First Impressions of Wretched Space Second Edition By The Red Room For The Wretched Rpg

 "In the sordid underbelly of the galaxy, only the crafty and callous survive. Wretched Space is an old-school RPG where you don’t play as heroes on a noble crusade, but rather as roguish anti-heroes just looking to get by in a harsh universe. You aren’t out to save the world – you’re out to save your own skin. And maybe make some credits along the way if opportunity knocks. This game revels in greyness of morality, where doing the right thing takes a backseat to doing what needs to be done. Idealism is a luxury you can’t afford out here."

Wretched Space Second Edition has gone from being  full rpg to being a full rpg intergalatic setting. The material here has expanded into five hundred pages of blown out galaxy spanning rpg setting now with a fully attached OSR adventure. The PC's being members of the Wretched Legion & an overedging concept of vast intergalatic scumminess and weirdness to the whole Wretched affair. 
Now with the new Jack Kirby homage cover and the concept of the Wretched Legion being; " the players as members of the Wretched Legion, a special corps of the Galactic Federation law enforcement made up of pardoned criminals given an old, battered starship and second-rate weaponry, and deployed to enforce the law on backwater worlds. " Everything within Wretched Space Edition is build up around this concept and they do a great job of it. 
This is a great setting if your A. Looking for a space opera with some of the concepts of the Wretchedverse. B. You want a space opera with a sleazy underbelly to it and yet has room for you to add in your own home grown touches to the underworld & environs. 
There are ton of alien races, adventure generators, setting generators, places to go, things to do, advesaries, factions, and much more. Wretched Space Second edition really goes all out to add  in brand new material the Wretched Rpg. And this edition takes this on with lots of brand new ideas from psionics,magic, ritual material and more. Wretched Space Second edition is a chunky beast of a setting spanning tons of areas where the PC's can easily get themselves in way, way, over thier collective heads. The new layout is easy on the eyes, the material here is solidly done, and there's tons of opportunities for the setting to easily be overlaid into your existing Wretched Rpg campagins. 
You are not playing the good guys in Wretched Space Second Edition instead your playing the anti hero PC's treking across the universe and getting into one mayhap after another. Believe me the factions here are playing for keeps and they want to do your character in as fast as possible. The Wretched Legion isn't well liked in the galaxy and the material here proves that out in spades. 
Please remember that your going to need the Wretched rpg to use Wretched Space Second edition because this supplement is a setting book and not a complete game! 

So is it worth the Expanded second edition of Wretched Space?! In a word, yes the material is extremely expansive and there's a brand new adventure included. Which really highlights the plusses of the Wretched Legion. The factions here are far more out for blood then they've been in the past. There's also a sense that the material here is hinting at future adventures in the setting of Wretched Space and I'm down for that.

Tentacles & THOT Control at the Table Top - THOT Audit & Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise By Venger Satanis

 "You got into hot water down on Beeblebrox Prime. Escaping into the nearest spaceport, you spotted a cargo freighter being loaded up with hover-pallets. Slipping into the command center, you got the freighter off the ground without much trouble… until several surface-to-air missiles devastated your shields and damaged the hyperdrive. Low on fuel, weapon systems at 23%, and in a decaying orbit around Beeblebrox Prime, you don’t have a lot of options." 

The events of  THOT Audit could be used to set up the second part of  Cha'alt: Fuchsia Malaise. Why?! Because the Federation is behind the the offworlder high-tech facility called Elysium which is both faction & adventure goal.

The Federation from the Alpha Blue rpg is on it's last legs and has essentially sent a bribe to the Outer Rim interstellar government. The reason is simple and direct that is to have access to the Lovecraftian resources of Cha'alt. The player's PC's who come into the situation by hijacking the cargo freighter. This bribe is in the form of Blue Sky; "The only reason you haven’t been atomized must be the valuable cargo in your ship’s hold. After a quick scan, you realize the ship’s carrying thirtyfive medda kronks of Blue Sky. That’s a street value of approximately twenty-thousand credits." 

