2300: Project Bayern

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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