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

Edgewise · July 08, 2016, 01:35:22 PM

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;907244It'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.

It's quite a feat, but Trey Causy pulls off something special. It's not like I could run a campaign straight out of the SS setting book without any embellishment of my own. What the book manages to do is provide a lot of random details that add up to a ton of flavor, to the extent that an enterprising GM could easily fill in the blanks, perhaps on the fly. Even if you don't run a SS campaign, every page is exploding with ideas that you can rip off. Also, it's got some excellent art.

Shawn Driscoll · July 08, 2016, 02:34:58 PM

Quote from: Edgewise;907412It's quite a feat, but Trey Causy pulls off something special. It's not like I could run a campaign straight out of the SS setting book without any embellishment of my own. What the book manages to do is provide a lot of random details that add up to a ton of flavor, to the extent that an enterprising GM could easily fill in the blanks, perhaps on the fly. Even if you don't run a SS campaign, every page is exploding with ideas that you can rip off. Also, it's got some excellent art.

I see. I may have some GM books like that. Where settings are like expanding fractals, as far as generating settings from generated hooks kind of a deal.

Iron_Rain · July 08, 2016, 04:45:49 PM

Another +1 for SWSE. It does require a little house ruling to make the math work between attacks and defenses, especially for skill based attacks like the "Use the Force" skill with the feat "Skill Focus". I think a sliding scale like granting +1 lvls 1-4, +2 lvls 5-8 etc was a good fix.

Baron Opal · July 08, 2016, 05:24:43 PM

Quote from: Shawn Driscoll;907093You like having 2D6 skill rolls with your D20 rules?

In fact, yes.

As Edgewise mentioned, the 1d6 skill roll from LotFP works well for me. However, with 2d6 roll I can have high attributes matter slightly.

RPGPundit · July 15, 2016, 07:51:27 PM

You know, I have to say that while SWN is a good game, and probably the best overall sci-fi OSR game, Hulks & Horrors has been a lot more useful to me as a book. I've used a lot of it while running my DCC campaign.

Krimson · July 16, 2016, 12:16:26 PM

Quote from: RPGPundit;908440You know, I have to say that while SWN is a good game, and probably the best overall sci-fi OSR game, Hulks & Horrors has been a lot more useful to me as a book. I've used a lot of it while running my DCC campaign.

I hardly ever buy OSR books with the intention of playing the game as is. I have my old books so I generally buy them as supplements. As such I also find books like Mutant Future and Starship and Spacemen to be useful.

RPGPundit · July 21, 2016, 09:19:02 PM

Quote from: Krimson;908514I hardly ever buy OSR books with the intention of playing the game as is. I have my old books so I generally buy them as supplements. As such I also find books like Mutant Future and Starship and Spacemen to be useful.

That's a big part of why Hulks & Horrors was more useful to me than SWN. H&H has tons of stuff that can be switched over to other OSR games that use sci-fi elements.

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

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