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<blockquote data-quote="Ixal" data-source="post: 8248917" data-attributes="member: 7030132">Sci-Fi adventures are tricky.I have the impression that 30 or so years ago there was a lot more Science in it than today (excluding things like Star Wars). See for example the Traveller RPG.Today most Sci-Fi settings are basically fantasy in space. And that is most visible in the societies shown in them. Most of those societies do not even use advancements which are common even now. Surveilance cameras? Only used rarely. Health insurance and public health care that can cover most injuries (especially in real Sci-Fantasy settings like Starfinder)? Don't exist. Weapon Laws are extreme wild west instead of there being a form of gun control like everywhere in the world besides the USA. And police does not exist because they would steal the spotlight from the PCs.Modern Science-Fiction settings for RPGs imo drop the science completely and settle for medieveal-ish fantasy with more neon lights. Mass Effect tried at first, but defaulted to fantasy too in later iterations.Its especially bad when they include submarines into this and that you can play hide and seek in space when in reality its impossible to hide yourself in space over a longer time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ixal, post: 8248917, member: 7030132"] Sci-Fi adventures are tricky. I have the impression that 30 or so years ago there was a lot more Science in it than today (excluding things like Star Wars). See for example the Traveller RPG. Today most Sci-Fi settings are basically fantasy in space. And that is most visible in the societies shown in them. Most of those societies do not even use advancements which are common even now. Surveilance cameras? Only used rarely. Health insurance and public health care that can cover most injuries (especially in real Sci-Fantasy settings like Starfinder)? Don't exist. Weapon Laws are extreme wild west instead of there being a form of gun control like everywhere in the world besides the USA. And police does not exist because they would steal the spotlight from the PCs. Modern Science-Fiction settings for RPGs imo drop the science completely and settle for medieveal-ish fantasy with more neon lights. Mass Effect tried at first, but defaulted to fantasy too in later iterations. Its especially bad when they include submarines into this and that you can play hide and seek in space when in reality its impossible to hide yourself in space over a longer time. [/QUOTE]

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