I got a group of coworkers together to playtest the many and varied changes to Insomniacs since the last time. It's been a while since I'd tinkered with the game, and we only had our lunch hour but I thought it went well. Mostly well. Mostly Well Cutting the actions/skills/traits down to Survive and Discover … Continue reading Insomniacs Playtest: Flight Crew Charlie

Four brave and patient explorers joined me for an Insomniacs playtest over Hangouts. We found lots of rough edges, but they persevered and repaired a dangerous coolant leak, discovered a saboteur, and even saved the hapless 3d printing module from waste heat. The Good:The starting situation got right into the action. In the first test, … Continue reading Insomniacs Playtest: Flight Crew Bravo

This is the first in a series of Insomniacs playtests I'm porting over from G+. My local group was kind enough to take my half-baked game for a spin after our usual game. We setup the campaign by lightly RPing a committee/focus group/boardroom tasked with launching the Somnambulist, a cryogenic colony ship taking 1500 humans … Continue reading Insomniacs Playtest: Flight Crew Alpha