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Playkit - Aspects
Playkit - Aspects
Playkit - Aspects
ORBITAL PLAYKIT
BY JACK HARRISON
v1.0, FEBRUARY 2021
The Interstellar War.
An all-consuming conflict, burning across the stars
Resources.
CONSIDER AS YOU PLAY
LISTS
Pick up when someone deals with soldiers, officers or spies, or SOLDIER NAMES
discovers the war is closer than they thought. mallard, tucker, connor, hardshell, blue, o’neal, rax, hicks, strom, cassius, echo
Trade away when it’s your character’s turn to do the same.
INTRODUCTION
SOLDIER TRAITS
single-minded focus, an unblemished record, a life reduced to vengeance, a
A CONFLICT WITHOUT END
misguided path to redemption, a broken spirit, a desire to escape, love back home
The two powers have been at war longer than most can remember. It began with
ideological differences and border disputes but quickly escalated to a galaxy-wide SERVICE RANKS
schism. Now we live amid open, near-inescapable galactic warfare. cadet, private, ensign, corporal, sergeant, officer, captain, major, colonel, admiral
Almost every planet, asteroid and construct in the galaxy has allied, willingly or MILITARY DETAILS
otherwise, with one of the sides. The fact that our station has remained neutral is a ceremonial pistol, a medal of repute, nationalist slogans, whispered callsigns,
clanking boots, broken transmissions, blinking explosives, a waiting fleet
a miracle, one that requires constant vigilance and, sometimes, desperate action.
NOTES
CREATION MOVES
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Pick up when someone interacts with life support systems, wanders LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS
unmapped corridors or seeks the strange. artificial gravity, water filtration, oxygen scrubbing, waste management,
Trade away when it’s your character’s turn to do the same.
atmosphere pressurisation, humidity controls, thermal regulation, nutrient
INTRODUCTION dispensers, hydroponics, fire suppression, autodoors
DUCT TAPE WORKS ANYWHERE ANCIENT SUBSYSTEMS
We did not build this station, we found it. As such, the life support systems are insectoid synthetics that wander unguided, an AI core covered in faintly-glowing
a capricious jumble of found, built, stolen and traded machines. Often we feel lichen, a pyre of discarded electronics that we must keep alight, a monolith that
more like marriage counsellors than engineers—dousing little fires, teasing apart whispers half-heard secrets, a cloud of nanites that sterilise as they meander,
knotted cables and arguing with our sometimes wilful Assistant. autodoors that you must compliment to open.
We keep things running, but so much of the station remains enigmatic and MALFUNCTIONS
strange. Whenever we search for answers, we’re left with more questions. depressurisation, toxic gases, burst sewerage, knee-high water, lights out,
flickering displays, gravity fluctuations, dangerous temperatures, food spoilage,
CREATION MOVES
stubborn doors, unceasing klaxons, rebellious automatons
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The Markets
The Scum and Villainy.
The smugglers, gangsters & thieves who haunt our station
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NAME THE TWO MAJOR GANGS ASPECT MOVES broken glass, makeshift emblems, hastily-sprayed tags,
the yotto family, the sliznyak kajidic, a heated disagreement, a single shot in the dark
• Introduce an outlaw with
the crimson claws, the fondor fangs, ideas above their station.
the brotherhood of ra, the broken
NOTES
circle, the blood pack, the blue suns, • Entangle a resident with a
eclipse, the ebon wing, vega’s boys, criminal obligation.
the orchard syndicate • Offer something rare or illicit at
a ruinously high price.
CHOOSE THEIR REPUTATIONS
ambitious, zealous, vicious, weird, • Threaten a resident’s life or
callous, bold, principled, reckless, livelihood with violence.
professional, organised, wise, canny • Seize a vital asset with swift force.
LISTS
The Unaffiliated
The Lambent Strand.
A glowing thread, weaving every life together into a great tapestry
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CONSIDER AS YOU PLAY
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