This is a Powered by the Apocalypse game that's basically Battlestar Galactica with the serial numbers filed off. (There was a BG TTRPG, back in 2007; Margaret Weis Productions did it, and it used the Cortex system. OOP for years. This is completely different, and much more recent.)
The alien C/y/l/o/n Corax have exterminated >99% of the human race. You're part of a ragtag fleet of refugees, trying to survive and find a safe haven as the Corax try to hunt you down and finish the job. Oh, and the Corax can clone humans, making duplicates so perfect they don't know they aren't real... until they do.
It's rules-light (well, it's PbtA) and narrative-heavy, with a focus on drama. If you haven't played PbtA, it's a mechanically /very/ simple system that can be learned in minutes. Also, this particular game can go pretty dark, obviously.
It's on sale at Humble Bundle right now, which is what triggered this. Would anyone be interested?
starting to look not so promising lol
It's a rules light, narrative / drama heavy, 2d6 game. That's pretty typical for PbtA games, but I don't see a lot of that sort of thing around here.
Eh, maybe all the PbtA players are off at Game Day? I'll give it another couple of days.
Hopefully Monday brings renewed interest
It DOES sound interesting.
But I'd have to look into the stuff more to move from interest to commitment.
I know it's only an "interest" check, but I think while the setting is a nice one(even if cloned from galactica) many people may not be familiar with the system, and be reluctant to voice interest in something they'd have to look into first.
I think giving it some days may be a wise choice. I'll check the humble bundle and try to be back in a few days with a more informed opinion.
Edit: Could you add a humble link? I seem to have been unable to find the relevant content - I am willing to search more but I assume others may run into the same issue.
I enjoy the PbtA engine. I'd be interested in giving this a try, although I don't currently have the book. A link to the bundle would be great. Is it similar to Band of Blades only in space?
Here you go: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ApocEngine5#core-bundle
$9.95 to get it, along with one other complete game and short versions of three more games.
Tareth wrote: I enjoy the PbtA engine. I'd be interested in giving this a try, although I don't currently have the book. A link to the bundle would be great. Is it similar to Band of Blades only in space?
There are points of similarity. It's PbtA, not the Forged in the Dark system. They both use playbooks, and they both have "success / partial or complicated success / failure" rolls. They're both very narrativist, and they both alternate scenes of action with social / cooldown scenes. The Pressure mechanic is rather similar to FitD's Stress. And with particular regard to BoB, you are running away from a vastly more powerful foe in a universe where the bad guys have already mostly won. So that's familiar.
The PbtA system is mechanically simpler, though -- it's always 2d6, with modifiers that can't go below -3 or above +4. That's really simple! Characters have just 5 stats, which start at either 0, -1, or +1. Also pretty simple.
Doug M.
Douglas Muir 406 wrote: Tareth wrote: I enjoy the PbtA engine. I'd be interested in giving this a try, although I don't currently have the book. A link to the bundle would be great. Is it similar to Band of Blades only in space?
There are points of similarity. It's PbtA, not the Forged in the Dark system. They both use playbooks, and they both have "success / partial or complicated success / failure" rolls. They're both very narrativist, and they both alternate scenes of action with social / cooldown scenes. The Pressure mechanic is rather similar to FitD's Stress. And with particular regard to BoB, you are running away from a vastly more powerful foe in a universe where the bad guys have already mostly won. So that's familiar.
The PbtA system is mechanically simpler, though -- it's always 2d6, with modifiers that can't go below -3 or above +4. That's really simple! Characters have just 5 stats, which start at either 0, -1, or +1. Also pretty simple.
Doug M. Cool. Thanks for the summary. I'm a bit swamped the next couple of days, but I'm in and will grab the bundle tomorrow.
Completely new to the system, but am intrigued with the focus on (RP) aspect. That, and I enjoyed the Battlestar Galactica story arc. Although new to this system, I have played RPG's for many years and think I could pick it up quickly. If your ok with new player to the system, I'm interested.
I could be sold on this! It's got elements similar to band of blades, but with more of the fun stuff and less of the less-fun stuff (from my POV, anyway.
I like the Apocalypse Worlsd system, although normally you get at least one stat at +2 or even +3. Having jsut one at +1 and the rest at 0 or -1 seems like a *big* redesign. I'd be interested in seeing how it plays.
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I've played Blades in the Dark, Band of Blades, and Monster of the Week but never a space game.
As long as I'm allowed to immediately kill the Gaius Baltar expy I might be interested.
CrusaderWolf wrote: As long as I'm allowed to immediately kill the Gaius Baltar expy I might be interested. I've played in DMDM's games before - you might get to kill a Gaaius Balthar expy but there'll be sevral more you won't find. Plus, if I'm reading it right, the Scorpio playbook lets *you* be the traitor. Fun times for a devious DM.
The Scorpio playbook *must* be a traitor. But anyone can be traitor if you want to! (Honestly, the Gemini playbook is hinting at it pretty broadly IMO.)
Anyway -- it looks like we might have a critical mass of 4+ players! Hold the thought...
Doug M.
Minimum interest threshold crossed; recruitment threat activated.
https://paizo.com/threads/rzs43oyk?DMDMs-Last-Fleet#1
Doug M.
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I just hated (hate?) Gaius Baltar with a passion, he was a lousy character who caused immense damage again and again and never got what he deserved.
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