What if Monster Rancher was a Sci-Fi?

Creating your character

Characters will be built collaboratively during Session 0, to ensure party cohesion and system confidence. Some modifications will be made to standard character creation, as follows: 🧠 - More Skill Points: As you're from a sci-fi world, education is the norm. ❌ - No Magic: This is a sci-fi setting, so characters will not start with classical magic. Sci-Fi Arcane Backgrounds available on request, with limitations. 🐴 - Edges that involve or improve Pets or Mounts are unavailable as those will be granted to all characters through campaign rewards. 🎒- Characters will choose between catered equipment packages designed for the adventure. Supplied on request or during Session 0. 🎲 - Characters start with 5 Trait Points, and 15 Skill Points. They may take Hindrances to gain extra Skills, Traits, or Edges (but not gain additional starting funds - see above). 👽 - You may either be Human, or design a custom Species (Race) (with +2 Points, as standard). Earth is considered to be post-humanity, with many choosing to modify themselves into new unique species, and just as many remaining more or less the human we are familiar with. Uplifted animals are all that remains of the biosphere.

Preparing for the session

Contact me on Discord for orientation, invites to Servers and Roll20. Relevant game books will be available in the Roll20.

What Alex brings to the table

🗺️ Interactive & Dynamic Custom Maps 🎤 Music, Sound Effects, & Voices (Incl. Little Creatures) 👹 Over 100 custom monsters ready for you to meet, tame, and name 🐣 Genetic system to create new ones from your favorites 🕰️ Long-term plot that can take your story into legends

Homebrew rules

⚕️Fast Healing - Characters have the fortitude and tenacity to heal faster, partially to balance the lack of magical healing. 🛡️Unarmored Hero - Sci-fi heroes rarely wear armor, as such we'll be using the variant that gives such characters +2 to all Soak rolls. ❔ Others may be included, (such as Heroes Never Die, or Wound Cap depending on group preferences).

How Alex creates a safe table

I have a standard pair of rules that all my players follow, covered in my interview. Rules, the Safety Deck, Lines & Veils, as well as my Open Door and Break policy will be fully explained in Session 0, but: Each player will be given an opportunity to add to my standard Lines & Veils for this game during our Interview. Roll20's Safety Deck will be gone over - it varies slightly in design from standard X, N, O cards but works functionally the same. I always endeavor to include a 10 minute break mid-session for people to stretch and take care of themselves, and players are encouraged to call for one if it's needed. In addition, players that need to step away on their own due to personal emergencies or a need for emotional space are encouraged to do so, without any repercussions. Life has a way of happening.