Voidrunner Astronomical Scenery Dresses Up Your Space Travel

In Level Up's core rules, characters often stumble across travel scenery--interesting window dressing which doesn't (although that doesn't mean it can't) turn into an encounter, but which makes journeys more interesting. Of course, the players don't know whether they've stumbled across travel scenery, a monster encounter, or an exploration challenge.

In space, there's scenery too! The Star Captain's Manual, available as part of the Voidrunner's Codex Kickstarter, has tables for social encounters and astronomical scenery. Here's a look at the Astronomical Scenery table.

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[W'rkncacnter]

98 is WILD

 

[Tablite]

35 is my favorite

 

[Oryzarius]

"Unusual gamma rays burst at wavelengths on the visible color spectrum."

Could we get writers who actually understand the words they're using?

 

[payn]

These are great. I use similar tables for my Traveller games.

 

[Twiggly the Gnome]

"Unusual gamma rays burst at wavelengths on the visible color spectrum."

Could we get writers who actually understand the words they're using?

 

[Morrus]

"Unusual gamma rays burst at wavelengths on the visible color spectrum."

Could we get writers who actually understand the words they're using?

You had best not look at the technobabble table then!

 

[DiamondB]

98 is WILD

Magrathea!

 

[Von Ether]

You had best not look at the technobabble table then!

"Unusual gamma rays burst at wavelengths on the visible color spectrum."

Could we get writers who actually understand the words they're using?

And that there is the reason sci-fi ttrpgs are going to always be an uphill battle.

For most fantasy games, the DM points to which forest the elves live and which mountain range the dwarves live and it's off to rolling dice.

The second a DM pulls out a star map, or even describes how FTL work in a particular setting, half the table table pushes their glasses back up their nose and go "Well, actually .." and pulls the brakes on the whole pacing of the game.

I know gamers who hate sci-fi in general because "weird words and strange tech save the day at the last minute." without realizing the irony.

If you, as a gamer, if you want more sci-fi gaming, you need to embrace it just like you do your fantasy.

 

[payn]

And that there is the reason sci-fi ttrpgs are going to always be an uphill battle.

For most fantasy games, the DM points to which forest the elves live and which mountain range the dwarves live and it's off to rolling dice.

The second a DM pulls out a star map, or even describes how FTL work in a particular setting, half the table table pushes their glasses back up their nose and go "Well, actually .." and pulls the brakes on the whole pacing of the game.

I know gamers who hate sci-fi in general because "weird words and strange tech save the day at the last minute." without realizing the irony.

If you, as a gamer, want more sci-fi gaming, you need to embrace it just like you do your fantasy.

The second after that guy pushes up his glasses...