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Science fiction is a literary genre which revolves around the consequences about new technologies and/or scientific possibilities.

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What game system is best suited for running a campaign based on EVE Online?

There are not any I've heard of that support all the items you're looking for off-the-shelf. I haven't played EVE, but friends have, and I seem to recall it being limited jump points. If, however, y …
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Looking for a Space marine RPG similar to Starship Troopers (the Novel)

Traveller Without a doubt, Traveller has to be my first recommend for this subgenre... Why? Battle Dress is stolen liberally from Starship Troopers. The character generation model for CT, MT, T4, MGT …
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What Classic/Old-School Sci-Fi Adventures might adapt well to a Serenity Game?

Many of the Classic Traveller adventure materials could be easily adapted. easily adaptable: Adv 8 Prison Planet Adv 9 Nomads of the World Ocean Adv 11 Murder on Arcturus Station Most of Sup 6 76 pat …
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Is there an RPG for Iain M Banks' setting of The Culture?

An unofficial Champions/Hero System adaptation has been done. Its original website is missing, but it is archived at http://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.sden.org/jdr/spaceopera/download/GB/IainBa …
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What is a sci-fi system that would feel familiar to reluctant Pathfinder players?

Traveller T20 or Sci-Fi20 (both from Quicklink Interactive/RPGRealms) are firmly grounded in the d20 3.0 SRD. They will not be too far out for Pathfinder players. Their damage mechanics, however, are …
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