#187: Science Fiction Roleplaying Games - a podcast by Morrus

This week, Morrus and Peter talk about science fiction RPGs. In the news, an unboxing of the Star Trek Adventures Tricorder Collector’s Box, D&D Beyond has a new bundle, Wizards of the Coast revenue over $1 billion, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the big decisions involved in a duel.

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News

Star Trek Adventures: Tricorder Collector’s Box Set https://www.modiphius.net/products/star-trek-adventures-tricorder-collectors-box-set

Wizards of the Coast posts $1 billion in revenue in 2021 https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-makes-over-1b-in-2021.685921/

News Digest for the Week of February 11 (Tabletop and RPG grants and contests, Dark Souls RPG update, :Otherworld RPG, DriveThruRPG and Itch.io reject NFTs, Ravensburger invests $4.5 million in Gamefound) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-february-11.686003/

Homebrew and Hacking: Crafting New Heritages and Cultures (final days!) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/49409452/homebrew-and-hacking-crafting-new-heritages-and-cultures

D&D Beyond Bundles https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/bundles

Gate Pass Gazette Issue #1 Table of Contents https://www.enworld.org/threads/gate-pass-gazette-issue-1-contents.685904/

Gate Pass Gazette, the zine for Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.patreon.com/gatepass

Gunship Anniversary Edition with custom prism glass engraved dice https://gunship.tmstor.es/product/90976

RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-godsend-agenda-skaldwood-blight-dive-and-more.685878/

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Science Fiction in RPGs

“Marooned Off Vesta” by Isaac Asimov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marooned_off_Vesta

OpenD6 Project (an SRD version of the West End Games rules system used in Star Wars) http://opend6project.org/

Game Informer “5 Sci-Fi RPGs to Play if You Like D&D” https://www.gameinformer.com/top-of-the-table/2021/03/19/5-sci-fi-rpgs-to-play-if-you-like-dd

Dicebreaker “10 Best Sci-Fi Tabletop RPGs” https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/best-games/best-scifi-rpgs

Voidrunner’s Codex, the science fiction sourcebook coming soon for Level Up: Advanced 5e https://www.levelup5e.com/news/level-up-in-2022-dungeons-sci-fi-and-adventure

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Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey

Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

Theme Song: Steve Arnott

Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry

Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott

Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

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