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Virgobrown72 · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 11:21 am Post subject:

Thundarr the Barbarian.
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It's also worth noting that with very little tweaking, Slipstream can be played as "Star Wars with the serial numbers filed off" - which has the added advantage of avoiding all the baggage that comes along with the massive Star Wars franchise ...

(FYI, here's my own little "Mystical Knight" hack for Slipstream.)

https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B4Nf1fUxRi-LYmNhNWI1YTYtZmU3Zi00ZGY1LTlmOTAtNDIxYmFhOTczZjdh&hl=en_US
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Virgobrown72 · Posted: Fri Aug 05, 2011 6:19 pm Post subject:

Honestly, the Only thing I disliked about Slpistream was the fact that you could breath between planets. We did away with that, but still played it with "Saturday Morning Cartoon" style physics (Needs space suits, but radiation and freezing cold were not an issue, and we rolled with it. We had a ball.
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77IM · Posted: Sat Aug 06, 2011 3:16 pm Post subject:

Fading Suns

Actually there are several fan conversions of this (I even made my own) but I'd love to see an official version with artwork etc.

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crossmlk · Novice Joined: 06 Aug 2011 Posts: 10

I'm interested in gauging the desire in the SW community for a more traditional science fiction setting. I've seen a few mentions of Traveller in this thread but Traveller is a rules system not a setting. Are folks meaning the Original Traveller Universe? What is the desire in the community for scifi and what flavor? Thanks.

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I've decided to combine Savage Worlds rules with the setting generated with Stars Without Number (free PDF):

http://tinyurl.com/3j3bcv6

Forming Savage Stars Without Number Mr. Green

crossmlk · Novice Joined: 06 Aug 2011 Posts: 10

Thanks Kreider, theres some interesting reading there.

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crossmlk · Novice Joined: 06 Aug 2011 Posts: 10

To take the question a little further. Everyone has their specific wants in a campaign. Almost all of which can be satisfied by other published products. The downside for a SW fan is they're not converted to the SW rules set.

The question for a publisher becomes if they create a setting that statisfies a large number of the tropes requested by the majority of SW fans and supports said setting over time, would the SW community support the setting?

Virgobrown72 · Posted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 5:43 pm Post subject:

Sci Fi is difficult. I think it is always highly setting specific, like cyberpunk, space opera, post apocalyptic, etc. I feel Savage's writers should just concentrate on making a cool setting, and less on satisfying all taste at once. This would water the setting down and make it less cool and focused...
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crossmlk · Novice Joined: 06 Aug 2011 Posts: 10

I agree with you Virgo that a setting can't be all things to all people. But what do you think on the question of whether or not the SW community would support the product?

77IM · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 12:42 am Post subject:

I think they would. Slipstream (campy retro-space adventure) has been somewhat popular for a while, and people seem to like Interface Zero (post-cyberpunk). A truly epic hard-sci-fi space setting seems to be an unfulfilled niche at the moment. So as to the question of whether or not the SW community would support it, would depend on exactly how awesome it was. There are certainly a number of licensees talented enough to pull it off.

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canology · Seasoned Joined: 08 Apr 2008 Posts: 136

I'd love to see a savaged GURPS Transhuman Space. I don't have the time to run GURPS anymore, but I have always wanted to try running a TS game, even better if it's FFF.

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I've done:

Chill (100%, just need to update for SWDE, when I get the book)

Traveller (80%, need to fine tune and adjust 'Red Alert' for Traveller)

King of Dragon Pass (70%, an early take on RuneQuest, based on the computer game)

and others that are around 20% (Savage Star trek, Savage harry potter, etc.)
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Lord Karick · Posted: Tue Aug 09, 2011 6:32 am Post subject:

Like it says in my Sig, the 1980s RPG "Dragon Warriors". Great, atmospheric setting, rules have pros and cons. SW lets us keep the DW FFAtmospheric (as opposed to FFF) with a better rule system.
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