Re: Your Known Worlds alter ego
Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2015 11:30 pm
Fading Suns and I...
I discovered FS early on (mid to late 90s) when it was still Holistic Design and fell in love with the setting. Although coming from more detail (stats) oriented game systems, the FS rules always threw me off a bit, but when it came to a fully realized world(s) setting and atmosphere, it just couldn't be beat. Traveler came close but I thought over complicated, where FS had a more comfortable, organic feel to it's storytelling.
The few times I tried to run FS campaigns, the crew I gamed with were even more detail/stat oriented than I am, so I converted/hybridized the FS system with GURPS as that was their game system of choice, but it didn't feel right. My game system of choice was Palladium, fantasy setting and Rifts.
But having said all this, Fading Suns is still strong in the back of my mind, I have almost all of the books along with some other odds and ends, and will just read the material over and over as if it were a novel and just let my mind wander with it. I've even met the Holistic Design team at Dragoncon, they used to have a stall in the dealers room, but they've been awol the past couple of years, much to my sorrow. And sadly, probably wont be able to make it back myself for a few years at least due to finances and family obligations.
I discovered FS early on (mid to late 90s) when it was still Holistic Design and fell in love with the setting. Although coming from more detail (stats) oriented game systems, the FS rules always threw me off a bit, but when it came to a fully realized world(s) setting and atmosphere, it just couldn't be beat. Traveler came close but I thought over complicated, where FS had a more comfortable, organic feel to it's storytelling.
The few times I tried to run FS campaigns, the crew I gamed with were even more detail/stat oriented than I am, so I converted/hybridized the FS system with GURPS as that was their game system of choice, but it didn't feel right. My game system of choice was Palladium, fantasy setting and Rifts.
But having said all this, Fading Suns is still strong in the back of my mind, I have almost all of the books along with some other odds and ends, and will just read the material over and over as if it were a novel and just let my mind wander with it. I've even met the Holistic Design team at Dragoncon, they used to have a stall in the dealers room, but they've been awol the past couple of years, much to my sorrow. And sadly, probably wont be able to make it back myself for a few years at least due to finances and family obligations.