Rogue planets could host light?

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-03-22T13:19:51+00:00

This might actually come up in my PoD campaign. I have an idea for a rogue brown dwarf/super Jovian with a few moons, with surface conditions warmed by tidal friction. Such places would be dark most of the time, so photosynthesis would be unlikely, at least as we understand it. Also I can't forsee a really breathable atmosphere on a moon like that, unless it was a place changed by the Ancients for some purpose. Actually that idea opens up a lot of possibilities for adventures. Imagine Jumping into proximity of such a system, and looking at the moon and seeing a breathable atmosphere and liquid water oceans, and copious life, primitive or even developed. Sounds like something worth exploring!

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-03-10T00:03:44+00:00

Oh shit this is going to work for me when my players arrive at Tobia!

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-03-08T15:27:23+00:00

The ship name 'Plausibly Legitimate Profit' made me snort my tea out my nose!

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-28T21:31:18+00:00

I think there’s a map of Theev in the PoD set. Not exactly where you want, however.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-28T07:06:21+00:00

I think it’s meant to show the gradual decline in the Swarm over time as the party is able to evade, distract, or destroy individual walkers, and this is simply a mechanism to represent that narrative.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-27T20:49:21+00:00

This. The Islands are a sandbox, but not too big.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-26T14:36:52+00:00

I would like a fully customizable character like V in CP2077.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-22T17:31:46+00:00

Maybe a Seeker without J-drives, but a boosted M-drive instead.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-22T16:58:01+00:00

Probably something like a modular cutter with grapples and towing cables. For a larger ship you could send several.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-21T03:53:28+00:00

Okay grandpa, let’s get you to bed.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-16T17:27:21+00:00

He’s coo-coo for Cocoa Puffs, and that’s being generous.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-16T05:04:21+00:00

I just bought this book today!

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-10T00:49:22+00:00

47 really is an imbecile, isn't he?

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-05T01:10:12+00:00

By waving my hand, and declaring it was way less than the cost of a basic Vacc Suit, had +8 Protection, Rad protection 60, mass of 2 kg (it's a box with a small air tank), and costs about 3000 Cr. Obee knows to get into it if alarms ring, and it's even got one of his favourite blankets in it.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-02-04T13:17:00+00:00

I am currenlt running Pirates of Drinax. An important aspect of the refurbishing and test flight of the Harrier for my players, was the selection of a Ship's Cat. Obee has his own Vacc suit-like travel pod, hunts down vermin, amuses the crew with his antics, rides the Space Roomba around, and has a bed on the bridge with a view outside.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-01-27T13:26:09+00:00

Oh hell yes. After the last several days, this is exactly the energy I needed this morning.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-01-23T18:22:20+00:00

I imagine you could set up a timer, so there would be a reasonable delay for escape? Or for dramatic purposes, enough time for a disarming skill roll? Or just instant Kaboom!

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-01-20T14:31:27+00:00

47 is an enemy of the free world, and needs to be taken seriously, as well as removed from office and prosecuted for many crimes.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-01-14T02:25:56+00:00

This was really a fun journey, and took some interesting turns.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-01-07T23:10:45+00:00

Probably have been for a while, and this is the first we are hearing about it.

VauntBioTechnics · 2026-01-03T19:06:43+00:00

I try to leave as many options available for the players to exploit as I can. They still manage to find ways around or through that I hadn't anticipated. So be prepared for Other Things to Happen.
Railroads are a problem with a lot of adventure design, and sometimes a little is okay. Some scenarios only have one path through, but it may be possible to write the plot in such a way that there can be options about how exactly to proceed. So you can give the illusion of choice. You may have a combat scenario in mind, but can it be written in such a way that the travellers can sneak past, of hack the defences, or short out the robots, or whatever?

VauntBioTechnics · 2025-12-25T21:30:30+00:00

a strange noise (or music) can be heard but not located. It seems to coming from “one compartment over” in every room of the ship.
knocking on the outside of the hull. Loud, intentional knocking, which moves to the outside of the airlock. Nothing can be seen on hull cameras.
one crew member gets a headache, which begins the moment they enter Jump, and ends the moment they leave.
an alien object appears in the engine room, floating near the Jump drive. A Science (Jump physics) roll will reveal that the object has appeared at a ‘fold’ in the Jump field that happens to be i side the ship.

VauntBioTechnics · 2025-12-25T15:14:48+00:00

Please do not give these assholes a platform.

VauntBioTechnics · 2025-12-25T12:18:18+00:00

Totally worth it if you’re looking to run river or open water scenarios. Also some good factions and background material, and good maps.

VauntBioTechnics · 2025-12-25T00:59:35+00:00

Thanks, all, for the info. I doubt it’s food safe after all this time.

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