tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post7144000698238077111..comments2023-10-23T07:29:04.584-07:00Comments on destination unknown: X-plorers; Planetary Survey: Micah Christianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12236414293541547616noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-21952159151390634132013-08-03T18:47:53.138-07:002013-08-03T18:47:53.138-07:00Your game and X-plorers are so great for accessibi...Your game and X-plorers are so great for accessibility and ease of play. They are very similar in style and feel. :)christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-66647836097622571162013-08-03T18:24:55.400-07:002013-08-03T18:24:55.400-07:00Oh good lord, I think I just wet myself! Edge of S...Oh good lord, I think I just wet myself! Edge of Space is mentioned in the company of X-Plorers!matthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04998881232495777586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-3230824411327323562013-07-19T06:35:26.171-07:002013-07-19T06:35:26.171-07:00Yeah, T5 is out. I plan to write a review of it at...Yeah, T5 is out. I plan to write a review of it at some point. The basic idea of the game is an improvement of T4, though, where a number of dice based on the difficulty (more difficult = more dice) are rolled to hit a target number or less. Of the two, Mongoose and T5, I think that I prefer Mongoose, but that may be because I prefer MegaTraveller and Classic Traveller to the route taken by T4/5. That said, some of the best Traveller supplements were written for T4, and the T5 core book has a <b>lot</b> of stuff in it.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-621544147929016232013-07-19T00:48:58.081-07:002013-07-19T00:48:58.081-07:00Well, there is a Traveller 5th edition? I think th...Well, there is a Traveller 5th edition? I think that had a Kickstarter going on. <br /><br />I was referring to Mongoose Publishing's version of Traveller, which has Mishap tables for what happens to your character if you fail on the Survival roll at the end of each 1 year term. Plus they have other careers than just military ones.Greg Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309648175626829683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-89027626688447418602013-07-18T19:09:23.347-07:002013-07-18T19:09:23.347-07:00Well, the game Blue Planet proved that a single wo...Well, the game Blue Planet proved that a single world could provide plenty of adventure possibilities (as, for that matter, did Empire of the Petal Throne!), so a world wouldn't be a problem. I haven't seen anyone try a single space station yet, but High Colonies limited itself to the hundreds of space stations in the Solar System, for the most part (Earth was devastated, and I forget what was going on on Mars). Oh, there's Metamorphosis Alpha, all in one large spacecraft!faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-67512371544989795922013-07-18T11:24:07.146-07:002013-07-18T11:24:07.146-07:00Thank you, Trey!Thank you, Trey!christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-42502840965526406672013-07-18T11:23:58.970-07:002013-07-18T11:23:58.970-07:00Stars Without Number? Sounds cool! I have heard ab...Stars Without Number? Sounds cool! I have heard about it, but never read it. I may have to take a look. <br /><br />Oh my gosh, I love planet of the nerds! Years ago I ran some scenarios that were based around the institute and one of them dealt with a deranged doctoral student whose dissertation was rejected. He began plotting against his committee and the PCs were brought in to provide protection and to thwart the young man's plans.<br /><br />Like you said, though, I think there's a lot to be done on the Nerd Planet! christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-10934668308898800352013-07-18T10:27:15.826-07:002013-07-18T10:27:15.826-07:00This is great stuff. At the mention of bounty hunt...This is great stuff. At the mention of bounty hunters and criminals on the lam, a whole scenario exploded in my head. I really should run more sci-fi games. I love the world-building.<br /><br />One rules-light system that hasn't been mentioned so far is Stars Without Number. I've got a hard copy sitting on my shelf, but I haven't had a chance to dig into it yet.<br /><br />One last thing: my submission for alternate name for Micah (not that you asked) is PLANET OF THE NERDS. ;)David Larkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04133630988557116729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-9036227978192053972013-07-18T09:51:50.508-07:002013-07-18T09:51:50.508-07:00In recent years I have found myself drawn to micro...In recent years I have found myself drawn to micro-settings, where most of the action takes pace in a rather small geographical region. I wonder if in a sci-fi game a single planet would be of suitable scale or perhaps smaller still a la Babylon 5 or Deep Space 9.christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-25370263701907129032013-07-17T23:28:38.307-07:002013-07-17T23:28:38.307-07:00Cool! I