Re: ST=>SJ Why?

On Mon, 13 Jan 1997 03:14:28 -0400 Paul Westermeyer <westermeyer.3@???.edu>
wrote:


> Just a question concerning the ST->SJ conversions.
> I guess my question is,  do you do the conversion because you didn't know
> there were Star Trek RPGs or do you dislike those systems for some reason?
> And why did you choose Spelljammer?
>

As someone who has tried something similar a number of times, the usual reason
for doing conversions into AD&D from Star Trek, etc., is because we like the
AD&D system a lot, and want to include elements from another setting. (I
personally did the ITV series 'Sharpe' into a Forgotten Realms setting, as well
as doing the SJ module 'Under the Dark Fist' in a Star Trekky way, setting-wise
rather than tech-wise.) Also, the game is more adaptable than many. My own
setting that I devised recently, Corporate Dragon, is a modern-tech AD&D
variant. It almost all stays the same. And as for magic being un-Trekky, that's
up to you to choose your level of isomorphism. We thought, what of
federation-style elves. This gave us ranks like Ship's Mage, etc. (the War
Captain's Companion helped here), and our best NPC is an ambassador after the
order of Spock and Sarek. Please send me your thoughts on this (and order
Corporate Dragon if you want 0:-))

Nilmar the Brown, Captain of the good ship 'Hammer of Justice'.

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0:-)  Halo/Alex

Alex.roberts@???.??.uk