Sen.Thorpe:
"We’ve seen neo-Nazis attack Camp Sovereignty, white supremacist terrorism unleashed against Aboriginal people on Invasion Day in Boorloo, and now our Muslim brothers and sisters being targeted during Ramadan.
White supremacy is not fringe. It is organised, persistent and escalating."
Oh, uh! Hello! This is CONTINUE.
We're a defiant, new videogames magazine. We have assembled an incredible roster of talented creatives, writers, artists and illustrators to build Issue 01 of our new magazine.
We launched our Kickstarter today!
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The regional games events in the States and Territories here in Australia are really stepping up. Not only are they showcasing local games, but delivering talks from developers and educating the local scene.
The program for ALT GAMES in Sydney looks great!
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Screenshot of a Ship Sheet for Assault Fleet Centauri. Ship Description: A dedicated electronic warfare ship. Retrofit from last gen Assault Corvettes, these old gunships have a whole new bag of tricks. Used to support other ships, or lay in wait for covert cyber attack. Modest engines, nimble handling, first rate sensors, and no FTL. The ship is lightly armoured and has a small crew for a ship of it's size. It has no weapons persay, but does have a lot of powerful ship abilities. For defence it has Decoy Flares for destroying incoming missile attacks. It's also able to create a Sensor Mirage which generates false targets on the enemy radar. It has an EW/COM Suite for cyber warfare. This allows the ship to jam radios, and hack enemy systems. Also boosts it's defence against incoming hacks. Its Forward Observer ability and it First Rate sensors give it bonuses to studying enemy ships. Target Relay lets it give bonuses to allied attack rolls, and Missile Tracking gives allies bonuses to their missile defence rolls.
Remade the EWAC Corvette for AFC this morning after having a chat with @alexconnolly.bsky.social
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Covens is a #TTRPG about a coven of witches trying to survive in present-day small-town America. Players create a coven together, defining its character, powers, and relationship with society. Then, they create individual members, witches, servants, and familiars. Now with sister game Packs! Be a
Was messing around with some updates the Section 5 Traits, trying to have less abilites that are just +1 or bonus dice, and FINALLY was in the mood to write up some combat drugs.
Wanna see some examples?
The idea of someone in the combine stealing from their job is funny to me, most businesses are co-ops 😆
I'm not saying it can't happen but it's funny to think about. More like embezzling than theft.
This is a very good suggestion... And also immediately reminds me of the two older guys that were on the same tour of China as me in 2015. They were both former Telstra installers from Northern Sydney. I really enjoyed taking photos of all the wiring on street poles.
Trucker is an interesting suggestion. The other part is also interesting...profession: recluse.
I think there might be a hidden comment on this post that I can't see... Not sure what that's about.
Was messing around with some updates the Section 5 Traits, trying to have less abilites that are just +1 or bonus dice, and FINALLY was in the mood to write up some combat drugs.
Wanna see some examples?
Mission Impossible meets the Expanse. Agents have to work day jobs between missons.
So could be an IT guy, but someone else on the team is the hacker (by way of cyber terrorist.)
question for the brains trust: I'm making an example gadgetman/techie character for my sci-fi spy rpg, what is their day job?
This character should feel like your mate that's always helping you fix stuff and has a lot of DIY contraptions around their house instead of appliances.
The Gubat Banwa Community Zine has been released!!! I've contributed some art and OCs to this so please take a look if you're interested!
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Love to grace the ton
I like that your game kinda starts with a respected Old Timer and a Pub, cause all my games have that too.
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Hey folk! In honor of International Transgender Day of Visibility, we are hosting a special live-streamed AP one-shot!
We are looking to cast AP performers that identify under the transgender umbrella.
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My mind was blown when one of you said your Angel works at a Surf Shop, but then my brain really exploded when one of you said their Angel was AN INFLUENCER?! That is a VERY high profile cover story, and I am here for the plot hook potential.
I watched a video about that the other day, and then the next time I saw the tug boats in the port here I thought about how both are kinda saucer adjacent.
Maybe all those Aliens from the 50s and 60s were flying space tugs?
Make Our Own Heaven is a biopunk angel RPG about helping your community the only way you know how.
Resist the corps, fight the cops, and solve problems for your community, all while trying to make ends meet on the streets of Jupiter's largest city.
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Oh hell yeah!
I love that people are still finding and enjoying this game. Truely a (tabletop) game doesn't find it's legs until several years after its release.
Our episode is out, and what an incredible cast of @daulyp.bsky.social @dannyrmendoza.bsky.social @miguelclassico.bsky.social @aliengenic.bsky.social and Lex!
Be sure to check this one out, as @uselrei1500.bsky.social gave us a brilliant game to talk about hope even in the darkness.
Definetly check out this game, I've followed it for a while and I think it's gonna be a banga!
How cute is this medieval numbat?
