Star drive stylized as stardrive is a science fiction campaign setting that was published in 1998 by tsr, inc. Im indifferent to the rules, but the supplements like shadows on the borderlands, dorastor, strangers in prax, sun county and others. The game itself uses a roll over variation of the alternity rpg from tsr in the 90s. If you have some books, games, or pretty much anything youd like to sell or trade, tell us about it. Stardrive is set at the dawn of the 26th century, and humanity has spread out across the orion arm. Alternity is a sciencefiction role playing game featuring dark matter modern day. A complete list of all alternity sciencefiction roleplaying game products. The trove is the biggest open directory of rpg pdfs on the internet.
It is a ruleset that allows players to enjoy heroic adventures in the worlds of science fiction, and in the case of gamma world, science fantasy. I never really got to use much of the system, but i did run a multisession campaign based on stargate sg1 back in 1999 that went quite well. It used much simpler fast play rules rather than the full alternity rule set. I still have my entire alternity collection, which is missing only one book. The first galactic war saw the end of colonial rule from earth, while the centurylong second galactic war forged the colonies into a dozen powerful stellar nations united into three alliances. One of the founders of sasquatch games, richard baker, was also one of the designers of the previous alternity game. Stardrive was a campaign setting put out for alternity, tsr s ambitious but clumsy sciencefiction rpg.
Star drive campaign setting alternity scifi roleplaying, star drive campaign setting, 2802 im a strong rpg player, and i bought this book and i really enjoy the setting, have a lot of information if you like the good scifi games you will enjoy this one. Da archive 2016 amended jan 3 2017 this is a compilation of most of the pdf share threads and the rpg generals threads from 2016. This setting book also requires the players handbook and gamemaster guide for the alternity game system. The star frontiers main site has scans of the original books but star frontiersman has fully. Alternity 2017 a science fiction roleplaying game kickstarter. Nov 22, 2019 sasquatch game studio llc is raising funds for alternity 2017 a science fiction roleplaying game on kickstarter. Alternity from wizards of the coast part of our role playing games collection. The stardrive campaign setting, designed for use with the alternity science fiction roleplaying game, brings to life the world of the future.
Alternity is a science fiction role playing game rpg published by tsr in 1998. As my role as archivist i have strived for well over a year to come up with a better cataloging method that just everything in a mish mash. You help decide the fate of the galaxy by setting deadly challenges for terran and protoss heroes to. Sasquatch game studio llc is raising funds for alternity 2017 a science fiction roleplaying game on kickstarter. I wanted to check before i started converting them myself. The alternity game is tsr s roleplaying game of modern action to farfuture adventure. Robot record sheet the robot player character record sheet from the dataware alternity book. Free dungeon master fantasy gaming tools compatible with advanced dungeon and dragons, in nomine satanis magna veritas, rolemaster, alternity and star wars. Following the acquisition of tsr by wizards of the coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of tsr s business holdings, but it retains a small and devoted fanbase. The alternity game takes starcraft into a new dimension a live dimension. Alternity is really my favorite scifi rpg, maybe even my favorite rpg. Tsr published this game in 1998, during the heyday of advanced dungeons and dragons second edition. Buy a cheap copy of star drive campaign setting alternity. Its a wonderful game, but the rules mostly character creation can seem a bit daunting.
Dont think of it as a library index, think of it as a street filled with bookstores and you have to talk to each shopkeeper. Starcraft alternity scifi roleplaying, starcraft edition wizards team on. Starcraft alternity scifi roleplaying, starcraft edition. The core books are the players handbook and the gamemasters guide. Alternity players handbook alternity scifi roleplaying. Anything you see in these pages is in stock, ready to ship.
The alternity rules system is a roleplaying game system of modern action to farfuture adventure. He and i hope that this helps generate interest and sales for. Sesheyans, mechalus, weren, tsa, fraal to pathfinder in hopes of using them in starfinder. Alternity sciencefiction rpg, by tsr uss regulator. May 02, 2011 i even played in the living verge campaign they had an rpga campaign for alternity back in the day. Following the acquisition of tsr by wizards of the coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of tsr s business holdings, but it retains a small but devoted fanbase. Has anyone tried converting the races from the old tsr alternity rpg. It had settings like stardrive, gamma world, and dark matter.
Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coast, inc. Rpg here refers solely to narrative aka tabletop, pencilandpaper games rather than various computer games, mushs, etc. Science fiction roleplaying game in 1998 marked the return of tsr, inc. The sovietski faces danger from the hightech but savage and ruthless warlords of russia, the expanding brodkil invasion sponsored by mindwerks and the angel of death, werewolves in the north, gargoyles spilling in from the west, and the coming of the mi. Come and experience your torrent treasure chest right here. Author, lead designer and editor for companies such as tsr, wizards of the. Whether you can play a medical droid or not in alternity, depends on what setting youre playing in. Action check record sheet this form helps you keep track of when each character gets to act in a given round.
