On a rather more cheery note, I was able to take part in a one-shot game of the the new "Star Trek" at the weekend, which proved to be a much more enjoyable experience. It involved five players in a short adventure featuring all three pillars of the game - two combats, some exploration, and a very little interaction.
Truth be told, the adventure itself wasn't very good - as noted, there wasn't very much of the interaction that is so important to Trek, and the whole thing was pretty basic. But then, this was an introductory adventure intended to highlight what the system was about, so that wasn't too terrible.
(Also of note, and very important: we got through the entire adventure in about four hours. Contrast with Pathfinder's one throwaway combat in an hour and a half.)
The system is fairly light and breezy, with enough character customisation to provide sufficient interest there, and enough completity to the system to give it some bite. And it felt very much like a DS9-era Trek episode, which is probably pretty much ideal.
Finally, this seems to be another game that's almost perfectly suited to one-shot play, much like "Firefly". Given my likely availability for gaming over the next few years, or lack thereof, that's pretty ideal.
So, I'd definitely play this again, and would recommend it to fans of the setting. (Of course, if you don't like Trek, I really wouldn't recommend this game. Shocking, I know!)
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