]> http://rpghearth.com/taxonomy/term/17/0 There are galaxies to be explored ... these gaming systems are geared towards technology, space and exploration. Meet new races and befriend or conquer them. en http://rpghearth.com/story/battlestar_galactica_coming_to_mobile_via_glu_mobile <p>Hit Sci-Fi TV series<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> BSG is coming to mobile gaming through Glu Mobile. Yeah you read right, Battlestar Galactica will be a mobile game, and one that has been waited for for some time, and it is almost ready. U.S. mobile gamers can already play this heroic sci-fi based game, but those of us over here will unfortunately have to wait a little while longer.</p> Science Fiction Glen A Larson's Battlestar Galactica Setting Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:56:18 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/quote/more_from_doctor_who <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>Doctor Who: "Where's your spirit of adventure<a href="glossary#term51" title="adventure: (n) An adventure in a roleplaying game is a single, discrete story. Several adventures in sequence form a campaign. Game companies often publish pre-made adventure supplements. These are often called modules. An adventure typically begins with a prologue which may include the meeting of the characters or PCs, the introduction of the plot, action by the characters, resolution of the plot and epilogue."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>, hm?"</p> <p>Ian: "It died a slow and painful death when those bats came out of the rafters."</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; From: "The Chase"</p> </div> Science Fiction Sun, 11 May 2008 18:34:57 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/quote/doctor_who_says <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>I'm afraid we have no time for codes and manners.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; The Doctor, in "The Edge of Destruction"</p> </div> Science Fiction Sun, 11 May 2008 18:33:24 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/quote/dr_who_says <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>I tolerate this century but I don't enjoy it.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; The Doctor, in "An Unearthly Child"</p> </div> Science Fiction Sun, 11 May 2008 18:31:21 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/mind_storm_labs_releases_first_free_alpha_omega_adventure <p><a href="http://www.mindstormlabs.com">Mind Storm Labs</a> is pleased to announce the release of <a href="http://www.mindstormlabs.com">Milk Run</a>, the first official adventure<a href="glossary#term51" title="adventure: (n) An adventure in a roleplaying game is a single, discrete story. Several adventures in sequence form a campaign. Game companies often publish pre-made adventure supplements. These are often called modules. An adventure typically begins with a prologue which may include the meeting of the characters or PCs, the introduction of the plot, action by the characters, resolution of the plot and epilogue."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> set in the <a href="http://www.mindstormlabs.com">Alpha Omega</a> universe.</p> Pen & Paper Science Fiction Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:36:24 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/precis_intermedia_releases_hardnova_as_a_bagged_set <p><b ><a href="http://www.pigames.net">Precis Intermedia</a></b> kicks off its new line of concise, action-packed printed games with <b >HardNova: Sovereign Space&trade;</b>. Join a team of freelance troubleshooters as they travel through Sovereign Space to mysterious destinations, discover new alien species, and uncover diabolical plots. Then continue the adventure<a href="glossary#term51" title="adventure: (n) An adventure in a roleplaying game is a single, discrete story. Several adventures in sequence form a campaign. Game companies often publish pre-made adventure supplements. These are often called modules. An adventure typically begins with a prologue which may include the meeting of the characters or PCs, the introduction of the plot, action by the characters, resolution of the plot and epilogue."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> with your own stories, and even your own custom characters.</p> <p><b >HardNova: Sovereign Space</b> is a streamlined, bagged set of the HardNova&trade; 2 roleplaying game. It includes a 52-page printed manual; loose scenario, character<a href="glossary#term53" title="character: A role-playing game character is a fictional person (or other entitiy) that inhabits the game&#039;s universe. They are typically divided into player characters, who are controlled by the players, and non-player characters, who are controlled by the GM. In any given game, there are far more NPCs than PCs, as NPCs comprise every individual in the fantasy world who is not playing at the moment. Both types of characters typically follow the same rules for creation, interests, abilities and hit points. Some monsters and odd creatures may not be available as player characters, depending on the game system. