[Space] Random Crisis Generator for Space Opera campaigns

Kissamies · 12-08-2010, 08:00 AM

Hmm, how about:
Cosmic event
A natural space disaster to threaten the PCs, or possibly a nearby friendly colony. Could be a solar flare, an unespected massive celestial body on a collision course, the classic meteor storm.
Relevant skills: Sensors, navigation and piloting to accurately detect the threat and chart a safe course past it. Mechanical skills to deal with the aftermath. Administration, Public Speaking, Leadership and such to get an endangered colony evacuated in time.

The Von Neumann threat could be expanded to cover all sort of "space monsters" with VN's being just one subcategory. I'm reminded of Sword of the Stars, which might be good inspiration for such threats: http://sots.rorschach.net/Unknown_Menace

12-08-2010, 08:00 AM	#2
Kissamies Join Date: Feb 2010	Re: [Space] Random Crisis Generator for Space Opera campaigns Hmm, how about: Cosmic event A natural space disaster to threaten the PCs, or possibly a nearby friendly colony. Could be a solar flare, an unespected massive celestial body on a collision course, the classic meteor storm. Relevant skills: Sensors, navigation and piloting to accurately detect the threat and chart a safe course past it. Mechanical skills to deal with the aftermath. Administration, Public Speaking, Leadership and such to get an endangered colony evacuated in time. The Von Neumann threat could be expanded to cover all sort of "space monsters" with VN's being just one subcategory. I'm reminded of Sword of the Stars, which might be good inspiration for such threats: http://sots.rorschach.net/Unknown_Menace