Star frontiers was tsrs sciencefiction space opera rpg. Face of the enemy star frontiers module sfkh3 by ken. Theres a few fixes in them as well as a bit better organization and presentation. Venturi is a gas giant a huge ball of gas that tried to be a star, but never quite made it. A few dozen expansion modules were published, as well as a line of novels and graphic novels. Please send any feedback to me and happy reading the next issue will have a blast from the past, day of the juggernaut. This page was last edited on 28 february 2020, at 21. I have tried to set up a star frontiers campaign and imaged most of the tokens from the original alpha dawn game. Star frontiers is a game of space fantasy set in the distant future in a galaxy very unlike our own.
I know of several other people who have developed and made streel a major component of their game. If file is multipart dont forget to check all parts before downloading. Now it just moans and grumbles and throws out magnetic storms once in a while. Sundown on starmist star frontiers module sf3 by garry spiegle. And welcome to issue 25 of the frontier explorer the summer of sathar. The material will not be modified from its original form, though new artwork, examples, clarifications, and layout will be provided. It can be played as a separate adventure or as a continuation of crash on volturnus, included in the star frontiers tm boxed game. The primary difference is the covers which were magenta instead of. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. A 6page adventure module for 1st to 6th level chara. Mar 04, 2018 im hoping that this means wotc will actually start publishing material for star frontiers again. Im big on star frontiers since the beginning but i didnt get much into knight hawks and the spaceship rules.
Most interesting to me are newsletters which have some pretty interesting content. It was distributed with a basic game and an expanded rpg game called alpha dawn. Tsr star frontiers published material star frontiers network. The remastered star frontiers rules are gone along with 14 of the 25 issues. 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 wizards of the coast and is done here with limited permission. Contentsshow alpha dawn adventures assault on starship omicron mini module included with referees screen the volturnus cycle sf0. Jul 29, 2019 streel is a popular megacorp in the game. You are now a starrover, one of the lucky few who spends their lives traversing the black void of deep space. Shop at noble knight games for star frontiers by part of our full inventory collection. Review print on demand hardcovers of star frontiers. If you enjoy the star frontiersman and the frontier explorer and would like to help keep them online, consider making a donation.
This module has rules for use with both traveller and star frontiers. The war machine star frontiers module sfkh4 by ken rolston. At least i resisted and didnt buy them immediately. 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. Counters sf0 crash on volturnus module knight hawks boxed set.
Alpha dawn for player characters, knight hawks for shiptoship action including boarding parties and trade, and zebulons guide for campaign. You can see a few examples below courtesy of, an excellent resource and history site. This project is devoted to creating newly formatted, artistically pleasing downloadable pdf files from the previouslypublished star frontiers books. It was a time when men were real men, women were real women, and furry things from alpha. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coast, inc. 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. 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. Mutiny on the eleanor moraes star frontiers module sfkh2 by ken rolston. Star frontiers is tsrs early foray into the realm of science fiction rpgs.
Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by. Then there was a set of modules introduced that combined the alpha dawn exploration style with the knight hawks fly exciting space battles style. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link. It can be combined with star realms andor star realms. 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. We have a great adventure by ben gorman this issue. Frontiers alpha dawn basic and expanded sets, threw in the adventure module crash on volturnus. I know that there has not been a star frontiers module for years, but we have a new mini adventure and a wonderful new race, the myxine, to enjoy. For science fiction rpgs module 1 introduction this scenario is designed for use with any of the leading sfrpgs causing serious political upheavals. The threepart volturnus series, in which tom moldvay played a. Referees screen and mini module the starship omicron, the pride of the pan galactic corporation, disappeared years ago on its first voyage.
Star frontiers adventure modules star frontiers wiki. 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. No clues as to the whereabouts of either the crew or the ship have been found. There will still have to be dralasites, yazirians and vrusks for me to consider it star frontiers.
In the mean time you can find the originals, as both pdf and printondemand products, on drivethrurpg. A few years later, an advancement called zebulons guide to frontier space. Zebulons guide to frontier space would be the last official star frontiers product. Click download file button or copy star frontiers tsr pdf url which shown in textarea when you clicked file title, and paste it into your browsers address bar. 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. Star frontiers 2 the star frontiers roleplaying game was originally published in 1982 by tsr hobbies, inc. There is a basic rules, but i havent converted them into pdf yet. As for the published modules and adventures, i never really ran them.
The scan of the counters in the printables zip file are okay. All the art for the tabletop game star frontiers makes me think of that line from hitchhikers guide. The warriors of white light this 16page modules outlines a series of. Planet of mystery is the second in the volturnus series of modules for the star frontiers tm game. Mutiny on the eleanor moraes is a 1984 roleplaying game adventure for star frontiers published by tsr. Contentsshow alpha dawn adventures assault on starship omicron minimodule included with referees screen the volturnus cycle sf0. Alpha dawn tsr 1983 box star frontiers referees screen and mini module tsr 1983 star frontiers. The body of a humma is pearshaped with a short, blunt head, no visible neck, narrow shoulders, unusually short arms, a stocky trunk. 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. Assault on starship omicron is a minimodu l e for t he star frontiers tm game. Star frontiers 4th edition free ebook download as pdf file. Star frontiers 20012010 adventure modules waynes books. Dramune run star frontiers module sfkh1 by doug niles. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo.
