A previously undiscovered quirk of the laws of physics allows starships to jump to the void, a. Im big on star frontiers since the beginning but i didnt get much into knight hawks and the spaceship rules. The free distribution of this revised edition of the outofprint game system and. Review recently rereleased pdfs of star frontierss. Star frontiers is an outofprint tsr rpg that has been lovingly remastered by bill logan. This boxed set contains starship rules and campaign background for the star frontiers. Written to use components of knight hawks with the battle rules for buck rogers xxvc rpg ship battle rules. This is the basic set, with two rule books, an introductory module, sf0 crash. This board game of starship combat was published as part of the knight hawks supplement for tsrs star frontiers role playing game. A large number of the star systems shown on the map of the frontier sector in the basic rulebook were unexplored and undetailed, allowing the. Knight hawks game has one of the oddest descriptions for interstellar travel, and in truth its probably the most puzzling part of the game. Star frontiers basic game rules 1982 1st printing tsr rpg rule book. A place to find starship miniatures for table top wargaming.
I have tried to set up a star frontiers campaign and imaged most of the tokens from the original alpha dawn game. Players do not need to have played star frontiers game to play the board game. Dec 29, 2017 the 64page campaign book describing ship construction, new skill and equipment, and background material for the setting along with a strategic game that can be played with the enclosed map and the boardgame rules. Knight hawks was a boxed set expansion for the star frontiers game.
The incorporated some stuff into d20 future, but i just could never get into it. Knight hawks, due for release in the summer of 1983. Knight hawks boxed set douglas niles, steve winter on. Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr beginning in 1982. Century toys ultimate soldier scale 12 modern soldier russian spetznaz for sale online star frontiers is a classic roleplaying game from the the artwork is beautiful and inspiring.
Star frontiers using d20 variant rules star frontiers. As a longtime fan of science fiction and science fantasy i have always had a love for spaceships crossing the void of space to distant planets where they can encounter all manner. Players can simply read the 16 page rule book, choose up sides and play a game of starshiptostarship or fleettofleet combat. The discovery that allowed the members of the four races to expand beyond.
These warriors somehow kept their battered ships operational, flying two, three, or even more missions. They augment the design rules used in the sf knighthawks ruleset. The base game, while innovative and fun, lacked any rules for building and fighting with spaceships. For a few of us, it was our very first roleplaying game. Theyve even got remasters of the star frontiers adventure modules.
A previously undiscovered quirk of the laws of physics allows starships to jump to the void, a hyperspatial realm that greatly shortens the travel times between inhabited worlds, once they reach 1% of the speed of light 3,000 kms. For this reason, the spaceship and space station rules have been prepared as the first supplement to star frontiers game. Jan 05, 20 the star frontiers sciencefiction rpg was published in 1982, notably lacking any rules for spaceship travel or combat. Knight hawks is a valuepacked set that inc ludes a boardgame of shiptoship space combat, playable with no knowledge of the star frontiers game system. It uses the species names of vrusk, dralasite, sathar, and yazirian, but is not actually the star frontiers setting. A version of the setting called star law, which uses the d20 system rules was published as an alternate campaign setting in the d20 future book. Theres a few fixes in them as well as a bit better organization and presentation. I picked up a mint set of it and knighthawks at origins a while back and would love to play again. Once the first human bases were established, the nowoverthrown government of theseus.
Aug 04, 2008 star frontiers knight hawks vector game windows this is a realtime multiplayer knighthawks computer game according to the blurb on the forums. The knight hawks campaign book this book introduces rules for using star frontiers characters with spaceships. Tsr star frontiers published material star frontiers network. You could crack open the box, roll characters, and be playing in 15 minutes. One of the most enjoyable scifi elements is when the heroes strap into small fighters and fly out to perform dangerous missions and combat. Currently i have created a text only version of the core rules players handbook and will in the next few days do the same with the administrators guidebook, and knighthawks rules though im still working on sample space stations for the rules. Star frontiers science fiction game expanded game rules. Alpha dawn for player characters, knight hawks for shiptoship action including boarding parties and trade, and zebulons. It is an arcade style implementation of the knight hawks vector rule set. Star frontiers 20012010 adventure modules waynes books. Using star frontiers game mechanics to play star trek inspired games with no connection to the original star frontiers setting at all. It would be unfair to view the principles in star frontiers as a cliche, they are simply a bedrock upon which to build fantastic adventures.
