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Science Fiction Roleplaying in the worlds of the future!
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I was watching a drone racing competition on TV and decided it had a place in my science fiction society. After all, people in the future will need entertainment like we do today. And it looks futuristic, especially with all the trappings. Despite movies like Rollerball and Running Man, I don't see a lot of ultraviolent sports in my future society, although combat sports will still be around. Maybe robot combat will be a popular alternative, as will virtual reality combat, like the old BattleTech Centers in the 1990s. Laser tag is still around, even though it's past it's heyday. Of course, there's more to entertainment than sports. For those interested in t…
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Astronomers have discovered the primary world of some alien life that exists in some scifi story, be it ST, SW, B5, Farscape, or essentially any other scifi. The only catch is that this is the real world and real astronomy with real equipment and scientists, nothing fantastic or using terms and technology that does not actually exist. On each post someone will state one alien and then the next person will have to state how the current science community would see that planet. First up: Vulcan
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Links: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=570&e=13&u=/nm/space_mars_dc http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=96&e=2&u=/space/firstinvisiblegalaxydiscoveredincosmologybreakthrough
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I've had the Terran Empire book for years and just now read it. I like the idea of the setting, but there are a lot of decisions made in the book that don't make a lot of sense. Does anyone actually use it or know about it, though? Would it be worth trying to have a discussion to hash them out?
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In most scifi systems the issue of money will usually be hand waved away as a non issue or all economic systems will generally be handled by a generic credit system that seems to work every where and place. The author will usually be lazy and copy reality by saying that people still use plastic cards or something similar, but look at what changes have been made since the mid-1980's. It's only reasonable to believe that one, two, or more centuries down the road people will eliminate the plastic cards and replace them with something that would be harder to loose, fool, copy, and has many more properties. I also doubt that people would use a generic term as "credit "…
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This thread is similar to the Random Links thread in the NGD. It's for scifi-related videos, articles, pictures, etc. for topics that don't quite fit anywhere in the threads here. If you find something interesting but don't really want to start a new discussion about the topic, feel free to post it here.
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So minor gripe. Really dislike how Hero books handle sensors, specifically the whole VPP thing. I get it, easier and probably cheaper than listing all the sensors on a ship but seems like it's a "cheat". So wondering what sensors would you put on a ship, or a multipurpose hand held unit, or maybe a super hero suit of armor. Detect environment Detect Energy Detect life Detect Physical Object (aka RADAR)
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Since we don't have a general Robot Warriors discussion thread, I thought I'd start one. It's here because RW is under Star Hero in the store. Rules questions, questions about how the build system works, mecha builds, weapon builds, character builds, anything Robot Warriors is welcome here. And for any edition. I'll post some stuff shortly! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mike "Blazer" Machido VAL CHA Cost Total Roll Notes 15 STR …
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Anyone using Star Hero for Trek? I'm pretty sure I have seen PDFs in 4th Edition for such a game. If you have used it, has it been effective? I'm thinking of doing a game. Drawbacks? Suggestions? Generally I run every Hero game of mine just using the main 5e book--not going into the alternate genre books (i.e. Hero books that aren't Superhero genre). Except for space stuff for some reason. Like, if I'm running a spy game, I just use the main 5e book. But I've had recent experiences that have shown me the other books are the smart way to go. I think I used to have more time, and now I appreciate more that the Hero book catalog can save …
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May the Fourth is here again. Do you celebrate it?
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For folks who pay attention to FFE, yes, I'm that Don McKinney... legacy Traveller errata, Mongoose Zhodani book, etc. My local gaming group wants to return to HERO, but the last time we all played was 4th. Looking to combine my T5 and other efforts, since everyone but me wants to give HERO a new shakeout. So, is there anyone who has done some preliminary work on converting TH to HERO 6th, and is there enough interest that I would start collecting TH errata/material. Sadly, I know a TH CD is not an option.
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You always hear about Star Trek and Star Wars being ported over. How about the Micronauts? Marvel's, IDW's or ....
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By 'ancients', I mean people my own age, really. I've spent a lot of time reading old forum posts lately. There is a wealth of really interesting and amazing content. I've been using the 'search' feature and then working my way through dozens or even hundreds of pages of old posts. I've been particularly interested in conversions from other SF RPGs and original designs for cyberware and bioware, weapons, armor, battlesuits and mecha. One problem though is dead links. The Waybackmachine helps with some of it but not everything. There are a couple of things referenced in multiple places that I haven't been able to find. One is weapon…
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So, I'm running a Star Trek game on Hero. The PCs are crew members of an Ambassador Class ship (think Enterprise C) in 2380 (post Star Trek: Nemesis). I am assuming that the ship has civilians on board like the Odyssey class ships we saw in Next Gen, both dependents of Starfleet personnel and civilian contractors. My question is: what do the civilians on board a starfleet vessel do to pass the time and feel productive? The only examples I can remember from Next Gen are Wesley Crusher, a teenage genius who became an acting crew member and later a starfleet cadet; Keiko O'Brien, a biologist who passed the time teaching; and Guinan, who ran the bar/lounge and was not a depen…
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So I remember running this game a few times as a one shot and now I am thinking about doing it again in the future but it doesn't appear on the Hero Games store. Does anyone know where I can get ahold of this pdf?
