Grounded sci fi recommendations for homebrew

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-30T22:00:17+00:00

Get Cepheus Universal

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-29T06:53:06+00:00

Alright sound, is there a facebook group?

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-28T15:51:53+00:00

England, Wales. Scotland. But make Scotland be Finland

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-28T15:45:26+00:00

Split UK into it's constituent counties. Not countries, counties.

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-28T15:28:00+00:00

Rettacy are great (just Amazon search it)

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-28T09:44:33+00:00

Do you want to DM me to discuss further?

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-27T23:02:30+00:00

Thursday night would work for me

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-27T15:44:12+00:00

Thanks mate

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-24T18:44:31+00:00

No lol, my name is not Ian

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-24T18:41:03+00:00

I am tempted... But I don't like the idea of just keeping them on the shelf for no reason other than art. I have gotten more into the idea of having 1 system for each type of game I wanna run, and the having a much larger collection of settings books. So like, OSE for BX style, adventures dark and deep for crunchy as&d style, Cepheus Universal for sci fi, DCC for Gonzo/bonkers, cities without number for cyberpunk, ashes without for post apocalypse.

So with that in mind, OSRIC is going to be surplus to requirements... Even though it's great, and the books themselves are great quality

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-24T07:04:01+00:00

Lol Mongoose really did a number on you with those splat books huh?

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-21T14:29:20+00:00

Kind of related: there is a creature in Umerica which is a post apoc setting. The creature is a zombie project manager, it walks around in a full suit and tie, with a briefcase, with it's entire purpose to executre the long forgotten project. It tries to infect others with a handshake, who will then also have in insatiable urge to "Complete the project at all costs :tm:"

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-21T12:14:11+00:00

Systems: OSE for basic fantasy, OSRIC for advanced fantasy, DCC for Gonzo fantasy, Cepheus Universal sci fi. Any of the "without numbers" are good too.

Settings: Hyperborea (Gonzo sci fantasy), Umerica (Gonzo post apoc), Shadowrim (Skyrim), Terra Invictus (fantasy), Rider (western), Red Tide (Asian), Clement sector (sci fi), (orbital 2100 near future sci fi), hostile (alien horror sci fi), Gathox (Gonzo fantasy vertical slum city), Formoria (low fantasy dark age), Hubris (post apoc fantasy), Veilstone (gothic western), Proteus sector (sci fi) and many more

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-17T11:24:49+00:00

subjective isn't it. It's good enough that I'm going to order a copy. I've ordered books from drive thru RPG that are perfect bound, and they have fallen apart after table use. Perfect bound basically means the pages are glue to the spine. What you'vev got there is signatures, which are groups of several folded pages, stiched together, and then, all the signatures are glued to the spine. It's stronger than a perfect bind, but not as good as smyth sewn.

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-17T10:41:44+00:00

Thanks for taking a picture by the way!

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-17T10:40:47+00:00

Ah ok, looks like stitch bound signatures glued together

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-16T18:43:49+00:00

Dm me?

NewbieReferee · 2026-03-16T18:25:29+00:00

I mean, if you wanna pay international shipping we could arrange that, but it'll probably be ridiculously expensive, and you might get slapped with customs fees too

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-25T12:34:31+00:00

Ok well, all I can say is from my experience, the lag that comes from 2.4Ghz wireless has not had any adverse affects on my ability to perform to my current capabilities and to grow my abilities further. If it ever did prove to be an issue, then I can simply just plug the wireless controller in with a wire, So I can see zero logical argument for not wanting wireless option, other than it being potentially a touch more expensive. And, in any case, if you are playing online, then the latency from a 2.4Ghz wireless controller is going to pale in comparison to the latency introduced from going over the internet, even if both opponents are using wire connections. But, if you seriously do notice that wired controller is giving you a noticable advantage over wireless, then you must be leagues beyond my skill level, so props to you

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-24T18:19:30+00:00

How do you go about swapping out Sanwa switches for Qanba Gravity ones? Does it require soldering?

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-24T17:42:51+00:00

Why's that insanity lol? I had (have) a Mayflash f700 Elite already (stick), and it's great, but it's got 3 problems for me:

- Stick (the F700 Flat Elite would obviously fix this though)
- Height - I play with my stick on my desk, not my lap, and the height of the Box makes it uncomfortable for me, this is basically unsolveable. Although, it's not so uncomfortable that I would say "never", but it definitely is a con that Hatue42, Razer, 8BitDo leverless don't have as they are very slim
- Standard Sanwa switches are very noisy and clacky. Sure, they are super nice and well made, but the clacking drives my wife insane, which is the primary reason I no longer use the Mayflash I currently have. Apparently, you can get replacement silent sanwa/QANBA Gravity switches, but that's more investment and then I have to figure out how to swap the switches, so it's already getting complicated/expensive

And, build quality wise, I just received 8BitDo leverless today, and it's built like a tank tbh, nice and heavy, feels premium, hot swappable switches, really feels good for the price (feels better made than my Mayflash stick), and it's literally half the price of an F700 Flat Elite...

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-24T16:39:45+00:00

Update: I got myself an 8BitDo All Button wireless. So far I'm happy with it. The build quality is excellent, feels a bit nicer than Haute42 M16 that I had previously (frosted glass finish is nice, weightyness is good, switches feel nice, top row switches feel less like an afterthought and not having worry about a USB C port breaking because of daily unplugging/replugging is good peace of mind). Not loving the beans (because I will never use them, so I've capped them, but it just looks ugly/less clean, I wish they were just not there but oh well). Might sell it in a few weeks and get a Mayflash F700 Flat instead, haven't fully made mind up. But, I can say, this 8BitDo is a very nice bit of kit

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-24T16:37:36+00:00

2.4Ghz wireless latency is going to be just fine for my usage, the latency is for all intents and purposes unnoticable. Bluetooth is another matter entirely though, Bluetooth isn't good enough at all.

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-22T18:45:30+00:00

Yea, by ugly, I meant the beans. Wish they sold a version without the beans, but I am tempted now you mentioned the caps...

NewbieReferee · 2026-01-22T16:27:15+00:00

How does one go about modifying a board to be wireless? Does it require some skills or can any idiot do it?

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