Monday, August 9, 2021

Starfinder Flip-Mat: "Ghost Ship" [RPG]

 I don't remember in exactly which scenarios, but I've played on the Ghost Ship flip-mat a few different times in Starfinder Society games.  The "front" of the flip-mat is the "derelict hulk of a science research vessel", and it's clearly a ship that has been through the wars!  Huge cracks are visible in the deck plating and large chunks of the exterior has been torn away.  It definitely has an air of foreboding around it, and really serves the well the "ghost ship" idea of the PCs coming along a mysterious damaged vessel drifting in space.  It's also very well detailed, down to commodes, beds, first aid kits, computer keyboards, and more.  The "back" of the flip-mat is a "deserted tramp freighter".  I don't understand the purpose of this side, as it's just an ordinary starship interior with no damage and absolutely nothing spooky about it.  In fact, it'd serve perfectly well as the PCs' own ship.  Maybe at the time the flip-mat was released, there weren't many others depicting starships, but there's certainly no "ghost ship" vibe about this side.  To me, that means only half the concept brief is met.

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