Diaspora (role-playing game)

Diaspora is a "Hard" Sci-fi role-playing game based on the FATE engine from Evil Hat Productions.

History

VSCA Publishing of Canada released the first edition of the science-fiction game, Diaspora in 2009.[1]: 426  The game used the third-edition of FATE.[1]: 321  Diaspora was one of the FATE games to include a method for players to create a campaign by working together, and its rules for creating new worlds in space collaboratively were extensive.[1]: 429  Fred Hicks considered Diaspora one of his favorites, and used his Evil Hat Productions to republish the game in 2010 to release it into wider distribution.[1]: 426 

Reception

M Harold Page commented for Black Gate that "Diaspora uses the Fate mechanics to abstract elements of SF adventure, making it easy to — say — run a political campaign on a planet, or fight a space battle, and still preserve some sense of realism."[2] Page then reviewed Diaspora and stated that "Buy Diaspora if you want to enjoy exploring a Hard Science Fiction universe and don't have much patience for fat rule books and fiddly minutiae."[3]

Diaspora won the 2010 Gold ENnie Award for "Best Rules".[4]

References
  1. Appelcline, Shannon (2011). Designers & Dragons. Mongoose Publishing. ISBN 978-1-907702-58-7.
  2. https://www.blackgate.com/2014/04/10/catching-up-on-the-gaming-world-with-fate-diaspora/
  3. "Roleplaying Game Review: Fate and Fate Diaspora – Black Gate".
  4. "2010 Noms and Winners". August 10, 2010. Archived from the original on November 2, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2019.
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