Finally.... Space!

[Frederic Bourgault-Christie]

As many of you know, I've tried to get a space opera-style campaign going off the ground for some time. I've decided to bite the bullet and have characters get started. So, general rules:

1) The system is based off of Grand Cosmos 1st Edition. (This is the CotG system post-beta). You guys know the story by now: Attributes, Affinities, etc. The standard for a human will be 10 Rank Boosts and 10 Class Points. This means that it will be a somewhat higher power campaign.

2) Continuities that one can draw inspiration from:
*Any Grand Cosmos continuity (CotG / FB world, Endless Horizons, etc.); this means that the Zengz Corp, Renn-Mitte Confederacy, etc. exist
*Phase World, Palladium and Rifts character classes (easiest to convert are Phase World characters, Heroes Unlimited aliens, Skraypers and Wormwood folks, but you can also run with demons, natives of Earth, etc. - we'll just come up with a fun back story for why they're in space, like a Cyber-Knight following his Dream Vision); so, yes, Naruni, Kreeghor, Splugorth, etc. exist
*Space-faring anime like Harlock, Outlaw Star, Tenchi Muyo
*Hitchhiker's Guide
*Star Wars (both for races and for classes - Jedis are okay)
*Star Trek (primarily for races, but I'll definitely have the Klingons, Romulans, etc.)
*Futurama
*Dune
*Foundation
*Babylon 5
*Classic space operas like Flash Gordon
*Your own creativity! Species, concepts, etc. are all fine.

The Earth of this continuity will be the destroyed Rifts Earth, but people can easily come from alternate Earths and dimensional travel to said alternate Earths will be easy enough for relevant effects. However, there will be a human empire ala RPG Project, with a Neo-Earth.

3) This is a continuity with Magic, Tech, Ki and Psi.

4) The team will be cooperative on a freighter ship. Think about how you can assist the ship: Medic, communications officer, crack pilot, scout, etc. Obviously there will be species and characters that can fight on their own outside of the ship, such as Cyber-Knights, and people more focused on combat than others, but try to get a good balance.

Any other notes will be added as I think of them!

[Vincent Hack]

so your saying. Crazy, Biotic, Technojacker, all at once?

[Frederic Bourgault-Christie]

That may be a little difficult.

1) Technojackers are from a very specific alternate dimension not much known for crossing over. The Technojacker would have to be very careful about not spreading the nano-virus he has (though its range would be limited, it still could cause some problems).
2) The Crazy modifications are possible in a Splicers Technojacker because they're immune to whatever effects the virus would have, but it makes it very difficult for anyone else to install it, repair it, etc. Moreover, the Technojacker's armor and a few other effects may conflict with the Crazy. Anyways, the Crazy is largely a Rifts thing, making that TWO dimensions you gotta cross.
3) Biotic and Technojacker are incompatible normally. Technojackers cannot normally receive Splicers modification, nor do they want to.

[Vincent Hack]

Perhaps a cyber knight instead of a biotic.

[Frederic Bourgault-Christie]

A Cyber-Knight Technojacker would be badass indeed, lots of great synergy (nano-armor + cyber-armor, nanovirus + Zen Combat, etc.) The only problem is that we have one Dark Templar/Cyber-Knight, but you still could roll it.

[Vincent Hack]

wait...protoss Dark Templar? kick ass.

[Frederic Bourgault-Christie]

Yes, we thought so.