So, as I mentioned recently, I've got a lot of sentimentality for Star Trek RPG's, and Star Trek in general. Three actual honest-to-God licensed ones exist in history: FASA's, Last Unicorn Games, and Decipher's. I own the first two and have heard mixed things about the third. But there are also a lot of non-licensed Star Trek RPG's out there, and recently I saw that one of them, Far Trek , was offering a hard copy for a couple of bucks on Lulu. Never one to let a deal go by I picked it up and thought I'd give you, gentle readers, my thoughts. Far Trek is a light-hearted, even breezy take on the Star Trek universe, almost exclusively the original series. There rules incorporate stats, skills, and talents. There are four stats: Strength, Dexterity, Intelligence, and Charisma, with the stats ranging from about a -2 to a +2, reflecting their modifier on the die roll. I actually like this mechanic, which I first encountered in True20. It doesn't ma
I think that Craigdarroch is on Vancouver Island rather than PEI (I had a lot of fun visiting it back when I lived in Victoria). That said, it is coastal. And really, what's the difference between East coast and West coast Canada? [As someone who has lived in both, that statement was a touch sarcastic]
ReplyDeleteShoot! I was trying to find this castle on PEI that I had read about, and Google spit up that one. I'll edit.
DeleteEntirely fair. That said, Craigdarroch would be a lovely place to game. Actually, it would probably be a lovely place to hold a dozen simultaneous gaming sessions.
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