Slick
*eyeroll*
Seems to me that the old-school movement has a massive focus on fantasy gaming, and a comparative lack of attention paid to similarly pedigreed games like Traveller/Metamorphosis Alpha/Gamma World. Not non-existent by any means, but it seems like the appeal to the majority of players is swords and sorcery, ancient tombs, demons, skeletons, treasure chests... Just looking at the content that ends up on tenfootpole, the sci-fi modules are so rare that Bryce has a separate tag just to find them.
Is it simply because D&D has the stranglehold on the TTRPG scene, or are there other reasons? Let us explore what makes modern/sci-fi games different from their fantasy counterparts.
I will begin the discussion with the hypothesis that advanced tech alleviates or eliminates some of the traditional dungeon-crawling hazards:
• A flashlight (especially a futuristic one) will outlast any lantern and certainly more torches than a PC could carry.
• The prevalence of guns reduces the frequency of gritty melee (is ranged combat inherently less exciting/interesting in a tabletop context?).
• Communication devices mean you're never really splitting the party.
I'm also open to the possibility that maybe I'm crazy/blind and there's a huge sci-fi OSR following that I've somehow missed. This thread does come to you courtesy of "Three-Pints-Deep" Slick so please enlighten me.
Is it simply because D&D has the stranglehold on the TTRPG scene, or are there other reasons? Let us explore what makes modern/sci-fi games different from their fantasy counterparts.
I will begin the discussion with the hypothesis that advanced tech alleviates or eliminates some of the traditional dungeon-crawling hazards:
• A flashlight (especially a futuristic one) will outlast any lantern and certainly more torches than a PC could carry.
• The prevalence of guns reduces the frequency of gritty melee (is ranged combat inherently less exciting/interesting in a tabletop context?).
• Communication devices mean you're never really splitting the party.
I'm also open to the possibility that maybe I'm crazy/blind and there's a huge sci-fi OSR following that I've somehow missed. This thread does come to you courtesy of "Three-Pints-Deep" Slick so please enlighten me.
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