New: Marooned in Space (free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg, abstract)

From: donotreply@pbm.com (PBM List Autoposter)

Date: Sat, 10 Nov 2007 08:13:08 +0000

Name:		Marooned in Space
Costs:		free
Email:		sharlene79 zat mindspring.com
Frequency:		Daily (at least on my part)
Type:		space opera, Non-Star Trek, adventures
Last-Update:		2007Nov05
Keywords: free, open-ended, email, human, space, rpg, abstract

Description:

Hyperspace travel is generally safe.  But a faulty drive or a hazardous
region of space can change all that.  Why is that?  With all the
redundancies of star drive safety systems how can a major malfunction
occur?	How can a region be truly hazardous when hyperspace should bypass
the physics of such a location completely?  And yet such events do happen
with too great a frequency to be explained?

Stories of hyperspace events usually center on maelstroms or Bermuda
Triangle like locations.  A ship under attack takes a fateful shortcut to
evade pursuit.	 A scientific space explorer delves too far into an
uncharted region.  Neither ship is ever seen nor heard from again�

Your ship was a victim of just such a hyperspace accident.  One moment
everything was normal; the next you were running for the life pods.  And
the next you found yourself marooned on a strange and probably uncharted
planet with nothing but the resources of your life pod.

This is a game of survival, exploration, and discovery.  There WILL be
GM-guided adventures, the players being the heroes of the story.

Characters should be submitted as normal humans, with appearance, career
interests, hobbies, demeanors, motivations, and backgrounds � a
well-rounded persona.  A military of space explorer background is
recommended.  Engineering, scientific, or technical skills are
recommended.  Psionics ARE permitted.  You will be from a fairly advanced
space era.  The source genre is comparable to Star Trek � minus
transporters, time travel, Genesis effects, etc.  Personal stowage in
passenger quarters is typically about 25 kg.  As you�ll have been running
for the lifepods, don�t try to bring along more than you could grab and
run with.

A Character Generation Template can be provided as a guide for statistics
and skills if needed.  These are only used to give a picture of what the
character can reasonably do.  GURPS 3e will work if you want a skill list.
 There isn�t going to be any dice rolling though.  This will be a GM
moderated adventure.

Players should be able to post 3 to 5 times a week, with average lengths
of posts not less than a few good paragraphs.  The game is rated Mature
(strong R), with military violence, alien horror, adult language and
situations. No children please.

The first time you email me you will receive a spam blocker auto reply.  I
hate using it, but �

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