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STARSPANNER Playbook [PDF]

STARSPANNER Playbook [PDF]

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STARSPANNER PLAYBOOK

Have you ever wondered "Is this all there is?" For the last 2,000 years of human history, the answer to that questions was a resounding: "Yes." BUT NO LONGER!!! 

NOW, FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER WE PRESENT: STARSPANNER 100th Edition! Cast aside those inferior tomes, relics that are just a fantasy of the past, STARSPANNER is the future, the ULTRAFUTURE! STARSPANNER feels like your very first RPG session every single time! It's a whole new, wide galaxy of monsters, hazards, mechanics and more, designed with rules from the 21st century! An homage to old-school gaming with the speed and power of a starship, this is STARSPANNER! 

OLD-SCHOOL DEPTH... AT FTL SPEEDS!

How many times can you run into the same monsters before the challenge gets old? How long before gold loses it's luster and your jewels cease to sparkle?
IT'S TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING BOLD

It's time to break free of the shackles of mediocrity and escape the humdrum of your boring everyday life! STARSPANNER is the go-to full-depth TTRPG experience for those in the know. This game is for people who have searched everywhere and been left wanting something more, something better. THIS GAME IS FOR YOU! For those of us who have always been extraordinary, but are caught between being able to explore the seas and coast among the stars, I present to you: 

Wanna build a trading empire on the brink of Voidspace? Yeah, you can do that. Start a PMC and campaign galaxy fighting against guerilla rebels and government stooges alike? We got you covered! Wanna take to the stars in your custom starship and explore new worlds, overcoming bizarre hazards, bloodthirsty aliens and the horrors of the unknown? We're there dude!

Everything is possible in STARSPANNER!

THE COMPLETE STARSPANNER EXPERIENCE!

The one, the only STARSPANNER 100th Edition! Playbook - a complete guide to the stunningly superior STARSPANNER Sci-Fi TTRPG!
This is the only book you need to play STARSPANNER! 

STARSPANNER IS CURRENTLY - "UNDER DEVELOPMENT" Any purchases will automatically be updated to the most current edition of the STARSPANNER Playbook as they are created.

Each STARSPANNER Playbook comes jammed packed with:

  • Over 300 Psionic Spells (Cognitions) and powerful PSYTHURGICAL MAGICS
  • A full character-creation process with access to unique Scars and Talents
  • Eight fleshed out career trees: Agent, Comedian, Engineer, Fighter, Judge, Psion, Smuggler, Traveler with hundreds of career abilities
  • Five brand-spankin' new Player Character Capable Species including the Empyreans, Ichthyans, Leonians, Makhethai and Solidi (with more to come?!)
  • An introduction to each species Genetic Potential Path
  • Access to the incredible UNIVERSAL ABILITY WHEEL which open up limitless character customization options and eventually MULTI-PATHING
  • Highly-detailed and exclusive access to the Phlogiston Drive system and detailed instrtuctions for creating character MILESTONES to mark personal growth, in and out of the game
  • Deep lore of the STARSPANNER DUELING DISK GALAXY, The Greater Republic, and space-faring civilizations in the far-far-future
  • A top-to-bottom SPACESHIP CONSTRUCTION PROCESS allowing for nearly unlimited options that builds ships from mundane to extraordinary
  • The Phlogiston Engine patented (pending) WARP-SPEED (TM) deep-combat system for seamless, speedy and brutal PERSONAL & SHIP COMBAT
  • Tips & Tricks on running the perfect game, straight from the mouth of legendary STARSPANNER GM: R.R. Senior
  • EXPLOSIVE DICE that allow for MORE DAMAGE & HIGHER ROLLS, characters can achieve what is normally impossible if FATE is ON THEIR SIDE
  • A fully-fleshed out SPECULATIVE TRADING MARKET SYSTEM, complete with over 200 types of bulk goods, a supply-demand pricing protocol and much more
  • A SLEW of Æonic Items - magicial tools that boggle the mind and defy science like the Tome of Unspeakable Horrors, Bag of Folding (Space), and the Shotgun of Short Barrels +4
  • Hundreds of WEAPONS to eviscerate foes (and unfortunate friends)
  • A catalog of Air, Land and Sea vehicles for your characters to travel in style or bring serious firepower to any battlefield 
  • Simple, small, quick rules that speed up gameplay 100x and add galactic depth to any game, such as rules for Intoxication, Employees & Icons, and Mentoring NPCs
  • A full, fleshed out SKILL LIST that has dozens of skills so characters are never caught unprepaired
  • A detailed breakdown of the STARSPANNER XP & Tier System
  • A FULL RUNDOWN on life and space travel the ULTRAFUTURE, including information on things like Origami Gates, E-bouys and Voidspace
  • Over 250,000 words (and counting!) of FAR-FUTURE SCI-FI TTRPG GAMEMAKING GREATENESS
  • An NPC MANAGEMENT SYSTEM so advanced, it's like running a real company
  • An overview of the stange and bizarre GODS OF THE FAR FUTURE - powerful GESTALT entities that rule over the fundamental concepts of Reality
  • Summon the power of HYPERSTITION and improve your OWN existence, as STARSPANNER (when played correctly) teaches players to take-action and set Milestones
  • Procedures to form an in-game X-CORP, an adventuring corporation with it's own special regulations that allow players to operate outside the law
  • An introduction to HAZARD FACTORa reference metric for determining just how screwed the players are about to be
  • Advice on dealing with problem players as well as over/underpowered characters
  • And much, much more!

The collective masterwork known as "STARSPANNERis a W.I.P. or Works In Progress and is subject to change and updates as time goes on. No features are guaranteed, but you can expect more and more to be added as time goes on.

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