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[LASERS & FEELINGS] - A Spaaaace RPG by John Harper aka Let's Get Our Galaxy Quest On! (3-4 players) (lemmy.ml)

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SAVE THE COSMOS, GET THE GIRL, BE A ROBOT WITH A SUPERIORITY COMPLEX DISCOVER STRANGE NEW LIFE AND MEET OR EAT IT. WELCOME TO: GALACTIC FLEET!

Okay, since the John is Possessed game didn't end up gaining traction, let's do a game of Laser's and Feelings. It's a one-page space rpg by John Harper. We'll keep it fast and loose, and base this one the tone of Galaxy Quest/Star Trek/The Orville etc.

Choose a Style for Your Character: Alien, Android, Dangerous, Heroic, Hot Shot, Intrepid or Savy.
Choose a Role for Your Character: Doctor, Envoy, Explorer, Engineer, Pilot, Scientist, or Soldier.
Choose Your Number, from 2 to 5: A high number means you're better at LASERS (Technology; Science; Cold rationality; calm, precise action). A low number means you're better at FEELINGS (Intuition; Diplomacy; Seduction; wild, passionate action).
Give Your Character a Cool Space Name Like Dirk Fark-hopper or Something:
In Your Inventory: You have consortium uniform (with built-in vac-suit for space walks) a SUPER-SWEET-space-phone-communicator-thing (with built in translator), a variable-beam phase pistol (set to stun, of course...usually).
Pick a character Goal: Become Captain, Meet New Aliens, Shoot Bad Guys, Find New Worlds, Solve Weird Space Mysteries, Prove Yourself, or Keep Being Awesome.
You have a ship: The Technicolor Nebulae, it's Well-Armed, with a Cloaking Device, only it has Horrible Circuit-Breakers.

STORY:

ALIEN BRAIN WORMS WANT TO EMPOWER THEIR GIANT DEATH RAY WHICH WILL DESTROY AN ENTIRE SOLAR SYSTEM!!!

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[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Savvy Engineer (3) Danzer "Greese-Doctor Danz" Daedaloid, the Engineer, decided to apply for the Galactic Fleet in an attempt to find new worlds and discover new technology. Though if he had known the condition of The Technicolor Nebulae beforehand, he might have considered differently.

[–] wolfinthewoods@lemmy.ml 3 points 3 months ago

Fantastic! I just made a post, so take a look at that. Also, keep your eyes peeled for the first game post, if you haven't responded directly to a post you might not get a notification for the game. I don't know if Lemmy has a way to enable notifications for individual postings themselves, so just be sure to check intermittently.

[–] wolfinthewoods@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

First scene is up ;)