Questbird Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 There has been much talk about BRP sci-fi variants on the main forums. But none of them have quite got to the game I want to play. There are a few games out there which definitely aren't BRP which are a bit closer. The science-fiction game I want to play is: Moderately hard science fiction Set entirely in a future Solar System which is not filled with horror and Cthulhoid monstrosities but (possibly strange and Vancean) flourishing human societies in space. No interstellar drives (except long-departed generation ships) No aliens (except for the genetically adrift human inhabitants of future interplanetary society) Probably no psi-powers, though I don't mind technological or biological enhancements Book inspirations: Kim Stanley Robinson 2312, Aurora and Mars Trilogy, Cecelia Holland Floating Worlds, Charles Stross Saturn's Children, Robert Heinlein The Moon is A Harsh Mistress, Dan Simmons Ilium and Olympos, Jan Mark The Ennead, SA Corey The Expanse (I haven't read the books only seen the show), with a dash of pulpiness with Colin Greenland's Take Back Plenty or Alfred Bester's The Stars My Destination. Film inspirations: Moon, 2001, maybe some Outland or Silent Running, but not Alien. Game inspirations: Eclipse Phase (without the extreme transhumanism), High Colonies (without the aliens), Jovian Chronicles (without the mecha), Jovian Nightmares/Cthulhu Rising (without Cthulhu), Shadows Over Sol (without the shadows), Infinity RPG (without the extra-solar planets), Traveller 2300AD (without the aliens or extra-solar planets). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd Dupont Posted December 9, 2020 Share Posted December 9, 2020 Go ahead, do it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questbird Posted October 23, 2021 Author Share Posted October 23, 2021 The science-fiction game I am playing is Coriolis The Third Horizon: Moderately hard science fiction -- well its a bit softer and star-warsy, with handwavy artifical gravity etc. Set entirely in a future Solar System -- a set of interlinked systems, but at least of stars we know (not Sol). I wanted a constrained physical space for my sci-fi campaign, so I still got that. which is not filled with horror and Cthulhoid monstrosities -- There's some space horror but no Cthulhu. The horror is more general uncaring universe stuff. but (possibly strange and Vancean) flourishing human societies in space. -- Check, true dat. No interstellar drives (except long-departed generation ships) -- Check, true dat, but there are interstellar portals created by an ancient and probably alien civilisation. But hey 2001 a Space Odyssey had that, and no one is saying that isn't hard sci fi. No aliens (except for the genetically adrift human inhabitants of future interplanetary society) -- Almost true. No live aliens.. Probably no psi-powers, though I don't mind technological or biological enhancements. Hmm, there are psi powers. I'm still enjoying running this game even though it hasn't exactly met my criteria. It has a great background, a human vs. human universe instead of human vs alien. The science is not totally off, eg. wormholes and generation ships vs FTL. It has a constrained area so that you probably have to return to places you've been. It has pervasive religion, which elevates any sci-fi game I think. Ruleswise, it's a simple system which suits online play. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g33k Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 There's The Expanse (books) & The Expanse (tv show); looks to be pretty close. Proto-EclipsePhase (one of its primary inspirations) "Altered Carbon," also in book-or-tv formats. Several of the OP's "inspriations" RPGs could very easily be run with their existing rule-sets as "THIS setting, all except for THAT element that I don't want," e.g.: Quote we will use the EclipsePhase setting, but most of the transhumanism (cortical stacks, resleeving into wild morphs) doesn't really exist EP is even d100-based, and ALMOST a BRP-compatible game... b-u-t not quite! Quote C'es ne pas un .sig Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Questbird Posted October 26, 2021 Author Share Posted October 26, 2021 2 hours ago, g33k said: There's The Expanse (books) & The Expanse (tv show); looks to be pretty close. Proto-EclipsePhase (one of its primary inspirations) "Altered Carbon," also in book-or-tv formats. Several of the OP's "inspriations" RPGs could very easily be run with their existing rule-sets as "THIS setting, all except for THAT element that I don't want," e.g.: EP is even d100-based, and ALMOST a BRP-compatible game... b-u-t not quite! Yes I have several of those games. I think I already have enough material from all of them to make a setting and game. Just haven't done so yet. And I have to bring my players along too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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