This set includes a roleplaying rule expansion book, board game rule book, adventure module, fullcolor map, color counters. Star frontiers will be very popular to the old school crowd but i feel that there is plenty here for more liberal gamers, too. Shop at noble knight games for star frontiers by part of our full. I loved it back then because it allowed me to do science fiction. The game offered a spaceopera actionadventure setting. Referees screen and minimodule assault on starship omicron 1983. The 64page campaign book describing ship construction, new skill and equipment, and background material for the setting along with a strategic game that can be played with the enclosed map and the boardgame rules. Trek conversions for knight hawks new starship technologies definitions star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coast, inc. It was developed under the working title alien worlds and first published in 1980 as the blue box set, then republished in 1982 as the magenta box set, with the addition of alpha dawn to the title.
The games club that im a member of locally have just started up a star frontiers knighthawks campaign. Ill probably be coming back to this one later this year and finishing it up for. They play in rochester, new york at the blue cross arena at the war memorial the knighthawks are owned by pegula sports and entertainment who purchased the intellectual property of the team from former owner curt. Travellers starship rules werent particularly complex, but they were just. Written to use components of knight hawks with the battle rules for buck rogers xxvc rpg ship battle rules but you can use it in the other direction as well. Aug 04, 2011 so it was natural that a young kid who desperately wanted to game sci fi would start with star frontiers. Knight hawks interstellar adventures for star frontiers. Star frontiers full inventory from noble knight games. So it was natural that a young kid who desperately wanted to game sci fi would start with star frontiers.
Alpha dawn tsr 1983 box star frontiers referees screen and minimodule tsr 1983 star frontiers. We recall the first time we peeled the plastic wrap from the box, felt those little plastic tensided dice in our hands. The star frontiers sciencefiction rpg was published in 1982, notably lacking any rules for spaceship travel or combat. Aug 21, 2009 star frontiers knight hawks, to xxvc starship battles. Basic game rules, cover by larry elmore, tsr, i never played this, but i remember seeing it around back in the day and thinking it looked cool. One of the most exciting aspects of science fiction has always been space travel. The knight hawks rules bring this excitement to the star frontiers urs project.
Story of known space cited from the star frontiers. Rochester knighthawks tickets 2020 lacrosse tickets. The flying roadshow i finished painting my star frontiers scouts and freighter, and i figured out how im going to use them in my gamesas one of the galaxys most prestigious precision flying teams, the galactic knighthawks. Star frontiers knight hawks star frontiersman yumpu. Maybe you should do the same for the knight hawks tokens. Star frontiers science fiction game expanded game rules tsr on. Star frontiers is a science fiction roleplaying game produced by tsr. The star frontiers main site has scans of the original books but star frontiersman has fully remastered rules. Review recently rereleased pdfs of star frontierss knight. The courageous force had been trimmed to a few valiant characters. The knight hawks campaign book this bookintroduces rules for using star frontierscharacters with spaceships.
They play in rochester, new york at the blue cross arena at the war memorial. Each of the books have an index in the pdf file which is very nice. When this game came out, the original game was dubbed star frontiers. As a longtime fan of science fiction and science fantasy i. This aspect of the scifi hero seems to have been almost entirely overlooked in star frontiersuntil now.
