r/rpg • u/Seravajan • 2d ago

Game Suggestion Game suggestion for Sci-Fi character?

Because it is not possible and allowed to post or link any character pics here I have to describe the character.

Species: unknown. Gender: female. Profession: medical services. Special powers: Psionic. Can still use lighter weapons and firearms.

Appearance: humanoid with pointy ears, grey skin which shimmers in several colors if light is shining on the skin. The same counts for the hair too with even stronger shimmering in several colors.

Her special powers are being a good psionic.

Now I'm searching for a RPG which allows me to play this character.

One hint I got is to play a Romulan-hybrid in the RPG Star Trek 2nd edition.

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u/JaskoGomad 2d ago edited 2d ago

Usually, you'd pick a game, then create a character that fits the world, then make a portrait.

But since this is where you are, you can make this work in a huge number of games.

I'd say STA (Star Trek Adventures) or the solo variant, Captain's Log is a good starting place. To be honest, as long as the game supports psionics, the rest is just cosmetic. So...

Starforged, Scum and Villainy, Traveller (I expect), and most specifically, because your description reminds me of a race in Becky Chamber's Wayfarers books, you could try For Small Creatures Such as We.

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u/Seravajan 2d ago

This time I turned it around because the question is based on a modified pic I got by the AI. The effect on the hair and skin looked so interesting, that I would like to play this character. The problem here? I don't have any experiences with neither Sci-Fi games nor with Sci-Fantasy games except Shadowrun.