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Re: [RPG]: 3:16 Carnage Amongst The Stars, reviewed by Mike Fischer (4/4)
The core system, though built around Heinlein "bug hunts" and its successors (40k, Aliens, Doom, Forever War) is applicable to just about anything you can pun about.
Minimal tweaking suggests "316 A.D.", in which you play Imperial Roman Legionnaires fighting your way into the incipient Dark Ages, possibly bringing them about yourself. ("Brigadier General" could become "General" or quite possibly "First Citizen".)
My other notion that I haven't quite figured out how to do perfectly is "Stardate 3:16", representing the adventures of a Federation "Away Team". This would replace the "Threat Token" with something like an "Intrigue Token" or "Mystery Token", and the two stats become something like "Direct Approach vs. Indirect Approach" or maybe "Diplomacy" (NFA) and "Science" (FA).
Anyway, nice review, much thanks for giving another perspective on it.
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