Diaspora is a hard science-fiction roleplaying game (using the FATE system). I’ve never run or played any science-fiction roleplaying games, but I’ve heard that Diaspora is well worth a look. It’s now available in PDF form for less than $15, so there’s no excuse not to check it out. You can grab Diaspora from RPGNow or Lulu (where you can also get it in print).

I was reading this post about reusing NPCs over at the Spirits of Eden and I realised I had a lot more to say than could fit in a comment. So I’ve been inspired to write my own post on the topic.

I find that my players become very intrigued when they encounter an NPC who has been through some noticeable change since the last time the players saw them.

I’ve been using the same RPG world since I started running games, but legends of the PCs’ adventures live on and so do some NPCs…