Maintained by: Alan D. Kohler
At left is an image of SP6 orbiting Gem, Courtesy of Kedamono.
The SP6 logo is courtesy of Asperil.
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Maintained by: Alan D. Kohler At left is an image of SP6 orbiting Gem, Courtesy of Kedamono. The SP6 logo is courtesy of Asperil. |
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Welcome to the SpacePort 6 (or SP6)
homepage. SpacePort 6 was formerly a talking in chararacter
(or TIC) forum in the WebRPG family of online forums. Space Port 6 was
among the first of WebRPG's TIC forum to have separate webpage/FAQ support.
The forum is no longer active, but during its heyday, a great body of work
evolved about the SP6 setting. I have maintained this forum in the hopes
that other gamers may find the SP6 background useful as a setting for SFRPGs
such as Alternity, GURPS Space, CORPS, Traveller,
or my own homebrew Science Fiction RPG engine, Starfarer.
The SpacePort 6 setting espouses a "pseudo-hard" approach to SF. There are some items in the setting, such as faster than light drives, that are conventional trappings of SF that defy conventional scientific knowledge. However, we try not to get to carried away with what technology can do. "Magical" technologies like teleportation can hamper beleivability of the setting, draw focus a bit too far away from the characters, and kill otherwise good plotlines. This web page is primarily a compilation of background material that has been created over the course of SP6's existence, and questions frequenly asked by players new to the forum. This provided new players with the means to quickly get involved in the forum, and helps provide inspiration and consistancy for the plotlines. If you have questions about the forum, please consult the SP6 FAQ. If you have other questions, suggestions, or contributions, email me at: adkohler@ieee.org. If you are new to the SP6 forum and are interested in joining the role-playing expereince there, you might find it helpful to consult the SP6 Quick Tour. If you'd like to check out the forum or join in, follow one of the following links:
Much of this material was originally seen in the SP6 FAQ, original text and HTML by Alan D. Kohler. Contributions by "Avril," John H. Reiher, Jr. AKA "Kedamono," Scott J Dysart, Nathan W. Warrick. All concepts herein are Copyright 1997- 1999 by their respective authors. The Starfarer SFRPG and associated concepts are copyright 1997-1999 by Alan D. Kohler. Astrologicus is a trademark of Logicrucilbe, Inc. GURPS is a trademark of Steve Jackson Games, Inc. WebRPG is a trademark of WebRPG, Inc. 3G3 and CORPS are trademarks of Blacksburg Tactical Research Center, Inc. Alternity is a registered trademark of TSR, Inc., a division of Wizards of the Coast. Contributions by Lee "Abram Trueblood" that appeared in previous FAQs have been removed at his request. |