Stellar Travellers
Stellar Travellers
There are hundreds of billions of stars in our galaxy. Countless billions among them have planets within zones necessary for habitable life. Some have developed only so far, blank slates for the terraformers of the galaxy to remake in their image. Others are decidedly less desolate.
Amidst all the myriad life on all the myriad planets of the galaxy, which have the voice to stand up and be heard? Which have the courage to fight back and be feared? And which have the will to dig their feet into the earth below and push off for the stars above?
Welcome to life among the stars. Try not to get burned.
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I can make the super hero one shot into a Halloween theme. That could definitely work if people are ok with that.
No session at my house tomorrow night. Our friend Molly is in town all the way from Oakland and invited us out for drinks. Session should resume as usual the following Wednesday the 30th. Halloween one shot maybe?
Wait, wait, wait. So we are playing on a plane now? :P
Sounds like a plane. Anything you’d like me to bring with Max?
Alright, Ian can not make it tonight, as he has a prior engagement. I do have his copy of Mutants and Masterminds with me though for people to take a look at.
Nevermind, had to quarantine and nuke the virus laden copy of Mutants and Masterminds 3e well before I was foolish enough to open any files. Still running a scan to be safe, and we’re back down to Ian’s copy of the book.
I fixed your triple comment thing, Mike. Also obtained a copy of the book if anyone wants to look it over this evening. I have red sauce, caramelized onions, and italian sausage simmering in the crock pot over here. If anyone feels like bringing their appetites there will likely be a delicious spaghetti dinner here tonight.
To be 100% super clear, game is absolutely on at my place tonight. Sorry about all the recent cancellations. Happy to be trying to get things back on track.
I know ian has a copy people could look at.
I’m free to host this week for certain. Happy to have everyone over. I don’t own a copy of Mutants and Masterminds 3 but I could probably find one.
Also, I can not run the one shot this week due to some personal issues I would rather not go into on the comment section. :P
I will run the one shot next week, as well as giving more information to you guys on the hero’s I want you to make. If you want to start thinking of a character idea or super hero theme. Keep in mind that when I make the side kicks for you guys to play, they will most likely reflect the hero’s you make.
I am also still more then willing to come this week if someone else is running something, or just to get together and discuss super hero characters.
The reason I am having you guys make the super hero’s instead of their side kick, is because I thought it might be fun to have a communal game that anybody could run, if people end up liking the game. Sort of like issues of a comic, that way, whenever we have a week where no one is really running anything, we could fall back to this and anybody could come up with a wacky story to throw out there.
Alright. Barring trey voting for zombies, if you guys could start looking through the books for Mutants and Masterminds 3. You will each be making a superhero that your side kick is teamed with.
Fine with either, just forgot what day it was last week until almost nine.
Alright, what does everyone else think? I am not saying that either game would be in the Dead Rising or Tick worlds. That is just the general feel I would go for for each. We have one vote for sidekicks, and one for either.
Sorry, not fit to host this week. Superhero sidekicks sounded fun and should be revisited for future one shot fun, I think.
Well, since I guess no one is wanting to respond. I will not be running one of those tonight. If someone is running something else, post on here so we know something is going on tonight. Otherwise, see you guys next week if nothing is happening like normal.
If people want to do either of these, I would preferably need to know by tomorrow. So that I could have time to flesh the one chosen out.Ian has told me he would be interested in either, but what does everyone else think?
The side kick game would be somewhat like The Tick, and the zombie game would be similar to Dead Rising.
Since we have been having so much trouble playing the stellar travellers games, I was wondering if people were interested in a one shot this week. That way if someone can’t make it, we can still easily play something. If so, I have two one shot ideas I have been toying around with. Both are more on the comedic side rather then a serious tone and setting. The first is a super hero themed game where the players would be a super heroes side kick. The second is a zombie one shot where we would keep playing even if everyone was turned into a zombie. If anyone has any questions or suggestions for either one, let me know. Otherwise, if people are interested in playing. Post a comment up saying which of the two you prefer, and we will go with the most popular one.
Sorry I will not be able to host again this week, illness has descended upon our household. My priority this evening needs to be driving Laura to her doctor’s appointment. You guys can feel free to game without me if you’d like. Otherwise I hope we’ll be in the clear to start hosting again next week.
Welp, back to Cookie Clicker and Star Trek.
Sorry to cancel at the last minute, I’m exhuasted and our living room is still buried under too many boxes to host anything. I give up.
The Game will be at Max’s this week at the usual time, so say we all.
OK, where’s the game going to be this week?
On that note, where will the session be, and does anybody need a ride?
I might have issues getting to the game tonight. On my drive home from work, my car was overheating. I will try it closer to game time and see what’s up. Though right now I might not be able to make it if this keeps up.
Max let me know earlier that today’s game will be at the Monster Den. Anybody need a ride?
Are We doing anything tomorrow ?
:sad face:
Anyone interested?
Alright, since we aren’t doing the regular session’s tonight I think I am going to miss this week. I am too tired tonight to be able to make it out there.
Since Max will be out of town or otherwise unavailable for the next four (4!) weeks, anyone who is interested in a 4 session vampire game is more than welcome at my abode. Give me a call at 612-222-5554 if you’re interested.
Sorry I will not be available to host game tomorrow, I am deep in preparation for Burning Man and have an all camp meeting tomorrow night. I will catch up with you all once I’m back from that thing in the desert.
I also will not be able to make it this week. Trying new antibiotics and hoping I feel well soon.
