Xavier Onassiss Posted November 18, 2010 Report Share Posted November 18, 2010 In ancient times, cartographers had no idea what lay beyond the edges of their quaint 2-d maps, so they simply wrote "Here be monsters." Uncharted waters were the home of perilous creatures that waylaid ships and preyed upon wayward travelers who strayed too far from the safety of familiar seas. In time, however, all the seas were charted, the maps lost that mysterious edge, and the monsters faded into legend. Today, humanity travels the deeper, darker ocean of space, infinite in all directions, too vast for any chart to encompass. But like the travelers of old, men still answer the the call to brave those endless depths. They go forth seeking extravagant treasure, forbidden secrets of the Universe, or simply to find their own answer for the age-old question: "What's Out There?" Having now entered that eternal abyss, mankind has once again seen monsters. And looking back from the darkest reaches of the cosmos, they have seen us as well. Welcome to Terran space, three centuries from today... Artificial space colonies orbit distant stars while terraformers labor to create new worlds for humanity. Bizarre aliens come to trade exotic goods unknown to Terran technology. And the lifeless, charred husk of mankind's homeworld slowly cools in the dark, silent void of a dead star system. Terracide is science-fiction adventuring on a grand scale. After the total loss of its Home System, humankind must find a way to survive in a hostile galaxy. No one knows who destroyed Terra, or why, and they're still out there...somewhere in the infinite darkness. But human nature never changes, and man's worst enemy in this crisis may turn out to be himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CptPatriot Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting Sounds like an interesting premise. When and where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting This August, from Blackwyrm Games. I'm working on the setting as I type this, and there'll be a demo at GenCon, of course. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting Xavier Onassiss blows up the Earth next summer. Be sure to finish up your business. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting He can't do that! I've got all my stuff here! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted November 19, 2010 Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting Yeah! Who said he could do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 19, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 19, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting Yeah! Who said he could do that? It wasn't me, honest! Rumor has it the relativistic bombs came from somewhere in the vicinity of the Vega system. I just couldn't resist the idea of humanity being wiped out by Vegans.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L. Marcus Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting ... That's a genuine ROFL right there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting At least it wasn't People for the Ethical Treatment of Aliens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting I've put up another short preview here. Don't know yet if it'll be in the final product, but I'm hopeful -- character backgrounds are my favorite part of this setting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susano Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting If you do your book like I did Kazei 5, having snippets of fiction and the like to lend color to the final work would be just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted November 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting If you do your book like I did Kazei 5' date=' having snippets of fiction and the like to lend color to the final work would be just fine.[/quote'] That's the plan, and fortunately I've got quite a lot to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AirborneRob Posted November 20, 2010 Report Share Posted November 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting It wasn't me, honest! Rumor has it the relativistic bombs came from somewhere in the vicinity of the Vega system. I just couldn't resist the idea of humanity being wiped out by Vegans.... Remember....what happens in Vega, stays in Vega Lol, in all seriousness Xavier, as a sci-fi lover, your initial post for Terracide sounds awesome man and i look forward to hearing/reading more about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot Posted November 22, 2010 Report Share Posted November 22, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting I wish you the best of luck with your setting. I hope you also sell a lot of copies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted December 3, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 3, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting It's time for another Terracide Preview. In which our story continues.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Onassiss Posted December 20, 2010 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2010 Re: Terracide: A Space Opera Noir Setting Still blogging Terracide. It turns out those Rousing Speech-type things are kinda hard to write.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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