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<blockquote data-quote="MGibster" data-source="post: 8137680" data-attributes="member: 4534">Aldarc is looking at this from a big picture perspective.&nbsp; The Blue Planet RPG has one of the best science fiction settings I've ever read and it's absolutely filled to the brim with adventure hooks.&nbsp; But if I were to invite you to make a character for a campaign you'd have no idea where to begin.&nbsp; The campaign could revolve around a wildcat Longjohn operation trying to compete against megacorporations, a criminal gang in New Kingston trying to make their mark, GEO Marshals enforcing the law on the frontiers of a new world, or just about anything else that might strike my fancy.&nbsp; Whereas if I were to invite you to play a game of Shadowrun you'd automatically have a general idea of what the PCs as a group would be doing.&nbsp; It's more of a design choice than a flaw I think.&nbsp; Blue Planet is a wide open setting allowing you to run a variety of campaigns right out of the box.&nbsp; But the lack of focus has some disadvantages a well.&nbsp; Just trying to narrow down what the PCs do can be a chore.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MGibster, post: 8137680, member: 4534"] Aldarc is looking at this from a big picture perspective. The Blue Planet RPG has one of the best science fiction settings I've ever read and it's absolutely filled to the brim with adventure hooks. But if I were to invite you to make a character for a campaign you'd have no idea where to begin. The campaign could revolve around a wildcat Longjohn operation trying to compete against megacorporations, a criminal gang in New Kingston trying to make their mark, GEO Marshals enforcing the law on the frontiers of a new world, or just about anything else that might strike my fancy. Whereas if I were to invite you to play a game of Shadowrun you'd automatically have a general idea of what the PCs as a group would be doing. It's more of a design choice than a flaw I think. Blue Planet is a wide open setting allowing you to run a variety of campaigns right out of the box. But the lack of focus has some disadvantages a well. Just trying to narrow down what the PCs do can be a chore. [/QUOTE]

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