Re: Pyramid #3/79: Space Atlas
 

So, folks... are there any comments on the issue? This was the first non-spaceship, non-Transhuman Space science-fiction issue we've done in a couple of years, and the first included spreadsheet in... wow, a lot of months. Was this issue any good? Too crunchy? Too fluffy? (I honestly like to try to give y'all what you want, if I can.) :-)

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I'd call it inspiring. Halfway to Anywhere inspired me to work on a setting a friend of mine is calling "Echoes in the Dark." I honestly can't think of any praise higher than "It inspired a campaign," except perhaps "I'm using it right now in my rules."

I also read through Ostara and that was very... woah. I'm not sure I'd use it, but I found it a fascinating read nonetheless.

And your Random Thought Table touched on one of the reasons I find myself more and more drawn to space opera. It's not that I don't enjoy hard sci-fi (I'm totally going to see the Martian), but it's sometimes hard to explain, or grasp, some of the deeper implications of the elements that pop up in science. But Star Trek or Star Wars or their ilk, when they try, often manage to capture particular elements and make them relatable. The fact that Spock has green blood would trigger a discussion with my friends about alternate biochemistries more readily than some weird alien sponge growing out of the ground on some random world.

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I will admit I haven't read it yet... I'm running a fantasy campaign and the space craft aren't going to show up in it until sometime next year...

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THAT... SOUNDS... AWESOME!

(I hope we hear details at some point!)

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It's a Gamma World by way of GURPS fantasy (so twisted/mutated by magic instead of radiation and alien tech)... in the grim far future of the shattered Earths, the many races have learned to live together and kinda share... except when they don't. The heroes are off to forge their own way in the world and eventually they'll uncover artifacts of the 'old worlds' (high and ultra tech) and may have the chance to ascend the Great Silver Tower (space elevator) that pierces the heavens and meet the GODS (totally not gods, an AI or two still eking out existence on decaying orbiters and satellites).

I've got a "and they go the Moon" segment set up if they go wildly off track...


So yes, eventually I'll read everything SPACE so I'm ready in case they decide to assault Mars or something equally far fetched.

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My blog review. Short summary: makes me want to run another space game.

Re: Pyramid #3/79: Space Atlas
 

My blog review. Short summary: makes me want to run another space game.

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Don't be surprised if you get this reaction from the PCs when they reach the moon (Mild Language Warning):
https://youtu.be/GUEVyvwwNhY?t=243

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Wow, thank you, Mailanka! If you have any questions, post them or PM me and I'll respond as quickly as possible.

I'm biased and won't give my opinion of Halfway to Anywhere. I will say that usually this sort of "fluffy" issue usually doesn't appeal to me because I prefer to create my own campaign content, but once in a while these sorts of articles will be packed with cool ideas and nuggets that inspire me to create loxations, tech, cultural characteristics, etc. Ostara and OceanWe both do this handily and are already creaping into new content for my scifi setting. CR Rice's The Vanishing Sun would fit right at home in an episode of Star Trek or can serve as an entire campaign setting on its own, and Steven's Homeward Unbound is brilliantly inspiring as new tech, an alien mystery, and just interesting as a campaign assumption. Even if I hadnt recieved a comp copy, Id have bought it.

Frankly, we need more scifi issues! I'm quite happy to see some interesting edgings in that direction on the wishlist :)

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Thank you so much for the comments and reviews, folks! I appreciate it.

The science-fiction issues have generally been softer sellers than non-SF issues (which is one reason we don't do more of them). I'm curious as to why, and if there's anything I can do to the Pyramid mix or focus that would make them more popular. Hence my probing questions. :-)