BRP Interplanetary

[The Last Conformist]

I do think it's a bit odd to call a planetary romance game Interplanetary - the name suggests a focus on being between planets, ie. in space.

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by The Last Conformist

I do think it's a bit odd to call a planetary romance game Interplanetary - the name suggests a focus on being between planets, ie. in space.

The genre is also called interplanetary adventure, interplanetary romance, interplanetary stories, etc.

I didn't necessarily want to use the "romance" label because the term is a bit dated, and I liked the punchiness of a one-word title.

Planetary, however, has already been used for a long-running comic from DC.

[rust]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

I didn't necessarily want to use the "romance" label ...

I am glad you did not use it, at least here in Germany "romance" is nowadays
used for "love stories" only ...

[The Last Conformist]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

The genre is also called interplanetary adventure, interplanetary romance, interplanetary stories, etc. .

Unhelpfully so, I would argue, because the action is largely surface-bound (I suppose we might call it "epiplanetary" if we're hellbent for big word classicism).

But my point is that the literal meaning of "interplanetary" is misleading. Someone reading, say, the title of this thread may quite naturally assume the name refers directly to the subject matter rather than to a genre label. I can't help but think this faciliated previous posters jumping to the conclusion the genre is space opera.

[Jason Durall]

As the book will feature:

a) a campaign in which the characters are pitched in a dangerous battle across the solar system, including a stop on each planet

and

b) a cover undoubtedly featuring a iron-thewed warrior in jeweled battle harness, fighting a towering alien under an exotic sky

...I think the title is still appropriate.

Remember that I've said there will be some space travel, it just won't be a focus, and it certainly won't involve (as I've said) teams of jumpsuited space corps officers rocketing around in a ship in defense of the Earth.

[rust]

Originally Posted by The Last Conformist

But my point is that the literal meaning of "interplanetary" is misleading. Someone reading, say, the title of this thread may quite naturally assume ... the genre is space opera.

Not really, because true Space Opera would be "interstellar" ...

[Dredj]

Got any artwork to show us? Is there a lot of skin showing?

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Dredj

Got any artwork to show us? Is there a lot of skin showing?

I'm just doing the words on this one, and I usually keep my clothes on when I write.

[Dredj]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

I'm just doing the words on this one, and I usually keep my clothes on when I write.

Hehehe

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

I'm just doing the words on this one, and I usually keep my clothes on when I write.

Originally Posted by Dredj

Hehehe

By "clothes", of course, I mean my bejeweled Martian battle-harness with concealed clasp-knife.