This was one of the few games that described ships engines in terms of acceleration factor instead of maximum speed. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coast, inc. That eras television and movie fare battlestar galactica, star wars, star trek, etc. Advanced star frontiers 4th edition unrest nature scribd. Star frontiers was tsrs sciencefiction space opera rpg. When running this setting, i also allowed the basic races dralasites, human, vrusks and yazirians. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app. I have so many fond memories of star frontiers back in the early 80s, particularly the shiptoship combat.
In a game i played, the referee cast the mechanon revolt as the boxer rebellion with the antiwestern bias of the rabble aided and abetted with the nod. This is because, despite looking just like robots, mechanon are living, sentient beings. Palalyrn cluster site that expands the star frontiers campaign map. Frontier explorer magazine free fancreated electronic magazine with articles and other content related to star frontiers. See more ideas about pen and paper games, sci fi and sci fi art. And if you are wondering where the online star frontiers community lives, there are a number of places we like to gather. Zebulons guide to frontier space, volume 1 zebulons guide to frontier space was a supplementrules update for tsrs early1980s sciencefiction rpg star frontiers. I sold my star frontiers stuff in the late 90s and gave away my star wars stuff a few years ago. The mechanon wars the remaining satharagent mechanons. Dralasite dralasites are short, rubbery aliens that have no bones or hard body parts. Star frontiers was the second roleplaying game i ever bought. By far the largest community is the star frontiers. Zebulons guide to frontier space is a rules supplement for the star frontiers game universe with additional rules, equipment and setting information.
This board game of starship combat was published as part of the knight hawks supplement for tsrs star frontiers role playing game. Zebulons guide to frontier space star frontiers wiki. The mechanon are one of the eornic races created on volturnus. Zebulons guide to frontier space is a rules supplement for the star frontiers game. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast. It can be combined with star realms andor star realms. Star frontiers subtitled alpha dawn in the 1982 reprint is set near the centre of. If you like this please join the star frontiers revival community development site over at. The rules were entirely different percentilebased, and the presentation was good. Mystery sf2 starspawn of volturnus original adventures by mark acres, tom moldvay, and douglas niles published by tsr, inc. Apr 06, 2017 a commercial for star frontiers game from 1983. Star frontiersman march 2008 2 the satellites are able to pinpoint someones location but will only do so for licensed star law detectives with proper clearance, and only under certain circumstances. Volturnus a star frontierstm campaign by chris putnam version 0.
Frontiers is a new standalone star realms series game with an 80card trade deck and new scorecards thats suitable for play with up to four players. Each race below ive linked to a cool star frontiers wiki that has all the details on each race that you can use to describe your character. The primary difference is the covers which were magenta. This page was last modified on 5 march 2010, at 16. Volturnus was the definitive shared experience among star frontiers players. It looks like the average character stats fall into the 75 to 85 range. Star frontiers product listing rpgnet rpg game index. For a few of us, it was our very first roleplaying game. The art of star frontiers star frontiers was the second roleplaying game i ever bought. This fanzine has depicted a like feeling and i cant thank our artists enough.
The mechanon revolt on volturnus seems to have been cast as an antibiological revolt but with the intervention of star law the revolt was ended and the mechanons were relocated to mechano. A mysterious species of steel and plastics, bearings and servos. Unlike other living beings, mechanon do not eat, but they do need to drink water, breath oxygen and rest each day. Star frontiers tsrs lost scifi rpg is now free to download. But now, most of her crew lies positioned in the thick alien brush around the clearingsilent and unseen. The game offered a spaceopera actionadventure setting. Amazon calculates a products star ratings based on a machine learned model instead of a raw data average. Star frontiers zebulons guide to the frontier leisure.
The star frontiers rules and modules and released them all in pdf for free. Volturnus is a complex planet with many different factions. Star frontiers zebulons guide to the frontier star frontiersman. The frontier contains dozens of worlds each with its own unique flora and fauna. The primary difference is the covers which were magenta instead of. The free distribution of this revised edition of the outofprint game system and additional material provided through submissions by fans like me is not intended to detract income from. Not only was crash on volturnus bundled in the star frontierstm boxed set, but the adventures supported the classic star frontiers themes of fighting space pirates, fighting sathar, and exploring unknown planets. A few months ago, i joined a playbyforum game of star frontiers. Star frontiers veterans may remember that zebulon is the star system where the initial volturnus series of modules. Star frontiers subtitled alpha dawn in the 1982 reprint is set near the centre of a spiral galaxy where star ships jump to the void, a hyperspatial realm that greatly shortens the travel times between inhabited worlds the basic game setting is an area known as the frontier sector where four sentient races dralasite, humans, vrusk, and yazirian had met and formed the. For a smoother experience, we recommend this approach. Possible star frontiers schedule change posted dec 31, 2010, 11.