Image is a screenshot of 4 paragraphs. Text is below. The Taxmen are a black ops mercenary unit run by AIMS (American Intelligent Mission Services) but sponsored by Homeworld Security. A loud and messy kill squad used by the Earth Commonwealth when subtly is no longer required. Due to their semi-independent nature, the Taxmen often sell their services to megacorps, political figures, and rogue states…assuming they have good credit. However, they are expected to drop everything when HomeSec comes calling (something you might be able to exploit.) The Taxmen themselves are led by Captain Aileen Hancock. One of the spare heirs to the Hancock Mining Dynasty. One too many scandals in her delinquent youth got her cut out of the family (exploit her family relationship at your own peril, she is both extremely protective and deeply resentful.) After a few false starts in the criminal underworld, she was recruited to the Commonwealth Drop Troopers. At the end of her first tour she signed on with AIMS, started the Taxmen, and has been HomeSec’s go to sledge hammer ever since. Aileen likes to recruit fellow fuckups, bastards, and wayward scions for her unit. Often rescuing these fallen heirs from the end of their rope. She looks for those with proven ruthlessness, strong survival instincts, and a taste for risky or thrill seeking behaviour. Those three qualities allow her to mold potential recruits into useful soldiers. Through Electro-Neural Programming, VR Training Simulations, and a steady drip of combat drugs; she transforms failsons into hardened mercenaries. Operationally they are best used to smash the enemy or sow terror. They’re good for assaults and extractions in hazardous environments but don’t use them for finesse jobs. For them, stealth is a prelude to a violent gunfight. You send this team when collateral damage is the point.
I actually started this project as a way to reuse some of the writing I was doing for a hobby event.
The DIY/punk focused mini games crew I'm part of is doing a decentralised campaign of Stargrave in our own setting, Sunbound.
I rolled up a corpo merc squad, and knew what I had to do.
Screenshot of a ship sheet from Assault Fleet Centauri. It is densely packed with information, so what follows is a summery. Ship Description: MARAUDER DROPSHIP: A long range shuttle used for covert unit insertion and black ops overwatch missions. Designed to look like a Courier on radar. Navigation: Modest fusion engines, nimble handling, first rate sensors. Damage control: 20 hull points and light armour. Weapons: 4 rocket pods and ample ammo. Ship Abilities. DISGUISE: This ship looks like a common Courier. Enemies have Disadvantage to see through your disguise as long as your weapons are powered down. DECOY FLARES: Once per engagement totally block a missile or rocket attack made against you. HULL LANDING: Magnetically attach to another ships hull. COVERT WEAPONS BAY: This ship is built for Light Attack ISR Operations. In addition to rockets and flares, this ship carriers: 4 Anti-Ship Missiles (Havocs & Busters), 2 Decoy Beacons, 2 Chaff Bomb, and 1 Orbital Kinetic Kill Device. DROP-RACKS: This ship is built to deploy soldiers via Orbital HALO drops and EVAs. It carries Armoured Spacesuits, Jump-packs, Small Arms, etc. DATA-CRYPT: A black ops server. If you capture this ship, you always gain intel.
screenshot of text for the section 5 version of the dropship. MARAUDER COVERT DROPSHIP “ZERO SUM GAME” (20 HP, Armour 3) BIO A long range shuttle used for covert unit insertion and black ops overwatch missions. Designed to look like a common Courier ship on radar, they carry a surprisingly extensive range of military hardware. When on overwatch missions, will often carry a hacker for tactical support. GEAR -Guided Rockets: 2D6 damage -Anti Ship ‘Buster’ Missile: 2D6 damage, ignore armour, can’t target anything smaller than a house. -Anti Ship ‘Havoc’ Missile: 1D6 damage, disable electronics, can’t target anything smaller than a house. -Orbital Kinetic Kill Device: turn a town sized target into a crater. Single Use. -ISR Sensors: covertly monitor the battlefield from orbit. -Stealth Comms: Covertly send messages to troops on the ground. TRAITS EYE IN THE SKY: Enemies can’t hide from you, unless they use a trait to hide. COVERT OVERWATCH: You can loiter over a battlefield without detection, unless you fire a weapon. HUMBLE DISGUISE: Your vehicle looks like a regular, normal, common place vehicle. ORBITAL DROPSHIP: Your ship can covertly deploy drop troopers from orbit, and in a pinch, can descend to retrieve them.
It's not just Section 5 stuff I've been making, I also stated up the Taxmen's dropship for Assault Fleet Centauri...although I'm not sure what kind of mission you use it for in that game?
The dropship was inspired by Q-ships and the Skywarden, as well as the Peacekeeper Maurauder (hence the name.)
Want a sneak peek at what I've been working on the last couple of weeks?
Ask and you shall recive
screenshot of text. TRAITS FULL METAL BITCH: The first time you’re attacked in a scene, ignore the damage, but take all other consequences. PREDATOR: You can always tell where people are hiding in your vicinity, unless they used a Trait to hide. BUCKET OF DRUGS: When in combat you don’t feel Fear or Pain. FIRESTARTER: If your heart stops beating, you explode causing 2D6 damage to everyone close and setting everything on fire.
I tried to make the NPC traits a little humorous and referential, while also telegraphing unit behaviour. You can really see this with the leader, Aileen "Firesale" Hancock.
I'm trying to create enemies that setup to a certain kind of scene when used in a mission.
Screenshot of text. COLLECTOR 6 HP, Armour 2 BIO: The grunts of Aileen’s operation. Recipe for a basic Taxman Collector. Take 1 scion of the oligarchy, add a bucket of parental disappointment, mix in some criminal misbehaviour, bake until broken, then marinate in a blend of Achilles, Cheeta, and MDK. Squeeze it into a recycled drop trooper kit and you’ve got yourself a fearless and obedient killing machine. GEAR Covert Carbine: 1D6 Damage, Silent Uparmoured Vacsuit: 2 Armour, Environmentally Sealed and Protected. -Combat Knife: 1D6 Damage Jump Pack: Leap over buildings, chasms, and gulfs. TRAITS BUCKET OF DRUGS: When in combat you don’t feel Fear or Pain.
Here's a look at one of the basic soldiers for the team, a Tax Collector. NPCs don't roll to do things in Section 5, so there's no skill list or anything. If players don't wanna be hit, they need to take defensive actions.
