Near future Sci-fi & psionics?

Ashrem Bayle

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #1

Hi all, I'm looking for some recommendations.
I'm considering doing a near future campaign, set on earth, about 50 years in the future, after/during WWIII. I'd also like to include psionics.

What rule system do you fellows recommend? I was considering going with Spycraft and Shadowforce Archer, but I see the new version of Spycraft is out. However, it doesn't appear to support psionics.

Should I be looking at d20 Future instead? Any other systems that might be better? I prefer the mosre fluid skills and feat based psionics over d20's class and level based version.

 

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Yellow Sign

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #2

How about Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Edition. Just use low level 'normal characters' in the 5-7 PL range. Psionics and other abilities are easily created using the Powers. Very fluid.

You could also look at True20 which is quite good but it is a more level based system.

 

Ashrem Bayle

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #3

Yellow Sign said:

How about Mutants and Masterminds 2nd Edition. Just use low level 'normal characters' in the 5-7 PL range. Psionics and other abilities are easily created using the Powers. Very fluid.

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I don't know anything about M&M, but I'm assuming it doesn't get too detailed about ultra-modern/slightly futuristic firearms and equipment. That's critical.

I'm kinda considering just using White Wolf's Trinity.

 

Yellow Sign

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #4

I did see a psionics system posted for Spycraft 2.0 (if you want highly detailed ultra-modern/slightly futuristic firearms and equipment). Let me see if I can find the link for it.

 

Ashrem Bayle

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #5

Yellow Sign said:

I did see a psionics system posted for Spycraft 2.0 (if you want highly detailed ultra-modern/slightly futuristic firearms and equipment). Let me see if I can find the link for it.

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Please do. I'd love to see this.

 

Yellow Sign

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #6

This thread has the rule conversions from the Spycraft 1.0 and it's expandison material to Spycraft 2.0. It has a pretty hefty psionics rules section. Enjoy!

http://www.alderac.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27928

 

Vigilance

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #7

The Prometheus Rising PDF, at RPGNow, has skills and feats psionics rules, is a near future sci-fi setting located in the Earth solar system and has races based on genetic engineering (and it takes place after WWIII- though far in the future).

Take a look, it sounds like it might suit what you're looking for.

http://www.rpgobjects.com/index.php?page=pro&product_id=59

Chuck

 

Ashrem Bayle

Explorer

• Jul 18, 2006

• #8

Thanks guys. I'll check these out.

 

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Wystan

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• Jul 18, 2006

• #9

Check the Spycraft Website, there is a conversion document for the psionics if I recall.
Spycraft 2 is well worth it.

 

arscott

First Post

• Jul 18, 2006

• #10

I've had good success using the Feats and Skills rules from Green Ronin's Psychic handbook in my Dark•Matter games. (And it scales down to low power really easily simply by not letting characters take Psionic Skills as Class Skills.)