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Jeffzilla replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2.I have a difficult time with this premise. It’s difficult to cite specific examples without invoking real-world politics and risking the... -
Jeffzilla replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2.We're really juggling two contradictory ideas in this thread-- how 'real' is our fiction? Science fiction asks a lot of what ifs. It...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2.Strategy and tactics are highly situational. If the stakes were high enough; if the strategic objective didn't involve capture...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2.This is exactly right. The Expanse RPG is one of my favorite tabletop systems, with all of its Newtonian physics and somewhat...
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Jeffzilla reacted to Cergorach's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 2 with
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I'm missing the option: "Depends on the story/design..." There are all kinds of fantasy sci-fi settings I like, for all kinds of... -
Jeffzilla reacted to tabletopjess's post in the thread The What's Old Is New TTRPG System Expands With Hardcover Bestiary with Like.
Wʜᴀᴛ’s OLD ɪs NEW is a flexible game system which focuses on three genres: traditional fantasy, explosive modern action, and futuristic...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread The What's Old Is New TTRPG System Expands With Hardcover Bestiary.The only thing I'd add to @tabletopjess' comment is that the system is pretty easy to learn and run, which also makes it pretty easy to...
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Jeffzilla reacted to Staffan's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
Babylon 5 actually had consultants from JPL working on establishing stuff on the show, and humans had a tech level that didn't include...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1.The books were released mostly before, but also during, the run of the show. The show used visual elements not explicitly called out in...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1.Fair point-- not arguing against you-- but my take is that The Expanse's fantasy elements don't negate its attention to real-world...
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Jeffzilla reacted to sevenbastard's post in the thread Worlds of Design: The Problem with Space Navies, Part 1 with Like.
The Expanse has more realistic space combat.
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Jeffzilla reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
I was a fan of MSH as well - up until I ran into M&M 2e. I'd have to say Power-Stunting in MSH was my least favorite thing because of...
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Jeffzilla reacted to Theory of Games's post in the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest with Like.
Point-buy systems like M&M, Champions and GURPS Supers are definitely not for everyone. Just as more rules-lite games like MASKS, Tiny...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread Check Out The Mutants & Masterminds 4E Playtest.M&M3e's chargen fiddly factor is near-nil if you're making a character which is neatly covered by one of the templates and it dials up...
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Jeffzilla replied to the thread RPG Print News – Castles & Crusades, Troika!, and More.Sounds fantastic! I'll pick it up as soon as it's available from someone with better shipping rates. I mean, the Melsonian website...