Sunday, February 6, 2022

Mail Room: Coriolis

Firefly. Alien. Dune. Blade Runner. Event Horizon. The Fifth Element. Call of Cthulhu in space. The Expanse. Cyberpunk. A bit of the good seasons of Game of Thrones. Babylon 5.

Mysticism. Monsters. Strange spirits. Patron spirits to pray to. Ancient ruins nobody understands. The darkness and evil surrounding them all. What happens on a tiny spot on a world could affect the entire universe.

A ship full of diplomats, traders, or entertainers feels like it could get into just as much trouble as a ship full of mercenaries. Play as anything, go anywhere.

Strong, detailed factions. Political intrigue. Those from beyond. Shifting alliances. Betrayals and opposite sides finding themselves working together for a tense limited time. Newcomers and long-termers. A clash of cultures.

Space travel with limits and problems. A serious tone. Lore you can spend months or years digging into.

I can see why this is many people's sci-fi game of choice.

More on this soon, but all of a sudden many of my traditional sci-fi games feel almost too clean and sanitized compared to this. This is the game I wish Star Frontiers or Traveller could be, just in terms of depth of lore and play options. I feel like I could pick an option, any option, and begin my exploration of this universe from there, and still never see it all.

Amazing stuff, very inspiring, and a game I will be coming back to.

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