This Thursday, October 31st, marks the
7th anniversary of the scifi tabletop RPG, Solar Echoes. The game was
released in 2012 on DriveThruRPG and RPGNow (which has since merged
with DriveThruRPG) as downloadable pdf files, but physical copies of
the books were also printed and sold at several game stores on the
East Coast. The game took two entire years to develop, from original
concept to extensive internal and external play testing. I look back
and realize that I might not have finished the project if I’d had
any idea of what I was getting into—designing a tabletop RPG is a
very involved, lengthy, and expensive endeavor. I love quoting my
wife from when we decided to paint our entire basement together, and
I think her words can be directly applied to designing and finishing
Solar Echoes: “It’s amazing what you can accomplish when you have
no idea what you’re getting into.” This week, I’ll discuss some
of the things that are involved with the process of building your own
tabletop RPG, if you’d like to know what you are getting into...
As seven alien races struggle to co-exist in an uneasy alliance, the Inter-Stellar Union sends Union Guard agents on missions to preserve the crucial balance. These specialized operatives must do what regional security cannot, dealing with smugglers, pirates, terrorists, and even greater challenges in order to bring stability to a universe that needs it desperately. Without the Union Guard, the races will not be prepared to face a looming alien threat they can only hope to defeat together.
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