Are there any RPGs designed for the "intrigue aboard a gigantic-ass

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>>51940030
You could take a look at this.

>>51940030
one of the new dark heresy books is set aboard a giant spaceship with its own weird culture.

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>>51940081
Or this

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>>51940030
Rogue Trader or Dark Heresy can both run this well.

Are there any systems or processes that are intended to help PCs be more enmeshed with the world and the NPCs, and the players to get attached to NPCs so they'll get really into figuring out who's a traitor and who they can trust, be more likely to let things slide because they WANT to trust someone, etc.?

Basically, what's the best way to make players care about NPCs so that they really feel the intensity of there being a spy in their midst and so on?

>>51940315
What mechanics do they have for social interaction and relationships?

>>51940030
>B5 campaign
aw fuck yes

>>51940494
Very little, dark heresy isn't designed for this.

Honestly something like a tweaked Monsterhearts would be best for Battlestar "rampant stds" Galactica

>>51940081
>>51940120
These don't seem very helpful - they seem to be encouraging the PLAYERS to socially interact rather than REPLICATING social interaction...
>>51940561
Thanks, anon!

>>51940866
Off the top of my head there's also Burning Empires, which is a sci-fi version of the Burning Wheel. That could handle the character motivation and progression pretty well, but I'm not sure about the social interactions. It has social mechanics but the only time I've played burning wheel we stuck with the base system since the others are complicated and hard to learn when you're new to the game

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>>51940494
Dark Heresy 2e is mostly based around Influence, which measures the PC's political and/or economic power, and Subtlety, which is used for tracking how discreet the PCs are in their tasks. There's also a section devoted to social interaction and the mechanics thereof. This doesn't include verbal combat, but has rules for handling NPC dispositions, how they might react to certain rolls or attempts of the players to influence them (pic related).

The first edition Dark Heresy splatbook, Inquisitor's Handbook, also has in-depth rules for handling things like contacts and alter-egos.

Rogue Trader is better for if you want the PCs to actually be running the ship, as it deals with having large numbers of people and resources under your command. However, while it has good rules for handling the logistics of running a large starship, it's somewhat lacking in terms of rules for politics and negotiations and such.

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>>51940970
Thanks! Not OP, but thanks! I have very recently found the need for a system that can handle social interaction: politics and argumentation, in my case. I want to duplicate the verbal sparring and maneuvering of debating and politics (and interpersonal relationships), somehow.

>>51941273
You could take a look at Dogs in the Vineyard. The conflict resolution mechanics for negotiation, wordfencing, etc. work really well. Its initially about weird west mormon judges but its pretty easy to modify for any small group of qualified problem solvers doing investigations and such.

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>>51941273
Also check out the Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay splatbook Lure of Power. It's got lots of great mechanics for social combat and politicking, as well as a plethora of example scenarios for using said mechanics.

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Why have intrigue in a giant spaceship, when you could have *romance*?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sBmEjZIcrtY

>>51941273
The rpg for a song of fire and ice has fantastic social combat rules. I like them so much I homebrewed them into dark heresy. That will absolutely be up your alley

>>51941389
Where can I find that? It's one of the few whfrp splats I don't have

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>>51940030
>Babylon 5
>MEESTAH MOHRDEN as an NPC
[FEAR]

Because you know the PCs are gonna accept the help of his associates.

>>51941532
Check their general.
>>51941518
>>51941389
Thank you very much, gentlemen! This is an amazing amount of help! Keep your minds and hearts open (but always watch yer ass)!

>>51940030
Traveller

>>51941532
Here you go:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B20ZFeyGKxcwYWtrSTB2NEVOaUk

>>51940030
GURPS
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>>51941518
Just checked the quickstart rules: this does look interesting! Thanks again!!
fyi, it's the green ronin published rpg, 2009.

>>51941499
Don't fucking remind me of that shit it was only ever good for making bridge bunnies a thing and feeding the mecha boner