A previously undiscovered quirk of the laws of physics allows starships to jump to the void, a hyperspatial realm that greatly shortens the travel times between inhabited worlds. Knight hawks can be played as a beginning or advanced game when played seperately or can combine with and expand the original star frontiers tm alpha dawn game. These adventures were created to be played with the star frontiers knight hawks expansion. Since then, it has served as the foundation for all other star frontiers rules up to zebulons guide to. The closest matches in the trek universe to knight hawks are found in the pre tos the original show and tos era ships. The knighthawks is a base out of morgantown, wv, that plays country and rock and roll oldies. It has the texture of old sci fi but the production values of a modern game. The referee behind the move was looking through my rack of ancient rpg junk from the 1970s and 1980s and came acrodd the battered blue box and thought perhaps a new generation of players may enjoy it, well two games in and theres plenty interest. Star frontiers, wizards of the coast, and the wizards of the coast logo are trademarks belonging to wizards of the coast, inc. The generic rules set, without the star frontiers material clocks in at 7 pages for the players rules, the administrators guide adds another 57 pages, and the expanded guide unfinished but playable is 112 pages. This would be by far the eaiest to develope as it does not require and compromise in technology or explanation of the two different technological settings. Star frontiers knight hawks, to xxvc starship battles by. Heres the rundown from the first introductory page of text in the campaign book.
Humans, dralasites, vrusks, yazirians, members of all of the four races. Star frontiers continued without us, eventually getting its space ship box set knighthawks, which was actually interesting as it was both ship rules for the rpg and a stand alone space combat game. It was shoved in a closet and ignored during the reign of lorraine williams because she wanted to push her buck rogers licensedmaterial and soak up the royalties. Shortly after it was released, tsr dropped the star frontiers line. The first book is a thin, 16 page, set of tactical starship combat rules. Inside is a campaign book expansion rules, a tactical operations manual for the board game, an adventure, and maps. Playable as an expansion of the star frontiers tm alpha dawn role playing game or as a separate boardgame. Ill probably be coming back to this one later this year and finishing it up for single player mode. The below rules were established to allow for more flexibility and choice in designing a ship, while also providing some guidelines to ensure some amount of consistency. Star frontiers was tsrs sciencefiction space opera rpg. Comprised of seven stuntships and one support vessel, the galactic knighthawks travels from system to system.
To keep things simple in my version of the knighthawks rules every ship pays a yearly maintenance fee which comes out to about 1% of the cost of the ship, which covers every overhaul, every licencing fee, life support refill, space port docking fee, fuel etc, and if this fee is not paid, there is a 5% chancetrip that something happens to the ship. Looking back on the rules and the setting now i find it lacking. Knight hawks this is a continuation of the alpha dawn rules, with. Together they open an infinite universe of roleplaying and board game fun. Knight hawks, like star frontiers itself, has a decidedly bubblegum. Frontier fleetworks by wunderbullub shapeways shops. The game offered a space opera actionadventure setting setting. The knight hawks rules expansion set included detailed rules for starships. The rochester knighthawks also known as the khawks are a professional box lacrosse team in the north division of the national lacrosse league. An earlier version, written by art and others can be found at the knight hawks vector download page. Join forces with friendly aliens against more angsty, less friendly aliens in an oldschool space opera. The free distribution of this revised edition of the outofprint game system and additional material provided through submissions by fans like me is not intended to detract income from.
Ill always have a soft spot for holloways interior inkline drawings though. The new version implements new ships as well as the combat rules of the game allowing for realistic star frontiers battles. The star frontiers urs rules, though not complete are at the point where they are playable. If you like star frontiers, this expansion is a great addition to the game. May 29, 2008 an earlier version, written by art and others can be found at the knight hawks vector download page.
And to mine my own post for links the star frontiersman site has a bit better links in my opinion. Blasting off to distant worlds in search of adventure one of the most exciting aspects of science fiction has always been space travel. Star frontiers science fiction game expanded game rules tsr on amazon. Alpha dawn is the original published ruleset for star frontiers. Windows this is a realtime multiplayer knighthawks computer game according to the blurb on the forums. It added starships to the game, and was also a type of board game. Tsr could have included an abbreviated set of spaceship rules in the star frontiers game package, but it was felt that such scanty treatment would raise more. In the early 1980s tsr released their d% scifi game called star frontiers. For many of us, star frontiers was our first foray into science fiction roleplaying.