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POLARIS RPG - Core Rulebook: 1 - ENGLISH

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"For centuries, wars and climatic catastrophes have ravaged the surface of the earth, making it uninhabitable by all but the mutated and monstrous. Humanity, searching for refuge, combs the worlds oceans and finds sanctuary...and more. Welcome to Polaris!"

From the French publishers of the award-winning Pathfinder RPG comes the Polaris RPG. A brand new post-apocalyptic sci-fi RPG system and setting from Black Book Editions.

The first of the two Core Rulebooks contains:

  • The World of the Deep – Setting
  • Character Creation
  • Game System

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ATTENTION: You need Core Rulebook 2 to play!


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georges G December 27, 2019 1:24 am UTC
can you repeat your answer , please ?

georges
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David B July 17, 2017 2:33 pm UTC
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@Bruce: Until August 21st! :)
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Bruce M July 17, 2017 1:35 am UTC
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How long are the PDF's for this game on sale for? I may have to wait till the end of the week (20 July 2017) because I am broke right now.
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July 14, 2017 7:59 pm UTC
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Now is the time to buy the core rulebooks in PDF, absolute bargain
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Exodus P November 30, 2016 12:56 am UTC
$19.99 for 1/2 of a game on pdf is too much. Why should I spend 40 and only have a pdf when I can spend $63 on amazon and have two actual books? I own the books but it would be nice to have pdf's also, but I'm not paying $40 for them. If this in any indication of the companies future prices I don't know that I will buy any more books. Should include pdf if you buy the books. $30/book in not unreasonable but pdf price is a joke. Real players want the book anyway, pdf is frosting, don't be cheap with the frosting. I like the game, and even own the books and deluxe editions, but no way to the pdf's.
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Kevin D August 17, 2017 2:29 pm UTC
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The cost of printing and shipping a book is a relatively minor. Most of the cost comes from writing, editing, art, layout, and proofing. As a consumer, I understand that it feels like we should be paying a lot less for a digital copy of something over a physical copy, but it's simply the case that creating a physical book and getting it out to distributors is relatively inexpensive.
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Exodus P August 28, 2017 5:43 am UTC
If like you said "creating a physical book and getting it out to the distributors is relatively inexpensive" then to sell a pdf that cost nothing more to produce for an exorbitant amount is just being greedy because it is all profit for you. You didn't pay someone to print it, or pay for materials. You should get something for your ideas and work, but $19.99 for half a game is too much. Anyone who has tried to play a game from pdf knows the print book is way more convenient. You'd get more players/fans for the next book if you didn't drive them away with the prices. This guy is done.
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Ryan S April 24, 2022 8:22 pm UTC
20 bucks for 300 pages is as good a deal as you'll see elsewhere on the website, and you seem to be misunderstanding what he's saying. "All the profit is for you" is not right. These people have to pay their artists, editors, and anybody else that worked on the product. Printing and distribution was always a small part of the cost of making a book, so there's no reason for a pdf to be that much cheaper than a physical copy.
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Marcos B September 13, 2016 4:39 pm UTC
People complaining about multiple books required to play have never actually played D&D, or GURPS, or Deadlands, or pretty much tons of RPGs out there. That being said, for me there's only one Polaris RPG and it's not this one.
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Daniel H October 04, 2016 12:53 am UTC
Not to mention that there are tons of core rulebooks that cost $40 or more.
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Bruce M July 17, 2017 1:36 am UTC
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Which is crazy for the cost of a PDF.
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Russell G September 12, 2016 8:01 am UTC
Are you kidding me?! 20 USD for HALF the ruleset on .pdf?!

No. Just no.
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Christopher Y September 07, 2016 10:00 am UTC
I can't access full size previews on this or book 2
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Steve M September 02, 2016 11:48 am UTC
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Looks interesting, but I would like to have a Print copy so I'll hold off purchasing until I can get a Print & PDF bundle.
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Steve M September 13, 2016 12:37 pm UTC
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I got the print copy from Leisuregames up in London and found out that the publisher does not offer a Print & PDF Bundle nor are they signed up to the Bits & Mortar scheme or anything like that. So if you have the print copy the only way to get the PDFs is to pay another £30 for the PDF copies of RB1 & RB2.

Now, seperate to that the game is really interesting, has a great setting, the art is awesome, the books are very well produced. However I rely on having a PDF copy that I can crib bits from to print for players or to include in adventures I'm writing, so the lack of a PDF bundle is extremely disappointing to me and given that the print set of RB1 & RB2 is £70 I am not paying another £30 to get the PDFs.

Ultimately, really interesting looking game but the lack of a PDF included with the, expensive, print set is extremely disappointing.
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David B September 16, 2016 6:21 am UTC
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Hi, thanks for your feedback. We currently do not offer a Bits & Mortar package for Polaris, PDF bundles were available during pre-orders. We are looking into that for future releases. Thank you for taking the time to comment though!
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Steve M January 11, 2017 8:50 am UTC
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Hi David, any idea when the PDF copy of the Vehicle & Exo Armour sheets will be available? I've been waiting for 3 months for it to become available and have tried chasing for it on Facebook, Twitter & the Polaris RPG but have had no responses to any of my queries, is the PDF of these sheets ever going to be made available to us?
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Steve M January 16, 2017 11:05 am UTC
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Hi again David, is there anyone at Black Book Editions who is supporting this game? I've tried reaching out on Twitter, Facebook and emailing the contact address on your website, I have been trying once a week for a month and so far have had no response from anyone at your end. All I am trying to find out is when the PDF Character Sheet that includes the Exo Armours & Vehicle pages will be available?

I first asked about this in October 2016 and was told to expect it "Very Soon". As far as I can see not a single update has been posted on any of your social channels since about the end of October 2016 and none of attempts to contact yourselves have yielded results. I must say that it is extremely disappointing for a game this new to stop being supported so quickly.
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Steve M January 18, 2017 8:30 am UTC
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For anyone who might have been following this, these sheets are now available on DTRPG and hopefully other sites as well.
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Kai B September 01, 2016 12:16 pm UTC
So ... I need two rulebooks for the price of one other rulebook, just to be able to play this game? -.^
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David B September 06, 2016 9:41 am UTC
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Lots of games actually need several books to be really playable. You could go ahead and play just with the first Core Rulebook, but you won't have any creatures and gear (though you can find some very basic gear in the Quickstart Guide!)
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