Tales of the Solar Patrol
GURPS | Campaign
$28.00
/ Session
Details
Weekly / Thursday - 12:00 AM (UTC)
Dec 19 / Session 22
3-4 Hour duration
3 / 5 Seats filled
Schedule
Requirements
Experience required: Beginner
Age: 18+
About the adventure
Tales of the Solar Patrol is a retrofuturism setting. The future as imagined by the past, inspired by such stories as Flash Gordon and Buck Rodgers. A bright image of a future free from giant mega-corporations or corrupt tyrants. Where science offered boundless possibilities and a rich future of freedom and progress. In this game, you are a member of the Solar Patrol! Since its founding the name has become synonymous with courage, dedication, competence, and honor. The Solar Patrol are guardians of law and justice in the Solar System, the Patrol encompasses many functions, from civil engineering surveys to front-line naval combat. While the system is not currently at war, there is constant danger from the Martian Mind Masters, the Emperor of Jupiter, Belt pirates, and the rumored Red Hive renegades lurking somewhere beyond the Tesla Line. The Solar Patrol is not a meat grinder, taking earnest-but-foolish young men and women and turning them into fodder for an insatiable war machine. It is not an employer of last resort, an opportunity for those who can find no other employment to slip into the cracks of a bureaucratic machine until they can collect a pension. It’s not a short term commitment, a way to pad a resume, or a means of launching a political career. It represents the best humanity has, the concentration of the highest ideals of the Earth League. As members of the Solar Patrol you will be given missions by the Earth League, both proactive missions to aid the peoples of the inner solar system, and more reactive missions, defending the space lanes against pirates, raiders, and responding to distress signals throughout the inner solar system and The Belt.
5.0
(15)
3 years on StartPlaying
467 games hosted
Highly rated for: Sets the Mood, Teacher, Creativity
Average response time: 23 hours
Response rate: 100%
Additional details
How to prepare
Players will need a microphone. Webcam is optional. Players will need a (free) Discord account. An invitation to my Discord server will be provided when you join. Players do not need to purchase any books or software. However, they are welcomed to pick up a copy of GURPS Tales of the Solar Patrol to read to get a handle on the setting. Players do not need to read the rules ahead of time, we will teach you to play, but new players are encouraged to acquire a copy of GURPS Basic Set after the first session, to learn the basics of the system.
What I provide
Maps and character art will be shared via Foundry VTT. I have a great deal of experience in running and playing GURPS, and will use this experience to aid in creating the most enjoyable play experience I can. Characters sheets will be created using a free piece of software called GURPS Character Sheet (GCS), I am familiar with this program, and will help in using it to create characters. Character sheets can then be uploaded to Foundry VTT, which will help in running the characters during the session. I utilize ambient music and soundtracks via Discord.
Gameplay details
In Session 0 we will go over the themes and content of the campaign, as we make our characters. The X card module for Foundry will be in use, and its function gone over during the first session. There will be at least one Break during roughly the middle of the session, with additional ones available upon request.
Content warnings
Safety tools used
• Breaks
• Session 0
• X, N, and O Cards
How will character creation work
In Session 0 we will discuss character concepts, and begin building characters together. If you are new to GURPS, I will provide as much or as little support as desired. I am willing to create the character for you, mechanically, to whatever concept you desire, if preferred. If joining after Session 0, we will try and meet outside of normal game time, to hammer out your concept and character sheet. Interested players can check out this Player Document, which contains guidelines for character creation, as well as a list of Optional and House rules being used in this campaign. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1hHh4tMeqfRVtsBMuz8DbMW8Qsk_Rb0YBUXsvYWb7Qis/edit
Players can expect
Combat / Tactics
High
Roleplay
Medium
Puzzles
Low
Experience level
Beginner
Platforms used
• Foundry VTT
• Discord