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GIANTS IN THE SANDBOXA Lords of Space Sidestory
GAME SYSTEM USED: Mongoose Traveller; ownership or familiarity is not required
WHEN & WHERE PLAYED: online IRC chat, ad hoc schedule; familiarity not required
SETTING: the corridor linking the Empire and the breakaway Confederation
STYLE: swashbuckling adventure & intrigue in space with shades of darkness
CAMPAIGNGAME STYLE (4 total for each category)
Cinema (2), Realism (2) – sandbox Age of Sail in Space with internal consistency & a bit of grit Hack (1), Thesp (3) – play is in character & actions have consequences Comedy (1), Drama (3) – there is humor but it mainly arises from character play & personality
WHAT HAPPENS (out of 4, 4 being “happens every session”) Action & Fights (3) – brawls, boarding, duels and raids are commonplace
Tea & Crumpets (3) – relationships and social events drive society high & low
Character Power (1) – lack of riches and power spurs seeking both through adventuring
Building (3) – forming alliances and pursuing negotiations are goals
Destroying (2) – guns and swords are for more than show & few ships are unarmed
Exploration (2) – by now all that is left unknown is hidden, forgotten or occult...and often vital
HOW IT'S DONE Benchthumping
Combat
Diplomacy
Infiltration
Investigation
Medical
Piloting
Psionics
Scholarship
Swashbuckling
Teamwork
CHARACTERSSOME POSSIBLE CHARACTER ROLES
agent
alien out to see the 'verse
beat cop
bonded psionic
bounty hunter
bosun
bridge bunny
civil servant
clone
club entertainer
courier
courtier
deckhand
detective
diplomat
disgraced imperial
down on your luck worker
duelist
encyclopedist
exile
femme fatale
followers of the way
freelance reporter
ganger
guild member
hotshot pilot
house servant
informant
lodge occultist
medical doctor
minor power liaison
miracle worker
naval officer
politico
rebel
revivalist
rogue teep
scientist
space marine
spy
scoundrel
sutler
traveller
triad operative
turncoat
waif
war vet
war widow
TAGLINE “For your country, your sweethearts, and the prize!” - “Lucky” Jack Aubrey in Master & Commander
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