Most published modules for the game followed these themes. 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. Star frontiers official character record sheets by tsr staff. Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr beginning in 1982. Our goal is to have one or more articles related to frontierspace in each issue and some of our articles. Jedi rules for star frontiers jedi knight jedi knights are called many things within the frontier wizards, sorcerers, masters, mages, and outcasts. So, wotc has now released some classic adventures for the star frontiers rpg in pdf format i had overlooked this as it actually released last week thankfully i got pinged by a taverner via email what just released. Sfkh military ship cost summary cost shown is in millions of credits.
Only half way through reading the pdf but the mechanics and setting seem like a good fit for an update. Star frontiers is a game of space fantasy set in the distant future in a galaxy very unlike our own. Recently the ship was found drifting in space, the passengers and crew killed by a strange and virulent disease. The star frontiers rules and modules and released them all in pdf for free. Tsr star frontiers published material star frontiers network. Our goal is to have one or more articles related to frontierspace in. Theyve even got remasters of the star frontiers adventure modules. The game offered a space opera actionadventure setting. Star frontiers product listing rpgnet rpg game index. The ship was decontaminated, refueled, and made ready for operations.
Jul, 2016 not sure if it was on fb or youtube someone was mentioning looking at star frontiers. Jan 20, 2021 assault on starship omicron is a minimodu l e for t he star frontiers tm game. Oct, 2018 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. I cant validate the info but heard that it fell into a common domain type liscense. Volturnus, planet of mystery star frontiers adventure 1 by mark acres. I am compiling a list of all known errors and typos in star trek. Other friends have never tried the game before, but are eager to jump in and start having fun. Review of star frontiers boxed set rpgnet rpg game index. There will still have to be dralasites, yazirians and vrusks for me to consider it star frontiers. Referees screen and minimodule the starship omicron, the pride of the pan galactic corporation, disappeared years ago on its first voyage. Issue 25 of the star frontiersman is now available for download. Dec 31, 2014 1983 television commercial for tsrs star frontiers game. I let how the production is total men so we can sign the settings of resources from the page. Dec 20, 2020 savage star frontiers i have decided to port the star drive frontiers to savage worlds using the scifi companion and a little influence from the last parsec setting.
We also have another conversion article dealing with npc interactions. If there are other errors or typos that you are aware of, please feel free respond so that i. This combat system will also be contained in the star frontiers tactical combat simulator when it becomes available. It is a game of heroic fantasy it is a game of heroic fantasy set in a backdrop of science fantasy, complete with faster than light speed vessels, strange alien races, robots, heroes, villains, and. That eras television and movie fare battlestar galactica, star wars, star trek, etc. Story of known space cited from the star frontiers. Pdf zebulons guide to frontier space star frontiers accesory. The primary difference is the covers which were magenta instead of blue. The setting will adjust some but i would like to keep the core of what star drive frontiers was. It was a simple system that easily covered most player actions without bogging the referee or the players down in rules. Each score 100 cliv an container or for a clip fits direct. Star frontiers adventure modules star frontiers wiki. Review print on demand hardcovers of star frontiers.
This is more of an opportunity than a difficulty, however. The m inimodule offers two different adventures and i n troduces an entirely new intelligen t alien race, the zuraqqor, a l ong with a new sathar attack mo n ster, the cybodragon. Frontierspace is the brainchild of bill logan, the original creator of the star frontiersman magazine, the sister magazine to the frontier explorer and the game is definitely a kindred spirit to star frontiers. Referees screen and minimodule assault on starship omicron 1983 sfac3.
Star frontiers adventure modules star frontiers wiki fandom. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to. There were not identical to the humans of earth, but they were not very. Alpha dawn tsr 1983 box star frontiers referees screen and minimodule tsr 1983 star frontiers. Referees screen and minimodule assault on starship omicron 1983.