And the events of THOT Audit set up everything else to come. Forget the porn aspect of the adventure and see the bigger picture. Because the Federation let's the PC's swipe the cargo freighter. And are the perfect idio erm foils for the Feds if things go sideways. 

 The second the PC's land on the space port of the city of A'agrybah, they're going to be slapped in irons. So I hope all of the tail they got aboard the cargo freighter was worth it. The PC's could do some shady moves and create a fake registry number for the cargo freighter and then begin going about business in  the city of A'agrybah.  Because Cha'alt itself where the planet, the factions, the Federation, are all trying to exploit the PC's. Cha'alt itself has been undergoing some significant changes where the S'rulyan Vault has been uncovered. More on this later on But back to the PC's! 
And said PC's are going to be wrangled into the events of THOT Police. This is coming up. 

If the PC's decide to stay on Cha'alt all of the better because then they can slide into the events of THOT Police. And then have one foot or tentacle in the goings on Cha'alt itself. They could even be wrangled into taking the  the ship’s carrying thirtyfive medda kronks of Blue Sky to the Outer Rim station themselves. And this leads into the party getting arrested! 

Where does this lead?! Tune in next time! 

Tentacles At The Table Top - The Original Cha'alt Hardcover Rpg Campaign Setting, MegaDungeon, & Rpg By Venger Satanis

 It's been a very long time since I've cracked the Cha'alt main setting book. And this book hits hard and picks right up from here on the blog. And it's been a year since I cracked the main rule book and going over Cha'alt, there are a few things that immediately leap out. The setting seems to have an undercurrent of Dark Sun meets 80's Dune meets the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon in a dark alley someplace. 

There are definitely connections to Alpha Blue and so it's rather easy to backtrack Cha'alt into the universe of  the Alpha Blue rpg. And it's the fact that the Federation, the intergalatic empire of insufferable jerks who are behind the despoiling of Cha'alt for the Zeroth ( the former life blood of the Great Old Ones of Cha'alt) and it's a very valuable commodity. As I said last blog entry;"  Now linking Alpha Blue and Cha'alt is pretty easy and the adventure path that I'd use for such an endeavour is for us is Dead God Evcavation and Girls Gone Rogue. " Why?!  Because Dead God Evcavation is perfectly suited to show what happens when a Lovecraftian god's 'dead' remains are found on Cha'alt. And because the Federation is in steep decline in almost every aspect and they'll do anything to maintain control. And this includes up too and including using Lovecraftian god juice to shore up your intergalatic empire. 
Everything on Cha'alt is geared for a sleazy space opera in the vein of Stars Wars meets Flesh Gordon. And this  ties right into Venger Satanis's latest Kickstarter 'The Cha'alt Experience Designing Worlds Like a F*cking Bosss'. Where Venger walks us right through his process for creating Cha'alt itself. 

Cha'alt is a stage for sleazy space opera and Science Fantasy where the house rpg system Crimson Dragon Slayer ties directly into the campaign settting. And this extends into the races of Cha'alt which originally was a standard D&D style fantasy world until the whole thing blew to kingdom come. This becomes the set up for the post apocalytic Cha'alt as different eons of technology and fantasy rise then fall again. Super science and then wizard kings exploit Cha'alt and it's Lovecraftian gods for thier own gain. 

And then the Federation discovered it and began to exploit the whole planet. This makes it perfect for Wretched Space 2nd edition as a setting point. And this makes Cha'alt a perfect venue for   a faux Lovecraftian sleazy space opera with Wretched Space Second edition. 

Alpha Blue becomes the brothel to the stars meet point for Cha'alt and the Wretched Legion. There are tons of adventure hooks settled around Alpha Blue that deeply involve the Federation playing galatic jerks by screwing everyone over for thier own continued existence. And often they underhandly use the PC's as thier own agents of they can get away with it. And this walks right back into the themes of Cha'alt itself where the planet, the factions, the Federation, are all trying to exploit the PC's. 

