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stormwell
Intel 7
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:36:00 -
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So I've been playing pen-and-paper for a few years now and a workmate (also a fellow EVE player) has recently convinced me to attempt to make a pnp rpg based upon EVE.
Luckily theres one or two books out that I can use, the hardest part is working out classes and stats.
Ships probably aren't going to be that hard, its the racial and critters (fedos, etc) that are going to need some work.
So I'm wondering if anyone has attempted to do an RPG or if anyone's interested?
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Avon
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:38:00 -
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I ran a one-off session for a few mates once using the GURPS rule-set.
I would consider using Space Master instead .. or better still Paranoia.
:P
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Tamia Clant
New Dawn Corp
New Eden Research
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:39:00 -
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Or... you could just play the actual game with your friend, you know...
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Winterblink
Body Count Inc.
Mercenary Coalition
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:40:00 -
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Edited by: Winterblink on 27/03/2008 14:40:58
*walks in with several individuals in biohazard suits*
Fan out, men. The nerd detector's reading off-scale high in this direction. :p
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Lisento Slaven
The Drekla Consortium
VENOM Alliance
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:41:00 -
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 Originally by: Tamia Clant
Or... you could just play the actual game with your friend, you know...
Some people actually get bored and need something new to do though...
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance
The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:41:00 -
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I've considered it several times, but all the my EVE Game ideas have focused more on strategy and tactics then RPG-esque elements like leveling (think Master of Orion 2 style combat) with one prominent exception (see my signature).
I think it has definite potential though, and the kind of advanced technology available could really make for some interesting game mechanics, cloning is just one example.
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Benilopax
Pulsar Combat Supplies
Alternative Realities
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:43:00 -
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The dork is strong with this one...
All joking aside, best of luck. 
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Avon
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:46:00 -
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Originally by: Tarminic
cloning is just one example.
That is why I think Paranoia would be a great ruleset to use.
Seriously, no-one ever completes the senarios, but they do tend to find hilarious new ways of blowing each other to bits - how is that not Eve?
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Carniflex
Fallout Research
Fallout Project
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:46:00 -
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Perhaps there is something cooking already behind the scenes in White Wolf offices. Their d10 system is quite decent also and their writers are already helping out with backstory altho if you are looking easiest adabtion then perhaps d20 modern/future or perhaps even Star Wars d20 rules (the ones before the latest book, as latest one is a bit too dumbed down to get good RPG material and is mostly useful if you want to play with dolls).
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance
The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:47:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
Originally by: Tarminic
cloning is just one example.
That is why I think Paranoia would be a great ruleset to use.
Seriously, no-one ever completes the senarios, but they do tend to find hilarious new ways of blowing each other to bits - how is that not Eve?
This system sounds entertaining - link?
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Avon
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:47:00 -
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Originally by: Benilopax
The dork is strong with this one...
You do realise you posted that on an internet chat discussion board about an internet spaceship game, right?
Right?
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Avon
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:50:00 -
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Edited by: Avon on 27/03/2008 14:50:50
Originally by: Tarminic
This system sounds entertaining - link?
It is now (iirc) published by Mongoose, and I am pretty sure it is still in print.
The wiki on it is pretty good.
Forum is messing with the brackets in the wiki link - fixing...
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Rodj Blake
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:54:00 -
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The Traveller rules could probably be modified.
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Ishina Fel
Synergy.
Imperial Republic Of the North
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Posted - 2008.03.27 14:55:00 -
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GURPS should do very well.
The d20 system is also pretty versatile (D&D is actually only a subsystem / campaign setting, did you know?), and more widely known than GURPS, but it'll probably involve more work.
And ultimately, you could wait for White Wolf to finish up their EVE tabletop product. Though don't ask me for any ETAs
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Overwhelmed
Center for Advanced Studies
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Posted - 2008.03.27 15:02:00 -
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GURPS is garbage. In their "generic" spaceship rules it ends up taking far too long to resolve combat, especially mass combat.
There is a rule system that I remember from younger, and its not particularly well known, but it supports its own Spaceship Universe and is quite possible the most streamlined and fun rule system I've ever used. The rolls are minimal, yet they have an awareness of the probability curve to not make it completely dull.
