Yeah, though the working stiffs in space don’t need to know how the FTL drive works any more than the paratroopers need to know how the plane works. But I would be very reluctant to run a game of exploration in that universe, or naval conflict, where the details of FTL might matter.
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I’m generally not impressed with it. I play it, because that’s what a friend bought when we all decided on an SF game. But now I have to be Game MU-THR for a bit, the gaps in the world building are driving me insane . . .
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The closest I’ve got to it was running Chariot of the Gods, and for that I used FUDGE.
It does seem to me that there are basically only two stories you can tell i that setting, and they are Alien and Aliens.
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We’ve started watching Alien: Earth - bit early to say, but there seems to be a lot of worldbuilding in there, and potentially some other types of story (feels very slightly Blade Runner so far, but only 20 mins into the first episode).
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I’m quite a ways behind on your show. I’m on Episode 7 of Bayern and I have to stop in to say how much I’m loving this campaign. This is as entertaining as anything Whartson Hall has ever done, and that’s saying a lot. Keep up the good work.
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We may well start playing again soon. Glad you like it, as I’m enjoying this a great deal; I like the setting, don’t love the mil sf it’s usually used for (just not in the mood at the moment), and a campaign basically about exploration is ideal for the way I feel.
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Session 19: Try Licking It: Across and into the ice. There’s no atmosphere here.
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Session 20: The Real Monsters Were The Friends We Made Along The Way: Into the ice palace. A lot of empty rooms.
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Session 21: Don’t Push the Big Red Button: Or wonder, till it drives you mad, What would have followed if you had.
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Session 22: Try Waving Your Slime Mould At It: Among the Pleiades. What is AGRA?
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Session 23: Normal Physical Experience Apart From the Tentacles: What really happened on Dr Radish’s Big Adventure?
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Session 24: Old Whatshisface Deado: One last look at the Pleiades (and some character mechanics at the end)
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Session 25: Let’s Go Down There And von Daniken them: Songs the Hyades shall sing…
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I’ve been thoroughly enjoying listening along to this. I am looking forward to reading through the books when it ends.
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It’s been a really fun one to play!
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Session 26: Just Remember, Be Positive: Exploring alien ruins. Are these their offspring?
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Session 27: Shuttle-Loads of Plant Strokers: We cannot allow a star-killer gap.
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Session 28: We Can Apocalypse Now Our Way Back Up the River: Mud (snakes), mud (snakes), glorious mud (snakes)
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Session 29: A Bit More Scaly Than It Was: My hovercraft is full of Ilyas.
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