What Is Modal Distance?
What is

Modal Distance?

A tabletop roleplaying game played in the theater of the mind.

Modal Distance is a science-fiction roleplaying game about ordinary people doing difficult things in a universe where distance still matters and consequences last.

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A Tabletop Roleplaying Game

A tabletop roleplaying game is a collaborative game of imagination. Players create characters and decide what those characters say, attempt, investigate, risk, and do.

One participant serves as the Referee, describing the world, portraying its people, presenting situations and consequences, and determining when the rules are needed.

There is no fixed script. When the outcome is uncertain, the rules and dice help determine what happens. Then everyone imagines what happens next.

The Theater of the Mind

Modal Distance is played primarily in the theater of the mind. You do not need a computer simulation to tell you where your character can walk.

If you can reasonably attempt something in the fictional situation, you can tell the Referee you want to attempt it.

The imagination provides everything else.

What You Need to Play

●A group of players
●A Referee
▤Characters
◆The rules
◼Dice
●A shared understanding of what is happening
Maps, miniatures, illustrations, music, and digital tools can add to the experience. They are not the game. The conversation around the table is the game.

What Is This Website For?

ModalDistance.com is a companion to the tabletop game.

It handles the information and bookkeeping surrounding play so the people at the table can spend more time roleplaying.

The website can help you keep track of:

Characters and records
Skills and characteristics
Equipment and inventory
Credits and financial information
Spacecraft and vehicles
Cargo and trade records
Campaign notes
Rules and reference tables
Locations and setting information
The Website Keeps the Records.
You Play the Game.
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