Looking for inspiration? Here’s an excellent book series you’ve probably never heard of: Black Ocean.
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Science to build a starship. Wizardry to take it past light speed. A crew to give it a soul.
In the year 2254 gravity was officially declared to be magic; the scientists gave up trying to figure it out and handed it over to the wizards. Without the inherent respect for the laws of physics, the wizards poked and prodded at gravity, poring over all that science knew about the attraction of one object to the next, and dismissing it as poppycock. They discovered ways around the tired old limits, and gave birth to the first true starships. Some enlightened journalist, covering the maiden voyage of the Impossible, noted that the ship was shaped like a hand giving the middle finger to science.
The dreams of children came alive, and humanity expanded into the cosmos, unlocking the secrets of the galaxy.
Who could have foreseen that three hundred years later, a down-on-his-luck captain would be answering distress calls, hoping to arrive in time to get first pick of the salvage …
Most excellent! Thanks 🙂 BTW – Someone mentioned “Tales of the Ketty Jaye” series. I picked up the first book and it’s perfect for UW. As close to Firefly as I’ve found while still remaining unique.
That was probably me, actually! And yes Ketty Jay is awesome, my campaign is very much based on it (we’re skipping the “space” part of Uncharted Worlds and just hopping around a single planet getting into trouble).
Then Chris Wilson I owe you a thanks 🙂