I saw this on DriveThru - 8 pages, rules light, $1 - but I have plenty of free RPGs rotting on my hard drive. Anything special about this one?
And WTF with 8 pages? There is a limit to the "less is more" mentality and I am going to say a RPG needs 64 page minimum. It's an arbitrary number, but I gotta draw the line somewhere.
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/107741/Edge-of-Space-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying
I haven't read/played it, but my understanding is that it was intended as a tiny 'pocketmod' type ruleset. I believe it is an expansion of an entry for a "write an rpg in 24 hours" type contest. It used to be free, I thought; it's by Matt Jackson of the blog "Lapsus Calumni" at http://www.msjx.org
Lots of those 24 Hour RPGs have some crazy fun ideas. What gets my attention for EoS is that it has multiple good reviews. I just wonder if it does anything different for an Aliens / Bug Hunt that the rest of my collection doesn't.
Yeah I know, I shouldn't think twice before spending $1 on a RPG, but
all the free shit on the web has spoiled me so badly. Seriously, the OSR unending mountain of free goodies has made me a brat.
Spinachcat, look at the listing again. I mentioned this thread to Matt; Edge of Space is now PWYW.
That's awesome of him. Tell him I'll be getting a copy when I can.