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Roll To Dodge / Incandescence - turn 4 - 4/4 players
« on: May 12, 2023, 09:46:07 pm »
One day, the stars changed.
Not the closest one, of course; Sol still keeps us warm. Our moon Luna is here too. But the planets are all gone. The Sol-Terra-Luna system sits alone.
And the constellations are all different. It's as if Earth is somewhere else entirely. Somewhere new.
These new stars in the sky - their spectra are unfamiliar. As if some medium between us is straining the light.
And that's exactly it. Scientists soon announce that Earth's new home is suffused with a luminiferous ether - some delicate 'fluid' mediating light and the rest of the EM spectrum.
It takes Earth some time to realize that this fluid has some sort of inertia, and that as it mediates light we too can manipulate it. Despite the great setbacks to modern technologies that depended on the former properties of electromagnetic waves, humanity builds great engines to traverse where our fellow planets once danced. The structure of our celestial neighborhood is defined no longer by orbits and Lagrange points, but by invisible currents and maelstroms - and a great eddy bounding the edge of our System.
No one has passed that violent current and seen where the new stars hold sway - but you and your companions are going to try to be the first.
What is this?
This is an RTD game. Players post actions and I determine their results according to the RTD scale (roll a d6 and assign 1 = critical fail, 2 = fail, 3 = partial success, 4 = success, 5 = perfect, 6 = overshoot.)
It is an exploration game. You are all crewmembers aboard the same vessel. Your collective goal is to reach the edge of the eddy around the Solar System and what lies beyond it.
It is not minimalist; this just means no rolling to instantly win or stuff like that.
Please keep in mind that this is pretty much the first game I've run (that has hope of getting anywhere.) That's why there are only 4 players. I am open to advice.
Character creation
For your character I need:
Name: your character's name.
Crew role: one of Navigator, Engineer, Gunner, or Scientist. You get advantage (use higher of two rolls) on actions relevant to your role!
- Navigators maneuver the craft, directing its course.
- Engineers manage the etheric engine and conduct repairs.
- Gunners man the craft's weaponry.
- Scientists archive observations on the journey, and draw from humanity's current research into the ether.
Multiple players can have the same role. Any unfilled role will have 1 NPC crewmember.
Also, feel free to provide and vote on suggestions for the craft's name!
Players:
Not the closest one, of course; Sol still keeps us warm. Our moon Luna is here too. But the planets are all gone. The Sol-Terra-Luna system sits alone.
And the constellations are all different. It's as if Earth is somewhere else entirely. Somewhere new.
These new stars in the sky - their spectra are unfamiliar. As if some medium between us is straining the light.
And that's exactly it. Scientists soon announce that Earth's new home is suffused with a luminiferous ether - some delicate 'fluid' mediating light and the rest of the EM spectrum.
It takes Earth some time to realize that this fluid has some sort of inertia, and that as it mediates light we too can manipulate it. Despite the great setbacks to modern technologies that depended on the former properties of electromagnetic waves, humanity builds great engines to traverse where our fellow planets once danced. The structure of our celestial neighborhood is defined no longer by orbits and Lagrange points, but by invisible currents and maelstroms - and a great eddy bounding the edge of our System.
No one has passed that violent current and seen where the new stars hold sway - but you and your companions are going to try to be the first.
What is this?
This is an RTD game. Players post actions and I determine their results according to the RTD scale (roll a d6 and assign 1 = critical fail, 2 = fail, 3 = partial success, 4 = success, 5 = perfect, 6 = overshoot.)
It is an exploration game. You are all crewmembers aboard the same vessel. Your collective goal is to reach the edge of the eddy around the Solar System and what lies beyond it.
It is not minimalist; this just means no rolling to instantly win or stuff like that.
Please keep in mind that this is pretty much the first game I've run (that has hope of getting anywhere.) That's why there are only 4 players. I am open to advice.
Character creation
For your character I need:
Name: your character's name.
Crew role: one of Navigator, Engineer, Gunner, or Scientist. You get advantage (use higher of two rolls) on actions relevant to your role!
- Navigators maneuver the craft, directing its course.
- Engineers manage the etheric engine and conduct repairs.
- Gunners man the craft's weaponry.
- Scientists archive observations on the journey, and draw from humanity's current research into the ether.
Multiple players can have the same role. Any unfilled role will have 1 NPC crewmember.
Also, feel free to provide and vote on suggestions for the craft's name!
Players:
Spoiler: Morgan "Miles" Bervick (S1lentWanderer) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Belekaran (BlackPaladin99) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Dr. Mia (Egan_BW) (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Dr. Vellan (syvarris) (click to show/hide)