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>, reference, and starship sheets; and two dice<a href="glossary#term45" title="dice: Dice in RPGs are a little different than you&#039;re used to. Because the variables used in RPGs are often 1 out of 8, 1 out of 12, or some other odd number, six-sided dice won&#039;t cover all situations. Most RPGs use dice with many different sides on them under different situations. To clearly indicate which die to use, gamers have developed a shorthand method to refer to each type . . . the letter &quot;d&quot; followed by the number of sides the dice has. Your standard die found in any Monopoly box, for example, is called a d6. The most common dice are d4, d6, d8, d10, d12, and d20. Unusual dice that are either rarely used or just bought because they&#039;re &quot;cool&quot; include the d30 and the golf ball sized d100. Your choice of game will determine which dice you need."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a>. <b >HardNova: Sovereign Space</b> puts you into the action quickly, making it perfect for beginners and those on the go. The rules are easy to learn yet flexible and fast-paced. Everything needed to play is included: dice, action-packed scenarios, and ready to use characters and starships.</p> Pen & Paper Science Fiction Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Wed, 21 Nov 2007 12:06:45 -0500 http://rpghearth.com/story/new_online_star_wars_d20_character_sheets <p><a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com">Myth-Weavers</a>, an online gaming site that hosts play-by-post roleplaying games, announces the release of a new Star Wars online character<a href="glossary#term53" title="character: A role-playing game character is a fictional person (or other entitiy) that inhabits the game&#039;s universe. They are typically divided into player characters, who are controlled by the players, and non-player characters, who are controlled by the GM. In any given game, there are far more NPCs than PCs, as NPCs comprise every individual in the fantasy world who is not playing at the moment. Both types of characters typically follow the same rules for creation, interests, abilities and hit points. Some monsters and odd creatures may not be available as player characters, depending on the game system. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> sheet<a href="glossary#term223" title="character sheet: A character sheet is a series of numbers, notes, and other details about a character in a role-playing game. Character sheets can be found in use in both traditional and live action role-playing games."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> as part of its increased support for the Star Wars RPG.</p> <p>The character sheets include automatic calculation of many statistics and are integrated with Myth-Weavers' sheet-rolling system, which allows players to make rolls in game posts that automatically use the right modifiers. A <a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com/sheets/view.php?id=14324" target="_blank">sample sheet</a> has been made available for the public.</p> <p>These Star Wars sheets are available free at <a href="http://www.myth-weavers.com">Myth-Weavers</a>, where membership and game hosting are also free.</p> Star Wars Roleplaying Science Fiction Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:16:35 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/the_nightmare_war_now_available_4_version_bundle_1_price <p><b >Old Kingdom Games is proud to announce that The Nightmare War, d20 System<a href="glossary#term78" title="d20 System: A generic game system, based on a twenty-sided die, controlled by Wizards of the Coast. The d20 System is customizable and reusable by authors under certain terms and conditions. This allows players to game in different genres or settings without the need to learn new game rules. The impact of the d20 system on the hobby has been considerable, and players are divided as to whether the strong adoption of a common game system has simplified the hobby or whether it has harmed the hobby by reducing diversity and dampening the creation of new rules."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> version has been released.</b></p> <p><b ><a href="http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=20373">CLICK HERE TO BUY NOW OR VIEW A DEMO</a></b></p> <p>A 'stand-alone' campaign<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> sourcebook for players and games masters - pit your characters, cursed with a terrifying alien legacy, against malevolent forces intent on their utter destruction. In the world of 2035, the Nightwalkers struggle to survive and to understand what they have become; and just what it is that hunts them.</p> d20 System Science Fiction Bookshelf (Games, Books, etc) Wed, 06 Dec 2006 15:01:28 -0500 http://rpghearth.com/story/okg_the_nightware_war_mini_site_now_live <p>Greetings!