Their skin is a flexible membrane that is very tough and scratchy. Star frontiers digitally remastered original books reformatted into pdfs, and the star frontiersman fanzine. Programming languages in the star frontiers game rpg. The name of the creature compendium dates from a time when its scope was just fauna on the various worlds. Theres a few fixes in them as well as a bit better organization and presentation. Were now over members strong and growing continuously. Yet this is an area with rich possibilities for role play, adventure hooks and various complications to the player characters lives. I was looking at what it might take to port star frontiers over to mspace. Star frontiers ships have decks perpendicular to thrust. This boxed set is the base set for the star frontiers system by tsr inc. This is a complex game, and even after you play your.
Alpha dawn for player characters, knight hawks for shiptoship action including boarding parties. Sfkh2 mutiny on the eleanor moraes sitting in a burned out clearing, the survey ship eleanor moraes looks just like she did 45 hours ago. Designed as a continuing series, it was the only volume ever printed. Unfortunately, it didnt garner sufficient popularity in the gaming community at the time of release, and was discontinued by the mideighties. One of the biggest draws to star frontiers was the artwork. We recall the first time we peeled the plastic wrap from the box, felt those little plastic tensided dice in our hands. Alpha dawn for player characters, knight hawks for shiptoship action including boarding parties and trade, and zebulons. Wizards of the coast, star frontiers and their logos are trademarks of wizards of the coast llc in the. Alpha dawn is the original published ruleset for star frontiers. It was shoved in a closet and ignored during the reign of lorraine williams because she wanted to push her buck rogers licensedmaterial and soak up the royalties. For many of us, star frontiers was our first foray into science fiction roleplaying. The name is obviously a takeoff on douglas adams hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are.
Zebulons guide to frontier space star frontiers wiki fandom. Back in the 1980s when star frontiers first debuted. Browse through the creature compendium to find information on all the various life forms around the frontier. Issue 19 of the frontier explorer is now available. Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr beginning in 1982. I was not a huge fan of the mechanon as a player character race but i did use a version of them as an npc race see the evolved.
In star frontiers there is no real analog to computer languages and the need for a translation droid. Most published modules for the game followed these themes. The race writeups were very brief, however, i could imagine what a vrusk or dralasite would move and act like by characters in action images provided thought the product line. We have a number of articles looking at equipment, adventures, and background material about the planet. I also allowed for a few of the zebulons guide races humma, ifshnit, and osakars. About star realms star realms is a fastpaced game of space battles that combines the fun of a deckbuilding game with the interactivity of trading. For a huge fee, bounty hunters can obtain a license to give them similar rights for a single use of the triangulation process. Fandom apps take your favorite fandoms with you and never miss a beat. The following is the information for the additional races in advanced star frontiers. Theyve even got remasters of the star frontiers adventure modules. In fy 110 frontier year 110 something new appeared in the frontier. Advanced star frontiers 4th edition free ebook download as pdf file.
About star realms star realms is a fastpaced game of space battles that combines the fun of a deckbuilding game with the interactivity of trading card gamestyle. The original box set was blue and a couple years later they released the star frontiers alpha dawn set which was the very same as the original boxed set just renamed after a number of expansions and modules started to arrive on the scene from tsr. Meekrob was set to be conquered by invader tenn until she received a shipment of malfunctioning sir units giving away her location and thus angering the. A look at the motivations behind the mechanon revolt.
Each score 100 cliv an container or for a clip fits direct. Entries must be in word, pdf, or word pad file and. This year is the 35 th anniversary of star frontiers and issue 19 takes us back to where we all started, volturnus, planet of mystery. The star frontiers main site has scans of the original books but star frontiersman has fully remastered rules. Finally, i really liked the saurians from dragon magazine, so they two were. Star frontiers digitally remastered original books reformatted into pdf s, and the star frontiersman fanzine. Some are a little over and some a little under but for the most part, using a points buy system for. Star frontiers modules pdf star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr beginning in 1982. Review of star frontiers boxed set rpgnet rpg game index. Playable character races star frontiers wiki fandom.
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