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If You Had To Run An Epic Space Campaign today...

Started by Zachary The First, April 14, 2007, 08:54:58 AM

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flyingmice

#30
April 15, 2007, 02:07:02 PM
Quote from: J ArcaneI am positively craving a Doctor Who game . . .

Cool, J, but not exactly an "epic space campaign," is it?

:D

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#31
April 15, 2007, 02:24:57 PM
Quote from: flyingmiceCool, J, but not exactly an "epic space campaign," is it?

:D

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Dude, the Doctor just got done fighting a war that nearly wiped two whole species from the whole of time.

And have you seen the Battle of Canary Wharf?

Who can be plenty epic.  ;)

and the whole of time and space makes a REALLY big canvas . . .
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#32
April 15, 2007, 02:33:40 PM
I'd use d20 modern or Alternity, or maybe Silhouette in a homebrew setting. I can whip up that "epic space adventure setting" stuff in no time flat.
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flyingmice

#33
April 15, 2007, 04:05:26 PM
Quote from: J ArcaneDude, the Doctor just got done fighting a war that nearly wiped two whole species from the whole of time.

And have you seen the Battle of Canary Wharf?

Who can be plenty epic.  ;)

and the whole of time and space makes a REALLY big canvas . . .

Well, the image conjured up by "epic space campaign" has more starships and less telephone booths - at least in my mind... :D

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#34
April 15, 2007, 04:25:52 PM
Hey!  What's our working definition of "epic science fiction", here, anyhoo?
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#35
April 15, 2007, 04:29:27 PM
Quote from: Dr Rotwang!Hey!  What's our working definition of "epic science fiction", here, anyhoo?
to me?  Grand adventures, grand stakes, earthshaking consequences, amazing characters.
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Zachary The First

#36
April 15, 2007, 05:56:14 PM
Quote from: J Arcaneto me?  Grand adventures, grand stakes, earthshaking consequences, amazing characters.

That's pretty much mine as well, but it's a subjective term for this exercise. :)
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#37
April 15, 2007, 07:23:34 PM
Quote from: flyingmiceWell, the image conjured up by "epic space campaign" has more starships and less telephone booths - at least in my mind... :D

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Dr. Who has both. There are many, many epsiodes that fall into the epic category.
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#38
April 15, 2007, 09:09:41 PM
What:

I've been reading Alastair Reynolds' Revalation Space books. I'm picturing something somewhere between his books and Hamilton's books. Hardish, detailed world building, cyber/bioware.

How:

Up in the air. HERO would give me all the tools I need, but I'd need to make stuff up and do lots of hand-holding. More likely, I'd cobble something together with T20, D20 Modern/Future, and maybe dipping until Arsenal and Factory for bio/cyberwear, and using a few traveller books for world building.
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#39
April 15, 2007, 09:39:09 PM
Quote from: AosDr. Who has both. There are many, many epsiodes that fall into the epic category.

Ah! Then I haven't seen enough Dr, Who, obviously! Apologies!

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Aos

#40
April 15, 2007, 09:58:51 PM
This is the internetzzz111, you can't apologize, you'll ruin the fun!
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flyingmice

#41
April 15, 2007, 10:11:55 PM
Quote from: AosThis is the internetzzz111, you can't apologize, you'll ruin the fun!

But I was wrong! I'd just never seen a Dr. Who episode set on a space ship, and assumed none were! That was a dumb mistake!

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Aos

#42
April 15, 2007, 11:32:31 PM
Quote from: flyingmiceBut I was wrong! I'd just never seen a Dr. Who episode set on a space ship, and assumed none were! That was a dumb mistake!

-clash

Wow, if you can handle cheezy sfx, low production values, and poorly saturated video, you've got a lot of really cool TV to catch up on.
The old SF encyclopedia had about the best description of Dr. Who, it went something like this, "At its best it is spellbinding, and at worsts it is just silly."
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flyingmice

#43
April 15, 2007, 11:38:38 PM
Quote from: AosWow, if you can handle cheezy sfx, low production values, and poorly saturated video, you've got a lot of really cool TV to catch up on.
The old SF encyclopedia had about the best description of Dr. Who, it went something like this, "At its best it is spellbinding, and at worsts it is just silly."

Sounds good. I'll have to check it out. I've seen some Dr. Who. but not a lot, and not many eps in a row.

Thanks!

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TheQuestionMan

#44
April 16, 2007, 02:51:20 AM
GURPS Travller campaign setting.

Sword Worlds Revolt.

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