</p> <p>In advance of the December release of our d20 system<a href="glossary#term78" title="d20 System: A generic game system, based on a twenty-sided die, controlled by Wizards of the Coast. The d20 System is customizable and reusable by authors under certain terms and conditions. This allows players to game in different genres or settings without the need to learn new game rules. The impact of the d20 system on the hobby has been considerable, and players are divided as to whether the strong adoption of a common game system has simplified the hobby or whether it has harmed the hobby by reducing diversity and dampening the creation of new rules."><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> sourcebook: The Nightmare War, we've launched the mini site for the book.</p> <p>A 'stand-alone' campaign<a href="glossary#term52" title="campaign: A campaign is an ongoing storyline revolving about a continuous group of characters. It is generally made up of a series of adventures within a specific setting. Since the word &#039;campaign&#039; implies a series of military conquests, games wishing to distance themselves from such martial pursuits have alternate names for their campaigns. For example, Ars Magica campaigns are known as sagas and Vampire: The Masquerade campaigns are known as chronicles. Several games, attempting to invoke the serial dramas of television, have used the term series. "><img src="modules/glossary/glossary.gif" /></a> sourcebook for players and games masters - pit your characters, cursed with a terrifying alien legacy, against malevolent forces intent on their utter destruction. In the world of 2035, the nightwalkers struggle to survive and to understand what they have become; and just what it is that hunts them.</p> D&D Environments & Settings Science Fiction Hot Off The Press (Gamer News) Tue, 21 Nov 2006 09:23:12 -0500 http://rpghearth.com/quote/the_guide_on_towels <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>A towel, it says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have.</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Douglas Adams, <em >Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy</em></p> </div> Novels Science Fiction Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:12:52 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/quote/giga_what <div class="quotes-quote"> <p>One point twenty-one <em >gigawatts?!</em> What was I thinking?</p> </div> <div class="quotes-author"> <p>&mdash; Doctor Emmett Brown; Back to the Future part 1</p> </div> Movies & Videos Science Fiction Tue, 12 Sep 2006 21:09:53 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/coming_in_2006_the_nightmare_war <p><b >You could draw a line in your life, a clear division—the time before the nightmares and the time after. You think you’re the same person you’ve always been. You feel like the same person, you have the same memories. But since the nightmares started, the rest of the world feels different.</p> <p>You have become what we call a “nightwalker.”</b></p> <p>Possessing the form and memories of a human life and the elusive nightmares of a truly alien past, you must contend with a new life as something more than human.</p> <p>Distorted nightmares torment you, hinting at a horrible, eternal existance in servitude. Is this your future, or your past? It's time to find others like you. There must be others like you.</p> <p>Time is running out. There will be a cataclysm on this earth before they take you, you must be ready. </p> <p><b >THEY ARE COMING!</b></p> <p><a href="http://www.oldkingdomgames.com">CLICK HERE TO VISIT OUR WEBSITE FOR MORE INFORMATION, PRODUCT PREVIEWS AND DISCUSSION FORUM</a></p> d20 System Science Fiction Behind the Screen (Industry News) Sat, 09 Sep 2006 13:28:34 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/star_trek_xi_in_the_works <p>04.21.2006<br /> BREAKING NEWS: J.J. Abrams to Produce "Trek XI"</p> <p>J.J. Abrams, producer of hit shows Lost and Alias, as well as director of the upcoming Paramount film "Mission: Impossible III," is slated to produce and possibly direct the next Star Trek feature, according to today's Daily Variety and sources at Paramount Pictures. There is no title as yet for the new movie, but it will be the eleventh in the franchise. (Until a title is selected, we will usually refer to the project as simply "Star Trek XI.")</p> Movies & Videos Science Fiction Gene Roddenberry's Star Trek Behind the Screen (Industry News) Fri, 25 Aug 2006 14:44:44 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/help_bring_back_stargate_sg_1 <p>This fellow has compiled a lot of the info you'll need if you'd like to contact the Sci-Fi channel about the pending cancellation of Stargate SG-1. You can write, email or call with his collection of contacts.</p> Movies & Videos Science Fiction Wright & Glassner's Stargate SG1 Setting Roll Them Bones (Gaming Articles) Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:10:17 -0400 http://rpghearth.com/story/stargate_sg_1_cancelled_atlantis_renewed <p>The future of Stargate is in question today, as SCI FI Channel has cancelled the long-running Stargate SG-1, Multichannel News reported today and a GateWorld source has confirmed. The news regrettably follows the airing of the show's milestone two-hundredth episode on Friday.</p> Movies & Videos Science Fiction Wright & Glassner's Stargate SG1 Setting Roll Them Bones (Gaming Articles) Tue, 22 Aug 2006 00:15:57 -0400