You may want to take a look at the demo game for their space combat universe to get some inspiration, ever even use the core rules:
Linky
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance
The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.27 15:03:00 -
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Actually, if I remember correctly the Star Wars Tabletop RPG has a fairly solid ruleset for ship to ship combat, including lots of fancy flight maneuvers.
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Avon
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.03.27 15:12:00 -
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Originally by: Tarminic
Actually, if I remember correctly the Star Wars Tabletop RPG has a fairly solid ruleset for ship to ship combat, including lots of fancy flight maneuvers.
Oh gawd - if we are doing space ships you can only, and I mean only, possibly consider modded version of Star Fleet Battles - the most complete spaceship table-top game, ever.
Hell, it could take days of arguing over some trivial discrepency in energy management before one guy would manage to find the sub-rule that governed it, only to find that it had more exceptions than conclusions.
Love it.
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J'Mkarr Soban
Proxenetae Invicti
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Posted - 2008.03.27 15:52:00 -
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I've thought about this before too. Happy to work with you if you want. Send me an eve-mail.
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Rodj Blake
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2008.03.27 16:16:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
Originally by: Tarminic
Actually, if I remember correctly the Star Wars Tabletop RPG has a fairly solid ruleset for ship to ship combat, including lots of fancy flight maneuvers.
Oh gawd - if we are doing space ships you can only, and I mean only, possibly consider modded version of Star Fleet Battles - the most complete spaceship table-top game, ever.
Hell, it could take days of arguing over some trivial discrepency in energy management before one guy would manage to find the sub-rule that governed it, only to find that it had more exceptions than conclusions.
Love it.
I much prefer Full Thrust tbh, far more fast and dirty.
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Avon
Black Nova Corp
Band of Brothers
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Posted - 2008.03.27 16:23:00 -
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Originally by: Rodj Blake
I much prefer Full Thrust tbh, far more fast and dirty.
Are we still talking games, or are you comming on to me?
If you are, you have to buy the Tequila next time
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Tamia Clant
New Dawn Corp
New Eden Research
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Posted - 2008.03.27 17:25:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
Originally by: Rodj Blake
I much prefer Full Thrust tbh, far more fast and dirty.
Are we still talking games, or are you comming on to me?
If you are, you have to buy the Tequila next time
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Quelque Chose
University of Caille
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Posted - 2008.03.27 17:37:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
Paranoia
I had that one, that was great... wondered if anybody else here played that.
It was hard to get a game up with my high school buddies though, we fought enough over Car Wars; Paranoia just led to fisticuffs.
Actually the modular- constructed ships in this game kind of remind me of Car Wars. Maybe you could run it as a combination RPG/ tabletop deal.
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Posted - 2008.03.27 18:11:00 -
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Originally by: Quelque Chose
Originally by: Avon
Paranoia
I had that one, that was great... wondered if anybody else here played that.
It was hard to get a game up with my high school buddies though, we fought enough over Car Wars; Paranoia just led to fisticuffs.
Actually the modular- constructed ships in this game kind of remind me of Car Wars. Maybe you could run it as a combination RPG/ tabletop deal.
I'm sure there was an online version of paranoia at some point...?
*googlors* aha : paranoia-live. really never got into anything like that, but played one game and it was pretty damn funny 
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Rodj Blake
PIE Inc.
Praetoria Imperialis Excubitoris
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Posted - 2008.03.27 19:32:00 -
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Originally by: Avon
Originally by: Rodj Blake
I much prefer Full Thrust tbh, far more fast and dirty.
Are we still talking games, or are you comming on to me?
If you are, you have to buy the Tequila next time
I think that I may have bought you one at the pre-Xmas meet in London, but you vanished before I could give it to you.
So I drank it.
Dulce et decorum est pro imperium mori.
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stormwell
Intel 7
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Posted - 2008.03.27 19:44:00 -
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I'm planning on using D20 Future if I can get my hands on a copy of it, I've asked my LGS to order it in.
For me at least the d20 system (despite its flaws) is probably going to be the best choice since I play dnd on a weekly basis. My mate got talking about the idea of an EVE rpg after meeting and watching my dnd for a bit.
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Tarminic
Forsaken Resistance
The Last Stand
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Posted - 2008.03.27 19:48:00 -
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Actually, judging by the Wikipedia entry the Full Thrust system seems pretty interesting.
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