

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      October 3, 2012 10:09 PM

      If this would even possibly open the door to a sequel to Anachronox, fuck yes. With bells on.

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