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Video Games, Stars Without Number, Gary Con XI, and SSSC

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Video Games:

I have logged about 45 hours in Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky over the last few weeks, and I am really enjoying it. I believe this was originally an early 2000s PSP release, but I am playing the PC port. This game is right up my JRPG alley. It is in the early PS1 style, kind of like Grandia. The world building is excellent. While there are not as many books to read as in an Elder Scrolls game, the ones that exist are more focused on relevant information. This allows the game to feel like it is set in a bigger world. I also really enjoy the combat system. While it remains firmly in the traditional turn-based JRPG mold, it adds just a touch of Final Fantasy Tactics inspired strategy. While there is a bit of anime goofiness, it is not too heavy handed.

I also started Persona 4 Golden on my Vita. I loved Persona 5, so I have been really looking forward to this one.

Stars Without Number:

I am looking for a few more players for an online Stars Without Number game. We would probably meet once or twice a month on Thursday evening, and use Roll20 or something similar. The idea I have been pitching is:

 A future where humanity, faced with it's own extinction, sent out slower than light exploration vehicles for several centuries. They used several different methods (generation ships, cryo storage, seed ships, AI ships etc.) before they managed to pull through and eventually developed FTL. In most cases we settled the stars long before the slow ships arrived. Most of the details on those ships, and their destinations were lost during the upheavals. Now the characters serve as a government unit tasked with finding those ships and reintegrating any sentient beings on board. Of course, others seek those ships for more mercenary purposes.

All of that is subject to change as we start planning the game though. SWN has a free version of the rule book available on RPGnow. Let me know if you are interested.

Gary Con XI: 

I will be going to Gary Con XI in March 2019. I submitted my games and they have been approved. I may add more games later. For now, my schedule is:

Thursday:

2:00 B/X Stonehell Dungeon
7:00 Castles and Crusades: Hall of the Predators

Friday:

2:00 B/X Stonehell Dungeon
7:00 Castles and Crusades: The Conquistador's Tomb

Saturday:

2:00 Empire of the Petal Throne: Fresh off the Boat
7:00 Numenera: Ashes of the Sea

If I get time, I will probably replace Ashes of the Sea with a Numenera adventure of my own design.

Second Saturday Scrum Club:

SSSC meets tonight, and we are planning on playing Steve Jackson's Melee/Wizard and possibly HeroQuest. I am looking forward to both. I am a long time SJG fan with a lot of GURPS hours under my belt. My brother and I played HeroQuest as kids, so that should be a cool nostalgia trip.

I'll post pictures and a recap for this.
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