Star frontiers referees screen and minimodule tsr 1983 star frontiers. It describes the basic layout of the program as well as details on all the displays and dialog boxes that. At least i resisted and didnt buy them immediately. The star frontiers game touches on ftl only in brief. Whichever category you fall into, you can legally download the entire set of rule books, modules, and more for. Pastebin is a website where you can store text online for a set period of time. You can use it to help determine how npcs react to various actions taken by the player. This is a version of the original boxed set, including the basic game rules book, expanded game rules book, and the adventure, crash on volturnus. The alpha dawn rules only mention how fast ftl is, and do not describe how it is achieved. Jedi knights were, at one time, before the frontier was established, a group of many races bound together by honor, and who fought for the good and the well being of the innocent. Jul 22, 2020 indulging in a bit of nostalgia, i purchased a pdf and printondemand hard copy of the game, star frontiers. The scifi roleplaying game star legion derris city map. Subspace communicators send coded tachyon beams that must be broadcast from very carefully aimed dish antennas to hit their target planet or. Oct 31, 2005 well for me the best scifi rpg has to be star frontiers.
Okay, i said i wasnt going to buy any more of the pdfs but i never said anything about the physical, printondemand versions. Indulging in a bit of nostalgia, i purchased a pdf and printondemand hard copy of the game, star frontiers. Sf1 volturnus, planet of mystery and sf2 and character sheets so, wotc has now released some classic adventures for the star frontiers rpg in pdf format i had overlooked this as it actually released last week thankfully i got pinged by a taverner via email. Star frontiers takes place near the center of a spiral galaxy the setting does not specify whether the galaxy is our own milky way. Review print on demand hardcovers of star frontiers rules dagorym on february 4, 2018. Review print on demand hardcovers of star frontiers rules. Star frontiers modules pdf star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr beginning in 1982. A 16page basic game rule book a 64page expanded game rule book a 32page introductory module, crash on volturnus 2 fullcolor maps, 23 x 35 and 10 x 17 a sheet of 285 fullcolor counters the races a quartet of intelligent, starfaring races inhabit the star frontiers rules. This document this document contains a guide to the user interface of the second sathar war simulator. Where the stars are much closer together than earths sun and its neighbors, a human race developed. Star frontiers knight hawks military ship construction. Pdf zebulons guide to frontier space star frontiers.
There is a good rules updateconversion to the savage worlds rules set. Mutiny on the eleanor moraes star frontiers module sfkh2 by ken rolston. This one is a conversion of the top secret contact reaction table to the star frontiers system. The star frontiers main site has scans of the original books but star frontiersman has fully remastered rules. I recently made some new friends who used to play star frontiers, but no longer have the books or have not played the game in a long time. Sf1 volturnus, planet of mystery i had no idea tom moldvay was involved with sf until now 4. Star frontiers tsrs lost scifi rpg is now free to download. This boxed set is the base set for the star frontiers system by tsr inc.
Theres a few fixes in them as well as a bit better. I waited until a few people had posted pictures online. Ive been happy with the 5e games ive played acks and savage worlds remain my top two systems, and id love to see what they can do with the setting. With this change, the two star frontiers fan magazines come under one roof. The official page although never sponsored is the only page ever blessed by tsrwizards of the coasthasbro. 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. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coast, inc. Im hoping that this means wotc will actually start publishing material for star frontiers again. A subspace radio is used for sending messages between distant planets and star systems.
The starship omicron, the pride of the pan galactic corporation, disappeared years ago on its first voyage. The primary difference is the covers which were magenta instead of. Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr between 1982 and 1985. Herein is presented a list of adventure modules for star frontiers published by tsr. The knight hawks set does offer an explanation a unique method invoking the void but does not sit easily with the alpha dawn explanation. And cmon d100 to resolve all actions and everything else weapon damage, etc based on a d10 that made for some quick dice rolling. A previously undiscovered quirk of the laws of physics allows starships to jump to the void, a hyperspatial realm that greatly shortens the travel times between inhabited worlds, once they reach 1% of the speed of light 3,000 kms. Questions about star frontiers game rules should be sent to. 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. Theres a few fixes in them as well as a bit better organization and presentation.
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