tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post3109855293392739591..comments2024-03-28T05:54:32.094-04:00Comments on Throne of Salt: Unnamed Mothership SettingDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-42277133721279995572018-11-23T11:15:30.936-05:002018-11-23T11:15:30.936-05:00I like the middle ground of "second-hand tran...I like the middle ground of "second-hand transhumanism". All that wonderful crazy cool tech exists but since players exist in the cosmic rust belt a lot of it never filters their way, and most of what does is this patchwork of leftovers with obtuse DRM and all that.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-17484315558477768672018-11-21T15:36:39.826-05:002018-11-21T15:36:39.826-05:00That's a good point. I hadn't considered ...That's a good point. I hadn't considered transhumanism for my one-off; I stuck more to a gritty Aliensesque vibe. There are a couple reasons I did it that way. First, it seemed like what the source material was going for; second, I didn't want the universe to seem terribly "fantastic" to the players, so encounters with the supernatural would seem all the more unsettling; finally, it was easier for me. But if I was to run Mothership in a campaign, I think your approach makes more sense.Edgewisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975570824983584330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-8222605858994587102018-11-21T14:16:15.400-05:002018-11-21T14:16:15.400-05:00Both of those can be wrangled into a no-aliens set...Both of those can be wrangled into a no-aliens setting pretty easily. Sophontology can deal with assorted transhuman, uplift, or neogenic life forms, and xenoesotericism deals with the religions of those groups / religions that have emerged outside of the normal Terran cultural sphere.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-86385631346297132062018-11-21T12:11:07.889-05:002018-11-21T12:11:07.889-05:00The only issue I have with this setting, which sou...The only issue I have with this setting, which sounds pretty awesome, is that it clashes slightly with the Mothership rules. I ran into the same problem with my ongoing one-off; the rules call out skills for Sophontology and Xenoesotericism, both of which imply familiarity with alien civilizations. My own take had alien ruins, but I warned the players that there were no known alien civilization that is currently existent, so these skills are purely speculative and not terribly useful.Edgewisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01975570824983584330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-45713940664800283692018-11-13T02:36:55.143-05:002018-11-13T02:36:55.143-05:00This looks intriguing. I had ideas of ripping some...This looks intriguing. I had ideas of ripping some stuff from EP, apparently this is how its done properly.Arturshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10828543756856632020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-56597920239132335152018-11-12T11:41:34.167-05:002018-11-12T11:41:34.167-05:00I've never really taken a second look at Eclip...I've never really taken a second look at Eclipse Phase but this? This I want to play. Mothership is dope and the Bebop vibes are a welcome variant.D. G. Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07223239413672524446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-31537603457661954302018-11-11T11:45:22.550-05:002018-11-11T11:45:22.550-05:00The number are, in order: travel time / LY from th...The number are, in order: travel time / LY from the outside, travel time / LY from on board the ship, and how many days are lost / LY for crew.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-87243568433665050602018-11-11T04:51:50.797-05:002018-11-11T04:51:50.797-05:00how do the "time debt" works? is that th...how do the "time debt" works? is that the travel time as perceived by the travelers, or the time perceived by external observers? (or something else)Cataleptic Krakenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04205784286400043674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-71182556016211011232018-11-10T20:38:34.914-05:002018-11-10T20:38:34.914-05:00For ship speeds? That was just a bit of math on my...For ship speeds? That was just a bit of math on my part plus an online relatavistic lag calculator.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-42029726075452191322018-11-10T14:46:23.763-05:002018-11-10T14:46:23.763-05:00Love it! Mirrors a little of what I’m making so th...Love it! Mirrors a little of what I’m making so thanks for doing some heavy lifting. I was just working through engines related to systems within reach of earth.<br /><br />Where did you get those numbers? Is that Eclipse Phase?mjuliushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710248588764690217noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-57138108847260366892018-11-10T02:04:52.572-05:002018-11-10T02:04:52.572-05:00Holy crap, that's a lot of awesome spacestuff....Holy crap, that's a lot of awesome spacestuff. Valzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08052154892033159242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-6971508176674992662018-11-09T20:07:59.530-05:002018-11-09T20:07:59.530-05:00Cool!Cool!Brutorz Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10261330634648140358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-9329518869031298202018-11-09T19:04:07.307-05:002018-11-09T19:04:07.307-05:00Sounds neat!Sounds neat!KarlRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173500423619742406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3372693484053299675.post-82410268012921819062018-11-09T18:29:54.574-05:002018-11-09T18:29:54.574-05:00Mothership is my new great RPG love. Hard sci-fi t...Mothership is my new great RPG love. Hard sci-fi that doesn't get bogged down in all the minutiae? Be still my heart.<br /><br />Plus it makes Eclipse Phase really, really useful. That is not said every day.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00694362417308874455noreply@blogger.com