Crossovers

[Phoenix]

I have shamelessly taken ideas from various locations, B5, Farscape, Andromeada, SFB, FASA, do Trek novels also count?, nothing from Star Wars...yet.

I never really thought about DnD monsters, heck I have an article some place around that actually converts Illitheds, and Beholders in to Alternerity/Star Drive rules. I guess it just never clicked in my wee bone box... hee hee

Oh here's a scarie thought, Thri-Kreen...or Dark Sun's Mul's the altimate hybred slave race...

[ghosty]

Originally posted by Capt Daniel Hunter


*Waves happily at another Honor fan*. Good choice in literature dude

Funnily enough, I'm just in the process of ripping off some ideas from the Honorverse for my campaign. I'm also about to reintroduce an energy-based, Gua'old type species (only nastier) as well.

Ghosty returns wave... yes just wish Webber would finish writing the next one. I enjoyed the Treecat solo adventure...and everyone still thinks the science officer was dreaming about a six legged tele-empathic cat.

I tap the Honorverse for interesting characters to flesh out NPCs. The newly appointed CINC of Starfleet is a fire breathing kick ass type based loosely on Hamish Alexander although there's a bit of Ivan Antonov (from the Starfire novels thrown in). As an in-joke the USS Fearless is commanded by a Captain Harrington .

This one is new...I'm going to introduce a new SCE team nicknamed "Team Banzai"

[Capt Daniel Hunter]

Hey Ghosty

Well I must admit, the Honorverse NCOs are largely the basis for my take on Starfleet NCOs. Although we don't have any Steilmans amongst the Starfleet types

I'm also finally going to cave in and use Starfleet ground forces, since the marine template from Weber's novels is just too good NOT to use.

Racewise, I'm about to introduce a distant human colony based on the Graysons.

If only I could figure out how to do ship to ship combat as good as Weber does.

[The Highlander]

Originally posted by ghosty
This one is new...I'm going to introduce a new SCE team nicknamed "Team Banzai"

AAAGGGHHH!! Somebody beat me to it!!

<sound of head thumping on desktop>

Oh well...

[Commodore 2]

Let's not forget Dr. Who!

[Fortunae]

I am surprised that so far no one has mentioned using any of the stuff from the Humanx universe. The did a GURPS version of that setting back in the late 80's which you can still find around at times though no reprintings so far that I know of. Many of the species and concepts would work well -- even better, put a different species in place of the Humans or perhaps parallelled evolutioned humans and have the Federation try to deal with the Commonwealth.


For something *really* different...use the Uplift War universe. Several ways to do so:
A) Have the galactics show up in the Milkyway Galaxy Alpha/Beta quadrent as it is to be opened up for new colonization and discover all these "Wolfling" species...species obviously seeded by a rogue Patron species that was "Soonering" the sector illegally. Of course the Galactics will feel justified in simply exterminating all these rogues and taking their planets...but perhaps they may be willing to offer patronage to those who are truly worthy.

B) Have a Federation Vessel "discover" Galactic civilization...probably by accident. Near Parallel Dimension, or Alternate Timeline, or side effect of attempts to use new Graviton Shunt Transwarp drive or whatever. Not only must The Feds be careful, in the second and third options, they have to be sure not to blow it for the entire Human Race.

GURPS Uplift still available also if you can track down a copy.

Peace

OH! One last "crossover" -- Starfleet as the Void Engineers of the Technocratic Union of Mage: The Ascension.

[Captain Zymmer]

Will we see the Hong Kong cavaliers as well Ghosty?

Can't wait for my DVD to arrive

[Michael Barratt]

I borrow (ie: steal) freely from Science Fiction novels I've read, or movies or other game systems, but I change the names of the aliens, and a few other salient details. Just so my folks can't say "Hey, that's a Dalek," and the whole Trek Universe supsension of disbelief block and tackle comes tumbling down.

If it's a novel, I try to use the author's name in some way as the name of the aliens, as a "tip of the hat," and later my players look at my bookcases and say, "Hey... the Viehl... those blue-skinned ClanFamily people with the retractable claws... this book by Viehl has a blue skinned guy on the cover - can I borrow it?"



The big benefits of working in a bookstore. Limitless ideas to (steal) borrow.

The Doc

[ghosty]

Originally posted by Captain Zymmer
Will we see the Hong Kong cavaliers as well Ghosty?

Can't wait for my DVD to arrive

One cliche at a time...one cliche at a time.

[ghosty]

Originally posted by Capt Daniel Hunter
Hey Ghosty

Well I must admit, the Honorverse NCOs are largely the basis for my take on Starfleet NCOs. Although we don't have any Steilmans amongst the Starfleet types

Weber did give me good ideas about how to run NCOs although some of them were based on my own experiences in the armed forces.

Racewise, I'm about to introduce a distant human colony based on the Graysons.

Now that one I'd like to see.

If only I could figure out how to do ship to ship combat as good as Weber does.

Remember that Weber started as a wargame designer chief among them was Starfire (a lot of Honorverse tech comes from there) with quite detailed rules on space based combat so its obvious he's done a lot more deep thinking about the subject than most Trek writers. The problem is that Star Trek ships tend to be a bit more manuverable and they don't seemed to be bound by orbital mechanics as much as Honorverse ships. Intercepts are easy in Trek as opposed to the tortourious astronav calculations needed for an engagement in the Honorverse and you don't have the great variety of weapons and defensive systems which makes battles even more fun.

[Captain Zymmer]

Originally posted by Commodore 2
Let's not forget Dr. Who!

I plan on using him, the Master and the Daleks in Season 3

[Capt Daniel Hunter]

Originally posted by ghosty



Remember that Weber started as a wargame designer chief among them was Starfire

Now I didn't know that. That certainly explains a lot.

[ghosty]

Originally posted by Capt Daniel Hunter


Now I didn't know that. That certainly explains a lot.

It also strikes me that Weber was ex-military. His insights into the mindset of officers and NCOs seems the product of personal experience but I'm not sure.

On the subject of the Honorverse, I was thinking of having the PCs run into a vest pocket empire ruled by a constitutional monarchy with an able tradition bound navy preparing for war with a more powerful neighbour which is a sort of military dictatorship (like Napoleonic France of Bismark Germany) over a number of planets on their common border after a prolonged period of diplomatic manuvering. Now this little war is about to break out in the Federation's backyard.

Neither power is allied to the Federation although both have diplomatic relations with the Federation more to obtain Federation military tech than an interest in joining the Federation.

[Capt Daniel Hunter]

I had wondered if Weber was ex-military myself. His writing is very insightful, but of course, not having military experience myself, I can't say how realistic it is. But it feels right to me.

[ghosty]

Originally posted by The Highlander



AAAGGGHHH!! Somebody beat me to it!!

<sound of head thumping on desktop>

Oh well...

You snooze...you loose.