And I guess, while I'm searching for #videogame suggestions I should suggest my own #homebrew games.

https://itch.io/s/177232/holiday-sale

You can get a bundle with both of them right now for $5. One is a fairly short riff on the central joke of the #ExpeditionSasquatch podcast, the other is a much longer and more involved exploration of the #JupitersGhost universe.

And I guess, while I'm searching for #videogame suggestions I should suggest my own #homebrew games.

https://itch.io/s/177232/holiday-sale

You can get a bundle with both of them right now for $5. One is a fairly short riff on the central joke of the #ExpeditionSasquatch podcast, the other is a much longer and more involved exploration of the #JupitersGhost universe.

Alright. I just finished what I think is the final round of revisions on the #JupitersGhost #JG gameboy color game.

I'm going to let it ruminate for a day or three and then upload it to itch and put the cartridges up for sale.

Hooray.

As I'm prepping for this, which I think is going to happen, I've been working on some of the other #JupitersGhost related things that need to get done.

I have my #JG uniform finished, and I have a couple of basic Away Mission shorts I want to shoot.

I need to get my biolog prop modeled up so I can print one out. A lightly painted PLA print should be sufficient as a screen held, non-hero prop.

But, even before that, I could probably get a short done if I could find a good field to shoot in.

Anyway, all of that is to say: The fact that Paramount controls what can and can't be #starTrek is why we need #communityMedia

and it's why I started working on #JupitersGhost

No one can tell you what to do with the #SolarFederation, not even me!

Well, that's not entirely true. I can tell you one thing: whatever you do with the #JG universe you have to give back to the JG universe ( #CCBYSA)

But, if you find yourself looking for a place to tell space stories, and you want to settle in to an existing universe rather than writing your own, take a look at https://intergalactic.computer/social

Alright, so if you're interested in learning (a very small amount) more about the backstory and universe of #JupitersGhost and the #SolarFederation we now have a wiki.

It's sparse, but it will grow: https://intergalactic.computer/social/solarica/encyclopedia-solarica-home/

Wish Matrix/element supported per room display names.

I don't want to be @jandrews everywhere, but I don't want to be ajroach42 on the #jupitersGhost

So, what is #JupitersGhost / #Intergalactic.social / the #SolarFederation

Ever dreamed of stepping into the background of your favorite sci-fi show? To explore deep space, make a home on a distant station, or be part of a crew navigating a vast, complex galaxy? Your chance is here!

Intergalactic Social is a collaborative fiction site and the central hub for the Solar Federation Universe.

Think of it as an in-character social network where you can create a character and help build an open, shared universe alongside other creators. All content is licensed CC-BY-SA, so the stories we tell together are free to grow and evolve!

If you're interested in joining the crew of the #JupitersGhost or starting your own #solarFederation setting, get in touch with me or @jandrews

If you're intrigued, but want more information...

Well you can start at https://intergalactic.computer or https://intergalactic.computer/social

but also give me a few minutes to get to a real keyboard and I'll wax poetic about what this project is supposed to be and why it exists and why I think it's more relevant now than ever and what I hope you'll get out of it.

I'm thinking about this, of course, because I'm writing for Jupiter's Ghost.

#JupitersGhost

Jupiter's Ghost is a big spaceship with a few hundred people on it, and I've been trying to find other examples of stories about big crews in space that are largely about the people.

What I'm finding, mostly, are stories about a single person or a very small group, or about war.

It's done! We can send emails again.

My apologies to everyone who had a dormant #JupitersGhost account for the email you just received!

What’s It All About?

It's 1,000 years from now. The #SolarFederation, once a shining utopia, is showing cracks of authoritarianism. In its shadow, the Space Corps, a volunteer, non-military mutual aid organization, flies missions to help those in need.

Their flagship, the #JupitersGhost, is a refitted battle cruiser that’s seen better days. With a crew of ~160 scientists, engineers, and cadets, it’s a home away from home, constantly being repaired as it journeys into the unknown.

So, what is #JupitersGhost / #Intergalactic.social / the #SolarFederation

Ever dreamed of stepping into the background of your favorite sci-fi show? To explore deep space, make a home on a distant station, or be part of a crew navigating a vast, complex galaxy? Your chance is here!

Intergalactic Social is a collaborative fiction site and the central hub for the Solar Federation Universe.

Think of it as an in-character social network where you can create a character and help build an open, shared universe alongside other creators. All content is licensed CC-BY-SA, so the stories we tell together are free to grow and evolve!

Alright, so what is this #JupitersGhost thing I've been talking about for, god nearly 10 years?

This is a history post. After the history post I'll do a more concise pitch. Feel free to ignore this if you're only interested in the current state of the world, and not how we got here.

I started working on Jupiter's Ghost in 2016 or thereabouts. The earliest doc I can find has a created date of November 2016, but it isn't the original proposal, so sometime before that.

The initial proposal was basically my response to that old tumblr post about humans as space orcs. I wrote a bunch of backstory and then wrote about a couple of characters on a spaceship getting lost in deep space and I shared it with some friends.

Several rounds of riffing later and the Space Orc element had fallen by the wayside, and the focus was instead on collaborative/roleplay centered storytelling in a shared science fiction universe.

Over the following years a bunch of us worked together on this concept, building the universe out into something pretty broad (which I'll discuss in more detail in the next post.)

If you're interested in joining the crew of the #JupitersGhost or starting your own #solarFederation setting, get in touch with me or @jandrews

If you're intrigued, but want more information...

Well you can start at https://intergalactic.computer or https://intergalactic.computer/social

but also give me a few minutes to get to a real keyboard and I'll wax poetic about what this project is supposed to be and why it exists and why I think it's more relevant now than ever and what I hope you'll get out of it.