Author Topic: Void Pirates [Play-test Pics Added 5/26/15] (Read 10220 times)

fourcolorfigs · « **on:** April 16, 2015, 03:21:38 PM »

Because What The Game World Needs Is Another Sci-Fi Skirmish Game...

I am tinkering with another Goalsystem sci-fi skirmish rule set. This one will be simpler than Blasters & Bulkheads, and I will likely release it as an ePub and minimally laid out PDF so I can do most of the work myself.

It may be ready to test drive at some point soon....

Let me know if anyone is interested!

Rolude · « **Reply #1 on:** April 16, 2015, 11:58:31 PM »

Sweet!

It seems I don't have near enough time to play these days, certainly not near as much as I would like that is for sure.
- No doubt that's the case for most of us, eh?! ;-)

So unless that somehow changes in the near future I'd probably make for a pretty poor excuse of a play tester. But that said, I am also a huge fan of all your Goalsystem stuff so at the very least when it is all said and done I'll be picking up a copy (or two).

Looking forward to any info dumps you feel like sharing to whet our appetites.

Cheers!

Argonor · « **Reply #2 on:** April 17, 2015, 12:40:17 AM »

I want to know more!

YPU · « **Reply #3 on:** April 17, 2015, 06:59:02 AM »

Been a while since I read BnB but I wasn't under the impresion it was that complicated?

fourcolorfigs · « **Reply #4 on:** April 17, 2015, 12:09:58 PM »

Quote from: YPU on April 17, 2015, 06:59:02 AM

Been a while since I read BnB but I wasn't under the impresion it was that complicated?

It's not that B&B is complex. I think it sits comfortably in the "middle" of the crunch continuum. But I am an inveterate tinkerer when it comes to my rules, and I like to fuss about with stuff. For convention games and demo, and lord knows, I've run a bunch of them, I been wanting to try out a "single matrix" resolution scheme. Attacker rolls attack, defender rolls defense, and then you know what happens.

This is sort of what I did with Chaos on Cronos, but much more refined, and with the robust campaign system I designed for Goalsystem Delves. I really like that system and I want to adapt it for sci-fi.

I will share more if I can get the rules doc in a state where I am comfortable letting folks test it. I am super busy with non-gaming stuff right now, but the urge to create always drives me!

YPU · « **Reply #5 on:** April 17, 2015, 08:47:50 PM »

Quote from: fourcolorfigs on April 17, 2015, 12:09:58 PM

I am an inveterate tinkerer when it comes to my rules, and I like to fuss about with stuff.
I will share more if I can get the rules doc in a state where I am comfortable letting folks test it. I am super busy with non-gaming stuff right now, but the urge to create always drives me!

As somebody with a boat load of unfinished rules and systems in a big folder on my pc I envy your tenacity in getting your stuff done.

fourcolorfigs · « **Reply #6 on:** April 21, 2015, 12:32:14 PM »

Oh, you have a giant folder of unfinished rules, too?

Yeah, a small % of my stuff gets done and released. A lot of other stuff I lose steam on, or just give up because I think it's not working.

Such is our lot, I guess!

fourcolorfigs · « **Reply #7 on:** April 22, 2015, 05:50:20 PM »

Now that I have a cover, it feels like more of a real thing!

Kudos to Alexander Cook and Carrie Posing for a dynamite cover piece!

The_Beast · « **Reply #8 on:** April 22, 2015, 07:35:16 PM »

Quote from: YPU on April 17, 2015, 08:47:50 PM

As somebody with a boat load of unfinished rules and systems in a big folder on my pc I envy your tenacity in getting your stuff done.

Does a pile of papers with scratchings with the germ of ideas count?

Quote from: fourcolorfigs on April 21, 2015, 12:32:14 PM

Yeah, a small % of my stuff gets done and released. A lot of other stuff I lose steam on, or just give up because I think it's not working.

Such is our lot, I guess!

I never give up. I always expect to come back in a few years, or, as most were cogitated before 2000, 'the next millennium...'

It IS amazing how 'real' a little artwork is; I know I now believe. Good at you!

Doug

Commander Roj · « **Reply #9 on:** April 22, 2015, 08:22:54 PM »

Quote from: The_Beast on April 22, 2015, 07:35:16 PM

Does a pile of papers with scratchings with the germ of ideas count?

I never give up. I always expect to come back in a few years, or, as most were cogitated before 2000, 'the next millennium...'

It IS amazing how 'real' a little artwork is; I know I now believe. Good at you!

Doug

I'd try it when it comes out, especially if it has a bit of a pulpy/space cowboy vibe!

P.S. Whatever happened to those essence wielder models designed for B&B?

fourcolorfigs · « **Reply #10 on:** April 22, 2015, 08:48:37 PM »

Quote from: Commander Roj on April 22, 2015, 08:22:54 PM

I'd try it when it comes out, especially if it has a bit of a pulpy/space cowboy vibe!

P.S. Whatever happened to those essence wielder models designed for B&B?

My buddy bought the molds from me, briefly released them, then stopped selling them when he had some unrelated issues. So they're back in limbo, alas. I will try to nudge him into getting them back on the market.

Commander Roj · « **Reply #11 on:** April 23, 2015, 08:35:57 AM »

Quote from: fourcolorfigs on April 22, 2015, 08:48:37 PM

My buddy bought the molds from me, briefly released them, then stopped selling them when he had some unrelated issues. So they're back in limbo, alas. I will try to nudge him into getting them back on the market.

Do let us know if/when they make a comeback.

Thanks

fourcolorfigs · « **Reply #12 on:** April 23, 2015, 01:13:23 PM »

Void Pirates is ready for testing if anyone wants to leap in.

While proofing is good, It would be great to have folks who can commit to playing a few games in the near term. This will help me ID any major issues.

Thanks!

Gun bunny · « **Reply #13 on:** April 24, 2015, 04:56:26 AM »

i would like to try please.

YPU · « **Reply #14 on:** April 24, 2015, 07:16:07 AM »

Well I'm always up for proofreading a new system, I might get in a solo game but I doubt my schedule allows for any real opponents right now.

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