Re: Borrowing from Andromeda into Spelljammer?

David Caveney wrote:
>
> Earlier this year I saw some previews of another Gene Roddenberry spin
> off (I never cared for Earth Final Conflict) featuring Keven "Hercules"
> Sorbo and decided to watch a show figuring it'd be really bad. Well, it
> turns out Andromeda is my "fix" now for a good sf-fantasy show, in the
> same vein as Crusade and BB5 (it obviously is heavily influenced by
> them). Personally, I think the show is fantastic and has some great
> characters.... much of the same "spirit" of SJ (Trance Gemini is
> essentially a kender-furry:).

        I rate the show as pretty average (mainly due to the way too limited
cast; the captain should be loading up on crew by now to replace his old
one.  For example, he should have brought on some of those kids from
that space station and taken aboard reps from the planets allying with
him).

>  Anyway, I was wondering if anyone else here had thuoght about borrowing
> stuff from Andromeda into their SJ campaigns? I think the Nietzscheans
> would fit perfectly into an SJ campaign. They'd make some really nice
> villains as well as some people ya have to work with but don't really
> like doing it. The show just got renewed for a second season and has
> been incredibly popular (strange, since its a good show) so I wonder if
> there will be an Andromeda RPG... that'd be cool.
>
        Don't know if there's really much to steal for SJ (more ideas for a
scifi game, but don't know if I'd actually run an andromeda game).
Guess you could use the nietz's 'big cannon' as inspiration for an
adventure (say orc pirates with a REALLY big Great Bombard on an
asteroid, which is moved by their magic (or an old artifact)).  Don't
know if I'd really use the nietzs; they're really nothing more than
humans with spikes on their arms (now that I think about it, I've seen
like humans in Dark Sun artwork...hmmmmmmm....wonder if the director is
a DS fan...;p)

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Adam Miller