Originally Posted by
Lord Kjeran
Incidentally, I always used to read (get a player to read) an "opening crawl" with the opening theme playing in the background for my Star Wars game. So, I wanted to do the the opening monologue for my new Trek series. What actually gave me the inspiration for doing something rather than the standard "Space, the final frontier...." was this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBU_--2qkeY
I figure if a fan series can break the mold, so can I!
So, I'll read the first one and then get a different player to read it with the opening theme of TOS each week. I know in star Wars, when the music cued up, that was the signal that we were starting. It usually helped everyone focus. Usually.
Your series sounds like a lot of fun, and I love your intro ideas, LK! I've seen the SW crawl used when playing in that universe, and I try to have a captain's log read at the start of every Trek session. Little things like that can really add to the ambience and 'feel' of the session.
Doug Taylor
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Currently running The One Ring RPG. I also occasionally run Villains & Vigilantes (our campaign is in year 25) and WEG d6 Star Wars (both games are mostly on hiatus) and an annual game based on The X-Files (using Conspiracy X).