Sci-Fi RPG Monday Group - 2nd & 4th Monday of Each Month

Looking for players interested in joining science fiction RPG campaigns.

We are on track to have our first gathering Monday October 13th, 2014 at 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. We will meet on the 2nd and 4th Mondays thereafter. We still have a couple of seats available if you wish to join. Meeting near downtown Spokane near the intersection of Maxwell and Monroe.

Through participant agreement, we are beginning with the Babylon 5 setting.

Other settings we might also use down the road include by are not limited to: Serenity / Firefly RPG, Paranoia (classic), Star Trek (various eras available), Star Wars (classic d6, or newer versions), and others.

GM style is to emphasize ROLE-playing and story over ROLL-playing or Hack n' slash. Prefering rich character backgrounds and interactions, rich NPC interactions, complex plots, sub-plots, political intrigue, multiple overlapping arcs, dynamic universe, and meaningful character development.

Looking for experienced and mature players (maturity is not determined by years of life or experience, but by personality and behavior) willing to join for long-term campaigns that can attend reliably.

Plenty of parking in lot behind (east of) building.

GAME SYSTEM: Babylon 5 The Role-Playing Game Second Edition (B5 2nd), based on d20 Open Gaming License (OGL), basically D&D 3.x in a science fiction setting. I will provide copies of the core rule book "Faith Manages", if you wish to have a copy of your own book down the road, these can be found on Amazon and elsewhere fairly easily.

Some key differences with the d20 version you should be aware of if you are a d20 veteran:

Instead of AC, all characters have a Defense Value (DF). DF = 10 + class Defense Bonus + DEX mod + size mod. Attack rolls are made normally against the DF.

Skills work as normal but many are changed or work differently than you may be used to experiencing in the D&D setting.

Though situations may occur where combat seems the best option (though remember is much more deadly than typical D&D) from time to time, the most important skills will mostly be the non-combat abilities, especially those related to interaction with others as well as, clue-finding, problem-solving, negotiations/diplomacy, science, stealth, knowledge/lore, languages, and many other non-combat skills.

Feats are similar but there are appropriate tweaks for the setting.

Characters have far fewer hit points, combat is much deadlier.

The key distinction with the B5 RPG setting is that while there are firefights and space battles that occur in the galaxy, "the high drama of Babylon 5 comes not with guns, but through character interaction.

SETTING OVERVIEW

We will begin with some shorter chapters beginning in 2250, then some time will pass, and the PCs will once again meet in 2257.

The Dilgar War happened in 2230. After the Earth Alliance's success in helping the League of Non-Aligned Worlds fend up the Dilgar invasion, Earthforce developed a new level of confidence in space travel and space combat capabilities. They began to explore deeper reaches of the galaxy.

As the years passed and the realities of war faded, earth became more aggressive in exploration. Ignoring the Centauri Ambassador's Warnings to leave the edges of Minbari space alone, the "Earthers" sent an expeditionary military force to the edges of this isolated race, with the attitude of "we handled the Dilgar, we can handle whatever else is out there", to which Londo Molori stated, "Arrogance and stupidity wrapped into one package, how efficient of you." Months later, due to cultural misunderstandings and the incompetence of the head officer of the expeditionary group's first contact skills, the Earth-Minbari War began in 2245.

In May 2248 it ended. At "The Line" between Earth's moon and homeworld of the humans, on the verge of annihilating Earth and the Human race, inexplicably the Minbari surrendered.

Of the approximately 20,000 human defender forces on The Line, only about 200 survived.

Never again!

In order avoid another such catastrophe, The Babylon Project was created, to build a space station in neutral territory for all races to meet and find diplomatic solutions, "A last best hope for peace".

Shortly after the end of the Earth-Minbari War, The Babylon Project began.

In 2250 the construction of the Babylon Station has begun.

Whatever your background, race, culture, or home world, you have recently received (and accepted) an order/invitation/request/contract requiring that you arrive at Tau Ceti IV by March 10th, 2250...

The rest of the information, discussion, and adventure logs will be posted here:

http://spokanerpg.com/forum/rpg-group-discussions/743489207

Also feel free to call/text my cell at (509) 481-5437, especially if you have a last minute delay/cancellation.