Boldly explore the galaxy in search of alien civilizations! You take the role of a Military Officer, Technical Officer, Science Officer, or Enlisted Man in the Galactic Confederation. Travel in a starship under your command, on missions of first contact, rescue, exploration, and more in a galaxy full of hostile aliens. Try to maintain the tenuous truce with the militaristic Zangid, and fight the Videni who may look like your Tauran allies, but do not adhere to a philosophy of peace and logic.
Design alien humanoids with either "original series" or "next generation" sensibilites, or blend the two approaches! There are 100 forehead shapes that may be randomly rolled when a new alien race is encountered.
This book contains:
Eight player races
Three main classes, with several subclasses
Rules for spaceships and exploration
many alien creatures
...and more!
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This second edition of Starships & Spacemen uses the Labyrinth Lord system (an OSR D&D-like gaming system which heavily uses d20 and d6's) and evokes an Original Star Trek vibe to sci-fi gaming. I pre-ordered this years back and I have not been disappointed in all of this time. The game stands the test of time.
-Jeff
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