RPGPundit Presents #100: Star Adventurer

Solo play????

I see no reference if you allow 3rd party module development... can one write, release, and sell 3rd party creations for this rule set?

Question. Psychic ability rolls include your character level. Skill rolls do not. Is that a typo, or is that how the game’s skill checks work?

Is there no longer a print version of this available?

Has anybody given thought to making an expansion book to add typical bad guy NPC's, commonly seen space ships, and maybe some big animals? This game could sure use that sort of source book.

What a fantastic little gem with a big heart. Role-playing is all about the theater of the mind and cooperative storytelling. There are just enough rules here to create a marvelous space adventure without interfering with the flow of play or the creativity of the GM (or players), but enough to give proper structure. The simple games engine allow me to create and/or convert any monster or alien or adventure on the fly. I love it, and so will you. Rules are there to facilitate play. Unfortunately modern games inhibit creative storytelling by over-regulating play. The best games I have had are those where the rules serve the players and not the other way around and clearly Star Adventurer was created to do just that. The rules of Star Adventurer allow you to be as creative as you want. This rule set will get you playing within an half hour and keep you playing for years. Why are you still reading? At $4.00 it gives you everything you need and just enough more.

What OSR bestiary is most compatible with this game? (I realize the answer is "most of them" so I guess I'm really asking which ones would be recommended.)

why do all saving throws receive CHA modifier, regardless of type? How does being charming or possessing leadership make you dodge things better, etc.?

I’m going to add one more thing here. I’ve been on a 2 year long hunt for a good Sci-fi opera, 1970’s movie game. Rules light to be sure. I dislike West End Games rules. I had thought Mini-6 for the D6 system fixed it, but their magic/mystic system ruined it. So I posted on RPG.net forum for alternate suggestions, with tons of options, and I actually acquired most of them. I had settled on White Star Galaxy edition, but that needed a sourcebook to make it work.

Star Adventurer is now my top game. It’s just right for how I want to play, and I own the color paper book now. Good job.

Looks great! I'm prepping a demo game and have a quick question. Is a 4-hour recovery necessary for the successful use of a psychic power, or just from a failed attempt? As written, the rules imply I can keep using a psychic power every round until it fails.

A simple question. The sample character at the start of the book on page 3 has a Base Savings Throw of 14. That comes from a default 16 + CHA bonus. In that case, a +1 from having a Charisma (CHA) of 13 (+1) to save, so that lowers the BST from default 16 to 15. Now comes my question. Where did the other +1 to save come from? The race is Human (+1 to a pair of the six main attributes of choice, or abilities as they're called in this game, and in this case it was CHA and STR). I assume that meant raising the Ability Score from a 12 to a 13 in both cases. Its not from the background of the character. A DriveTech doesn't boost your Base Saving Throw or CHA. So how does the math work out to have a Base Saving Throw of 14 when you start at 16 and get a single bonus point from having a CHA of 13 (+1)?

I really dig it. I like the super-tight rules and the diversity of the characters, especially as they grow in power. 100% awesome. Once I get my PDF printed I will probably do a flip through as well. I like the comic book comparison too, perhaps I'll have my copy printed in a similar format. Floppy cover. Staple bind. I remember back a few years folks were using Stars Without Number to play DnD style worlds... I wonder how Star Adventurer would suit a fantasy campaign? I'm betting it would be pretty pretty fun. A bit of creative re-skinning can go a long way. Hmmm...

Love this system. I am so looking forward to playing it and running it. I own Whiote Star and it is a good system, but it is a lot more rules heavy and quite frankly it becomes clunky and chunky when compared tp Star Adventurer. I wish I would have found this one first.....

I am wondering though..... Do you allow others to release support for Star Adventurer?

I loved Lion & Dragon, and I have been thinking of running a space-opera one-shot using old-school D&D rules. I already own White Star by James Spahn, which is a good but a little dry WhiteBox conversion. Could someone tell me how Star adventurer compares to White Star?

Pundit has knocked it out of the park on this one! A lot of great info here stuffed into 38 pages.

Is it intended that characters' saving throws are fixed, and do NOT decrease as they go up in level?

If so, why do higher HD NPCs/monsters' saving throws decrease?