Come strike it rich on a spice mining world!
A desert world where precious spice can be gathered from the sands provides the background for this sci-fi roleplay adventure. What part will you play? Skillfully pilot your starship over the sands, play out the intrigue and double dealings over control of the valuable spice or just dress your avatar in awesome sci-fi style and watch the marvellous sunsets over the desert. Splintered Rock is a place for YOU to tell YOUR story.
Background
The known universe is a chaotic sprawl of star systems where space-faring feudal nobility and interstellar corporate conglomerates strive for domination amongst countless political alliances and alien races.
The planet Araxes has a dry, hostile desert environment where water is almost as precious as the planet's most sought after mineral, "Spice". Used as a flavouring and health supplement throughout the universe, when it is purified Spice has many other valuable properties such as prolonging human lifespan and enhancing psionic potential. Many aspects of spice remain unknown and are areas of active research.
Starships of all kinds can be found loading spice from the refinery at Splintered Rock while independent prospectors from a dozen different worlds harvest the mineral from the sands. Meanwhile, the natives of Araxes watch the efforts of the offworlders to try and tame an untamable world and bide their time....
Play Now for FREE!
Splintered Rock is developed in the 3D multi-user virtual world Second Life® To enter the Second Life world all you need to do is download the FREE viewer program which runs on Windows or Linux PCs and Macs. Click on the Second Life icon (left) which will take you to the Second Life page where you can create an account and download the viewer.
We have developed our own 'Head-up-display' (HUD) which integrates into the Second Life display. It is provided free at the Splintered Rock location and allows player's characters to gather spice and acquire valuable skills in the game. Click the 'Visit in Second Life' button to start playing!