Eldritch Skies -- Lovecraftian Sci-Fi

Dan Davenport · March 11, 2011, 04:36:06 PM

Just wondering if anyone here has been following the development of Eldritch Skies. I'm shamelessly spreading the word about the Kickstarter project, 'cause I'm seriously hoping this gets made.

Dan Davenport · March 11, 2011, 04:40:22 PM

Oh -- a link to the TOC is here.

Simlasa · March 11, 2011, 04:58:24 PM

I'd heard about it but so far I'm not all that interested.
Cthulhu Rising, along with some borrowings from Eclipse Phase and Dark Space, probably has me covered if I want Mythos in space.

Seanchai · March 11, 2011, 05:57:33 PM

I'm interested - interested indeed! - but I'm not going to put money down on that kind of scheme.

Seanchai

Pseudoephedrine · March 11, 2011, 06:54:50 PM

I'm 50/50 based on this vid. I've seen a lot of Lovecraftian sci-fi come and go over the past few years, but it's mostly been shit. If this game can go beyond the same overdone "We get eaten by the Mythos" / "We shoot the Mythos in the head" stuff, it could be worth picking up.

Silverlion · March 11, 2011, 08:00:40 PM

I watched the vid. Did anyone else get "Hi, I am [strike]a puppet for the Great Old Ones[/strike] writing Eldritch Skies."

Aos · March 11, 2011, 08:03:41 PM

Yes, the ascot and the lack of blinking give "him" away.

Benoist · March 11, 2011, 09:31:37 PM

His mind was controlled by the Fungi.

flyingmice · March 11, 2011, 09:54:49 PM

Quote from: Benoist;445425His mind was controlled by the Fungi.

He even said "Hey! I'm a Fungi!"

-clash

RandallS · March 11, 2011, 10:06:41 PM

Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;445414If this game can go beyond the same overdone "We get eaten by the Mythos" / "We shoot the Mythos in the head" stuff, it could be worth picking up.

What would you like to see? Note, I have nothing to do with the production of this game, but I'm always interested in what people would like in as SF Mythos game.

Pseudoephedrine · March 12, 2011, 05:50:45 AM

Quote from: RandallS;445430What would you like to see? Note, I have nothing to do with the production of this game, but I'm always interested in what people would like in as SF Mythos game.

I think Snead's on the right track by injecting wonder and exploration. My two favourite Lovecraft stories are At the Mountains of Madness and the Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, both of which provoke feeling of awe rather than dread at the world you're being shown (Mountains does resolve into a typical horror plot, but the early section, where they're exploring the city, is all about the grandeur of that mural depicting the true history of pre-humanity).

Dirk Remmecke · March 12, 2011, 06:19:49 AM

A Unisystem SF RPG (Cthulhu or not)?

Now I'm all ears.

Dan Davenport · March 13, 2011, 01:39:20 PM

Quote from: Pseudoephedrine;445468I think Snead's on the right track by injecting wonder and exploration. My two favourite Lovecraft stories are At the Mountains of Madness and the Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath, both of which provoke feeling of awe rather than dread at the world you're being shown (Mountains does resolve into a typical horror plot, but the early section, where they're exploring the city, is all about the grandeur of that mural depicting the true history of pre-humanity).

That's a good point. While I think horror obviously is a huge part of the Lovecraftian universe, so is the awe-inspiring scale.

beeber · March 13, 2011, 01:48:06 PM

i'll get the pdf to mine for ideas, etc. i don't know unisystem (know of it, but never played it) but BRP works fine for me

RPGPundit · March 14, 2011, 01:48:19 AM

The setting does seem interesting, likely better than cthulhutech...

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