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<blockquote data-quote="Tyler Do'Urden" data-source="post: 5445520" data-attributes="member: 4601"><p>Hey, I've been thinking of starting a homebrew space-opera campaign, inspired by a mix of many influences, but primarily:</p><p></p><p>-the old Starflight computer games</p><p>-"A Fire Upon the Deep" by Vernor Vinge</p><p>-The Golden Age Trilogy by John C. Wright</p><p>-"Ventus" by Karl Schroeder</p><p>-the Race for the Galaxy card game</p><p></p><p>In other words, I see a game including the following:</p><p>-exploring the ruins of a fallen galactic empire in the distant future, after a dark age in which humanity's origins were forgotten (the PCs are from a planet in which civilization has just been rebuilt thousands of years in the future)</p><p>-probably no aliens (in fact, ancient extinct alien races are part of the plotline, but no "contemporary aliens")- but many transhuman/uplift races, divergent into numerous forms after a hundred thousand years of genetic engineering and divergent evolution</p><p>-probably no FTL- physical immortality and suspension technologies make the time gaps less relevant, however</p><p>-emerging psychic powers as the true nature of the cosmos is revealed and trans-human intelligence reaches the point at which reality can be manipulated</p><p></p><p>So, given these elements, what RPG system would be the best? What I don't want:</p><p>-GURPS- never been a fan of the system</p><p>-d20 Modern/Future; again, the system didn't do much for me</p><p></p><p>Possibilities:</p><p>-modifying the d20 Star Wars system. However, I thought the way this system handed science and technology was very, very weak at best, and too Jedi-centric.</p><p>-modifying the d20 Fading Suns system. But I'd have to strip out a lot of stuff that doesn't fit the system (when I say the galaxy has gone through a "dark age", I don't mean anything resembling Europe's "dark ages". I love Fading Suns, but this isn't what I have in mind.)</p><p>-Alternity. I liked the system, and I could drag it out again... but most of my players aren't very familiar with it.</p><p>-Traveller d20. Never really looked at it, but it might be a good fit for what I've got in mind.</p><p></p><p>Any other ideas?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tyler Do'Urden, post: 5445520, member: 4601"] Hey, I've been thinking of starting a homebrew space-opera campaign, inspired by a mix of many influences, but primarily: -the old Starflight computer games -"A Fire Upon the Deep" by Vernor Vinge -The Golden Age Trilogy by John C. Wright -"Ventus" by Karl Schroeder -the Race for the Galaxy card game In other words, I see a game including the following: -exploring the ruins of a fallen galactic empire in the distant future, after a dark age in which humanity's origins were forgotten (the PCs are from a planet in which civilization has just been rebuilt thousands of years in the future) -probably no aliens (in fact, ancient extinct alien races are part of the plotline, but no "contemporary aliens")- but many transhuman/uplift races, divergent into numerous forms after a hundred thousand years of genetic engineering and divergent evolution -probably no FTL- physical immortality and suspension technologies make the time gaps less relevant, however -emerging psychic powers as the true nature of the cosmos is revealed and trans-human intelligence reaches the point at which reality can be manipulated So, given these elements, what RPG system would be the best? What I don't want: -GURPS- never been a fan of the system -d20 Modern/Future; again, the system didn't do much for me Possibilities: -modifying the d20 Star Wars system. However, I thought the way this system handed science and technology was very, very weak at best, and too Jedi-centric. -modifying the d20 Fading Suns system. But I'd have to strip out a lot of stuff that doesn't fit the system (when I say the galaxy has gone through a "dark age", I don't mean anything resembling Europe's "dark ages". I love Fading Suns, but this isn't what I have in mind.) -Alternity. I liked the system, and I could drag it out again... but most of my players aren't very familiar with it. -Traveller d20. Never really looked at it, but it might be a good fit for what I've got in mind. Any other ideas? [/QUOTE]
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