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Your Favorite Sci-Fi Game?

Started by RPGPundit, June 28, 2017, 07:51:52 PM

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jeff37923

#150
July 06, 2017, 11:59:33 PM
Quote from: dumarest;973677stirring up trouble with the fantasy trip heresy and traveller propaganda.

So say we all!
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3rik

#151
July 07, 2017, 09:55:12 AM
Quote from: Dumarest;973696The preview only shows a few pages but it seemed to be only New Generation/Deep Star Nine/Voyager-era. Is that so? And if so, any plans to produce something for fans of the original who aren't really interested in latter-day post-Kirk/Spock/McCoy Trek? (I don't count the new movies as "original series," just to be clear.)

Even if the answer is no, like I said before I still encourage Star Trek RPGs in general as sometimes if enough New Generation stuff sells, it opens things up for Trek in general (or so I like to think).

There was a Star Trek TOS game from Last Unicorn Games, but I only own the Next Generation core rules.
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Dumarest

#152
July 07, 2017, 11:33:34 AM
Quote from: 3rik;973757There was a Star Trek TOS game from Last Unicorn Games, but I only own the Next Generation core rules.

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Biscuitician

#153
July 07, 2017, 11:59:40 AM
Anyone know what the deal with Starfinder is? It's mean to be Pathfinder in the future, but is it basically elves and dwarves flying spaceships?

I actually think that would be kind of cool, but I'm not sure i've seen anyone make it work.

Willie the Duck

#154
July 07, 2017, 12:03:27 PM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973780Anyone know what the deal with Starfinder is? It's mean to be Pathfinder in the future, but is it basically elves and dwarves flying spaceships?

I actually think that would be kind of cool, but I'm not sure i've seen anyone make it work.

To the best of my knowledge, all that has been officially confirmed is that they are trying to use the same rules or the next iteration of the rules as PF. Whether there are space elves and dwarves (so, Vulcans and Klingons) or not, I don't know and to my knowledge, such things aren't public.

Baulderstone

#155
July 07, 2017, 12:05:43 PM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973780Anyone know what the deal with Starfinder is? It's mean to be Pathfinder in the future, but is it basically elves and dwarves flying spaceships?

I've developed a strong enough allergy to Pathfinder/3.5 mechanics that I really can't be bothered to see if they managed to make it cool. Those games are so stat-heavy that they aren't even a great value for stealing ideas from.

Dumarest

#156
July 07, 2017, 12:24:22 PM
Never even heard of Starfinder. But I don't even like elves and dwarves in fantasy games, much less in sci fi. I've never played Pathfinder so I can't comment about that; all I know is it is apparently AD&D under a pseudonym.

Biscuitician

#157
July 08, 2017, 09:57:27 AM
So anyone know when the Infinity rpg (the one by Modiphius based on the minis game) comes out?

GameDaddy

#158
July 08, 2017, 06:22:53 PM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973934So anyone know when the Infinity rpg (the one by Modiphius based on the minis game) comes out?

I don't know. My preference is for Traveller, but I'm building a Transhuman Campaign Setting for Sarah Newton's Mindjammer right at the moment, and am enjoying working on this immensely, however it is going slow. I should be writing a review of Mindjammer very soon, but need a group to run a couple of games to get a feel for how the Fate mechanics play out for this fascinating sci-fi setting.
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SavageSchemer

#159
July 08, 2017, 06:25:04 PM
Quote from: GameDaddy;973999I don't know. My preference is for Traveller, but I'm building a Transhuman Campaign Setting for Sarah Newton's Mindjammer right at the moment, and am enjoying working on this immensely, however it is going slow. I should be writing a review of Mindjammer very soon, but need a group to run a couple of games to get a feel for how the Fate mechanics play out for this fascinating sci-fi setting.

I went with the best of both...Mindjammer with Traveller rules.
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AaronBrown99

#160
July 08, 2017, 06:42:50 PM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973934So anyone know when the Infinity rpg (the one by Modiphius based on the minis game) comes out?

The main book is supposed to be finally shipping next month, with supplements into 2018. The playtest pdfs look fantastic.
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Tetsubo

#161
July 08, 2017, 11:06:46 PM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973780Anyone know what the deal with Starfinder is? It's mean to be Pathfinder in the future, but is it basically elves and dwarves flying spaceships?

I actually think that would be kind of cool, but I'm not sure i've seen anyone make it work.

Have you heard of DragonStar?

Manic Modron

#162
July 09, 2017, 12:32:44 AM
Quote from: Biscuitician;973780Anyone know what the deal with Starfinder is? It's mean to be Pathfinder in the future, but is it basically elves and dwarves flying spaceships?

One of their ambitions is to do for space opera what Shadowrun did for cyberpunk.  It might not live up to that dream, but it is a worthy ambition.

Elves don't get out much these days.  They turned even more insular and xenophobic and are not considered to be core races.  They are given stats in an appendix for people who want that sort of thing, along with all the Pathfinder core races aside from humans.  I don't know what the story is on why none of them are major species, though.

Apparition

#163
July 09, 2017, 04:24:10 AM
Quote from: SavageSchemer;974000I went with the best of both...Mindjammer with Traveller rules.

Yep.

Biscuitician

#164
July 10, 2017, 05:38:23 AM
I'd be very interested in checking Infinity out.

Will the pdf come out before then?
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