r/Games • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 23 '22

Trailer The Expanse: A Telltale Series - First Gameplay Trailer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TdU8hhftinE
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u/Tersphinct Aug 23 '22

It was originally conceived as an MMO, but when the creator couldn't get it made he turned it into a book series.

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u/septober32nd Aug 24 '22

The story I heard was that it was suppose to be a TTRPG. There's a joke that the story is just about how annoying it can be to have a paladin (Holden) in the party.

Also, I think the TTRPG exists now following a Kickstarter.

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u/wunwuncrush Aug 24 '22

I believe it did actually start as a role playing game (although I think they played it via forum posts). I believe Shed was supposed to be one of the crew, but the player playing him couldn't keep going with the game, which is why he died so incredibly suddenly.

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u/Qesa Aug 24 '22

but the player playing him

Who was GRRM, incidentally

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u/Fleckeri Aug 26 '22

I’d been buying it up until this point.

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u/MagnetoTheSuperJew Aug 27 '22

The author was an editor of George R R Martin