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Science Fiction Roleplaying in the worlds of the future!
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I would love to run a near future sci-fi campaign (comparable to Transhuman Space), but don't actually have the time or energy to develop all the background stuff. Does anybody happen to have such a campaign on the web or background notes they can post here?
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my take on a basic set of traveller style battledress this is taken from the Emperors Arsenal book for T4
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this is a basic set of non-powered combat armor used by lower tech imperial army units. designed for short duration use. it has very limited sensors and communications capability
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been playing with a conversion of the Type S Scout Courier from Traveller any thoughts?
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Zero-G deterioration
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When a person spends an extended amount of time in a zero- or lower-gravity environment, they lose bone mass, their heart shrinks, and other such things occur. in space, this is easily rectified with rotational gravity, but how can this be prevented on a lower-G world such as Mars, within a hard/low SF context? Any suggestions?
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Subluminal Travel 1 2
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Hey - I was hoping we had some hard science or physics buffs out there who could help me with something. I'm going to be running a Jovian Chronicles game, which is essentially a hard-science setting that occurs within Earth's solar system. I want (after things get rolling) to add the development of subluminal interstellar travel, which would be well beyond the reasonable scope of the particle combustion chambers (a high-energy magnetic "bottle" to hold a micro-fusion reaction) - and are still limited by reaction mass. In other words, its going to be a major, experimental, development in the game. As such I need a theoretically sound drive concept that…
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I've been looking at perhaps getting Terran Empire and using it as a basis of my Sci-fi game. However, I haven't looked particularly hard at this book. Let me tell you what I'm looking for, and let me know if TE is pretty close: 1. Setting that has enough overall detail to be useful, but not so much as to make it so that I can't add my own nuances to the setting. 2. Multiple alien races that can be used as PC's. 3. Setting allows for many different plot lines - Exploration, military, piracy, revolutions, political intrigue, etc. What I don't want is a very confining setting, where you get pretty much pidgeon-holed into a fairly set meta-plot. I w…
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and now on to the A2 Far Trader from Traveller
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I don't know how many Heavy Gear fans we have hear. But the one thing I'd always wanted to do with HERO was to run a urban war with mecha. Make it a dirty and nasty as you like, but idea is very much the Battletech (we mercs) ethos. How 'well' does the vechicals rules work when I'm tossing around units in the 300 range? What caps should I honestly consider? Keep in mind that these are 'modern' battle units, and quite deadly.
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Hey everyone, Cross posting in the Fantasy Hero and Champions forums. I'm almost done with a New and Very Very Very Improved Hero Helper For those who don't know, it's a program to help GM's during gaming sessions, like roll dice quickly etc. The graphics are more appealing and I've included an on-line help. Besides that, here is what I've done so far and things that are in the planning. Comments are welcomed. What's Improved Dice Roller Now it will roll the Killing damage for Killing Attacks. I've also improved the interface so that you can have unlimited number of Pre-Roll settings and setting up those Pre-Rolls much easier. Explo…
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Since we've had svereal Doctor Who discussions, one thing I'm wondering is how you would build a TARDIS in HERO. The most obvious thing to know about a TARDIS is that it can go anywhere in Time and Space. Usually, however, it is restiricted to a single universe (it would have to pass through some sort of phenomena to get into a different universe), it takes real time to get from place.time to place/time, its course can be altered mid-flight, and it can materialize anywhere. The extrerior can be made to look like any phsycial object (unless the Chameleon Circuit is broken as in a certain Type 40 of our intimate acquiantance). In any event, the exterior look of th…
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A Murder of Crows Ariyal wasn’t exactly running–just walking briskly, thank you–but as she strode back into the Panopticon, one booted foot slipped and she had to make a frantic grab for support. Blasted formal attire, with its hard-soled boots! Those boots--and the voluminous robes, and the ridiculous headgear--made up in discomfort what they lacked in practicality. “Which is everything,” said the Lady Talsumnavariyal, youngest Valeyard ever to hold the office. She released the pillar that had kept her upright–one of a pair that stood where Rassilon’s Way opened into the Panopticon--and gave its partner on the other side of the corridor a sour smile.…
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Meals Ready To Eat(MREs)- Also called "Meals Rejected By The Enemy" and "Meals Ready For Execution", MREs were univerally regarded as the bane of every solider's existance. Each MRE was packed in a tough plastic bag, which held- *The entree, containing a chemical heating element that would heat the meal up to eating temperature in less than five minutes and hold that temperature for another twenty-five minutes. The bag has a zip-top opening for eating the meal. *A "chew-toy" or cold food item-usually crackers or biscuits, with a form of spread. *Powdered coffee or hot chocolate, with triple the caffeen count. *A "dessert" item, usually some form of candy. *A…
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Humanity is exploring the outer planets in this system and discovers that there is intelligent life on the planet Pluto. Since Pluto recieves extremely little solar energy I realize that this life would have to be extremely resistant to temps that humans concider freezing while having a hard time with human comfort temps. The thing that I am wondering about is what they would look like, any abilities that they might possess, any problems that might arise from that low-grav planet, etc. I greatly appreciat any and all advice that you great ones would offer to me.
