Arkhangelsk 10 - Gaming
Gould you use any of this novel in any way as inspiration for your gaming? Discuss!
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Plot wise, you could easily take this whole novel and plunk it into an episodic space opera game rather seamlessly, I think. Also, considering a rough colony environment, the reason for the kidnappings could vary. Gene farming. Protein farming (Arkhangelsk is people!) Even feeding a monster like in Dragonslayer. So I feel there's a fair amount that's of use, here.
There are a lot of ideas and events that we could use here, but they are not unique to this story - I can't think of anything that was truly innovative. Are there any ideas that aren't better realised elsewhere? And neither the story nor the characters were interesting enough for me to want to get to know them better.
I think the setting is too constrained, and perhaps too bleak, for long term play. Like @Apocryphal , I think it would work well as a Star Trek like "planet of the week" and questions about Prime Directive and the like. Should you save these people? What if they don't want to be saved? Yulia and the doctor committed awful crimes, but were those justified by the need for survival?