Hello there,

I'm quite new to the site and the community but I've already grown very fond of you all

Well - here is my proposal - I'd like to GM a game of Battlestar Galactica. I'm a fan of the new series and eagerly await the last season (although I have to wait a while longer than you guys, since I live in Germany - I apologize in advance for my english - I'm not a native speaker).

The setting takes place about a year before the last Cylon attack (start of the TV-Show). The PCs will preferebly be crewmembers of the Battlestar Valkyrie which patrols along the armistice line just short of unknown Cylon territory.

I'm looking for any concept with a military background but I personally prefer to have some keypositions covered, namely:

The XO (Major)
The CAG (Captain)
A handful of Viper and Raptor pilots. (Lieutenants or Pilots))
A Science Officer (can be civilian)
Any additional Officers in the CIC (Dradis, Communication, Tactical stations)

I hope I can find some interested players - there is a corebook on sale, but you don't need to buy it (if interested - more here: www.bsg-rpg.com). I can provide the necessary details for character creation and basic rules via eMail. Knowledge of the series is not necessary but I suppose its more fun if you've watched the show.

I'd also accept any other concept (even civilians, who can be on board because of several reasons) and the game will be open enough to hop in later. Once I've got the keypositions covered I'll start.

Feel free to discuss in this thread - ask questions I'm around.

Is this still being discussed?

I just stumbled over it again - You'd be the second PC if the first is still interested.

I bump this - I would still do this if we found at least 2 more PCs.

Lets see where this goes.

I'd be interested, sure. I'll look up the RPG when I get home.

That'll be 3 then

could I have a roll call for everyone interested? I'd like to prepare a few things and know if I can get it started or not.

So far I know these are the current interested players:

James Booth
Michael McGee
SalmonMax
and a fourth very maybe.

Dibs on the crazy but awesome Viper pilot! I will name her...oh I don't know...Sundollar? Celebritymaledeer?

I will think on it.

I'd be interested in being an XO or another high-ranking officer.

ok - right now it looks like:

Michael Peters - the XO
SalmonMax - Viper pilot (maybe CAG?)
Michael McGee - either Viper or Raptor pilot. I'd gladly take a Raptor pilot

I hope we can get at least a fourth and fifth PC - then I will move to ask Chosen for a Forum.

For anyone not yet interested - the game is planned on a longer scale, so you can join later on and then it may even be as a Civilian on board of one of the Battlestars or even on his own ship.

For those who are not familiar with the game mechanics. It is comparable to Earthdawn (i.e. Skills and Attributes go from d2 to d12 and from d12 on with +1, +2, etc.) and everything else is bought with a point-buy-system - so no random rolls for charactercreation. There are no classes like in Earthdawn or D&D - the best comparison here is Shadowrun or WoD/Storyteller-System.

And last but not least - every PC has so called Plot points with which he can either enhance a roll, make an injury less deadly or actually change the story at a point (like saying "I jump for cover behind those crates to avoid getting toasted by the Centurion" although the ST never said there were any crates. The players spents an amount of Plot points and the story changes to the PCs liking - within reasonable parameters of course).

Can you tell us anything about setting? First Cylon war? Second? Are we going to crew a Battlestar or some other carrier vessel?

I'm picking up the storyline in which Cmd. Adama got involved in the Black Ops aboard BS-Valkyrie (he got transferred after that, so basically there is a new Commander on board when the game starts). The Valkyrie patrols along the armistice line trying to scout for any Cylon activities. It is part of a small military convoy consisting of 1 Battlestar and several military spacecraft comparable to Destroyers/Cruisers and supporting crafts like tankers and a special DRADIS-craft (for deeper space scans).

The PCs are all crewmembers of the Battlestar except if anyone doesn't want to. If you have any further questions please ask them here!

OK - I'm still waiting for Nathan's submission and would very gladly accept more players!

+push+

I'm gonna work with him, hopefully tonight, passing on what you taught me.

We've got our Forum!!! I'll creating some more threads over the weekend with more details about the game. Right now I have to ask for a little patience. I had to abort work yesterday, my wife called with an emergency. It's nothing overall serious but I'll be less frequent online till sunday (I suppose). Our little boy of 9 months has the flu and grows his first tooth at the same time... equals no sleep for those who cannot relate to that situation.

At least we're set - please discuss here further ideas and exchange yourselves about your characters. You're going to know eachother for some time (the assignment/mission was started over a year ago).

So say we all!