I'd like a sci-fi setting but I'm not sure about Starfinder anymore, or even a game by Owlcat Games, on second thought. Or then it's only for the sake of variety, and curiosity.
I came to realize that an important part of what I enjoy in modern settings is the ability to click on things, activate mechanisms and to play with futuristic gadgets. So a good level of interaction with the environment; more like Encased than Pathfinder, for ex. Or like most of Bethesda Game Studios' games regarding the interactivity.
Owlcat Games are great for the story, quests and the ruleset, but not the environment which is almost static (even the NPCs).
Perhaps that it's hard to picture sci-fi combat with a D&D ruleset too.
So Starfield may be a more appropriate format for me… which is a strange conclusion. It's just that it won't have a good story, great quests or rich companions like Pathfinder. We can't have it all, can we?
I came to realize that an important part of what I enjoy in modern settings is the ability to click on things, activate mechanisms and to play with futuristic gadgets. So a good level of interaction with the environment; more like Encased than Pathfinder, for ex. Or like most of Bethesda Game Studios' games regarding the interactivity.
Owlcat Games are great for the story, quests and the ruleset, but not the environment which is almost static (even the NPCs).
Perhaps that it's hard to picture sci-fi combat with a D&D ruleset too.
So Starfield may be a more appropriate format for me… which is a strange conclusion. It's just that it won't have a good story, great quests or rich companions like Pathfinder. We can't have it all, can we?