I wrote about character creation in Orbital Blues, as well as some of the essential mechanisms of the system. billhook.bearblog.dev/a-billiam-fo... - ThreadSky

sfxprb.bsky.social • 3 days ago

I wrote about character creation in Orbital Blues, as well as some of the essential mechanisms of the system.

https://billhook.bearblog.dev/a-billiam-for-orbital-blues/

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sfxprb.bsky.social•3 days ago

https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/products/obquickstart

Free playtest edition.

oso-oro.bsky.social•11 hours ago

I really liked running Orbital Blues, I thought the vibes were spot on and enjoyed the simplification of weapons and abstraction of combat.

Only complaint was some of the Gambits felt a little too strong, which were quickly ferreted out and exploited by the munchkin in our group :/ lol

sfxprb.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Which Gambits were problems at your table, and how were they cheesed? Does the min/maxing bother you, and have you said "hey, this isn't that kind of game"?

oso-oro.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Not my style and we've chatted about it but... I'd rather have the regular sessions and friend time over quibbling about possible power disparities haha

sfxprb.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Sure, that makes sense. One plus side to Orbital Blues, or any space truckers game is the PCs have a lot more handles than in a fantasy super heroes game. But being vindictive isn't going to produce any fun results either. I totally get being friends first and role players second though.

oso-oro.bsky.social•8 hours ago

If I run it again then I'd likely suggest players choose a different Gambit. The rest are flavorful and fun and actually drive some creative play rather than being *real* good at shooting and going "so I start blasting" whenever a challenge comes up.

Otherwise, I quite liked OB!

oso-oro.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Second bit is bigger of an answer... I've been playing with the same group of friends for like, a decade, and this particular player is a known min-maxer even when the game doesn't call for it (like Orbital Blues). At this point it's a "well, that's what he enjoys doing in TTRPGs" so we roll with it

oso-oro.bsky.social•9 hours ago

Really just The Devil's Right Hand, which is always rolling with advantage using a pistol. It very much became a "when you're a hammer, everything looks like a nail" except with... Shooting people.

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