Tag: #sciencefiction
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Star Trek was visionary, except for…
Star Trek is a science-fiction gem. A gift that keeps on giving. Its simple, yet powerful concept about space exploration in the name of science and discovery is a brilliant idea. There are even technologies from the show that have inspired people ever since the very first series aired so many years ago. Tablets anyone?…
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Infinity Deck Locations, review
This was originally written for The British Fantasy Society. Role-playing games always have locations; stories need settings. Sometimes situations arise that mean a little extra help is needed if a game heads in a direction that maybe wasn’t planned for. To that end, Modiphius has published a deck of locations to help ease the anxiety that comes…
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Infinity Wilderness of Mirrors Deck, review
This was originally written for The British Fantasy Society. Published by Modiphius, Wilderness of Mirrors is a great name for describing a component of the Infinity role-playing game. This deck capitalizes on a quirk that gives Infinity a sense of having layers. Individual player characters can have objectives that they’ll need to pursue, but these goals can conflict with others in…
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Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Core Rule Book, review
This was originally written for The British Fantasy Society. Today is a good day to die! game! And with that sentiment, Modiphius has published Star Trek Adventures: Klingon Core Rulebook to explore the cosmos from an entirely different perspective. This is as unique, as it is unexpected because the book is not a supplement building on the Star Trek Adventures Core Rulebook.…
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Star Trek Adventures Back to Reality, review
This was originally written for The British Fantasy Society. Mysterious anomalies have been discovered in a dense asteroid belt, and the Federation wants to investigate. This module puts players in an area of space that has a bizarrely high concentration of quantum disturbances. Characters will be tasked with bringing back samples of the asteroids that…
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Star Trek Adventures: Enterprise Player Characters
*Originally published at British Fantasy Society One of the fun aspects of playing a game that already exists as a movie, television show, or in any other medium is that there is the chance to rewrite how things could have gone. Ever watch an episode of any show, perhaps Star Trek Enterprise, and say something…
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Shadow of Mogg
*Originally published at British Fantasy Society Welcome to life after “The Event”! Manic Productions has published a post-apocalyptic game called the Shadow of Mogg after a successful Kickstarter campaign. Will you and your fellow survivors hang on to the shreds of democratic civilization, or will it all fall apart? The game is centered on surviving…
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Dune: Adventures in the Imperium
*Originally published at British Fantasy Society Published decades ago, Frank Herbert’s award-winning Dune spawned a series of novels and is now a tabletop roleplaying game from Modiphius. The game puts players into the complexities and nuance of Herbert’s deep space interpretation of the future of human civilization. This adaptation of the classic story is primarily…
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Book Report: After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall
Way back in the halcyon days of about a decade ago, author Nancy Kress received a lot of attention for a work of fiction titled, After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall. Kress’ story won the Nebula Award for Best Novella (2012) and Locus Award for Best Novella (2013). Additionally, the post-apocalyptic tale…
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Infinity RPG. Roleplaying Game System review
*This post was originally posted on the British Fantasy Society Website. Set in the far reaches of the cosmos, Modiphius’ 2d20 version of Corvus Belli’s space opera wargame, Infinity, provides gamers with a formidable core book. Numerous politically motivated factions compete to claim territory, vie for superiority, or simply just for the right to be left alone.…
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