Looking to recreate the feel of Firefly, The Outer Worlds, The Expanse, or similar, in a ttrpg that is somewhat leaning to the hard sci fi side. Any thoughts?
I’ve been poking Traveller but it’s hard to tell what the definitive versions are. Also Stars Without Number looks interesting.
I’m particularly looking for ship based stuff – where the ship is statted and you can have ship to ship combat.
Check out the Alien TTRPG. Super easy to learn from a player perspective. It discusses ships. But I don’t believe there are mechanics for it. Maybe check out FATE? Or the Firefly TTRPG?
Ironically, FATE is probably the best, because it is divorced from setting. But would require some additional work.