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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GoodKingJayIII" data-source="post: 1466752" data-attributes="member: 13804">I'm currently running a standard AU game at the moment and will likely not involve my players in the greater galaxy.  I would rather start a game based in a Sci-Fi fantasy world, rather than thrust players from "backwater planets" into a universe filled with technology there characters could not possibly understand.What I will do, however, is build up the galaxy as a I go along, most likely drawing from Dragonstar, SWd20, and perhaps even Bulldogs.  For continuity purposes I don't think it'd make sense to build a galaxy after I've built this world.  I see the multitude of races as being associated with their own planets, rather than just continents, so it might look weird if I throw that into my world-building after I've already created a world for AU.As of right now I have none of the books for any of the above systems, except for Arcana Unearthed.  I've only just heard of Bulldogs and know absolutely nothing about Blood and Space.  I'll look into these, however, and see what I can use.  Galaxies with many, many races are always a plus, and the Templari preview looked like Bulldogs! could provide a fine addition in that area.Edit:  Ok, so I'm looking at Bulldogs now, and it's really looking like a great system.  I probably won't use too many of their races, but the race builder sounds interesting.  Also, because of basic AU flavor, I'll likely include the Soulmech from Dragonstar.  If I like the mechanics of the class, or if they're at least salvagable, then I think that'd be a very cool addition to a futuristic AU.</blockquote>

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