love world descriptions. It's easy, wi...Cool! I love world descriptions. It's easy, with most of the SF RPGs out there, because of the way that they center on traveling from one world to another, sometimes two or three in a session, to forget that a world is a whole place, with all sorts of stuff on it beyond whatever the PCs get involved in. You could run a whole campaign on just one world.faoladhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03691952430041394614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-67703151299852173722013-07-17T20:55:39.605-07:002013-07-17T20:55:39.605-07:00It's funny that you mention Traveller. The fir...It's funny that you mention Traveller. The first iteration of this article was keyed to that game. You can see evidence of that with the pairing of the "highport" and "downport" and the fact that the ports are run by a third party, a la the Imperium controlled the spaceports, but the local government owned everything else. <br /><br />Is there a new version of Traveller out? I seem to recall a Kickstarter or something. christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-79762677057827772932013-07-17T20:41:53.678-07:002013-07-17T20:41:53.678-07:00What about Traveller? That is a rules-light syste...What about Traveller? That is a rules-light system for chargen (especially Classic Traveller). The later versions add a little more die-rolling for 1-year terms instead of 4-year terms, but at least the core mechanic of 2d6 roll vs. 8+ seems pretty light in most cases.<br /><br />I think where things get bogged down is the math-heavy systems of constructing starships and other things. Not being very math-saavy myself, I was always challenged by the calculations of safe jump distances and the detailed system generation in Book 6: Scouts.Greg Johnstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11309648175626829683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-20742135531607704202013-07-17T20:12:51.316-07:002013-07-17T20:12:51.316-07:00Oh my gosh, you are spot on with that WI connectio...Oh my gosh, you are spot on with that WI connection. That is so funny! <br /><br />By the way, great work on the Phoenix Barony, as well as X-plorers of course. :)christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-22736770777150358082013-07-17T19:31:46.600-07:002013-07-17T19:31:46.600-07:00Thanks!
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I hope to follow it up with a few NPCs...Thanks!<br />:)<br /><br />I hope to follow it up with a few NPCs as well as one or two scenario seeds. Ms. Arshia Rangarajan at least deserves some stats. christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-29785762922353276682013-07-17T19:07:03.183-07:002013-07-17T19:07:03.183-07:00Thank you for this, fun read with interesting idea...Thank you for this, fun read with interesting ideas.<br /><br />Are you sure you aren't from Wisconsin like me? I mean, Badgers, and this quote scream Wisconsin, ha ha:<br /><br />"Drinking alcohol is quite common as the winters are long, dark and depressing"DBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00708147832773757947noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-58832675440765938842013-07-17T18:52:43.656-07:002013-07-17T18:52:43.656-07:00this is really cool.this is really cool.xwardukexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16018316067699487098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-5553925576908014222013-07-17T18:37:11.994-07:002013-07-17T18:37:11.994-07:00Thanks, John! You did a darn fine job with X-plore...Thanks, John! You did a darn fine job with X-plorers. I have been reading a lot of pulpy sci-fi lately and it's got me thinking about your game quite a bit. :)christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-87623288196153748812013-07-17T14:39:07.883-07:002013-07-17T14:39:07.883-07:00I feel that for SF, rules-light is the way to go. ...I feel that for SF, rules-light is the way to go. Like you said, Edge of Space, X-plorers or Star Frontiers might be great candidates. I need to see if there are other rules-light systems in print. I briefly considered Diaspora, but unfortunately my brain cannot wrap itself around FATE. <br /><br />I like Micah, because as a So. Cal native I have always been drawn to quiet, rocky places. Replace hot desert with cold desert under a cool, yellow-orange star and it'd be my kind of dreary place. Heck, I could even live near to icy sea. There'd have to be surf once in a while. ;)christianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09650456794111980661noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-103348394993405916.post-29078360626583681132013-07-17T14:21:26.678-07:002013-07-17T14:21:26.678-07:00Very nice. I think if I were going to run a SF RPG...Very nice. I think if I were going to run a SF RPG, it'd probably be X-plorers (though there are one or two others out there I'd try, like Edge of Space). Chris C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08655640273250716377noreply@blogger.com