Sorry, won’t be there this week, out of town.
Since Max has not posted yet. He will not be here this week. He is going to drive Laura to the airport for her trip. There will probably not be much going on this week.
Still feeling under the weather, but I’ll try to make it out for the session tonight. Hope to see everyone there.
My apologies again, I had been hoping to make the session tonight but I am out sick again. Really hoping this gets solved during my upcoming consult with a specialist.
Sorry, I’d hoped this would be the first day I would be back for the session, but I’m feeling ill and staying home today. Next Wednesday I should be ready and back in action. I hope everyone can make it out for the session on the 12th.
Not going to be at session today, sorry.
Keeping your job and taking care of your health are both excellent priorities. Dan, have a good evening at work. Ian, rest well and get plenty of fluids. Game will still be here next week.
Sorry for the short notice, but I’m feeling distinctly not well. Don’t think I’m gonna be in Today.
It looks like I’ll be working late tonight, so unless things magically run faster I think I’m going to have to skip the session this week.
My apologies for the short notice, but I will not be able to attend tomorrow night’s session. We’re in the choreography stage developing our routine for MFC, and we’re going to have one extra practice session this Wednesday.
I can confirm that game night absolutely will happen this Wednesday. We hope you all can make it.
We’ll be starting a bit late today. Try to aim for showing up around 6:30 if possible. I will see you all then tonight.
My fire class was extended by one free week, I’ll start up stellar travelers again the following Wednesday.
As a reminder for everyone. I believe that this wed is when we are starting back up playing.
Bad news, folks. I will not be able to make it to the next two sessions, January 21st and 28th. The 21st is a evening planning meeting for an event I’m helping to organize, and the 28th is an open call for fire performers to get involved with MFC this year.
We’ll see if Trey has plans to run something for those who remain.
Christmas eve, no session obviously. Happy Holidays everyone!
I’ve got a pretty good feeling I’ll be late today. Hopefully be there by 7, but I’ll have to see.
Trey will be late to the session tomorrow 12/17, so we’ll he playing Stellar Travellers starting at 6:00 instead. He’ll be joining us a bit over an hour late, so we should start without him.
This coming Monday, October 1st, will be Stellar Travellers. We’re going to start the switch off come Monday, and return to Fallout on the 8th.
I’m going to be at the fair all day today so we won’t be starting fallout till next week.
I’m working till 7 tonight so don’t wait for me.
There will be a session this week, Monday July 9th, assuming everyone is available. Hope you can all make it!
I am feeling under the weather and will not be running Stellar Travellers this week. Game will resume as normal next week June 25th. There will be no session July 2nd, as I will be out of town, and there may not be a session July 9th, as people recover from Convergence.
We are hosting a spaghetti dinner tonight! Two types of sauce, one with sausage and meatballs, one with no meat for the vegetarians. We will also be serving caeser salad and cool beverages, so please bring your appetites. Looking forward to the session!
Please feel free to keep adding tech, ships, weapons, stories, etc to the wiki. My only request is that new alien species be instead submitted via PM or email to myself, to be made into a GM-Only page and perhaps introduced later in the game.
It’s optional, but I’d encourage everyone to provide me with a list of your character’s motivations, maybe a brief statement on each, and if you’d like a short bit on your character’s personal goals, possibly long-term if you have them.
It helps to have a list of what is important to everyone, and an idea of what people want to accomplish and do and see. It helps us understand the characters as people, and certainly informs their backstory and values.
Please take a look at the “Aliens” wiki page on the Main Page. In it is a brief summary of why I really really hate the Alien Creation system in Infinite Macabre and really don’t want to use it. I made an alternative proposal, and if any of you come up with an idea you’d like to share I’d be happy to see them, because I’m not entirely thrilled at my proposal either.
I did earlier agree we could use the rules, so if enough people are dead set on using them I’m willing to go along. If that’s the case, I don’t think I’ll make any new alien races through the campaign, because I’d prefer to never touch that system again.
We are engaging in a bit of schedule switchery, the EDC one-shot will be continued this Monday 4/16, instead of our regularly scheduled Legend-based activities.
You guys are probably going to want a ship in the course of the campaign, and I really want to thank all of you guys for all the hard work you’ve been putting into the wiki and the setting.
So, as mentioned in the house rules, an abundance of wiki entries earns xp toward a group pool. I see no reason why that has to start after the game is running. Once we’re ready to start, I will count up all of the cool wiki pages for xp and encourage you guys to spend it toward a clearly-definable group asset, such as a Starship.
To get you guys thinking about what kind of ship you’d like to travel around in, I’ve been updating the entries on the Starships page with a “Base XP Cost” line, tallying up the merits, to give you an idea of what is and is not in your price range. It’s also a good measure of how complex and difficult to produce a ship can be.
A quick note about tonight’s one-shot. I have an errand to run at 5:00, and hope to be home by 5:30, 5:45. Please show up at 6:00, because I am not sure if someone will be here to let guests in if you arrive early, as Trey will be out the first part of the evening, and Mike may be sleeping.
I have uploaded a Galaxy Map to the campaign. If you have a clear idea of where your species is along the spiral arm, please feel free to edit the map and re-upload a corrected version. Those species I was already familiar with placement of were included.
The dots are meant to represent the general location of home systems and the general seat of their expanded territory. It is likely that each species possesses additional colonies, but it seemed unnecessary to mark them on the map.
My apologies if it is difficult to read, if any of you have cartography recommendations I can use to the improve the map, I will be happy to hear them.