Author: Larp Wellington

I ran two sessions of Uncharted Worlds at a local con this weekend, using a jump point bodged together from the…

I ran two sessions of Uncharted Worlds at a local con this weekend, using a jump point bodged together from the…

I ran two sessions of Uncharted Worlds at a local con this weekend, using a jump point bodged together from the “Falcon Expanse” examples in the main book – the one where the PC’s ship jumps into the aftermath of a space battle. I ripped the questions straight from an old forum playtest that someone had run (sorry, no link, but what you’d expect: which faction did the wreckage belong to, which other faction is sending a distress call, what’s broken, what cargo are you carrying etc).

In the first, the crew of the “Dandelion” rescued some Xa pirates, then tried to find a replacement flux capacitor for their jump drive, eventually cutting a deal for one with another group of pirates who had taken an Ironclad freighter in the battle and had possession of the Ironclad strategic planning AI. In the second, the “rescue archaeologist” / looter crew of the “TLB” (“Totally Legitimate Business”) decided to salvage valuable data from wrecked ships, storming the bridge of a wrecked pirate cruiser before fleeing with a stolen data core containing their secret jump routes. Either would have made a great campaign setup, and the players seemed enthused by it.

If you’re in NZ, I’ll be demoing Uncharted Worlds at Kapcon in January.

If you’re in NZ, I’ll be demoing Uncharted Worlds at Kapcon in January.

If you’re in NZ, I’ll be demoing Uncharted Worlds at Kapcon in January. While I’d initially planned to do the Falcon Expanse (put together from the few lines in the core book and an old playtest I found online), it occurs to me that I now have 21 options to try.

http://kapcon.org.nz/?q=node/785

Traveller had “76 Patrons”, a collection of adventure seeds.

Traveller had “76 Patrons”, a collection of adventure seeds.

Traveller had “76 Patrons”, a collection of adventure seeds. So now Uncharted Worlds has this. I’ve stolen liberally from TV, books, film, and even a favourite larp. Hopefully people will find it useful.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/195246/21-Jump-Points?src=Plus

This month I put my XP into learning about DriveThru’s POD process.

This month I put my XP into learning about DriveThru’s POD process.

This month I put my XP into learning about DriveThru’s POD process. That feeling when your proofs finally arrive and you see that you managed to work Scribus right (well, right enough) is fantastic. It should be available for sale in the next couple of days.

Tinkering with some Jump Points.

Tinkering with some Jump Points.

Tinkering with some Jump Points. I’m not happy with this one. The core idea – staring at a room full of guns – is good, and you can just imagine how it would work in Firefly for example. But the last two questions don’t add much. Any suggestions on how to fix it?

I think I just published the first third-party supplement for Uncharted Worlds!  CC licensing (and kind author…

I think I just published the first third-party supplement for Uncharted Worlds!  CC licensing (and kind author…

I think I just published the first third-party supplement for Uncharted Worlds!  CC licensing (and kind author permission) FTW!

When I was running #RustbucketTales  I wrote up some quick prompts for the expectation that Kestrel’s band of misfits would try and Wild Jump their way out of trouble, trying to capture the mix of “2001′, “Event Horizon”, and Cthulhu suggested in the rulebook. It occurred to me that these might be useful to other GMs as well, so I threw in some explanatory text and a couple of Jump Points to use if the characters survive.

Its on PWYW, so if you like it you can give me a few dollars to subsidise my larp habit, and if not, its free.

https://drivethrurpg.com/product/192696/Wild-Jumps?src=plus

What format do people like their Jump Points in?

What format do people like their Jump Points in?

What format do people like their Jump Points in? The full narrative walk-through used in “planet-bound salvage”, or the shorter style used below? Is there other info you’d find useful e.g. possible threats or ephemera?