pansophy Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 (edited) And I already got it :-D So happy! Thanks to the author and thanks Chaosium Ah! And: I was the first to download it. How cool is that *lol* Edited July 7, 2011 by pansophy Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORtrail Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 I feel I must DEMAND a review, sir. At least some "first impressions". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 OK, here we go. Withour READING anything, this is a awesome Monograph. Lots of b/w artwork, most of it of high quality. Not fancy like SW, Pathfinder or such, but I really like it and it helps a lot to set the mood! The text formatting is very good as well. Nearly no blank areas, all nicely done in 2 column style. Massive bestiary, robots and NPCs. And they are done very well. Not simply by using "Super Powers" to describe them, no, the enemies are described in a way I love it: simply stats and then a text section with Powers and Special stuff. Excellent! After that I see the Equipment section. Lots of pictures here as well, mainly weapons, weapons weapons. Cool! Then comes a section of aliens. Same here: pictures, pictures pictures. Woosh! The Adventure seems huge, the Ulysses is a big ship (Deck plans included), every room described by a text paragraph. The adventure looks to take place on a planet surface as well. Again: pictures and maps here. All in all: an excellent -or should I say awesome- first impression! Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiGhost Posted July 7, 2011 Share Posted July 7, 2011 So is it more of a scenario book or a setting book? Any chance of someone doing a review at some point? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted July 7, 2011 Author Share Posted July 7, 2011 I give it a reading tonight and tell you tomorrow what it is. My bet is there will be a review sometime in the future ... Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted July 11, 2011 Author Share Posted July 11, 2011 So is it more of a scenario book or a setting book? Any chance of someone doing a review at some point? It is a scenario book with a roughly described setting. Should not be too hard to implement it into an other setting. On the other hand, there is so much good material in the book, that is is a good start for a Space Opera sandbox game. Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rustorod Posted July 16, 2011 Share Posted July 16, 2011 Would this be good for a Traveller sort of adventure? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pansophy Posted July 16, 2011 Author Share Posted July 16, 2011 (edited) Would this be good for a Traveller sort of adventure? I would say 'Yes' as it does not include any rules or variations of them. The GM is completele left on his own to do the Character creation and which rules and options he wants to use. Which is a good thing in my opinion. You are very versatile, can use Magic, Psionics, etc if you like - or skip them. Because there are no needs to use them. If you need a character creation process and some Sci-Fi professions you could use mine from the 2300AD conversion - so you get characters with the skills needed in this adventure. Or come up with something completely different. The material provided in the adventure is such a lot, that you could call it a complete setting. Only missing is a history and character creation rules. Weapons, armour, equipment and vehicles, etc is provided. Nothing you need to create or provide on your own. So, yes, you can use it as a Traveller like setting if you add these two missing parts. Technology level it is like Star Wars and Star Trek. Space Opera, nice and easy, not too much tech everywhere, everything is reasonable. Could do Event Horizon, Pitch Black, Earth II, Pandorum, etc. And there is a second part coming ... Playing this Adventure will be a long campaign, nothing for three or four sessions, more like 12 to 15 and it leaves enough ideas to continue after it on your own. Edited July 16, 2011 by pansophy Quote My Uploads - BRP and new: Revolution D100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mankcam Posted July 18, 2011 Share Posted July 18, 2011 Sounds pretty cool mate, sounds like you're gonna get alot of use out of it Quote " Sure it's fun, but it is also well known that a D20 roll and an AC is no match against a hefty swing of a D100% and a D20 Hit Location Table!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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