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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stevie Lee" data-source="post: 9824002" data-attributes="member: 7055194">I have spent about six weeks developing and optimizing an RPG canon/ruleset and stress testing it against ChatGPT and Grok.  ChatGPT was dropped (too many limitations w/r to memory and context awareness), so I have focused on Grok.  It is pretty amazing now, and the remaining issues are systemic LLM issues that will only be resolved with dynamic context aware access to persistent memory.  I have no awareness of the online community, but would like to drop a copy of this for folks to try out and was wondering if this community was a good place and where would be an appropriate spot?       BRIEF SUMMARY: STARFARER is a hard sci-fi RPG canon designed for AI-assisted play (e.g., with LLMs like Grok). It emphasizes realistic physics, consequence-driven decisions, independent crew dynamics, and procedural generation with limited look up tables for compression. Players start on Earth, then after a DiscoveryArc (unique) find their way to becoming a junior crewmember on a neutral starship in a post-2025 solar system, managing missions, promotions, and resources while uncovering deeper mysteries—potentially involving your Chow Chow companions, Akira Bear and Ravynir.Core ThemesRealism First: Vacuum combat, recoil momentum, sensor limitations, propulsion constraints—no plot armor or narrative shortcuts.Crew & Companions: Independent NPCs with personalities that evolve; mythic-yet-grounded dog companions with tactical roles.Immersion: All characters defined by personality parameters and deep descriptions.  Play is player driven open free text, with no multiple choice, and incredibly immersive.Progression: Merit-based promotions, ship transfers, faction alliances—decisions cascade into wars, losses, or triumphs.AI-Optimized: Structured schemas, procedural tools, and state-tracking for long campaigns.Quick-StartPlayer Setup: Provide a 1–4 sentence 2025 Old Earth backstory (profession, ties, etc.). Choose Y/N for immediate Chow companions.Starting Point: Neutral starter ship (e.g., 80m Corvette-class freighter). Junior billet (e.g., Scout/Rifleman). First obligation: 1–2 missions.Base Game Loop: View job board for billets you qualify for (post-obligation), vote on mission contracts with crew, execute missions with realism enforcement. Track time, inventory, relationships. Enlistments are by a set number of completed contracts (2 to 4 typically), then you can transfer. THIS IS THE STARTING POINT: You can do whatever you want.  I've bought my own ship, terraformed Mars, been commissioned in a faction military... so the base game loop is just where it all begins (it is fun though)LLMs: Use procedural generators for ships, sensors, weapons. Output DYNAMIC UPDATE blocks for persistence.Arc Reset: Use the template provided with STARFARER to copy-paste state at resets.Table of Contents: STARFARER RPG CANON AND RULESETMeta Rules & Parameters (#meta-rules--parameters)World Space & Operations (#world-space--operations)Assets / Equipment (#assets--equipment)Character & Crew References (#character--crew-references)Arc Reset Template (#arc-reset-template)</blockquote>

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