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Starships and Spacemen (FGU, 1978)
« Thread Started on Jun 25, 2012, 3:22am »
Does anyone have any (tabletop- or plain reading-) experience using this Old School SciFi RPG based strongly on Star Trek TOS? Is it worth getting in PDF from drivethru?
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« Reply #1 on Jun 25, 2012, 8:55am »
Yeah, I think it’s the BEST, if Old School Trek is what you’re going for. A lot of fans of it here.
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« Reply #2 on Jun 25, 2012, 4:20pm »
I'm also working on a second edition, and it's in playtest. The indiegogo campaign is here:

http://www.indiegogo.com/spacemen?a=641024

The first edition will continue to be available even once 2e is published.
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Re: Starships and Spacemen (FGU, 1978)
« Reply #3 on Jun 25, 2012, 10:56pm »

Jun 25, 2012, 8:55am, Falconer wrote:
Yeah, I think it’s the BEST, if Old School Trek is what you’re going for. A lot of fans of it here.


I couldn't locate any specific threads dedicated to S&S, unless I have lost my search-fu mastery. :(
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« Reply #4 on Jun 26, 2012, 12:15am »
“here” is a link!
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Re: Starships and Spacemen (FGU, 1978)
« Reply #5 on Jun 26, 2012, 6:21am »
thanx, mate! :D
Are there any copies of the first print still available? I'd ask over there but I'm not registered...yet.
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« Reply #6 on Jun 26, 2012, 7:52am »

Jun 26, 2012, 6:21am, DungeonDevil wrote:
thanx, mate! :D
Are there any copies of the first print still available? I'd ask over there but I'm not registered...yet.


My stock is lower, but yep I still have some. At this point they at $12 + shipping. I have everything packed at the moment because I'm moving in a few days, but I can send one if interested probably by the end of the first week in July.
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Re: Starships and Spacemen (FGU, 1978)
« Reply #7 on Jun 26, 2012, 5:06pm »
This is an extremely fun and very old-school game. I picked it up at a thrift store in the early 80's for a dollar and it was the best dollar I spent in my life. The setting very obviously invokes a Star Trek setting, while still giving a nod to many other classic SF series. The rules are a bit simplistic, but they are easy to modify or more depth if you want. Back in the day this was my go-to SF game, even more so than Traveller. At our peak, our group was running three different S&S campaigns, all set in different eras of the same universe, and loosely connected by the ship Void Raven that was home to each group.

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Re: Starships and Spacemen (FGU, 1978)
« Reply #8 on Jul 6, 2012, 8:12am »
Ok, I'm mostly unpacked after my move! Anyone interested in purchasing original printings of S&S please drop me a line (goblinoidgames at yahoo dot com). They are going for $12 plus shipping.
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