Tentacles In My Mail Box - Alpha Blue Rpg Drop Off - Alpha Blue Campaign Update

 

So for Christmas my wife decided to grab a couple of Venger Satanis's Alpha Blue titles from Amazon. And we've been waiting for  Alien Ass, Hydrogen Gas, or Cosmic Grass... No One Warps For Free. This book is a collection of new Alpha Blue rpg articles including new character classes ( these seem very familiar for those who play the world's most popular fantasy role playing game), more Alpha Blue campaign setting material, and adventure hooks. 

Right so the advantage that Amazon's printing has over Drivethrurpg and Lulu is that the quality is slightly better. And when it comes to Alpha Blue besides Alien Ass, Hydrogen Gas, or Cosmic Grass... No One Warps For Free the other book that is really Alpha Blue essential is Universal Exports. Universal Exports is Star Wars meets Flesh Gordon,  more rules, more setting, more tables, more artwork, more scenario fragments/ seeds, cool maps of starships and Grabba the Butt's pleasure palace, new customized character sheets... it's got everything

Now linking Alpha Blue and Cha'alt is pretty easy and the adventure path that I'd use for such an endeavour is for us is Dead God Evcavation and Girls Gone Rogue. These two supplements are easily blended into a faux Lovecraftian sleazy space opera with Wretched Space Second edition. 

 Alien Ass, Hydrogen Gas, or Cosmic Grass... No One Warps For Free fits nice and snuggly into the warped world of Alpha Blue with the Federation neatly controlling one side of the galaxy. And the Outer Rim powers running the otherside. The Federation is in a state of decline but they're doing anything to maintain control. And we can see this in various Venger Satanis Alpha Blue books. And this is easily blended into the world of Cha'alt. 

And this get's into Venger Satanis's latest Kickstarter 'The Cha'alt Experience Designing Worlds Like a F*cking Bosss'.  Venger takes the reader step by step through his creative process (God help us) when designing  his sleazy world of Sci Fi goodness Cha'alt. 

And this backspaces into  Alien Ass, Hydrogen Gas, or Cosmic Grass... No One Warps For Free 's book from Amazon. The quality of the paper is superior to Lulu and Drivethrurpg, the book is full colour, and it looks great next to the Cha'alt books themselves. 

Review & Application of Wretched Apocalypse - Second Edition By The Red Room For Cha'alt or OSR Campaigns

 "Over the last couples of  days I've been regoing over Venger Satanis's Alpha Blue adventure titles but it was the Red Room's Wretched Apocalyse 2nd edition made the scene; "Wretched Apocalypse - Second Edition RELEASED. Now available at the Red Room store, @GiantSlayerRPGs

and

@biggeekemporium

. Later it will be available in print at Luludotcom. " And this is going to be pick right up from here on the blog.

" https://moordereht.com/product/wretched-apocalypse-second-edition… Wretched Apocalypse is an expansion to the Wretched RPG universe, where the stark and unforgiving realms of post-apocalyptic science fiction come to life. This addition, while a standalone game in its own right, also serves as a versatile tool-set sourcebook, seamlessly integrating with any Wretchedverse game, such as Wretched New Flesh and Wretched Space."

And it got me thinking about Wretched Space second edition and especially Cha'alt volume one. Cha'alt is by it's very interstellar nature a post apocalytic science fiction campaign setting. Cha'alt has experienced a series of wars and weirdness involving the Great Old Ones. And this makes it perfect fodder for incorporating "Wretched Apocalypse - Second Edition. Why?! Because Wretched Apocalpyse Second edition is a three hundred and thirty three page power house tool kit for all of your post apocalypse OSR adventures.

Wretched Apocalyse 2nd edition has a ton of tools for creating the wastelands that you as the DM can challenge the players with. You've got everything from settlement generators, faction generators, antagonists, to full on example of two predone campaign settings for the Wretchedverse.

And this makes it perfect to inject into your favorite OSR rules set and in this case it's Cha'alt. Why Cha'alt?! Because of the huge influx of supernatural weirdness already baked into the Cha'alt setting.