It comes with three pamphlets, a gms card, and a set of dice. Starcraft edition was an alternity tabletop roleplaying game set in blizzards starcraft universe. Rpg gaming tools for alternity, dungeons and dragons 3rd. Jul 28, 2016 for those that dont know, alternity was a science fiction rpg created by tsr and published by wizards of the coast. Id start small, just to refamiliarize myself with rules i havent used since the turn of the century, and see how people enjoyed it, then. Alternity is a science fiction roleplaying game rpg published by tsr in 1998. An alternity adventure that serves as a prelude to the stardrive campaign setting. Alternity 2017 a science fiction roleplaying game by sasquatch. But for me and others, i am double downing on this 2. From alternity gamma world campaign setting introduction. Cities vanished, forests burned, and an entire civilization died in nuclear fire, gengineered plagues, and mutagenic poisons.
So i was thinking about some of the classic rpgs that tsr pushed out, some of which are wellknown gamma world some a little less wellknown crimefighters and i was wondering hey, maybe it would be good to see these republished with an. Li po is pleased to offer a msdos character generator and a spaceship generator for players of tsr s fantastic new science fiction game, alternity. Alternity s first setting was detailed in the star drive campaign setting 1998. Alternitystardrive alien compendium, 2, starships alternity roleplaying accessory, tsr 119, and several more. Alternitys first setting was detailed in the star drive campaign setting 1998. Dungeon generator, spellbook, map maker, dice roller, name generator. Alternity players handbook alternity scifi rpg is the core book for this rpg system. Alternity software free download alternity top 4 download offers free software downloads for windows, mac, ios and android computers and mobile devices. Following the acquisition of tsr by wizards of the coast, the game was discontinued in 2000 as part of a broader rationalisation of tsrs business holdings, but it retains a small but devoted fanbase. We pay on what wed spend if we saw the same lot up for auction. Thank you for downloading another cavehermit torrent.
The aliens do seem disappointing, from your description. I dont remember the longer s name of the multieyed bat guys, but i. As each player rolls his or her action check, just mark off the phase s he or she gets to act in. Boot hill 3rd edition by tsr 7005 the dragons trove. So here is the updated list of pen and papery goodness.
Published in the same year that tsr was acquired by wizards of the coast it had only a brief moment in the sun before it was snuffed out by the d20 juggernaut, which included some its ideas in the d20 modern and d20 future supplements. Mar 26, 2018 the alternity rpg returns cameron corniuk march 26, 2018 3 growing up and gaming in the 80s and 90s, there were a lot of options for roleplaying games, but tsr stilled ruled the roost. Alternity software free download alternity top 4 download. Truthfully the rpg items they could put out that id like to see arent the tsr ones. Most of my experience with alternity was through dragon magazine, but the aliens really did stand out. The alternity rpg book series by multiple authors includes books star drive campaign setting alternity star drive campaign setting, 2802, alien compendium ii. Alternity is a sciencefiction role playing game featuring dark matter modern day conspiracy, star drive futuristic space opera, gammaworld post apocalypse sciencefantasy, starcraft futuristic alien warfare, fantasy and tangents everything else. Parts of alternity as well as tsr s classic star frontiers game have been incorporated into the d20 modern game. Theres a few settings for alternity stardrive, starcraft, darkmatter, and gamma world and i imagine it would be pretty easy to either be a straight up medical droid. I ran into someone itching to play alternity, the old science fiction rpg tsr released during its dying gasps, and since i have a collection of material gathering dust, i figured id try and run something. Star drive campaign setting alternity scifi roleplaying.
Classic marvel forever msh classic rpg advanced game. Alternity core rulebook sasquatch game studio alternity. However, this month, lets talk about a science fiction rpg from the waning years of tsr. Alternity players handbook free ebook download as pdf file. Star frontiers tsr s lost scifi rpg is now free to download. Alternity battle system combat supplement selfpublished. Review of alternity players handbook rpgnet rpg game index. Includes alternity fastplay rules and adventure everything you need to get started. Tsrs alternity roleplaying game is one of my favorite games which i. It was produced by tsr in 1998 and features 64 pages of adventure against the inhuman see the 2nd photo provided for a detailed description of this module.
An almostcomplete msh rpg resource, containing a plethora of gaming material for a classic marvel campaign, including a heap of character profiles, custom rules, a. Alternity core rulebook strange new worlds and deadly aliens. The stardrive and darkmatter campaign settings use the alternity game rules as. Avalon hill is under the wotc umbrella, and they had runequest 3rd edition. It was written by david eckelberry and richard baker. The alternity rpg returns cameron corniuk march 26, 2018 3 growing up and gaming in the 80s and 90s, there were a lot of options for roleplaying games, but tsr stilled ruled the roost. The alternity rpg returns scifi roleplaying rpgknights. Alternity is a strong rpg with easy to use, logical. Thousands of sourcebooks, expansions, pdfs, modules and resources covering species, vehicles, weapons. A modular science fiction tabletop roleplaying game limited only by your imagination. All you need to start playing alternity is included in two pdf documents. Tsr science fiction rpg adventure the last warhulk tsr 28 for sale is a tsr science fiction module for alternity star drive the the last warhulk.