BRP Interplanetary

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by badcat

Spaceships in the 1920's? How does that happen in the setting, if you care to explain that much?

Spaceships are common to the interplanetary adventure genre, so they're in here.

The first significant one of these stories appeared in 1911 (ERB's "Under the Moons of Mars" serial that later became A Princess of Mars) and space vessels appeared later in the series.

The 1920s will also be stretched to the early 1930s.

Mad inventors, alien technology, etc.

[Simlasa]

Great idea!

There's definitely a hole out there in gameland where a 'John Carter of Mars' game oughtta be...
This sounds like it will do all that and more... (I'm assuming the Earth is hollow as well?)

[tal]

I can't wait for this! I've always wanted a BRP planetary romance game so much so I had begun to convert Adament's Mars game. Don't forget Leigh Brackett's work in the genre though.

[Zane]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

The 1920s will also be stretched to the early 1930s.

That's good news for me as I'll most likely be shooting for the early 30's in the Campaign I'd use this for!

[Agentorange]

Jason,

Firstly:sounds great ! consider one extra copy sold

next, have you read any Stanley Weinbaum ? he was a pulp writer in the 30's who sadly died very young from throat cancer...he'd only been writing about 2years. Anyway his most famous story is 'A Martian Odyssey' What makes him stand out in my opinion is his aliens, they do things for alien reasons, and aren't just humans with extra tentacles etc. Also he seemed to have a love of trying to imagine weird ecologies. In fairness I should point out that his work leans more to science fiction than planetary romance, but his name sprang immediately to mind when I saw the thread title. Highly recommended to anybody who wants to read intelligent evocative science fiction from the early days of the genre.

[Enpeze]

Originally Posted by Jason Durall

Spaceships are common to the interplanetary adventure genre, so they're in here.

The first significant one of these stories appeared in 1911 (ERB's "Under the Moons of Mars" serial that later became A Princess of Mars) and space vessels appeared later in the series.

The 1920s will also be stretched to the early 1930s.

Mad inventors, alien technology, etc.

Sounds a little bit like "....FLASH! ahaaaa..."

[Kloster]

Originally Posted by Enpeze

Sounds a little bit like "....FLASH! ahaaaa..."

"Savior of the universe"


Ah, Ornella Mutti, Max von Sidow, gosh we're old!!!


Runequestement votre,

Kloster

[PK Games]

So is this new sourcebook suppose to be space adventures in the 1910s-1930s, or sci-fi space adventures as they thought the future would be in 1910-1930s? Meaning, is it 1920 and we are space travelling, or is it a 1930s serial set in 2025?

Im also a big fan of the XXVc Buck Rogers game form 1990 (and TSR), but I am not sure if that is Planetary Romance or straight Sci-Fi.

And what is Gor? Fantasy? Science-Fantasy? Sci-Fi? Planetary Romance? Of just plain bad?

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by PK Games

So is this new sourcebook suppose to be space adventures in the 1910s-1930s, or sci-fi space adventures as they thought the future would be in 1910-1930s? Meaning, is it 1920 and we are space travelling, or is it a 1930s serial set in 2025?

None of the above.

It's pulpy, heroic adventures on alien worlds within our solar system, most of which are filled with ancient ruins or primitive societies. Very little of the game is set in space or concerning space combat.

Think "sword and planet" rather than rayguns and Martian invaders.

Originally Posted by PK Games

Im also a big fan of the XXVc Buck Rogers game form 1990 (and TSR), but I am not sure if that is Planetary Romance or straight Sci-Fi.

Pulp sci-fi.

Originally Posted by PK Games

And what is Gor? Fantasy? Science-Fantasy? Sci-Fi? Planetary Romance? Of just plain bad?

Just plain bad. But it might fall into the planetary romance genre, as it is (at least initially) about an Earthman who travels to another world where he has fantastic adventures.

[Jason Durall]

Originally Posted by tal

Don't forget Leigh Brackett's work in the genre though.

Oh, I haven't.