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Technobabble(a portmanteau of technologyand babble),also called technospeak,is a form of prose using jargon, buzzwords, esoteric language,specialized technical terms, or technical slang that isincomprehensible to the listener. Various fields of practice and industry have their own specialized vocabularies (jargon) that allowthose educated within that industry to concisely convey ideas that may be confusing, misleading, or nonsensical to an outside listener.(source wikipedia) Inother words, technobabble are those words or phrases you hear in most science-fiction genres to describe something. For someone like me,who is not a scientist or considered “technologically …
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Hello everyone, Based on the following build for aliens/xenomorph warriors (thank you/hat tip to to Susano/Michael Surbrook), how would you guys build the Praetorians and of course the Alien Queen? Xenomorph.hdc
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Reticulax Repulsoids The Reticulax Repulsoids have only cartilage analogs and hate holding them together. Morphologically similar to armored 4-armed snakes, they are actually a form of evolved spite. They care for nothing and no one. They are immune to pain. I had dealings with a group of Repulsoids while working at Research-o-Rama. The Bloody Moon sect had informed me of a cache of "scientific equipment" stored in a disused shuttle bay in the jungles of Praxima II. Quickly assembling a crack team from the University Inebriax Burger Bar and Gyration Dome, we set out to recover the gear. We found the shuttle bay with a Repulsoid landing craft inside. Whi…
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Here is my version of the Stargate. 45 Stargate: Teleportation 20m, x8 Increased Mass, Usable By Other (+1/4), Area Of Effect (6m Radius; +1/2), Constant (+1/2), MegaScale (1m = 1 million lightyears; +5 3/4) (280 Active Points); Extra Time (1 Minute, -1 1/2), OAF Bulky (-1 1/2), Can Only Teleport To Fixed Locations (Another Stargate; -1), Gate (-1/2), Requires A Roll (KS: Stargates Skill roll; -1/2), Gestures (Dialing Another Stargate Coordinates; -1/4) 28
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I understand why there are lightsabers in Star Wars; the Jedi Order is (or was) a part of the setting. But there are other examples of swords in scifi. Klingons have the bat'leth. The Narn and Centauri have their own blades. Traveller, Warhammer 40000, and Halo all include swords in their arsenals. But why? Swords aren't used in combat nowadays, and they aren't about to make a comeback in the battlefield anytime soon. Why would they make a comeback in the far future? The Traveller rpg has some explanation: Swords are used instead of guns to prevent damaging internal systems when fighting on board a starship. They are a feature on sword & planet…
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How can you reasonably reflect the amount of knowledge held by an AI with Eidetic Memory (or a PC, for that matter)? Trying to account for all the different areas of knowledge they've been exposed to, or could have researched during non-adventuring time, rapidly becomes a huge hole to pour points into. Yet to say that they only have access to those knowledge areas they've paid points for is to reduce the Eidetic Memory talent to "they can remember those things that happen during active gaming sessions." 5th Ed rulebook pg. 461 describes the ECSP-7000 Shipboard Computer. Among its attributes are three Entertainment Skills: Popular Movies 8-, Popu…
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The typical way of doing Tractor Beams for starships seems to be Telekinesis, and that does seem to fit the bill pretty well. But it gets expensive, especially if you're trying to make one strong enough to hold another ship from getting away. What do you guys think about doing a crude tractor beam as Clinging, with the Ranged advantage and the limitation that once it is activated the relative positions between the two vehicles cannot be changed. You have to turn off the power, make the adjustments to relative positions, then turn the power back on again. If you wanted, you could also add the limitation that it only works along one axis of the shi…
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I want there to be some "weight" to hauling around the large supplies of food, so the crew PCs see the effects of improvements in food technologies. At low technology a year's food supply for 25 people is a fairly substantial investment of ship space, while higher technologies would feed more people using less space and for a longer period of time. "Weight" in this case ties to the Active and Real point costs, and I'm having a hard time tying mechanics back to the SFX because Life Support: Need not Eat costs 3 points and lasts forever. Fuel Charges are the obvious choice, but of what length and should I use increased charges, the Usable by Others advantage or just …
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I've been working on a complete ruleset for running a Star Wars game in the Hero system. The way I see it there are two difficult problems to solve which each hit one of the key points of the setting: a good system for the Force (done), and a good system for spaceships (my current issue). You might wonder what's the problem, the rules for building out vehicles are pretty clear so just use them. While true, I find them insufficient. People aren't going to be buying their ships with character points, they're going to be doing it with in-game cash. Furthermore there are a number of different scales of vehicle that need to be supported (snubfighter, light freighter, capit…
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Hey guys … here's my take on an Astromech Droid as a race package -- any suggestions or critiques? -------------------------- Droid (Astromech): Also referred to as an astro droid or mech, is a repair droid that served as an automated mechanic on starships. These compact droids use tool-tipped appendages stored in recessed compartments. Many starfighters rely on astromech copilots to control flight and power distribution systems. In addition to its piloting duties, could calculate hyperspace jumps and perform simple repairs. Most astromechs were only able to communicate in writing, conveyed via another computer system, or through a…
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