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Edge of Space RPG???

Started by Spinachcat, January 11, 2014, 07:05:17 PM

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Spinachcat

January 11, 2014, 07:05:17 PM
I saw this on DriveThru - 8 pages, rules light, $1 - but I have plenty of free RPGs rotting on my hard drive. Anything special about this one?

And WTF with 8 pages? There is a limit to the "less is more" mentality and I am going to say a RPG needs 64 page minimum. It's an arbitrary number, but I gotta draw the line somewhere.

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/107741/Edge-of-Space-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying

VectorSigma

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January 11, 2014, 08:28:24 PM
I haven't read/played it, but my understanding is that it was intended as a tiny 'pocketmod' type ruleset.  I believe it is an expansion of an entry for a "write an rpg in 24 hours" type contest.  It used to be free, I thought; it's by Matt Jackson of the blog "Lapsus Calumni" at http://www.msjx.org
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"Well worth reading."  -- Steve Winter

"...seriously nifty stuff..." -- Bruce Baugh

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Spinachcat

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January 11, 2014, 10:13:02 PM
Lots of those 24 Hour RPGs have some crazy fun ideas. What gets my attention for EoS is that it has multiple good reviews. I just wonder if it does anything different for an Aliens / Bug Hunt that the rest of my collection doesn't.

Yeah I know, I shouldn't think twice before spending $1 on a RPG, but
all the free shit on the web has spoiled me so badly. Seriously, the OSR unending mountain of free goodies has made me a brat.

VectorSigma

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January 12, 2014, 09:22:42 AM
Spinachcat, look at the listing again.  I mentioned this thread to Matt; Edge of Space is now PWYW.
Wampus Country - Whimsical tales on the fantasy frontier

"Describing Erik Jensen\'s Wampus Country setting is difficult"  -- Grognardia

"Well worth reading."  -- Steve Winter

"...seriously nifty stuff..." -- Bruce Baugh

"[Erik is] the Carrot-Top of role-playing games." -- Jared Sorensen, who probably meant it as an insult, but screw that guy.

"Next con I\'m playing in Wampus."  -- Harley Stroh

Silverlion

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January 12, 2014, 05:33:22 PM
That's awesome of him. Tell him I'll be getting a copy when I can.
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