[meta] Fenspace the RPG

[M Fnord]

An interesting question!

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First, does anybody not want me using their characters as NPCs?

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I'm hip, feel free to abuse me n' mine, under one condition: you post game logs. I wanna see where your players take this stuff. %)

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Second, when do I set the game? I'm leaning towards either 2007-2008 (and the PCs would be first-generation Fen), or 2012 (and they're taking part in Operation GREAT JUSTICE), but would some other time have more roleplaying possibilities?

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I suppose it depends on what you'd prefer (and the players are willing to go along with) in terms of the campaign. An 07-08 campaign would be half getting off Earth and half getting established in Fenspace; if the players are interested in doing something along the lines of a Ocean's 11-esque caper, that's probably where you want to set it. A GREAT JUSTICE campaign would be more traditional let's-go-knock-some-heads-together adventuring.

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Third, how much of the background do I share with the players? Do I give them the entire Writers' Guide I'm working on, with everything that's in all the stickies here, or should I pare that down a bit (or a lot)?

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First of all, set your timeline. Then pare it down. Depending on where & when you set it, they should get enough information on what's going on to be able to function without handholding, but not the full torrent of fiddly detail we've put together in the stickies or the writer's guide.

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Fourth, which system should I use?

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Of the listed, I'd go with GURPS 4e, but that's just because I know GURPS 4e (plus, I ought to at some point do an Infinity world writeup for Fenspace. Moo hoo ha ha ha.) and not BESM 3e, so there's obvious bias there. I'd almost recommend Spirit of the Century as a contender, if only for style purposes.---
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