“I make it how I want to make it, and they eat it how they want to eat it.” - Erykah Badu to Donald Glover

It’s definitely been a plus in play test games. A lot of people who ask to run my game want to run it in Star Wars though, which could still work, but it needs adjustments and I think they might miss out on some of my favourite parts of the system.

Happy with whatever people choose though.

You did a really cool job! I’ve listened to podcasts where you talk about some design choices and I think they come through really clear. I’m also a mass effect fan but channeled different parts of it I think.

Good pic! I really like the hisuian one too.

Super cute! That card deck reference is going to be killer!

If you're also working on a pbta space game, take this thread as intended. Don't worry that it's already "been done" because there are so many unique ways to do it.

Yours will be cool too!

For my contribution to the genre, check out Restore the Warp here.

billtherad.itch.io/restore-the-...

Starscape by @goldenlassogirl.bsky.social captures the found family vibes of Star Trek and Farscape really well. It has a unique take on Trust as hit points that was really cool to see develop. (I got to test this one too.)

goldenlassogames.itch.io/starscape

Ironsworn: Starforged by @shawntomkin.bsky.social has incredible world building tools. Both the random tables and the questions for setting up your world.

(This kinda feels like descendant territory, but to me the moves still feel like pbta.)

shawn-tomkin.itch.io/ironsworn-st...

Space Legs by @toyourstations.bsky.social is a game that really nails its themes. It's a game about not colonizing space, being space pirates in an alien society where being human is a disability.

Great episode on Party of One podcast.

toyourstations.itch.io/space-legs

Brigand Galaxy by Hella Broke Studio blew me away because the designer did all the writing and art themself, allowing them to really nail out their vision.

They posted about it in Stop, Hack, and Roll discord while working on it and I was inspired.

hellabroke.itch.io/brigand-galaxy

Offworlders by @chrispwolf.bsky.social is a really tight book that has everything you need for space adventures in 30ish pages. I consider this a kind of yardstick. If a game adds more pages, they better by worth it.

chrispwolf.itch.io/offworlders

Last Fleet by @armadajosh.bsky.social and @beckyannison.bsky.social is another game with a central conflict that really anchors the experience. I love the way it adapted the BitD loop of downtime, and the way cutting loose with other PCs helps make bonds.

blackarmada.itch.io/last-fleet

Space Wurm vs Moonicorn by @chthonstone.bsky.social is another wild one. My favorite thing is the way this game centres around a core conflict, and makes the most out of PvP drama.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...

Farflung by @normanrafferty.bsky.social, Friedrich Wallenhaupt, and Robert Vance is a really wild ride. They have 20+ playbooks, including an Energy Being who can transmit themselves through wires!

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...

Uncharted Worlds by Sean Gomes is another early one that has a lot of flexibility. I loved how the expansion Far From Humanity built on it. To me it felt like a mix of good things from traditional and more story-style games.

www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/1...