What's the best system for a space opera that doesn't

>>53289038
>door ladder
Alright, you've earned an answer.
Try Edge of the Empire.

>>53289038
Uncharted Worlds? It's PbtA.
I know you said no FATE, but have you looked into Mindjammer or diaspora? If nothing else, stealing diaspora's system generation sub-system is a great idea.

>>53289126
>>53289355
I'm an idiot I forgot to mention it's dieselpunk and will involve space combat but not so much millions of systems and aliens.

Mindjammer looks too high tech, diaspora looks interesting. Edge of the Empire might work.

>>53289038
Fuck, you just reminded me of those, these must me the best shitty knock-offs I've ever seen. And this is not even the best part, the descriptions on the back of them are comedy gold. I think I've even seen a poster somewhere...

There's Stars Without Number and White Star, but both of them are retroclones based on older editions of D&D. SWN has some excellent tables for faction and planet generation though.

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>>53289502
>I'm an idiot I forgot to mention it's dieselpunk and will involve space combat but not so much millions of systems and aliens.

Check out Lady Blackbird

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>>53289502
Dieselpunk space opera sounds dope, best of luck.

Savage Worlds.

>>53289038
Take a look at the d6 system. It works for any setting and has a book specifically for space. It's a good middleground between the games you mentioned I believe. It was used for the original Star Wars game so the generic version should work for your purposes. And it's all released for free online since the company is dead.

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>>53289631
Cheers I'll have a look
>>53289896
Thanks mate, started working on the world recently, head is exploding with ideas.
>>53290002
This sounds perfect actually, thank you.

Is the system all online or are there any physical books?

>>53290178
The company is long lead so the books would have to be found from third party sellers, but they're all available as online pdfs here https://ogc.rpglibrary.org/index.php?title=OpenD6

I really like the system, but it is a kinda 90s in feel for what it's worth.

>>53290294
Thank you I think this system will work well.

Done some googling

>Plans for the D6 System are still in development

Wonder if they'll reprint.

I found that the d6 system spirals very out of hand very easily.

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>>53289038
Alternity. Star*Drive setting.

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>>53289038
I don't know about the best, but you could try Savage Worlds with the Science Fiction Companion.