Category: Space Opera

  • I have been playing Star Wars recently with my regular group, first using the Genesys rules and (since yesterday) using a port of the Coriolis rules, because we’re all sick of Genesys. The Star Wars universe is fun and, like D&D or Lord of the Rings, has that particular positive quality that you can settle…

  • Dita Voss was born and raised in the Numenorean Argosy, a large fleet of ships that moved through the galaxy as a caravan, centred around the ancient behemoth called the Numenor. The Argosy was composed of thousands of ships, ranging in size from single-family yachts to kilometre-long hospital ships and resource barges. They traveled approximately…

  • Distance  Separation Leaving  Terra Firma Darkness  Ringing empty Lights out  Resurrection Burn it down and start over I want to leave this all behind Abandon all the trepidation Weighing heavy on my mind  – Catechism of the Cult of the Dancer Our heroes have ground their way through waves of soldiers defending the secret base…

  • Give yourself unto your god Sacrifice yourself again Burn your thoughts, erase your will To gods of suffering and tears Tie hallowed bonds around your hands Kneel before this seat of shame To gods as lost, gods as blind Gods of suffering and pain            – Catechism of the Dancer Cult Our heroes have invaded…

  • I have been running a Coriolis campaign for 39 sessions now, with the PCs having accrued a lot of experience and a large number of talents and skills. The Coriolis rules are generally very tight and have been very easy to work with (except perhaps the space combat rules), but some parts of the basic…

  • Inert flesh A bloody tomb A decorated splatter brightens the room An execution, a sadist ritual Mad intervals of mind residuals Close your eyes Look deep in your soul Step outside yourself And let your mind go – Catechism of the Dancer cult   Our heroes have invaded a docking station of Samina’s Corsairs’ main…

  • Our heroes have jumped through a mystical portal into the vicinity of the hidden Corsair base, where they have immediately been attacked by a detachment of Corsair attack ships. The roster for this session: Clementine, technologist Siladan Hatshepsut, archaeologist and data djinn Dr. Banu Delecta, medic Al Hamra, captain and mystic Adam, soldier and gunner…

  • Our heroes are trapped in a ransacked cultist sanctuary in Hamurabi station, facing off with a draconite hit squad that has surprised them. They were here to capture an Oracle and learn from him how to travel to the secret lair of Samina’s Corsairs, but he has teleported away using a large and ominous statue…

  • Our heroes have defeated a squad of assassins sent by Samina’s Corsairs, though they do not know how they are being tracked, and are ready to move on to Hamura station. The roster for today’s session: Clementine, technologist Siladan Hatshepsut, archaeologist and data djinn Dr. Banu Delecta, medic Al Hamra, captain and mystic Adam, soldier…

  • The PCs have returned to Presidium station, and made preparations to travel to Taoan, the next system on the journey to Hamurabi. The roster for today’s adventure: Clementine, technologist Siladan Hatshepsut, archaeologist and data djinn Saqr, pilot and mystic Oliver Greenstar, colonist Dr. Banu Delecta, medic Kaarlina, mystic Before they could leave for Taoan the…