 What Cha'alt has going for it even though it's an interstellar post apocalpytic rpg campaign setting is the fact that it's still very high technologically capable. That is unless you get into the back wastelands. And this makes it ideal for use with Wretched Apocalyse 2nd edition. Using all of the tools therein to really flesh out these out lying areas of the Cha'alt wastes.

And Cha'alt is a place where the campaign setting is really ripe for exploitations by the powers that be in Alpha Blue's Federation. And or the powers behind

 The Void Haven Outpost! So this directly connects back unto both the Outer Rim and Alpha Blue. 

And it can be connected into Wretched Apocalyse 2nd edition easily! But is Wretched Apocalpyse 2nd edition worth getting?! On it's own merits most certainly. And there are serveral reasons for this. Reason one is the fact that Wretched Apocalypse - Second Edition has all of the tools to create a dream post apocalyptic interstellar colony, or wasteland apocalypse of the DM's design. Two Wretched Apocalpyse has all of the tools to plug right back into your favorite Wretchedverse rpg setting. 

Review & Application of Shiny Object Syndrome By Venger Satanis For Cha'alt or OSR Campaigns Plus Tassie's Affair Session Report

 

Shiny Object Syndrome by Venger Satanis clocks in at seventeen pages of  solid female NPC's with a romantic difference for Cha'alt. And Shiny Object Syndrome has some solid NPC's that have been drawn out for the Cha'alt setting. But SOS could be used for any Science Fiction rpg or other OSR games with a Science Fiction element. Venger Satanis brings far more to the 17 pages then at first it seems;"The slow-burn or build-up when it comes to NPCs, specifically of a romantic type, is a lost art. You increase the tension and desire with anticipation. Don’t give the players what they want right away. Chances are, they don’t even know what they want. But if you dangle something alluring in front of them and then take it away, a few of them may get hooked. You can use this technique with almost anything, but Incremental Infatuation serves a singular purpose – make the PCs (perhaps just one or two, but that’s enough) excited about socially interacting with a particular woman. By the time they actually meet her later in the scenario or campaign, there’s something real, something special… a true connection. This connection raises the social interaction above and beyond the usual female NPC who’s just there to look pretty, get used by the PCs, or move the story along. She will hopefully fulfill another kind of purpose as either a long-term romantic interest or short-term wild night in Bangka’ak. However, because we took our time slowly building up the PC’s fascination, even a one-night stand will become a memorable diversion in your shared narrative." 
So in seventeen pages in SOS we get four well drawn out NPC's with background, motivation, and a romantic lead in for a PC. And these women are all trouble or simply lead in's for the DM. However there are some serious consquences for the player's PC's with these ladies. And this happens with incremental infatuation with this NPC. 

This factor allows the DM to gauge how deeply the PC is into this lady NPC. And in this afternoon's Wretched Space second edition game the Shiny Object Syndrome went into full effect with the PC's encountering Tassie within an elevator and the weird tentacle peusdo sexual fantasy in full effect. And then a couple of random rolls for motivation, why is she trouble, and the level we've got to find that girl. 
Well the encounter caused the players to get involved and assumed that she was a part of the action of Alpha Blue. And so she was! I've been wanting to get the space brothel back into focus & Tassie works aboard Alpha Blue but also has connections to Cha'alt & The Void Haven Outpost! So this directly connects back unto both the Outer Rim and Alpha Blue. 

Tassie was/is the escort to a rich merchant prince that has gone rogue and started. And this relates back to some of the events depicted in Alpha Blue's Alien Ass, Hydrogen Gas, or Cosmic Grass... No One Warps For Free. Tassie has heard and seen a bit too much. She's got secrets in her head that the Federation's officials would go away. 

And boy does one of the PC's in today's game want to help her (pity him) because the group has three Federation assassin droids after them. 

Now the PC's are aboard a strange star ship 'The Space Bird' with a pleasure cyborg, and assassin droids after them. They're  on auto pilot to Cha'alt but first they've got a refuel at a strange alien space ship truck stop. And that's where we ended! 

Shiny Object Syndrome by Venger Satanis is perfectly suited to get your PC's into lots of trouble and the NPC ladies in this supplement are ideal made to cause max. havoc in your campaigns!