Steve Jackson Games Forums - View Single Post

ericthered · 10-30-2017, 10:37 AM

FTL in Borlo

In my Borlo campaign, my design of Faster Than Light (FTL) travel was very important, even though the players never left the planet's surface. How easy or difficult it is to get somewhere shapes the culture and game-play of a setting. I really liked the system. It lets you cross the galaxy in a month, but it takes weeks to get to any particular place. My favorite consequences include:

It creates massive frontier areas where communication and transportation is possible but slow
Travel times are unpredictable
The ideal route for a merchant (or any other spaceship) is often to visit a new world.

I liked these features, and I now present the system to you.

10-30-2017, 10:37 AM	#93
ericthered Hero of Democracy Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: far from the ocean	Re: Blog: Worlds Beyond Earth FTL in Borlo In my Borlo campaign, my design of Faster Than Light (FTL) travel was very important, even though the players never left the planet's surface. How easy or difficult it is to get somewhere shapes the culture and game-play of a setting. I really liked the system. It lets you cross the galaxy in a month, but it takes weeks to get to any particular place. My favorite consequences include: It creates massive frontier areas where communication and transportation is possible but slow Travel times are unpredictable The ideal route for a merchant (or any other spaceship) is often to visit a new world. I liked these features, and I now present the system to you. __________________ Be helpful, not pedantic Worlds Beyond Earth -- my blog Check out the PbP forum! If you don't see a game you'd like, ask me about making one!