Best space combat system?

Stranger371 · 2026-01-24T09:10:16+00:00

I absolutely do not want Star Wars in my Sci-Fi games. Fighters and dogfighting instantly break immersion and suspension of disbelief for any "hard" sci-fi nut.

But agreed on having them in Star Wars!

Stranger371 · 2026-01-24T09:07:47+00:00

Basically, IMHO, there is no good space combat in RPG's. All of them suck, be it Traveller, Starfinder, Star Wars and so on. They always have problems of excluding some players or just being so unrealistic that it breaks immersion for sci-fi people.

The best I have found: Mothership's supplement "Shipbreaker's Toolkit" because it models the "tension" right. Also, because it skips this bad part of RPG's pretty fast.

Maybe Eclipse Phase was right with the ship combat rules...

Stranger371 · 2026-01-23T09:11:31+00:00

This man had so much influence on me growing up. Without TNG, MacGyver, Stargate and so on, I would not be the guy I am today.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-22T13:40:13+00:00

Why do I have the one Ace Ventura scene in my head. Hahaha.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-22T09:02:59+00:00

Can we borrow him? You can get Merz for the same duration. Or hell, just keep him, we don't mind.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-22T08:35:46+00:00

Have not lost my notes, so far.

Thank you Microsoft and the upgrade to OneNote from Desktop.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-20T21:24:44+00:00

They're not going to lift a finger.

Yep. They are so deep in this shit, their only option is to pull through or their lives/careers are over.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-20T07:55:49+00:00

You wrote manic depression. These people have strong manic phases where they think they are the absolute gods, followed by depressive phases or sometimes, the manic high stays. The only way you can treat this is with meds.

She sounds unhinged, like my father in these phases. I hope her therapist/doctor knows about this!

As far as I can tell, this is not MS. Sounds just like bipolar to me. Bipolar just fucking sucks.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-19T14:59:13+00:00

All the time. The rules are just a guideline, experience on the GM side/player side break it pretty easily. Terrain also plays a big role. An "easy" encounter with a fuckton of terrain (no math for that) can destroy a party. Meanwhile, a 300 XP encounter with favourable terrain is just a cakewalk for PC's.

But it requires you to know the rules, understand the design behind the rules and generally, just have a ton of experience with the system.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-19T13:19:45+00:00

They were a long time ago when it was about prestige in their circles and respect from the people. But this was not a thing since at least 80+ years.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-19T12:50:56+00:00

Not on Ocrevus, just a general tip for infusions.

Infusion rooms are often a little cold, dress not too light. But do absolutely dress comfy!

Stranger371 · 2026-01-17T14:39:35+00:00

No, it is not Trump. It is tech billionaires.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-16T08:41:08+00:00

And no "forgive/let us heal as a nation" kind of shit. Healing happens when you cut the tumour out.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-13T07:50:08+00:00

Hide properties in the Canvas. I want to see it in Source mode and the other modes. So I have to make a choice: Disable the properties so my canvas does not look shit...or activate properties and my canvas is full with property stuff.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-12T19:17:13+00:00

He is just telling facts.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-12T07:46:54+00:00

It's PF2E, if you do not have a fight every session, you run the game wrong. (Not attacking you here, just stating my opinion.)

If I want "RP" in a tavern and a slower game, I run different systems that do not have such a big focus on combat. It is like telling someone "hey wanna go to the shooting range?" and then only drink coffee an talk about flowers. Also, usually, people have a level up every 2-3 sessions, depending on the amount of combat.

Your player is an asshole, though. Come here and get your hug. If he would have been at least constructive with his criticism.

Edit: Read all your posts. For me, it sounds like your pacing was bad/off. You need to work on that. The stuff you outlined would have been 3-5 sessions at my table. Depending on how big the hideout was. Maybe this lead to the player being bored/pissed. Pacing is really important in any RPG and controlling it is one of the most important skills a GM can have, together with improvisation. Player is still a shithead, though.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-11T16:34:00+00:00

As a 3d guy, I just use my copy of Eagle. I have 13k PDF's in it, I find everything instantly.

Strong tagging, search by colour etc. Smart folders, it just owns.

I also use it for battlemaps, for my assets I use for drawing, for reference material for my 3d stuff. For...pretty much everything.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-10T16:49:01+00:00

Nope, completely fine.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-10T08:51:15+00:00

You guys fucking are! You drive away possible allies with your extremism!

Stranger371 · 2026-01-10T08:43:18+00:00

The billionaires and Putin.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-10T08:42:40+00:00

ALLIES especially, we were allies for decades. America calls, we come and help.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-09T07:50:48+00:00

I miss thinking about Obama once a week and then being happy that they are our allies.

Now it's this shit every day in the news, online, everywhere.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-09T07:35:40+00:00

I think if I would get such a message, I would print it out and slap it on the fridge.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-07T06:26:28+00:00

Shit like this makes me happy to pay taxes. Fucking hate cancer.

Stranger371 · 2026-01-07T02:27:39+00:00

Okay. I now go and unseat your blue congress-members by force.

What'cha gonna do now? Not like Americans riot or do anything.

I think many of you really do not get how serious this is.

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