A few questions after the Alpha release that I figured everyone could benefit from the answer to:

Q: Is Mystic Space based on <insert media here>

A: We tried to be pretty original, but it obviously has heavy vibes from other space fantasy, particularly scifi  Anime and Manga. There's definitely a bit of Macross in there. 

Mechanically I tried to be "theme first". I did not intentionally borrow any mechanics from anywhere but if you have played a lot of miniatures games you will be able to tell how ideas travel from game to game. I did want things to mostly be fairly conventional this time around.

Q: Who wrote what portions?

A: Rules and the main setting chapter were all me. The faction write ups are mostly my wife. I tweaked them a little and I think I wrote one and a half of them. I did write the military snippets. We had wanted to do a project together for ages and this was the perfect opportunity. Plus as more of an RPG player, she'd bring a different perspective.

Q: Do you have any plans for a Mystic Space RPG?

A: The thought has arisen, though there are other things to do first. I wanted the setting to be detailed enough that people could improvise it and test the waters so to speak.

Q: When STLs start being available, will they be added to the book?

A: Yes, though there are some things to consider when doing that. Probably after we are out of alpha.