u/PeaBrilliant4917

▲ 11 r/rpg

Space (or cyberpunk) rpg with EASY rules (initial or for transition from 5e)?

Hi all - I'm looking for a space RPG (likely playing zoom w/ friends) that is more in line with expanse, firefly, bsg, away missions for star-whatever rather than looking at flight mechanics, travel time, etc. Or just a fun cyberpunk.

Basically, want a whole new background world that's sci-fi'ish that's low overhead to get in to. Key criteria: premade content, easily online, easy ramp (known rules or just easy), something where we can just start having fun, including the DM.

Only 1 player has long RPG experience and I've DM'd only a bit, so ease, AND premade scenarios are critical. I'll lose them with major complex ramp-up (or non-action paced) and I'll lose myself if I'm responsible for an ounce of creative world building.

I'm seeing the following around, but have no idea how they translate to the above? Coriolis (firefly but middle eastern vs chinese/western?), maybe something in savage worlds (last parsec for firefly, 7 worlds for expanse?), StarFinder, "stars without number", "the stars are fire", The Expanse by GreenRonin, Cyberpunk Red, Traveller (someone said go for 1st edition), Lancer, ironsworn:starforged, gurps, Esper Genesis (5e based?)

I know that there are tons of awesome indie or elegant ruleset games out there - we're just not there yet. Easy or quickly transferrable, fully written "ready to go" scenarios avail, zoom compatible.

There's a whole massive list at https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/wiki/scifi/, but impossible to assess which hit the above criteria.

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u/PeaBrilliant4917 — 21 hours ago

Space (or cyberpunk) rpg with EASY rules (initial or for transition from 5e)?

Hi all - I'm looking for a space RPG (likely playing zoom w/ friends) that is more in line with expanse, firefly, bsg, away missions for star-whatever rather than looking at flight mechanics, travel time, etc. Or just a fun cyberpunk.

Basically, want a whole new background world that's sci-fi'ish that's low overhead to get in to.

Relatively easy on the rules (bye bye Eclipse), ideally easy transition from 5e.

Only 1 player has long RPG experience and I've DM'd only a bit, so ease, AND premade scenarios are critical. I'll lose them with major complex ramp-up (or non-action paced) and I'll lose myself if I'm responsible for an ounce of creative world building.

I'm seeing the following around, but have no idea how they translate to the above? Coriolis (firefly but middle eastern vs chinese/western?), maybe something in savage worlds (last parsec for firefly, 7 worlds for expanse?), StarFinder, "stars without number", "the stars are fire", The Expanse by GreenRonin, Cyberpunk Red, Traveller (someone said go for 1st edition), Lancer, ironsworn:starforged, gurps, Esper Genesis (5e based?)

I know that there are tons of awesome indie or elegant ruleset games out there - we're just not there yet. Easy or quickly transferrable, fully written "ready to go" scenarios avail, zoom compatible.

There's a whole massive list at https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/wiki/scifi/, but impossible to assess which hit the above criteria.

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u/PeaBrilliant4917 — 22 hours ago
▲ 17 r/drums

Soundbrenner pulse requires 'always on ' location permission

title says it all, for Android on a pixel 10. this is ALWAYS on, in the background.

at least for for initial sync with the device. I have changed it to on demand and later to disabled.

this is just a massive red flag for any wearable that I'm not explicitly using to track my running or hiking.

I'd love to hear soundbrenners rationale for this hideous invasion of privacy that they claim is necessary in order to use a pulsing metronome.

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u/PeaBrilliant4917 — 4 days ago