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Pen & Paper Roleplaying Central => Pen and Paper Roleplaying Games (RPGs) Discussion => Topic started by: Shawn Driscoll on May 28, 2016, 08:01:06 AM

Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: Shawn Driscoll on May 28, 2016, 08:01:06 AM
It doesn't matter to me what rule set is in the book, if any, since I won't be using the rules.
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: David Johansen on May 28, 2016, 12:09:39 PM
Probably Space 1889 by GDW.  Savage Worlds Red Sands is more recent.  I think there's a current game but I can't think what it's called.
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: 3rik on May 28, 2016, 01:42:06 PM
Quote from: David Johansen;900542Probably Space 1889 by GDW.  Savage Worlds Red Sands is more recent.  I think there's a current game but I can't think what it's called.

The latest version is a Kickstarter-funded English translation of the German edition, which uses the Ubiquity system. The books and PDFs that have been released so far look really nice.
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: Gronan of Simmerya on May 28, 2016, 01:43:33 PM
Well, for "the general Victorian zeitgeist," try The Proud Tower by Barbara Tuchman.
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: Shawn Driscoll on May 28, 2016, 09:23:15 PM
Quote from: 3rik;900548The latest version is a Kickstarter-funded English translation of the German edition, which uses the Ubiquity system. The books and PDFs that have been released so far look really nice.
I'll have to check that one out. Thank you.

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Hang on. Is this a book that ignored all the Victorian-ness about Space: 1889 and turned it into a pulp or steampunk setting?
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: 3rik on May 28, 2016, 10:13:13 PM
I'm not familiar with the original version so I can't really tell.
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: RPGPundit on May 30, 2016, 02:19:25 PM
Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;900519It doesn't matter to me what rule set is in the book, if any, since I won't be using the rules.

Well, the Conklin's Atlas sourcebook was, to me, the best Space:1889 sourcebook.
Title: I'm looking for the best Space: 1889 setting/source book (in hardcover preferably)
Post by: Omega on May 31, 2016, 12:40:24 AM
I'd go with the original.

Whats the status on the movie?
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