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I am planning to get them involved in a spinoff of the 5th frontier war. I want to have them arrive at a planet to retrieve some important artefacts while a Zhodani planetary invasion is going on. Thanks for the advice, I will take a look at them!

Thanks, I will take a look!

Hi all, I am interested in running an adventure dealing with a planetary invasion. Do you have suggestions which adventures or source books give background or rules for it? Also what would you recommend for descriptions or settings for high TL surroundings? Any adventures or source material for...

I have tried the alternative initiative introduced by the Companion Update 2024 and it is working really well! It makes combat much more dynamic and chaotic. My players feel the same but what came up is, that the tactics skill no longer plays a role unless someone wants to act before. How do...

I am just watching some Ashoka and I really like the mine and debris field she has to fly through. Are there rules how to handle this?

Thanks for the ideas! What could I introduce in terms of some fascinating or "wow" High Sci Fi stuff (that might not be working any longer but still is fascinating)?

Thanks for the feedback! I like the approach of adjusting it to the respective skill area that is relevant at the moment.

I am planning to let the PCs discover a pre-Maghiz research station next to the Darrian space. It was there to monitor a very unusual (maybe Ancient related?) anomaly in an empty hex space. Besides scanners etc. I am looking for inspiration how the station would actually look like on TL 16 or...

I frequently come across situations where the PCs try to judge the character of a person or their intentions. In other RPG games there usually is something like an "Insight" skill. I sometimes let them roll on diplomacy or persuasion etc. but that always feels weak an often doesn't really fit...

Flavor-wise I am totally with you. Rules-wise it would be a problem because of the smart trait and EMP I'm afraid.

Thanks! That makes a lot of sense

Related to the original question: How do you handle the science skill? Just because someone is proficient (lvl 1) with philosophy he shouldn't then know about Cybernetics (lvl) IMHO. So far I have ruled that they can only apply lvl 0 to related skills but of course my players objectived.

Thanks for the feedback! As a compromise I think that I will allow the material to be better, more durable etc. and make the items smaller and last longer. The CRC 2023 explicitely refers to computers and electronic devices. So I tend to rule that weapons and armor are not higher TL and...

Hi all, again I need some feedback on an issue. Is the tech level of gear without different TL categories, e.g. a personal mediscanner, always the same (12 in this case) or can you acquire it at a higher TL on a higher TL world? One of my players quoted Core Rule Book 2022 page 97: You should...

Thanks for all the answers so far. Dealing with armor and equipment is something I need to figure out better. We like to play as RAW as possible. How do you handle the acquisiton of gear? Strictly by law level? At the black market section there are categories so pretty much everything...