[IC] Alternity 1st ed - One shot in spaaace...

Hi!

Anyone interested in trying Alternity 1st edition, space opera, legendary system from TSR, using the "fast play" rules and characters: rules? There are 8 pre-gens available there to choose from.

I'm planing 3 Chapters:
1. Extraction Heist - rescue ambasador from the prison - we start in the middle of action - should be quite short and could be treated as "tutorial" encounter.
2. Deep space satellite recovery... "but then, suddenly!" - also short part taking place on your PC's own spaceship.
3. Secret ( but interesting in my opinion, some exploration)

All those chapters will use materials from different QSR/free adventures published for the system, so if you are a veteran... probably you could already know/experience them.

My preferred style of play: "something like OSR" - a prefer players/PC to interact with each other, NPC and environment to solve interesting problems given by me, with items and ideas rather than... solve everything with fight. But there will be some fighting (especially in Chapter 1, quite a lot to be honest), but I always try to make it a final/culmination part of the adventure, not the main theme of my games. Always interested to see how PC will react for some environment futures or NPC with their nice RP:) So... not necessarily the way most people play 5E... at least in my experiences with this system:)

Posting rate: I don't play on weekends - so a lot slower or none at all from Friday evening to Monday morning, other then that I wait 36h for all players to have an opportunity to post and then try to move action further. If all players respond earlier, probably I will post earlier too:)

Looking for: max 4-5 players.

If you are interested: tell me how you would flavor the one of the available pre-gens for our game.

Or... if you have the rule books, you can create your own PC - but I will not check it... and probably will have to trust you:)

Oh... and one more thing: if there will be a good chemistry in the group, I will consider turning the game into a longer campaign with full rules:)

Bumping it up, one last time... for now;)

Hey! I'm a complete newb when it comes to DnD, but I've really wanted to join a campaign for a while. So it'd actually be nice to play this, though I have no previous experience. Really hope this gets more attention, and I can play/enjoy my first campaign, that is if you even except total newbs :)
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Yes, newbes are more than welcome. Not so along I was one of them too:) But I have to warn you that Alternity is "not exactly a DnD". Yes, there are many similarities, you roll d20 for most of the time, but it works differently than DnD in all (I think) editions. So if you want to learn DnD - that sadly wouldn't be the best place. But if you want to experience an old system, that is quite a legend and is prized by many + simply (in my opinion) it has a really interesting mechanics... you are more then welcome in my game:) Even more so if you prefer nice role play over bashing monsters on the head all the time;)

But for some reason... be it my IC post(I wonder why?) or the fact that Alternity is old and apparently not very popular system nowadays, so far there wasn't too much of interest as you can see. And I think we need at least 3 players(besides me) for this game to work properly.

So: lets hope we will have other players soon:)

Interesting while I played a bunch of the original TSR games (i.e. Top Secret, Boot Hill and maybe Gamma World), I don't recall this one. If you don't mind players learning as they go I would be interested in trying this out. I enjoy a good SF which is why I'm surprised I don't recall this one.

I see. Well nonetheless, I'd be really glad to try it out! Hopefully this garners some interest, cuz I'm dying to try this.

We have 2 players - as it looks:) So one more and I will strongly consider this game - just for us to experience this system and old school sci-fi:D We get 2 more and I think we are good to go:)

Learning is ok, as I'm also not an expert with this system, but I have access to core books in case we will need to solve some problems. So I'm pretty convinced we will have a nice, cinematic game:) And if the game will go really good, I have some other, longer modules for the system, so it can transform in long going campaign if players will be interested:) Or some interesting adventures from Traveller :)

I'd be a fool not to raise my hand. I've never even more than opened this boxset, but would be willing to give it a solid go.

Wow Qralloq! Those could become quite unique and valuable with coming years! ;) Glad you are interested!

So let's leave this IC till coming Monday - in hope we will get at least one more player - either way I will try to start the game at that point in time:) And invite 3 of you:)

I think... we really should experience this "legendary" game at least once:)

Sounds interesting! I'd love to hop on if there's still room. Can't say I've ever heard of this game before, but I'm itching for some space opera right now.

Great KingHarkinian! So if have @Qralloq , @Quark_Venture, @dabaggins still interested I will create the game on Monday and invite you all so we could start this game at last! :)

Woot! Looking forward to it

Yep, still interested. Also, looking forward to it.

I'm all in. Can't wait!

Hi! I have created the game, added all of you to it:) You all should start from "OOC Thread", introduce yourself if you feel like it:) - I left you some instructions what next there. @Qralloq , @Quark_Venture, @dabaggins @KingHarkinian