Roles Aids

This motley crew...

Copyright 8/10/2002© Sven Norén

Space Opera ready-made characters.

The Lunar High Republic

Copyright 1984© Edward E. Simbalist

The moon in the SPACE OPERA game.

Happy Landings!

Copyright 07/1983© Thomas M Price

Star Base design.

Review Seldon's Compendium Vol. 1

Copyright 06/2001© Tim O'Reilly

I used Ron Nascimento’s spreadsheet on starships as an aid.  That required quite a bit of work to modify his original beta version.  I’ll email him a copy of the file after it’s been cleaned up with the intent of having it posted on the site for your review and use…but it will still be a beta version.   The main standard used is the Space Opera rules Volume 2, the computer section at page 2 and the spaceship design section, pages 52 –58 in particular. spot.

Space Opera Start Kit

Copyright 05/2001© Dominique Laporte

How to start playing Space Opera easily on the spot.

Androids

Copyright 04/1982© Roger Moore

'It is the character that makes the man, not the clay which is its abode.'

John Carter of Barsoom

Droids

Copyright 10/1982© Andy Slack

This article presents a few standard models of robots, which have been designed more or less according to the referee's notes appearing in the Journal of the Travellers' Aid Society. The descriptions of individual robots can be shown to the players, or perhaps photocopied and used as a manufacturer's brochure (the company is of course Rossum's Universal Robots, LIC); the section headed Referee Only makes some comments on characterising robots that it would be better for the players to find out by experience.

THE FORERUNNERS - A HISTORICAL & TECHNOLOGICAL PROFILE

Copyright 2000© Phil McGregor

Forerunners - the Whole Truth (as far as it goes).

BUGS report 

copyright 11/2000© Nick Underwood

A report of the comrade Wladimir Illich on the true psychology of the BUGS.

The Covert Survey Bureau 

copyright 05/1983© Andy Slack

A BRINT special service for very special agents.

New rule system for Space Opera 

copyright 2000© Graham Spearing

Try Graham's core task resolution system welded on Victory Games' James Bond.

Planetary classification 

Obviously not the absolute in technical sophistication but may be useful.

Stars, Planets and life 

copyright © Joerg Rhiemeier

And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space, because there's bugger all down here on Earth. -- Monty Python, Galaxy Song (from The Meaning of Life).

Planet generation system 

copyright 1993© Ross Smith

Quick and simple system for generating complete planetary systems in rough detail.

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