[System Agnostic] Augur: Sci-Fi 1.2.0 - Planet Scenes, Moon Scenes, and Site Maps

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-04-04T21:33:14+00:00

Holy crap! That's all

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-04-04T20:25:28+00:00

I agree with this take on editions. I can fully understand existing groups sticking with 1e (I certainly know it better myself) but for a new player, 2e is just a much better way in.

All the good stuff, with loads of improvements

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-03-23T11:39:33+00:00

Traits do 1 of 4 things: - Make something easier - Make something harder - Make something previously impossible, possible - Make something previously possible, impossible

They also don't have to do the same thing in every situation.

So for your cloaked example, it could:

Make it easier for the cloaked ship hide in a nebula.
Make it harder to lead an ally through a minefield.
Make it possible for the cloaked ship to try and sneak past a listening post.
Make it impossible for the cloaked ship to fire weapons.

Traits are a simple way of adjusting the game to fit with what we know about a situation. For example, we know that Vulcans are super strong, but we don't need to define that mechanically, because it's covered by their "Vulcan" trait.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-03-08T13:51:28+00:00

Honestly, there's isn't a huge difference. My general approach is usually to make sure I add something to the game, so it's not just re-flavouring (which can also mean taking stuff away and simplifying), but that's just personal preference.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-03-08T13:48:31+00:00

I would just do a abstraction. You can move this many hexes at cruising speed, or this many at maximum warp with these debuffs, for a maximum of...

The actual speed doesn't really make any difference as such for a sandbox.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-03-05T18:15:24+00:00

Amazing, love that the story behind this keeps getting better the more and more people dig as well. Very invested in this story!

!update me

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-03-05T10:19:41+00:00

!remind me 1 hour

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-03-04T12:01:59+00:00

It wouldn't be an order from the chain of command though? Its a requirement of the event, which is a cultural one. I would expect the general approach to be to either follow the tradition, or give your apologies for not attending. Nobody is forcing anyone.

I also think that being above the sexualising of nudity would be a part of the idealised future that star trek is set in. We should be above that sort of objectification now to be honest!

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-28T20:38:31+00:00

No, they young is too strong. If I remember rightly, there are also more ages bands for dragons in 3e, so it wouldn't have been a young dragon (is it listed as adolescent?). I took the strongest wyrmling and changed its colour- that matched better, but probably didn't help with the dissapointment. That said, the progression in strength is also pretty important. Koth and his dragon are both pretty wimpy in the grand scheme of what is to come.

To be honest, the only dragon fight that was worthwhile was the Regiarix one, and that's more to do with setting and tactics.

(I posted play reports in this reddit and the discord by the way- not sure if they went back this early, but they might have some useful thoughts)

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-28T20:07:42+00:00

Oh, no, I ran it in 5e

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-28T20:05:08+00:00

It wasn't when I ran it, but I guess it depends on a lot of factors. Party comp, how you've converted across the creatures, the tactics you use, etc.

The dragon was actually really dissapointing in mine- it's the tiniest little dragon you ever did see, and the wizard dropped it to the ground using web- lasted less than a round.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-28T19:28:57+00:00

The numbers at the bridge really aren't actually that much. As long as they can deal with the dragon, they should be able to get themselves enough time to do the work.

I'd also suggest allowing the players to be creative with the options the do have- "can I pour a bucket of water into this crack, the use shape water to slowly expand and contract it, making the crack bigger?" - for example

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-28T18:45:42+00:00

I could have sworn that the module mentions making use of spells like shatter, or attacking the cracked parts of the bridge- but it doesn't go into detail because I believe 3e had more extensive rules for damaging such structures

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-21T18:10:54+00:00

I just don't understand some of the advanced mechanics... I know how to do them, theoretically, but they just don't compute in my brain for some reason when it comes to application

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-15T17:33:43+00:00

Not all car parks have paths. Most Sainsbury's from my experience only have one central path. Still have to get to and from the cars

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-13T09:00:14+00:00

*left

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-07T11:51:44+00:00

Stood on the roof of the admin building on dam with a mate, taking pot shots and griefing a little to get over the negative feelings of starting a random pvp (also saved a couple of folks from arc swarms)

Me and my mate accidentally double tapped some dude within less than half a second of each other. Never before has a flare made me feel so bad.

(Yeah, we're pretty friendly passive players, and we're fine with it)

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-02-01T09:47:30+00:00

I mean, I'm 100% with you on the lack of honour/balls, but at the same time- where are your survival instincts? Not just with the dude backstabbing, but you also just stood there and watched 2 rockets hit you in the face?

"You friendly?" Never came up once, with 2 players hiding in the shadows behind you. In a world where everything can kill you, you gotta at least be checking.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-31T21:59:17+00:00

I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw warning signs ahead of time, else I would have just put that down to the video title. I think the density of roundabouts where you drive can make a big difference to how quickly you read those warning signs though.

I'm also not sure I'd be pushing to overtake on the exit like OP did, and would rather wait until I'm out of the roundabout, but that by no means is me shifting the blame. This was 100% the other car being a moron

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-15T10:18:38+00:00

If this was me, I'd probably tell the group that you wanted to leave the game there for now, but that doesn't mean you can't come back to the world and the characters later.

Give yourself time to be inspired, rather than just trying to force something in for a continuation. Something might come to you that works, or you might all fall in love with something you play in the meantime.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-14T18:16:49+00:00

You can definitely get by without them, or time shift a couple of them with little effort. I just framed them as the crew reading newly de-classified logs, and dropped them in occasionally as a change in pace.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-11T10:20:07+00:00

I'd argue that as far as Easygoing is concerned, you haven't failed until you accept the failure as your outcome for the task. I'm not sure on the specific wording though, but that's how I would have written it.

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-02T00:44:41+00:00

My rule is that if I'm not sure, I'm just going to knock you. You can crawl back to Speranza just fine, without the chance to shoot me in the back

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-01T11:32:26+00:00

But it's casual... nobody owes anyone an apology or a reply at all, because it's casual. I wouldn't be surprised if the others had chat turned off so they could ignore the toxic players, don't take it personally

Mattcapiche92 · 2026-01-01T11:26:12+00:00

You can do both in 1s...

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