INCOMING MESSAGE FROM HUMANSPACE HIGH COMMAND ANSIBLE FREQUENCY 3.45X10^23: Humanspace Empires is a pulp science fiction game set in the space opera "pre-history" of Prof. M.A.R. Barker's classic fantasy world of Tekumel. Thousands of years before there was ever an Empire of the Petal Throne, the Humanspace Alliance and their alien allies ruled the cosmos, explored strange worlds, and battled weird alien menaces from beyond space and time. Drawing from the science fantasy traditions of the 1930s and 1940s--when a young Phillip Barker was first conceiving of Tekumel--and using on a rules engine that implements the best aspects of the original fantasy role playing system and Empire of the Petal Throne, Humanspace Empires rockets players into the far future in a galaxy of danger and excitement! Since this pick-up playtest is being done on the fly (the current rules draft was just finished a couple of days ago), I'd like to try to 1) gauge interest and 2) determine the best time to play. In the meantime, for more info on Humanspace Empires, log onto the creator's blog at http://ixians.blogspot.com/ . Also, you can download the current playtest draft here. Hope to see you there! Cordially, Mark A. Siefert
It sounds like a good adventure in Space. I am sure you will be able to get several game sessions at Gary Con. We have a lot of new games, with tons of new people coming. Gulp. So, doing a little promoting now will help in two weeks (ish) when we gather. Game on, and have fun! Dale
After careful consideration, I've decided to try to run the game... Saturday, March 26, starting at 2 PM. The game is likely to be a "space-ship" crawl that will run about 4 hours and will be held in the Open Gaming area. I'm making up some flyers and a sign to help get the word out about the game. I have space for up to 8 players and all experience levels are welcome. In the event this game should fill up and time allows, I could be convinced to set up another game either right away or perhaps on Sunday. I'll have pre-generated characters handy, but since this is a playtest game I'd like to see how the players run through the character generation rules. Maps and counters will also be provided. All the players need is a set of dice and their imagination.
