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Issue September 2010 Issue September 2010 Frontier News d00 System by DwD Studios, Star Frontiersman Wiki, d00 Tables by DwD Studios, World vs Hero, Re-mastered Alpha On the cover : Gary Tonge from Vision Afar sketched this. Dawn .................................................................................... 1 Drop by and let him know you enjoy his work. http://www.visionafar.com Archetypes Osakar Linguist, Humma Survivalist and Ifshnit Trader by Art credits: Tom Verreault .......................................................................... 2 » C. J. Williams (pg 7, 62, 64, 81) » Chris Harper (pg 58, 59, 73) Zebulon races » Jenny Harper (pg 60) Humma Hop Back by TheWebtroll ....................................... 8 » GJD (pg 25, 27) » Larry Moore (pg 22, 23, 28, 37, Core races 38, 57, 73) The Core Four Part II by Brian Conway.............................. 10 Traditional Dralasite Debates by Eric Winsor ..................... 15 » Parriah (pg 61) » Richard Rose RJR Studio Optional Rules (pg 3, 5) Psych Profiles by Bill Logan ............................................... 17 » Rum Rouge (pg 29) How Much for that Implant in the Window by Thomas » Scott Mulder (pg 56) Verreault/jedion357 ............................................................ 21 » Shane Tyree (pg 75) Vehicle Variations by Richard “Shadow Shack” Rose ........ 24 » Shell (pg 10, 13) Non-Civilian Duty Vehicles by Larry Moore ........................ 26 » Wayne Peters (pg 2, 79, 81) Digitally Re-Mastered From Freighters to Flying Boats by Matthew M. Seabaugh 34 Foreword Creative Refereeing All I can say is “what a great issue” you now hold in your Yazirian Literature or the Art of Writing Fluff by Thomas hands. I’m very pleased to work with so many talented writers, Verreault/jedion357 ............................................................ 40 artists and creative zealots! You make this magazine Adventure Generation by Bill Logan................................... 43 awesome. In the News We receive feedback from emails, the guestbook and social News to Spark the Imagination by parriah (Jess Carver) ... 55 blogs that tells us we are still on track for keeping the Star Frontiers Revival alive. Each month I’m surprised to find Locations someone new who found the Digitally Re-mastered books and Boneyard Station by Richard “Shadow Shack” Rose ......... 56 magazine. Currently Bill Logan is working on a new shiny Star Hypnotic Training Center by Chris Harper.......................... 58 Frontiers site, when completed Tom Stephens and I will be Point True by pariah (Jess Carver)..................................... 61 working on migrating the data from the current sf.us site to the new site. New features will be available including most of the Star Law same features you are accustomed to. We will also have a Star Law Revisited by C.J. Williams ................................... 62 complete guide to the site explaining what you can do with projects, how to link content, make a character or start an Equipment online game. My hope is that the Fronteirsman that re- SP-4507 Balor Gyro-Mag by Chris Harper ......................... 73 discovered SF get involved in our communities. KTX-40 Laser Pistol by Larry Moore .................................. 73 BioSys Incorporated by Allen Trussell................................ 73 I would like to thank Tom Stephens a.k.a. Terl Obar for his Utility Gauntlets by Bill Logan............................................. 75 work on this issue and the Star Frontiersman wiki at the Star Frontiers Network site. We are attempting to link the sf.us, Frontier History sfman.com and sf.info sites together via RSS to keep you The Opiate of the Osakar by informed in the SF Internet Frontier. Thomas Verreault/jedion357 .............................................. 77 I hope you find something useful contained within as a Referee Classifieds or Player. Holistic Anti-Worm Federation, Bixby’s SEU Stand’s, UPF Cartographical Service, Wastrala Clan Bike Club, Interstar Raise your dice hand high! Larry Moore Weaponry, [email protected] Wiggling Bros. of Zebulon & Capella! .................. Back cover STAR FRONTIERS, WIZARDS OF THE COAST, and the WIZARDS OF THE COAST logo are trademarks belonging to Wizards of the Coast, Inc., a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc., and are used here without permission. © 2001 Wizards of the Coast. All Rights Reserved. The free distribution of this revised edition of the out-of-print game system is not intended to detract income from Wizards of the Coast. Star Frontiersman D00 System D100 Tables The d00 System™ is a role- DwD Studios has created a d100 table tool that allows playing game system that is the creator to weight results and add full descriptions. simple and modular. The final result is an attractive table suitable for publication. The core rules are divorced from a particular setting in a Here are a few of the tables created by site members. way that Referee’s, » Random Ship Ownership Table contributors and publishers » Wicked Poisons can produce their