The year is 2268, and humans have settled Mars, the asteroid belt, and the moon systems of the outer planets. On Neptune's moon Triton, a mysterious alien gate leads to a network of wormholes spanning hundreds of star systems. But this is a dangerous time to be alive: crime lords, despotic governments, and corrupt megacorps are all fighting to control the future. Choose your friends--and enemies--carefully.... [click here for more]
No space opera setting would be complete without strange planets teeming with hungry or hostile aliens. Vicious predators, territorial mineral beings, carnivorous plants, sharp-toothed swarms, space eels... if you can imagine a dangerous alien creature, it's out there somewhere.
The Xenologist's Guide is a compendium of more than 50 new adversaries for the Alternity... [click here for more]
For a thousand centuries the Ascendancy ruled the galaxy, but now the empire has fallen into an age of decadence and decay. Ambitious nobles and barbarian conquerors vie for power. Heroes armed with star swords and phase pistols seek the mysterious artifacts of a forgotten age. Finally, an ancient enemy has returned to the galaxy: one by one, the stars are going out.
The Dark Nebula Mission... [click here for more]
When Edgar Rice Burroughs published his first tale in 1912, Under the Moons of Mars, the genre of scientific planetary romance was born. Also known as sword-and-planet tales, these stories of swashbuckling heroes facing outrageous danger and finding true love on exotic, alien worlds quickly became immensely popular. With this setting chapter by veteran game designer Steve Winter, you can find... [click here for more]