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<blockquote data-quote="pming" data-source="post: 8313829" data-attributes="member: 45197"><p>Hiya!</p><p></p><p>LOL! I was <em>just</em>...as in<em> seconds</em> ago... working on various automation scripts for my Star Frontiers game on Astral VTT. Ran my last game of Star Frontiers about...three years ago ( <a href="https://justanothercogastarfrontierscampaign.obsidianportal.com/" target="_blank">Just Another Cog - A Star Frontiers Campaign | Obsidian Portal</a> <--not much on it, but there it is anyway). I absolutely LOVE Star Frontiers! <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="😍" title="Smiling face with heart-eyes :heart_eyes:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60d.png" data-shortname=":heart_eyes:" /> Have since it came out in '82. I probably count it as the second most GM'ed game I've done after "D&D" (various flavours), with Gamma World getting a close third, tied with Powers & Perils. My "Just Another Cog..." is actually still "going"...hence, my getting Astral VTT up and ready for me to start it back up again in the next couple months (crosses fingers!).</p><p></p><p>Star Frontiers has a pretty active fan community...well, it <em>did</em>, before the WotC folks got involved; before it was a mutual "Ok, whatever...", but a few years ago they sent a letter of "Ok, uh, stop now. Because...reasons". I guess we know what those reasons were now, huh?</p><p></p><p>Star Frontiers Remastered, with the 24'ish issues of The Star Frontiersman is what I use. Basically a semi-pro re-working of Star Frontiers, with fixed errors, updated some rules, some changed/additional art, etc. If anyone has those PDF's and PoD's (like I do), count yourself blessed! </p><p></p><p>As an aside...I have...uh... "less than favourable expectations" if WotC does a re-boot. They'll mess it up in probably far too many ways. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I hope I'm wrong, but I can't see it. They aren't in the business to make good games...their in the business to get you money, then when it start to run low, do a 're-boot' to get money from new people; rinse and repeat. (yeah, I'm a 'big' cynical...sue me! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p><p></p><p>The main/original guy handling the Star Frontiersman and Star Frontiers Remastered was a bloke by the name of Bill Logan. He has his own company, <a href="http://dwdstudios.com/" target="_blank">DwD Studios | Raise your dice hand high!</a> , and he did do his own version of a space game inspired by Star Frontiers. He started this when he got "The Letter" (re: WotC saying "Ok, we changed our mind...stop..."). While I do not own his "Frontier Space" game, I am tempted, just to see how it turned out.</p><p></p><p>But seriously... "Star Frontiers Remastered" and "Star Frontiersman" magz and you are all set for another 40 years of space gaming action! Good luck trying to find someone selling theirs, but if you can, GET IT! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>^_^</p><p></p><p>Paul L. Ming</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pming, post: 8313829, member: 45197"] Hiya! LOL! I was [I]just[/I]...as in[I] seconds[/I] ago... working on various automation scripts for my Star Frontiers game on Astral VTT. Ran my last game of Star Frontiers about...three years ago ( [URL="https://justanothercogastarfrontierscampaign.obsidianportal.com/"]Just Another Cog - A Star Frontiers Campaign | Obsidian Portal[/URL] <--not much on it, but there it is anyway). I absolutely LOVE Star Frontiers! 😍 Have since it came out in '82. I probably count it as the second most GM'ed game I've done after "D&D" (various flavours), with Gamma World getting a close third, tied with Powers & Perils. My "Just Another Cog..." is actually still "going"...hence, my getting Astral VTT up and ready for me to start it back up again in the next couple months (crosses fingers!). Star Frontiers has a pretty active fan community...well, it [I]did[/I], before the WotC folks got involved; before it was a mutual "Ok, whatever...", but a few years ago they sent a letter of "Ok, uh, stop now. Because...reasons". I guess we know what those reasons were now, huh? Star Frontiers Remastered, with the 24'ish issues of The Star Frontiersman is what I use. Basically a semi-pro re-working of Star Frontiers, with fixed errors, updated some rules, some changed/additional art, etc. If anyone has those PDF's and PoD's (like I do), count yourself blessed! As an aside...I have...uh... "less than favourable expectations" if WotC does a re-boot. They'll mess it up in probably far too many ways. :( I hope I'm wrong, but I can't see it. They aren't in the business to make good games...their in the business to get you money, then when it start to run low, do a 're-boot' to get money from new people; rinse and repeat. (yeah, I'm a 'big' cynical...sue me! ;) ). The main/original guy handling the Star Frontiersman and Star Frontiers Remastered was a bloke by the name of Bill Logan. He has his own company, [URL="http://dwdstudios.com/"]DwD Studios | Raise your dice hand high![/URL] , and he did do his own version of a space game inspired by Star Frontiers. He started this when he got "The Letter" (re: WotC saying "Ok, we changed our mind...stop..."). While I do not own his "Frontier Space" game, I am tempted, just to see how it turned out. But seriously... "Star Frontiers Remastered" and "Star Frontiersman" magz and you are all set for another 40 years of space gaming action! Good luck trying to find someone selling theirs, but if you can, GET IT! :) ^_^ Paul L. Ming [/QUOTE]
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