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<blockquote data-quote="Jürgen Hubert" data-source="post: 4485679" data-attributes="member: 7177">Personally, I always thought that Fading Suns was one of the best games centering on occultism. Not occultism as in &quot;mystical powers&quot; as it is so commonly used in RPGs, but using the word in its more original meaning - with the PCs as &quot;seekers after hidden knowledge&quot;. There is an enormous amount of secrets and lost knowledge in the setting, and knowledge of them is power.And no, Fading Suns isn't any more science fiction than Star Trek or Star Wars are. It uses science as a source of jargon and technobabble, and is quite open and unashamed about this. But this fits the setting perfectly well - the underlying assumption is that science doesn't have all the answers. Science and technology tried to create an utopia - the Second Republic - and failed because they couldn't cater to the spiritual needs of humanity. But now religion and faith have become corrupted as well, so it is up to the player characters to find a new way towards salvation.Say what you will, but Fading Suns holds a place of honor among my gaming collection for a reason.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jürgen Hubert, post: 4485679, member: 7177"] Personally, I always thought that Fading Suns was one of the best games centering on occultism. Not occultism as in "mystical powers" as it is so commonly used in RPGs, but using the word in its more original meaning - with the PCs as "seekers after hidden knowledge". There is an enormous amount of secrets and lost knowledge in the setting, and knowledge of them is power. And no, Fading Suns isn't any more science fiction than Star Trek or Star Wars are. It uses science as a source of jargon and technobabble, and is quite open and unashamed about this. But this fits the setting perfectly well - the underlying assumption is that [i]science doesn't have all the answers[/i]. Science and technology tried to create an utopia - the Second Republic - and failed because they couldn't cater to the spiritual needs of humanity. But now religion and faith have become corrupted as well, so it is up to the player characters to find a new way towards salvation. Say what you will, but Fading Suns holds a place of honor among my gaming collection for a reason. [/QUOTE]

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