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Its been mentioned several times through the SH forum about a program called Celestia. From their home page: "Celestia is a free real-time space simulation that lets you experience our universe in three dimensions. Unlike most planetarium software, Celestia doesn't confine you to the surface of the Earth. You can travel throughout the solar system, to any of over 100,000 stars, or even beyond the galaxy. " For the longest time it was PC/Linux/Unix only. I noticed today that there is now an OSX version! http://www.shatters.net/celestia/ Have fun! Aroooo
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Hi Star Heroes, I'm going to be starting a near space opera style SH game in a couple of months. I am using my own universe but I would like to get some good published adventures to supliment my ideas or to give me new ideas. What are some published science fiction adventures that people like? Thanks!
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While at the FLGS today, on a whim I picked up the following: Star Hero Spacers Toolkit Terran Empire Alien Wars and I KNOW I won't be able to run it anytime in the near future. I just picked them all up to read because they sounded so interesting. I need help. I know it (and now my wallet doesn't like me anymore.)
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Presdient Bush is about to annoucne his desire to establish a base on the Moon. fair enough, but I want it taken a step further. I want to see a COLONY on the Moon in my lifetime. Before i die I want to read in the newspaper about the first children born on other worlds. If you were to build a lunar colony with available-in-the-present-day technolgoy, hwat would life there be like? How can you build things so the colony is not totally dependent on resupply from Earth for survival? If someone were to move to the Moon permanently, what effect would lunar gravity and living in cotnrolled environments eventually have on their bodies? Can we put enough people on the moon…
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Verry stupid question found the answer my self.
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Does anyone have an url for an image of the shield belt force-fields as they were portrayed in david Lynch's Dune movie? That's the look I want, plus the excellent earth hum, static crackle and ozone smell, for force fields in my TE campaign. It would be useful to have an image I can show to my players so they get the idea right off the bat.
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We've enjoyed several "Doctor Who" related threads here. So take the quiz and determine which "Who" you are. http://quizilla.com/users/winternight/quizzes/Which%20Incarnation%20of%20the%20Doctor%20Are%20You?/
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Jedi Powers 1 2
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What would be the powers that you would give to a Jedi. Here's what they have shown that I can think off Mind Control Telepathy - surface thoughts only Missle Deflection Telekinisis Jumping, actually decided to by it as flight up and down, must land at end of phase + to SPD Lightning Reflexes What else would you add. The telekinisis or mind control could be use to choke someone. The only other thing I can think of is Vadar's reflecting of Solos blaster shot, which could be his armor as much as the Force.
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Just wondering if anyone has any of the artistically inclined members of this board unpublished sci-fi art (presumably fan art) related to the Terran Empire setting. What with art threads in the Champions and Fantasy Hero forums, I just thought I'd get something started here....
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You want it... you know you do! Our second Star Hero campaign book is now for sale in the Online Store. How cool is that?
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