Chargen Preview: Commissioning Chapter

Posted on Mar 20, 2012 in Preview | 0 comments

As some of you will know, I have been in production of an entirely original Sci-fi RPG called Free Spacer for quite a while now. Here it is, the first proof that, yes indeed, Free Spacer is imminent. What I have included for your approval is a vertical slice of the game, showing you (and me) a glimpse of the final work. In this preview, I have included a beta...

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Free Spacer @ Fan Expo 2011

Posted on Aug 29, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

It is astonishing how a busy summer can keep you from writing a blog and this summer has been one our busiest. Free Spacer is really coming into its own this summer. The new Advancement and Gear system fully implemented we are moving into the (final?) balancing phase. It is very exciting and I can’t wait to see it come to completion. This weekend we took...

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Using Internet in Sci-fi RPGs

Posted on Jun 29, 2011 in Articles | 0 comments

Science Fiction is the genre that speculates about the future and examines the impact of science and technology. Unfortunately, Sci-fi RPGs are often stuck in the past, still examining the consequences of the 19th and 20th Century technology, including the giant engines of industrialisation and atomic destruction of the cold war. Seldom does science fiction...

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Attack Me! My Passive PCs

Posted on May 18, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Normally, I don’t write blogs about my playtests. They tend to be boring and expose only the worst aspects of my game, which by the time I finish the blog I’ve already changed. This last session was different as I encountered a problem I have never dealt with before. My players wanted me to attack them. Free Spacer is a system that supports all kinds of...

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Readying for Fear the Con

Posted on Mar 7, 2011 in Blog | 0 comments

Things are a bustle here at Random Alien Games as we ready ourselves for Free Spacer’s first convention, Fear the Con; so this will be a quick update! We’ll be driving down to Saint Louis on Wednesday from our home in Toronto Canada, at almost 14 hours, it will be a long trip. There are so many things to do to ready for our first preview convention game...

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