If you could write an IF from any IP what would it be?

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Definitely Star Wars, in particular a “Knights of the Old Republic” style IF would be epic :star_struck:
I wouldn’t mind something JRPGish too, say the Legend of Heroes, Persona or Final Fantasy (although entries in the latter vary so much you could argue the IP isn’t really necessary).

I also agree with Mass Effect, the Witcher. I’d go for Elder Scrolls or Fallout over LotR as I feel they’ve got a lot more untapped potential; I love LotR but it’s beginning to feel a bit saturated at the moment. Warhammer (Old World or 40k) might be cool.

I’d go with a series of fantasy novels called Shadows of the Apt, by Adrian Tchaikovsky. The premise is that long ago, the world was overrun with giant deadly insects/invertebrates, and in order to survive humans had to make a sort of pact with them - different tribes of people took on the qualities of different insects, becoming ‘kinden’.

Good taste! I love that series, although as I recall I never quite got around to finishing it (8/10 books or something; I should revisit it!).

EDIT: Metro 2033 as well, as an alternative to Fallout.

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When I say LotR, I mean the full breadth of the Tolkien Legendarium. There’s a lot of untapped potential there. I agree we have had enough of Sauron and the Rings of Power.

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Starship Troopers, I definetly would like to know more.

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Homestuck, Telltale’s The Walking Dead, Infinity Train, Dark Souls or Bloodborne

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Incredibles, Star Trek, Zootopia, the Sandman series; I would enjoy writing in any of those settings.

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Well i have to say i am a big fan of giant robots, the i like to make a story of battletech, gundam, R.A.D, break blade and mazinger z.

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i would love to make a story on jujutsu kaisen, demon slayer, noragami, after school summoners (game), resident evil village but i only want the concept of the mutation, my hero academia.

ive actually already made like stories of my ocs in the same setting on a couple of these but they will have to stay shelved. MHA is easily the most ideas ive written since i think its the most flexible to kinda rework

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I feel like the war breaker by Brandon Sanderson would be a fun game. Having the option to play as a awakener would be cool.

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You guys all have fantastic taste. I’ll add Naruto, Warhammer and Halo.

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Since no one has mentioned it, there is actually an up and coming (Demo TBA) Star Wars IF in the works by a third party.

They do not intend to profit from it at all, so copyright should not be too much of an issue.

thesparkofhope.tumblr.com

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I’m not a writer but I’ve always wanted to play an IF or like a dating sim (probably in a different AU) where the ros are the protagonists of the AC games :laughing:

other IPs I could think of would be ATLA/LoK, and The Hunger Games

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Yesssssssssssss

inhale AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH, no playtest yet though

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If that’s what appeals to you about Star Wars, it’s very easy to write stories like this without having to rely on all the baggage that comes with the Star Wars intellectual property. In fact, I might even say it’s preferable. Star Wars is an archetypal story of myth. Going back to the mythological roots would result in arguably a more “pure” Star Wars experience!

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Can I pick option C and be a Gray Jedi?

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Harry Potter, Hunger Games, LOTR, Bridgeton, Shadow Hunters Books, GOT, Percy Jackson and Kane Chronicles, Avengers universe… omg so many!

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The first thing that comes to my mind is Dune, which I feel would be incredible. Maybe Dishonoured, even.

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That is the preferably choice lol

Also thought of another one. Be a hunter in the supernatural universe!

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I’d go for Dragon Age, honestly.

I’d played video games before that, of course, but it was the first that really got me into them, so I would have a blast writing an IF for it.

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Imagine going three years without a post and then dropping a choice nugget like this. Well done. And a fun idea to boot.

In my heart of hearts, I want to do a Battlebots IF. All the fun of a rookie to legend sports story, but with more carnage. That’s not really a mainstream idea, though, even if the rights were available (and they are not).

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I do actually want to create an entire series of fan gamebooks based on the Critical IF system by Dave Morris (who also created the open world Fabled Lands books with Jamie Thomson) using and adapting RPG content to make a fun set of personal projects. It’s a fantastic system that’s the best of both narrative driven CYOA and stat based gamebooks. Top of the list for IPs being:

  • Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (set shortly after Episode IV)
  • Star Wars: Age of Rebellion (adapted to the Sequel Trilogy)
  • Star Wars: Force and Destiny (adapted to the Prequel Trilogy)
  • Avatar Legends RPG
  • Fallout (probably based around Fallout 3 or New Vegas or an original setting)
  • Detroit Become Human
  • Horizon (Pre Zero Dawn)
  • Batman: Gotham City Chronicles
  • Doctor Who (UNIT based)
  • Star Trek RPG (Either TOS or TNG era)
  • Elder Scrolls Skyrim

Hopefully one of those will happen sometime! Thanks to dyslexia I have a habit of great ideas and not actually getting them into reality… :sweat_smile:

EDIT: Some mentioned Mass Effect and Assassins Creed, so definitely those as well.

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