Hard Sci-Fi Role Playing Games...

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> Hello:

Well, I'd like to suggest Jovian Chronicles. It may look like an
anime-ish
game (and you can play it that way) but you can also play a pretty
hard-science game with it. And the system is pretty simple for an RPG.

-Buji

> Mark Siefert wrote:

> I am looking of a system that is simple and isn't bogged down with

> At 08:29 PM 6/3/99 -0700, Buji wrote:

> Well, I'd like to suggest Jovian Chronicles. It may look like an

I'm going to have to echo Buji on this one. Jovian Chronicles is a very
realistic and well-researched RPG (Mark Vezina supplies an excellent
source list in the Jovian Chronicles rule book). The art work is obviously
anime-inspired, but the game can be deadly serious when run at the
Gritty Reality Distortion Level. No FTL, no aliens, no artificial gravity.
It's a
bit like 2001 if you overlook the giant robot Exo-Armors. :)

The Dream Pod 9 website has a very nice introduction to the world of Jovian
Chronicles. It's well worth checking out, IMHO.

http://www.dp9.com/tour/JC.htm

Scott

> Buji Kern wrote:

> Well, I'd like to suggest Jovian Chronicles. It may look like an

I've got JC, but I use if for tactical games. i was looking for something a
little more generic.

> Mark A. Siefert wrote:

> I've got JC, but I use if for tactical games. i was looking

How about FUDGE? It's a very loose system developed by Steffan O' Sullivan
(who
was heavily involved in GURPS- he use to work for Steve Jackson). It is
extremely generic and is avaible for free on the internet- it has quite
a following too.

I'm using it right now for a Space: Above and Beyond campaign which is fairly
hard sci-fi... works rather well.

Scott

Sorry, almost forgot.  If you're going for REALLY near-future, with
minimal sci-fi elements, I heartily recommend MILLENIUM'S END from
Chameleon Eclectic. It is intended for mercs, agents, and special ops in the
first quarter of the next century, and has some of the nicest firearms and
close combat rules I've seen. So far, it's a little light on vehicle rules,
though.

> On 04-Jun-99 Jonathan Jarrard wrote:

I second that recommendation.. and note that the Millenium's End Gm's
companion contains many maps of common modern buildings as well as a small
onomastikon (as I recall.. haven't opened my copy in a while) and is a good
investment for
anyone wanting to run modern/near future games.

Colin

ps - if you didn't know an Onomastikon is a dictionary of names.. there
are also some excellent ones on the web.

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> Buji Kern wrote:

In a message dated 99-06-03 23:54:04 EDT, you write:

<< I've got JC, but I use if for tactical games. i was looking for something a
little more generic. >>

What about the RPG from the Solar Thrust site?
-Stephen