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What is the best d20 Sci-Fi RPG right now?...

Started by Shawn Driscoll, May 31, 2016, 06:52:45 AM

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Krimson

#60
June 29, 2016, 01:58:33 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;905477To me that's a feature, not a bug.

I wouldn't say that Star Wars RCR is the best iteration but it is certainly the one I had the most fun running. Plus there was the added bonus of trolling players who would cite every EU source by pulling out a 3.5e Monster Manual or using Dungeon Dice to randomly generate maps of ships and space stations. :D
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#61
July 03, 2016, 08:09:44 PM
Quote from: Krimson;905836I wouldn't say that Star Wars RCR is the best iteration but it is certainly the one I had the most fun running. Plus there was the added bonus of trolling players who would cite every EU source by pulling out a 3.5e Monster Manual or using Dungeon Dice to randomly generate maps of ships and space stations. :D

I did a bit of that myself.
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#62
July 03, 2016, 08:48:08 PM
Quote from: RPGPundit;906703I did a bit of that myself.

I think the most fun that I had running it was for a group from the local Fan Force. It was during a convention (where I got to meet Jeremy Bulloch and Larry Niven) so they were all dressed like Jedi. The world I took them to was basically Granbretan from Hawkmoon. :D
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Tetsubo

#63
July 03, 2016, 08:49:48 PM
Quote from: Krimson;906719I think the most fun that I had running it was for a group from the local Fan Force. It was during a convention (where I got to meet Jeremy Bulloch and Larry Niven) so they were all dressed like Jedi. The world I took them to was basically Granbretan from Hawkmoon. :D

I've often thought it would be fun to run a D&D game with nothing but races from Revised Star Wars.

Krimson

#64
July 03, 2016, 08:52:12 PM
Quote from: Tetsubo;906720I've often thought it would be fun to run a D&D game with nothing but races from Revised Star Wars.

Look up Star Wars 1942 sometime. I've thought about that and I'd probably do it that way. I have a good chunk of the Star Wars species programmed into Fantasy Grounds for D&D 5e already.
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Tetsubo

#65
July 03, 2016, 09:03:55 PM
Quote from: Krimson;906722Look up Star Wars 1942 sometime. I've thought about that and I'd probably do it that way. I have a good chunk of the Star Wars species programmed into Fantasy Grounds for D&D 5e already.

Yea, I've seen some of the alternative Star wars custom figures. 'Historical', pulp, WW II and I think Old West.

Krimson

#66
July 03, 2016, 09:24:11 PM
Quote from: Tetsubo;906724Yea, I've seen some of the alternative Star wars custom figures. 'Historical', pulp, WW II and I think Old West.

I have considered a straight fantasy setting with Star Wars species as well though nothing has really got my creative juices going. Amusingly, I was thinking of something similar last night but with Star Frontiers species.
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yosemitemike

#67
July 03, 2016, 09:41:59 PM
I've never really found one that worked for me unless you count comic book sci-fi with M&M 3e.
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#68
July 03, 2016, 10:43:29 PM
Quote from: Krimson;906732I have considered a straight fantasy setting with Star Wars species as well though nothing has really got my creative juices going. Amusingly, I was thinking of something similar last night but with Star Frontiers species.

Dralasites would make great Rogues.

Premier

#69
July 06, 2016, 09:23:01 AM
The correct answer is Stars Without Number. In fact, it will remain the correct answer after Starfinder comes out.
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Shawn Driscoll

#70
July 06, 2016, 03:08:26 PM
Quote from: Premier;907066The correct answer is Stars Without Number. In fact, it will remain the correct answer after Starfinder comes out.

You like having 2D6 skill rolls with your D20 rules?

daniel_ream

#71
July 07, 2016, 12:09:13 AM
Quote from: Tetsubo;906744Dralasites would make great Rogues.

Too much fantasy has its nose firmly up Tolkien's bottom.  Never mind mixing PC races, just play in either Majipoor or the Land of the True Game.
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Krimson

#72
July 07, 2016, 12:24:14 AM
Quote from: Tetsubo;906744Dralasites would make great Rogues.

Well there's already a conversion for D&D 5e so that would be easy enough to do. :D
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Edgewise

#73
July 07, 2016, 10:14:55 AM
Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;907093You like having 2D6 skill rolls with your D20 rules?

I'm personally more of a fan of LotFP 1d6 skill rolls, but I don't have a problem with this, either.  d20 doesn't have to be slavish...there are five other kinds of dice (at least), and you can roll them for situations other than damage and random tables.  It won't kill ya.  One thing I find refreshing about OSR is that it doesn't try to force every roll into a single universal die roll.  It's tempting to try to unify mechanics, but I think you always end up at some point forcing it.

I'm wondering if anyone has tried Strange Stars.  The initial system-neutral content was a bit slight, but rich enough to imply an entire setting.  There's now a FATE adaptation, which interests me only because it's probably a bit more detailed than the original document.
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Shawn Driscoll

#74
July 07, 2016, 02:48:41 PM
Quote from: Edgewise;907223I'm wondering if anyone has tried Strange Stars.  The initial system-neutral content was a bit slight, but rich enough to imply an entire setting.  There's now a FATE adaptation, which interests me only because it's probably a bit more detailed than the original document.
It's only 31 pages for the non-FATE version? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oclOk9CX6SY I'm curious how they fit a setting in there.
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