own setting books (though a default » Sci-Fi Drama Cards setting is provided for every DwD game such as FrontierSpace or FantasyRealms). Spotlight World: Star Details are to be thought-provoking but at the same Frontiers time sketchy enough for you – the player – to fill in all World vs. Hero is a single game engine that allows the necessary gaps with your own brand of players to easily experience any published campaign imagination. Lists of abilities, skills, gear, and other setting regardless of its original system. It’s great fun things are to be categorical in their moving from world to world so effortlessly, using the comprehensiveness, not exhaustive and finite. richness and variety of each place and its inhabitants September 2010 Complexity can be added but must be added in well- without the toil of learning new rules every time! tested, very modular optional systems (because gaming tastes and settings may vary). Thanks to the efforts of Bill Logan and DwD Studios, a Star Frontiers revival began in 2007 with a “re- It is our belief that realism and fun can be balanced, mastering” of the original, publicly-available rules. The and if done properly will result in a great game that classic rules and character races were clarified and we'll look back at twenty years from now and neatened up, and the layout was updated to today’s remember as fondly as the old classics. publishing standards, but the integrity of every original concept remained untouched. True Star Frontiers Imagination is to be given wings and a rocket action was made available for free in a snazzy new “ package! pack, not told it can't fly ” Fortunately, Bill’s generosity didn’t end there. Since the About DwD re-mastering, he and a number of talented writers and After several years of digitally re-mastering our favorite artists have contributed all-new expansion material for science-fiction game and publishing fifteen the game through their own publication, Star issues of the free online magazine, the Frontiersman Magazine. Star Frontiersman , we decided it was time to put our creative juices together and Read the full article; http://tinyurl.com/worldVShero make games, thus DwD Studios was born. Our first product, FontierSpace is a sci-fi RGP based on the d00 System™ and has proven to be Remastered Alpha Dawn an exercise in fun! As of September we are nearly A printer friendly version is available at the Star ready for the public playtest. Frontiersman site. (http://starfrontiersman.com/downloads/remastered ) Star Frontiersman Wiki Volunteers Needed! The Star Frontiersman magazine is on-line in wiki format on the Star Frontiers Network Wiki and we need you're help adding articles. Come join the fun and help us make this great resource available to the public. http://starfrontiers.info/wiki - Star Frontiersman Wiki Staff 1 Star Frontiersman By Thomas Verreault jedion357 Author’s Note: the following archetypes were a team she is provides crucial technical support, able to developed from the Zebulon’s Guide taking advantage decipher puzzles, codes or intercepted communication of peculiarities of the Zeb’s races. As with any in time to prevent surprises to the team. In this role archetype you do not have to use the specified race. she equips with adequate defensive and light offensive The advice on development, character concept and measures. She prefers to load up on communications equipment can be applied to any race. and computer support gear. Archetypes were a very popular series in the Star A lover of puzzles the crypto-analyst is likely to carry Frontiersman and I’ve long wished to see more of hard copy plasti-paper reference books on dangerous them. While recently reviewing Zebulon’s Guide for research assignments in hazardous environments. This setting material I happened to reread the racial osakar usually follows a tech background (PSA) and descriptions and decided to promote the Zeb’s races excels in computer and technician skill to operate with their own archetypes. It’s been long enough since equipment and research data. the Star Frontiersman had an archetype article and the Zeb’s races are overdue for consideration as well. OSAKAR LINGUIST You are a virtuoso with languages. Due to your unique mouth structure, no language is beyond your ability to speak. You’ve honed your skills and surpassed your teachers adding more languages to your repertoire than actually exist in the data bases. September 2010 Polyvox? You don’t need no stinking polyvox; you ARE a walking polyvox. ** All osakar are female thus the exclusive use of feminine gender. CHARACTER CONCEPTS Crypto-analyst This osakar is a technician that analyzes signal-Intel and decodes or translates it. She is at home with communications gear and well able to handle a sub space radio as well as knowing her way around a computer net work. She can process information, dig up pertinent facts and produce in depth analysis besides just translating the data. A bit of an intellectual egg head, she is quite at home at a library or university. Normally she doesn’t put herself in danger but provides the Intel and advice for those who do.