tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post9172277372961647979..comments2024-03-29T01:17:51.980-05:00Comments on FATE SF: X-Plorers RPGTallgeesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-51789966443064460412013-02-19T22:10:07.756-06:002013-02-19T22:10:07.756-06:00@Porky: I do think there is something to be said f...@Porky: I do think there is something to be said for the world as character, and that being in a very interesting world is some degree of compensation for the risk of character life and limb. Even FATE Core seems to be moving back in this direction - not so much with mechanics for death and dying - but towards a grittier character design and fewer FATE points to change reality: it is a shift towards a more picaresque fantasy baseline for a system rooted in the pulps.<br /><br />@Bob: Yes the game is pretty accessible with free and low cost options.<br /><br />@Jay: It was a real pleasure playing the game! This AM over coffee I looked at the rules and figured out the very few things I didn't fully grasp during our session. I am looking forward to seeing the additional classes you are designing.<br /><br />@Trey: I am thinking about running some Humanspace Empires using this.Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-46971586461464588842013-02-19T10:27:23.075-06:002013-02-19T10:27:23.075-06:00Sounds like a great game. I keep forgetting about ...Sounds like a great game. I keep forgetting about X-Plorers among the old school sci-fi games, which is a shame.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-36714143231116235532013-02-18T20:46:46.459-06:002013-02-18T20:46:46.459-06:00Thanks for the kind words John. I'm glad you h...Thanks for the kind words John. I'm glad you had fun--and there's definitely more RAD ASTRA on the way! Jay Exonautshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11336829684749993354noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-52801561465063769152013-02-18T11:23:17.643-06:002013-02-18T11:23:17.643-06:00There's also a free version of the rules (no a...There's also a free version of the rules (no art, alas), so players have every reason to give it a test drive.<br /><br />http://www.rpgnow.com/product/93797/X-plorers-RPG-(FREE-No-Art-Version)Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555468665187893942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7051574527441977124.post-17218534188537751992013-02-18T11:13:13.263-06:002013-02-18T11:13:13.263-06:00Thanks for the link. I have more thoughts on this,...Thanks for the link. I have more thoughts on this, as with most things, but it sounds like you feel it too. Your next post also suggests the idea that if the measure is the adventure or the world as a whole, and the joy of experiencing it, the loss of a character is more bearable.Porkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604351052444947490noreply@blogger.com