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<blockquote data-quote="innerdude" data-source="post: 6632485" data-attributes="member: 85870"><p>I thought about this a bit during the "Why isn't there an official Trek system?" thread. For me it would come down to the the type of game I wanted to run. </p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you were wanting to run a character-driven, plot heavy game, I'd absolutely go with Fate. @<em><strong><u><a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=177" target="_blank">Umbran</a></u></strong></em> has been talking about the Atomic Robo rule system based on Fate, and a lot of what he's described makes it sound like a good fit for this kind of game. Cortex+ would also be a viable alternative if you were willing to "hack" the system (i.e., take the Firefly Cortex+ game and revamp it). I think there's a lot of similarities in the style of gameplay these two systems are trying to accomplish.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For a more "there's a mystery on Planet X and we have to solve it," I'd go with Ashen Stars.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">For a more action-oriented, "away team commandos" or "fringe spacers" type of game, I'd go with Savage Worlds + SciFi Companion + Last Parsec campaign setting.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">If you want realistic, "hard"-ish sci-fi, go with GURPS + Prime Directive source book.</li> </ul><p></p><p>If I personally made the choice, it would be a tossup between Fate and Ashen Stars.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="innerdude, post: 6632485, member: 85870"] I thought about this a bit during the "Why isn't there an official Trek system?" thread. For me it would come down to the the type of game I wanted to run. [LIST] [*]If you were wanting to run a character-driven, plot heavy game, I'd absolutely go with Fate. @[I][B][U][URL="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=177"]Umbran[/URL][/U][/B][/I] has been talking about the Atomic Robo rule system based on Fate, and a lot of what he's described makes it sound like a good fit for this kind of game. Cortex+ would also be a viable alternative if you were willing to "hack" the system (i.e., take the Firefly Cortex+ game and revamp it). I think there's a lot of similarities in the style of gameplay these two systems are trying to accomplish. [*]For a more "there's a mystery on Planet X and we have to solve it," I'd go with Ashen Stars. [*]For a more action-oriented, "away team commandos" or "fringe spacers" type of game, I'd go with Savage Worlds + SciFi Companion + Last Parsec campaign setting. [*]If you want realistic, "hard"-ish sci-fi, go with GURPS + Prime Directive source book. [/LIST] If I personally made the choice, it would be a tossup between Fate and Ashen Stars. [/QUOTE]
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