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Sci-fi: You get Setting, not Cast

My wife and I are enjoying a free trial of the Star Trek Online game this week. So far, the game is fun: you get the feel of the universe, the uniforms you know and love, plus all of the technology, aliens, ship combat and a good mix of away missions. So far, it feels like a new Star Trek TV series, with your character as the ...

Shock: Social Science Fiction

This article is part of the Game Cryer's Holiday Gift Guide. You can see other gift ideas for you and your gaming friends at the main Gift Guide page here. Shock: Social Science Fiction from GlyphPress was on my wish list for quite some time, and when I finally got my grubby little paws on a copy I was overjoyed. As the name implies, it's a science fiction game ...

Gnome Exclusive: NeuroSpasta Questions and Logo

Earlier this year, Dias Ex Machina (DEM) games posted a press release for their upcoming RPG, NeuroSpasta (take a look...I'll wait). NeuroSpasta is a Sci-Fi game, and the first Sci-Fi product based off the GSL. This is not DEM's first attempt at moving the GSL past fantasy. Their first product, Amethyst is a combination of Fantasy and Modern settings, which is due out in the Fall; available through ...

Hot Button: Keep Your Crappy Sci-Fi Out of My Fantasy!

For those of us playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons back in the early 1980s, the Expedition to the Barrier Peaks module was a big surprise. Our intrepid adventurers disovered a crashed starship and, after defeating strange monsters and robots, came out with interesting loot. During the next few adventures, it was not uncommon for a paladin to be toting a laser pistol or a fighter wearing power armor. That ...

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