Star frontiers list archive free download as text file. Included also are some adventure arcs to get you started. Mission to alcazzar star frontiers module sf4 by doug niles. Star frontiers expanded rules book this didnt give exact spectral types but they could be inferred from the colors given. Contents edit mutiny on the eleanor moraes is an adventure in which the player characters are engaged in an exploration mission and are surveying a particularly promising planet when they crashland. I was heavily into star frontiers in the early 80s and ran a large number of the modules. Youll find our expanded rules add that kind of challenge, detail, and opportunity for victory. Star frontiers tsrs lost scifi rpg is now free to download. Its been about 35 years since ive really looked at the material but from what i recall the modules built on the star frontiers setting but shouldnt be too hard to adapt to a setting with similar assumptions. The rpg expansion included a system for designing your own spaceship as well as rules for travel and commerce. Devoted to collaborative community development and discussion of star frontiers. Bugs in the system star frontiers module sfad5 by graeme morris. The forum and downloads gateway for star frontiers.
Review recently rereleased pdfs of star frontierss. Published modules for most of the systems that were detailed in the modules, a spectral type was given although some just provided colors like the expanded rules book. 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. They are zipped up to save space and work tripod has some weird rules for files. As an file sharing search engine downloadjoy finds star frontiers pdf files matching your search criteria among the files that has been seen recently in uploading sites by our search spider. Star frontiers product listing rpgnet rpg game index.
When we put out the call for articles in issue 24, we had so many sathar submissions that we decided to do another issue dedicated to the arch enemy in the star frontiers setting. Wizards of the coast continues to release more material for their old star frontiers game. Unfortunately, all communication with the starship ceased shortly after it passed into the system. Advanced star frontiers 4th edition unrest nature scribd. Star frontiers takes place near the center of a spiral galaxy the setting does not specify whether the galaxy is our own milky way. I didnt include the maps as i own the original adventure and just used them, however they can more then likely be found on the internet. Referees screen and minimodule the starship omicron.
Review print on demand hardcovers of star frontiers rules dagorym on february 4, 2018. Plus, the modules produced for the game were, with a few exceptions, a blast. This set includes the basic rule book, the expanded rule book, the crash on volturnus adventure module, printable fullcolor map, printable counters. This boxed set is the base set for the star frontiers system by tsr inc.
Okay, i said i wasnt going to buy any more of the pdfs but i never said anything about the physical, printondemand versions. Review recently rereleased pdfs of star frontierss knight hawks supplement. Star frontiers is a classic roleplaying game from the the artwork is beautiful and inspiring. The star frontiersman was started back in 2007 by bill logan as a fun way to provide additional star frontiers rules and information to his players. I know this because i played star frontiers excessively during my early teen years. The government of truanes star opened a star route to the zebulon system recently, sending an expedition to the planet nine months ago. A complete list of all star frontiers science fiction roleplaying game products. A final project is to complete the online, wiki version of the star frontiersman articles on the star frontiers network wiki. The palalyrn cluster this page describes a star cluster for your use in the star frontiers game that was published by tsr many moons ago. The atmosphere would suffocate you except that youd probably freeze first, or be torn apart by the thousand kilometer an hour winds.
Most published modules for the game followed these themes. Star frontiers rpg pdf the first officially blessed site by tsr, inc, star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to. The game offered a space opera actionadventure setting. On publishing star frontiers related materials arcane game lore blog the links are separated into four main categories so that you can focus on the materials of most interest to you. In the gaming circles in which i moved, star frontiers was always. The game offered a spaceopera actionadventure setting. 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. 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. The game was written by the tsr staff and edited by steve winter with cover art by larry elmore. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coas. Star frontiers digitally remastered original books reformatted into pdfs, and the. It allows the characters to relive the adventures of a steller cartography ship mapping the unknown. Herein is presented a list of adventure modules for star frontiers published by tsr.
The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet. Traveller, star trek, space opera, star frontiers, etc. Many of the old modules are online and there has been a great deal of fan support for star frontiers over the years in the form of at least two publications that im aware. With our unique approach to crawling we index shared files withing hours after upload. Star frontiers digitally remastered original books reformatted into pdf s, and the star frontiersman fanzine. Theyve even got remasters of the star frontiers adventure modules. Star frontiers full inventory from noble knight games. Wizards of the coast, star frontiers and their logos are trademarks of wizards of the coast llc in the united states and. Dark side of the moon star frontiers module sfad6 by jim bambra. During the next few years, a referees screen, miniatures, and a healthy number of game modules were released, including modules for the movies 2001. Unfortunately, all the maps are chopped up into little pieces.
A list of products, cover scans, and sources for purchase of these outofprint books for the star frontiers role playing game. Crash on volturnus, the adventure that was originally included in the star frontiers boxed set. Recentl the starship omicron, the pride of the pan galactic corporation, disappeared years ago on its first voyage. Sf1 volturnus, planet of mystery i had no idea tom moldvay was involved with sf until now 4. And i would like to thank nicholas for giving us a few more example of his wonderful work to include in the article. Star frontiers 5e is a perfect mini campaign for my players to explore when we are ready to take a break from slaying dragons but still want to stay with the same ruleset.
I started this years ago but it kind of fell by the wayside over the years. Star frontiers takes place near the center of a spiral galaxy. Basic rule book, the expanded rule book, the crash on volturnus adventure module. Review recently rereleased pdfs of star frontierss knight. Now imagine this same excitement in a science fiction setting.
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. Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr beginning in 1982. Though you often pass long hours aboard cramped, uncomfortable star liners, you spend most of your time exploring mysterious new. Palalyrn cluster site that expands the star frontiers campaign map.
Ship components reference official star traders wiki. The star frontiers main site has scans of the original books but star frontiersman has fully remastered rules. Expanded rules this is the main rules for the game. Star frontiers list archive tsr company games role playing.
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