2D6 sandbox RPG seen through the lens of a Soviet future that will never be
Welcome to Kosmos 68, a blog dedicated to Zozer Games’ Traveller setting of the same name. Entries will give guidance on how to interpret the standard tables of the original 2D6 sandbox science fiction RPG (any version, though I’m a fan of Cepheus Engine) into a Soviet ‘alternate future’. The goal is not to make... Continue Reading →
Millions of years ago Jutka 0109 was covered in fertile seas. In a process that continues today and will do for many millions of years to come the atmosphere is being stripped away. Vast deserts now exist beside the still abundant seas. Much of the sea life was edible and the planet was capable of... Continue Reading →
Pronounced in a single syllable, ‘Vôhm’. Sensationalised image for popular magazine Wreckage caused by rogue manufacturing robot subdued with military force OASyS Domestic robot carnage! News at 6! "He was a mad thing, officer" The official position is that there is no such thing as a VoMe, or Violent Mechanism, because this would imply a... Continue Reading →
Posters such as these grace every schoolroom and the bedroom walls of adventure dreaming youths throughout the USSP. The Voskhod is a long range patrol ship in service with Rocket Corps. Its mission is to patrol the space lanes, to visit the many Republic worlds, and offer support and help where needed. Scientific expeditions, medical... Continue Reading →
Date: 5 November, 2168 Location: Bukan 0404 Operation Name: Zhuki Incursion Response Operation (ZIRO) Executive Summary: On 20 October, a zhuki ‘turtle’ drop ship made an unauthorised landing approximately 75 kilometres from Nhật Tấ city. The turtle deployed a significant number of hostile alien creatures, subsequently identified as mites, led by wolves. The local Union... Continue Reading →
NEWS FROM BUKAN 0404 In a heart-pounding showdown of courage and resilience, our indomitable UDF has once again proven that together, we are invincible! When a Zhuki ship descended upon our beloved republic, releasing hordes of menacing monsters, it seemed like the darkest of hours. But the indomitable spirit of our community and the unwavering... Continue Reading →
Creating new chemicals to help mankind survive on alien worlds is a major branch of scientific enquiry. Thousands of new drugs are designed and tested every year. Through the testing process some are made more safe, some are declared ineffective, and some pass through to the pharmaceutical corporations (such as SovSys Health Technologies - commonly... Continue Reading →
The original 2d6 sandbox system referred to alien solar systems and the main planet using a single name, and seldom if ever talked about all the other planets in that system. Kosmos-68 continues this practice. The name Stanovoy is the name of the star and also the name of the main planet of the system.... Continue Reading →
I've created a page linked above that outlines the Themes that drive this vision, and the Principles that help define the specifics of a scenario. Check out this advice here.
The enigmatic remains of great alien structures exist across space. Some of these are stupendous and breath-taking, others are built on a smaller scale with some unknown purpose. The nature of their alien builders is unknown: no representations, text or biological or fossilized remains have ever been discovered. And no great technological secrets have ever... Continue Reading →
Korsokovo 0503 sits at the northeast corner of the Wilderness Circuit and is the refuelling spot for ships headed towards Vadino, and for refugee ships fleeing the warzone in K70. The main planet of the system is the third, an average sized world with dense atmosphere and 80% of its surface covered in deep, fertile... Continue Reading →
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