clarence

Here is a new try to post a link to the latest version of the pdf (1.1a), bookmarked very kindly by nerdvana: http://ge.tt/48DIXjM1/v/0?c

I hope you'll enjoy!

That's ok : )

(Hmm, I posted an answer on this forum yesterday, but it seems a moderator must accept it first... Not sure why.)

Thank you Newt for a great book! I'm really happy I got in as a backer.

The bookmarks look great nerdvana! It's much easier to move around in the pdf now. I prefer the Starship Sheet at the end of the design chapter though, but I left it towards the end where you put it.

The file (version 1.1a) is now available here: http://ge.tt/48DIXjM1/v/0?c

I got your PM, nerdvana! I will look through the file and put it up on ge.tt, probably tomorrow. Thank you for your help!

@nerdvana: I would love to! (Why didn't I think of adding bookmarks...?) Do you need my email address?

What program do you use to make the file bookmarked? I will have to check if I can have InDesign fix that in the next update, or perhaps it is easier in Acrobat?

@Baron: I'm not very familiar with Fading Suns, so please keep us updated if you try to port it! It would be interesting to hear how the rules stand up to it...

Thank you all for the positive feedback! Here is the download link for the updated BRP Starships 1.1: http://ge.tt/3fu22wK1/v/0?c

What's new:

- Rules for Ship Condition

- Added a fifth step in the combat round to make it clear where repairs, first aid and other skill rolls by crew members are made

- Rules for disabling and boarding ships

- Rules for ramming

- New Module: Tractor beam

I hope you'll enjoy!

That sounds great! I'm happy you enjoy it.

Here is the first draft for the rules for Ship Condition that will be in the pdf with the next update:

Ship Condition

Ranges from 0 to -100. All new ships start with zero.

-10 every time maintenance is not payed (1% of ship cost every fourth adventure).

-10 for every damage not repaired properly after a battle.

At -20 reduce one stat by 2.

At -40 roll at the Malfunction table once every second adventure.

At -60 reduce two stats by 4.

At -80 roll for Malfunction once every adventure, +2 on Duration Table.

At -100, the ship is entirely untrustworthy, with systems coming on and off arbitrarily. Roll on Malfunction Table freely! All stats at -6.

Also use Ship Condition as a negative Repair skill modifier; especially effective with mid-combat repairs.

To increase Condition, one Repair roll is required per +10, plus the expenses in Credits. It takes one day with the full negative modifier, two days with modifier halved.

The modifier can also be used when buying and selling used starships. For example, a ship with condition -40 is sold at -40% compared to a new one.

Thank you! I apologize for my writing being a little unsmooth - english is not my first language... I hope to add rules soon for ship condition, boarding and ramming!

Thank you all for downloading! I hope you'll enjoy. All comments appreciated.

You're welcome! I hope it is of some use to you.

Hi all,

I just uploaded a pdf with rules for sci-fi gaming in BRP, that I have been using for a while. They are mainly for star wars-like space opera, but I believe they can be used in other settings as well. They have grown out of a frustration that there have been no actual starship rules for BRP (or not much for science fiction at all - though River of Heaven seems to change that).

 

I appreciate all comments: overall concepts, game balance, language - anything at all. 

Download link: 

or try: http://ge.tt/9acymz12?c


Clarence

Hi everyone!

My first experience with BRP and roleplaying was in the mid 80's with the swedish game Drakar & Demoner (still published!), a clone of Worlds of Wonder. It immediately caught me, and the stories we created completely absorbed me. Soon I was playing both Runequest, for the more detailed rules, and Call of Cthulhu, that I still consider one of the best game ever. Nowadays I'm mostly a casual reader of RPG books, recent favorites being Ashen Stars, Trail of Cthulhu, Harn and OneRollEngine.

I have visited BRP Central many times as a guest. Liking what I have seen, I decided it was time to become a member : )